Inner-Tube Party Trashes Miami
It may mean the end for Floatopia after attendees littered Miami Beach this weekend with enough trash to fill nine giant dumpsters, city officials said.The annual event drew 100,000 people with rafts...
View Article3 Local Sport Chalet Stores to Close
Three San Diego locations of Sport Chalet are slated to close, following an announcement by Vestis Retail Group that it is shutting all 47 U.S. locations of the sporting goods chain.The closings are...
View ArticleStudent Expelled Over Racist Video
Social media video of a teen's expletive-laden racial remarks has ignited a firestorm at the Maryland private school he attended.The video — recorded at a party Saturday night and posted on Twitter —...
View ArticleFitbit Shows Woman Lied About Sexual Assault
A Pennsylvania woman is now on probation after her fitness tracker's information proved she was awake and walking around at a time she claimed to have been sexually assaulted.The woman made a false...
View ArticleAmid Hot, Dry Weather Officials Prepare for Fire Season
Hot, dry weather and a series of brush fires across the county have authorities concerned about fire danger heading into summer.While the recent El Nino rains have made much of San Diego greener...
View ArticleLawsuit Over Public Urinal
A "pissoir" might be commonplace in France — but it's shameful and degrading to a group of Christians and neighbors in San Francisco, who sued the city last week in an unprecedented move.The heated...
View ArticleVote Set for New Name for Robert E. Lee Elementary
Students, parents and staffers at Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Paradise Hills have narrowed down the school's new name to two choices.The San Diego Unified School District will vote on whether to...
View ArticleChargers to Host Stadium Initiative Event in East Village
The Chargers are hosting a signature-gathering campaign on Saturday to garner support for a new stadium in San Diego’s East Village area.The event will include some big names: the Bolts’ quarterback...
View ArticleShot Fired Into Pacific Beach Home
Shots were fired into a home on the ground floor of a complex in Pacific Beach overnight in what police believe was a random drive-by shooting.The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said officers were...
View ArticleFire Engulfs Big Rig on Freeway
Flames erupted on a big rig carrying building supplies Tuesday morning on State Route 78 in San Marcos, prompting a traffic alert in the area.California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Jim Bettencourt...
View ArticleMan Accused of Trying to Grab Teen Jogger
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) released a sketch Tuesday of a man who allegedly tried to grab a 13-year-old boy while he was jogging in San Marcos. The SDSO said the encounter...
View ArticleWhole Foods to Sue Man Who Claimed Cake Had Gay Slur On It
Whole Foods Market plans to take legal action against a customer who claimed a bakery employee wrote a gay slur on a cake he purchased from its flagship Austin, Texas, store.Jordan Brown, a pastor at...
View ArticleNavy Destroyers Depart on 7-Month Deployment
Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers departed from Naval Base San Diego Tuesday for a 7-month deployment as tearful families waved goodbye to the 600 sailors on board.The USS Spruance and USS...
View Article1 Wounded in Lemon Grove Shooting
One person was wounded in Lemon Grove Tuesday after shots were fired near a business, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) confirmed.Shots rang out around 11:10 a.m. near an AutoZone store...
View ArticleVoting in Trump's Queens and Sanders' Brooklyn
Rahman Syed was waiting for his daughter by the sign for Jamaica Estates, the Queens neighborhood where Donald Trump grew up, so the two could vote together in New York's primary on Tuesday.He would...
View Article3 Kids Rescued, 5 Displaced After Normal Heights Fire
Three kids were rescued and five people displaced after a third floor apartment fire in Normal Heights Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out around 4:29 p.m. on the third floor of an apartment complex...
View ArticlePolice Seek 2 Brothers in Murder of Missing Couple
The hunt for two brothers wanted in the murder of a missing Washington couple now stretches across the country after officials located a vehicle belonging to one of the men in Phoenix.The brothers,...
View ArticleFamily of Man Killed by SDPD Officers Files Claim
The family of a man shot and killed by San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers last fall filed a claim Tuesday for damages against the City of San Diego and the police department, calling this a...
View ArticleRacially Charged Trump Tagging Spotted at UCSD
Racially charged tagging on UC San Diego school grounds referencing GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is sparking anger among students and faculty.The scrawled messages have prompted an...
View ArticleColorado School District Arms Security Guards With Rifles
A suburban Denver school district is arming its security staff with military-style semiautomatic rifles in case of a school shooting or other violent attack, a move that NBC News reported is...
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