San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office at the County Operations Center. Photo by Ken Stone Authorities have publicly identified a Los Angeles woman who was killed a week ago in a freeway…
Phony Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation at Encinitas Synagogue
San Diego Sheriff’s cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone A bogus bomb threat prompted an evacuation of an Encinitas synagogue Tuesday. A staff member at Temple Solel on Manchester Avenue in the Cardiff-by-…
Driver, 61, Who Died in Chula Vista Freeway Crash ID’d as Veronica Sandoval of Anaheim
The wreckage of the SUV below the I-805 overpass. Photo credit: OnScene.TV Authorities have publicly identified a 61-year-old Orange County woman who died over the New Year’s weekend in a car crash…
More Than One-Third of Christmas Tree Home Fires Occur in January
Photo by Chris Stone As you’re packing up holiday decorations and thinking about keeping the tree a little longer did you know more than one-third (34 percent) of U.S. home fires involving…
Battered Ocean Beach Pier Suffers More Damage from High Surf
High surf covers the Ocean Beach Pier in water. Photo via @OtayMark X Closed since October, Ocean Beach Pier suffered further damage by high surf over the New Year’s weekend, according to…
San Diego Zoo Float Wins ‘Most Beautiful Entry’ at 135th Rose Parade in Pasadena
The 135th Tournament of Roses Parade delighted spectators in Pasadena Monday with marching bands, equestrian units and a host of elaborately decorated floral floats including a head turner from San Diego. The…
Man Killed In Solo-Vehicle Rollover in San Marcos on New Year’s Day
Photo by Alexander Nguyen A man was killed in a solo-vehicle rollover on Monday morning in San Marcos, authorities reported. San Diego Sheriff’s Lt. Z. Sanchez said a call came in at…
Tow-Truck Driver Killed on New Year’s Eve Was Dale Alan Pumphrey, 63, of El Cajon
San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. Photo via @SanDiegoCounty Twitter A tow-truck driver fatally struck by a vehicle on New Year’s Eve was identified Monday. The Medical Examiner on Monday named 63-year-old…
Crews Quickly Put Out Brush Fire Near Apartment Building Under Construction
firefighters mop up a vegetation fire near the intersection of Interstate 8 and Interstate 15 Monday. Photo via @SDFD X Firefighters extinguished a half-acre brush fire Monday before it reached any structures…
Music Notes: Quirky Alt-Rock Band Princess Goes at Music Box This Week
Princess Goes. Photo by Joe Gall Actors becoming musicians is nothing new. Kevin Bacon, Billy Bob Thornton, and Dennis Quaid pulled it off. But Dexter? Michael C. Hall, who played serial killer…