'Our Dog Was Held Hostage': Family Recounts Bizarre Pooch Theft
A 7-month-old Chihuahua stolen from San Diego's Mission Beach is now safe at home after the pooch's family members went through great lengths to find their beloved pet.The search ended with a bizarre...
View ArticleMissing NC Hikers Found Busking After 3-Day Search
Two hikers, who disappeared in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest on Saturday, were located three days later busking on a city street 30 miles away, NBC News reported.Tesla Rackley, 20, and her...
View ArticleRenewed Search for Missing DC Girl
Police in Washington, D.C., are searching the National Arboretum in their renewed efforts to find 8-year-old Relisha Rudd, who vanished from a city homeless shelter over two years ago.Police Chief...
View ArticleUniversity Renames School to Avoid Awkward Scalia Acronym
George Mason University announced last week that its law school will be renamed after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, but the school had to revise the name after its acronym became the...
View ArticleLocal Beer Makers Bring in $851M in 2015 Sales
San Diego County’s craft beer makers generated $851 million in sales while employing more than 4,500 during 2015, according to the latest annual industry impact update by National University System...
View ArticleMCASD Preps for Exclusive Art Auction
A La Jolla-based art museum is set to host a silent auction soon boasting magnificent masterpieces that showcase talents of both emerging and experienced artists.The Museum of Contemporary Art San...
View ArticleAmanda-Knox's Ex-Boyfriend Gets Job as TV Crime Expert
Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend is now a TV crime expert, making his debut Saturday on a program about unsolved crimes that airs on Italy's 24-hour cable channel Tgcom24, NBC News reported.Raffaele...
View ArticleStudent Gets Into 5 Ivies With College Essay About Love for Costco
An 18-year-old senior at Concord High School in Wilmington, Delaware, was accepted into five Ivy League schools and another prestigious university after writing a "memorable essay" describing her...
View ArticlePope Blesses Eyes of Ohio Girl Who Faces Blindness
A 5-year-old Ohio girl, who is suffering from a degenerative disease that will eventually leave her blind and deaf, met Pope Francis Wednesday as part of a "visual bucket list" tour her parents...
View ArticleDeputy Slapped Woman in Wheelchair, Threatened Tourists
A San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) deputy has been fired after admitting he slapped a woman in a wheelchair at least twice and threatened a family of tourists that tried to intervene,...
View ArticleAddition to FBI's 'Most Wanted'
A North Texas woman accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that left Dallas dentist dead last year is now one of the most wanted people in the country.Brenda Delgado, 33, was added to the...
View ArticlePadres Shut Out for Second Straight Game
James Shields had a decent performance on the mound in the Padres second game of the season. Shields lasted six innings with six hits, a walk, and struck out three batters.The Padres offense still...
View ArticleStudents Detained Near Westview High in Pot Raid
Seven students were detained on Tuesday morning across the street from Westview High School in Torrey Highlands as part of a marijuana raid.San Diego police said they were following an anonymous tip on...
View ArticleSDPD Busts Illegal Pot Shop in Encanto
Hundreds of marijuana plants were being cultivated and sold at an illegal pot dispensary in Encanto, San Diego Police confirmed.Officers served a search warrant Wednesday at two adjacent properties on...
View ArticleSea Lion Found at Restaurant Returns to Ocean
Amid cheers by those who rescued her, Marina, the wayward sea lion that ended up in a La Jolla restaurant booth, was returned to the ocean on Tuesday.SeaWorld animal care workers boated out several...
View ArticleBody Found in Downtown San Diego
Officers are investigating the discovery of a body in downtown San Diego.The body was found at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of A Street, San Diego police said. Man Trails Students Heading...
View ArticleSan Diego Zoo Cares for New Brown Kiwi Chick
For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a brown kiwi chick at the San Diego Zoo.Caring for these endangered birds is not an easy feat. In fact, the San Diego Zoo is one of just seven U.S....
View ArticleNational City Police to Get Body Cameras
All uniformed National City Police officers are expected to get body cameras as soon as early July 2016.Lt. Robert Rounds updated city councilmembers Tuesday explaining the goals and challenges of the...
View ArticleMan Trails Students Heading Home, Tries to Grab Them: PD
A suspect trailed two elementary school students in Scripps Ranch Tuesday, repeatedly stopping and waiting for them to pass before getting out of the car and trying to grab both of them, San Diego...
View Article12 Injured on Ride at Tijuana Theme Park
Twelve people are recovering from a frightening incident on a ride at a Tijuana amusement park Tuesday.Seven children, five adults and one pregnant woman were hurt at the Mundo Divertido theme park....
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