President Obama Takes Victory Lap on Economy
Buoyed by wage-gains and record low unemployment, President Barack Obama underscored on Friday that his administration's efforts have helped usher in an economic recovery, NBC News reported."We should...
View ArticleTime-Lapse: Watch the Demolition of Candlestick Park
As the San Francisco 49ers’ new home, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, gets ready to host Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, the development company building a new mixed-used complex released time-lapse video of...
View ArticleDental Assistant in Court for Touching Patient
A dental assistant facing felony charges for inappropriately touching an under aged girl while she was sedation for a dental procedure pleaded not guilty in court Friday afternoon.Luis Ramos, 36, of El...
View ArticleMardi Gras Starts Early in San Diego
This weekend Mardi Gras 2016 will get in to full party mode. The biggest celebration is, of course, in New Orleans. But since most of us in San Diego can’t make our way to Bourbon Street one Gaslamp...
View ArticleZika Scare Reopens Abortion Debate in Brazil
Fears over the Zika virus are reopening the debate over abortion in Brazil, where the procedure is illegal under most cases, NBC News reported.Brazilian bishops opposed a petition seeking to expand...
View Article'Surprise! I'm Still Alive!' Contract Killing Doesn't Go as Planned
"Kill her," he said. Those were the words that Noela Rukundo heard come through the speakerphone. The voice on the other end of the line was her de facto husband, the BBC reported. Rukundo's partner,...
View ArticleEater SD: New Steakhouse, Super Bowl Viewing Spots
San Diego’s dining scene scored big this week with lots of fresh, tasty happenings. Eater San Diego shares the top food and drink stories of the week, including the announcement of a new steakhouse...
View Article'Affluenza' Teen to Adult Jail
Ethan Couch, the Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving crash, was moved Friday afternoon from a juvenile detention center to the Tarrant County Correction Center in...
View ArticleLas Vegas Newspaper Endorses Marco Rubio
The Las Vegas Review-Journal endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio Friday, NBC News reported."Our reasons for endorsing Sen. Rubio are many. Notably, the Florida senator has deep personal connections to...
View ArticleClinton, Sanders Show Sharp Differences in New Hampshire Debate
Thursday's Democratic presidential debate on MSNBC offered the clearest, rawest, and most specific examination of two fundamentally different philosophies about the character and future of the...
View ArticleZika-Cautious Blood Bank: Wait to Donate
In response to the fast-spreading Zika virus now declared a global emergency, the San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) announced Friday that those who have recently traveled to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central or...
View ArticleUS, Japanese Soldiers Train Together at Camp Pendleton
Japanese soldiers and US Marines have been training together for the last two weeks at Camp Pendleton to refine individual and small unit skills.The Japanese soldiers, from the Western Army Infantry...
View ArticleShoelaces Used in RB Home Invasion
Three men broke into a Rancho Bernardo home and held a couple at gunpoint early Friday and San Diego Police are looking into whether this crime is related to an earlier incident in Scripps Ranch.The...
View ArticleMom Recalls Teen's Rescue from Storm-Swollen Creek
Three San Diego County teenagers drove into a raging creek this weekend for fun and forced a massive rescue effort.Becky Ripley couldn’t get a hold of her 17-year-old son, Ben, this past weekend. When...
View ArticleVista Pop Warner: $90K Theft 'Crippled' League
Vista Pop Warner is asking for donations to survive what it described as a “huge misappropriation of funds at the hands of a former board member.”A statement from the youth football league claims there...
View ArticleReporter, Photographer Recovering After Tree Fell on Them
A reporter lay injured beneath a canopy of branches. In a 911 call, you can overhear her cries for help, as her news photographer is on the phone with a dispatcher.“I’m scared, Mike. My back hurts....
View ArticleEx-Marine Gets 97 Years for Sex Crimes on Women
A former U.S. Marine staff sergeant convicted of sex crimes against six young women in San Diego – including one attack while he was dressed in military fatigues – will spend the rest of his life in...
View ArticleCrews Battle Apartment Fire on Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
A fire broke out at a two-story apartment building Friday San Diego Fire-Rescue confirmed.Fire crews and San Diego police responded just before 1 p.m. in the 5300 block of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard....
View ArticleTwo Planes Collide Mid-Air
Two small planes collided midair and crashed into the ocean off San Pedro on Friday, officials said.The U.S. Coast Guard and crews from various fire and police agencies converged on the spot off the...
View ArticleAid Cut Off to Thousands in Syria
Humanitarian aid has been cut off to thousands of people as the city of Aleppo, Syria, has fallen under government siege, NBC News reported.Russian airstrikes, which have increased in recent days, have...
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