Migrant Crisis: 42, Including 17 Kids, Drown off Greek Coast
At least 42 refugees and migrants, including 17 children, drowned Friday off the cost of Greece while crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey, NBC News reported.Officials blamed the drownings in two...
View ArticleLaquan McDonald Cops Off Streets
Fourteen months after 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was gunned down by Chicago police officer, two officers involved the case have been taken off the city's streets.Chicago police confirmed Friday that...
View ArticleFreed Washington Post Reporter is Flying Home
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, freed last weekend in a prisoner swap with Iran, was aboard a flight back to the U.S. on Friday, NBC News reported.Rezaian, who spent 18 months in an Iranian...
View ArticleTips for Driving Safely in the Snow
With a potentially historic blizzard threatening the East Coast, the best thing to do once the snow begins to fall is to stay home. Winter storms contribute to more than 2,000 road deaths every winter...
View ArticleReuben H. Fleet Rolls Out 4 New Exhibits
San Diego’s Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is rolling out four new, engaging exhibits in the coming days, including one featuring tunnels made from hundreds of rolls of packing tape.“Taping Shape”...
View ArticleWATCH: Snow Cams Show Blizzard Hitting DC, Philly, NYC
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View ArticleCDC Issues Recall of Deadly Listeria Outbreak From Dole Plant
A Michigan resident has died due to a multistate outbreak of listeria linked to packaged salads produced at a Dole processing facility in Springfield, Ohio, the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleMan Dies Crossing Lanes of WB I-905
A man was killed when he was struck by several cars while crossing westbound Interstate 905 south of San Diego, according to investigators.Traffic was diverted at the WB I-905 connector to northbound...
View ArticleSinkhole Opens Off I-8 Near SDSU
Multiple lanes on Interstate 8 near San Diego’s College Area were reopened to traffic until Friday afternoon after a large sinkhole opened Thursday on the shoulder off the busy freeway.California...
View ArticleWill They Stay or Go to LA? Chargers Deadlines Loom
If Chargers President Dean Spanos is inclined to take a new stadium deal in Inglewood, he might not have too much more time to bargain with Rams owner Stan Kroenke.His team is facing a series of NFL...
View Article4 SoCal Mechanics Claim $638K Powerball Prize
Four mechanics from San Diego County who pooled together their money to buy Powerball tickets have come forward to claim a winning ticket worth a cool $638,146.California Lottery officials announced...
View ArticleDISH Could Face Up to $24 BIllion in Fines for Calls
DISH Network Corp. could face up to $24 billion in fines for violating national Do-Not-Call registry laws, NBC News reported.The company is on trial in Illinois, where a U.S. district court judge is...
View ArticleU.S. Stocks Post First Positive Week of the Year
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, marking the first positive week in 2016, thanks to a recovery in oil prices, CNBC reported.The Standard & Poor’s 500 closed higher, with gains from energy leading...
View ArticleMich. Gov. Hires PR Firm Amid Flint Water Crisis
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has hired an out-of-state public relations firm that specializes in crisis management, NBC News reported.Mercury LLC bills itself as a “high stakes public strategy firm,” and...
View ArticleSexually Violent Predator to Move to East County
A sexually violent predator, convicted of rape and kidnap, will soon be moving into San Diego’s East County.After a public hearing, a San Diego County Superior Court judge ordered that Ural Davis, 49,...
View ArticleCrews Contain Shed Fire in Chula Vista
Thick, black smoke was seen coming from a shed fire in Chula Vista on Friday afternoon, fire officials said.Residents reported seeing the plume of smoke in the 800 block of Woodlawn Avenue just before...
View ArticleHarper to Pay for Burial, Kids’ Counseling
A Carlsbad mother sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for killing her husband has been ordered to pay restitution to cover her husband’s burial and counseling for the couple’s three children.Last...
View ArticleNew Recall for 5M Takata Air Bags
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expanded its Takata air bag recall to include 5 million more vehicles on Friday, NBC News reported.The new recall comes after federal regulators...
View ArticleSuspect Sought After Illicit Trap Catches Raccoon
San Diego County Animal Services is looking for the person who set an illegal trap that broke the leg of a raccoon, forcing it to be put down.On Wednesday, land surveyors called Animal Control officers...
View ArticleEast Coast Storms Ground Several San Diego Flights
A massive snow storm on the East Coast was impacting some flights out of San Diego International Airport on Friday.Several flights to cities such as Washington D.C., Baltimore, Newark, Philadelphia and...
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