Parts of neighboring business ‘destroyed’ in San Diego gambling investigation
The owner of MGK Auto showed up Tuesday morning to find his gate lock busted, his door broken open, and his surveillance video cameras disconnected.
Drug trafficker gets life in prison for kidnapping, killing U.S. teen in Tijuana
A man convicted in the kidnapping and killing of an 18-year-old U.S. citizen in Tijuana was sentenced in San Diego federal court Wednesday to life in prison. Brian Alexis Patron Lopez, 24, was found guilty by a San Diego federal jury for the abduction and shooting death of Miguel Anthony Rendon, a San Diego resident...
Bible study group leader, with a nonprofit in San Diego, accused of molesting boy
A Bible study group leader, with a nonprofit in San Diego, has been accused of sexually assaulting a boy, Orange County sheriff's investigators said Thursday. Cameron Taylor Heath, 39, was booked on Dec. 4 on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, according to sheriff's deputies. Heath...
North Hollywood Pursuit Ends in Northern San Diego County
Around 2:15 Saturday morning, LAPD North Hollywood units spotted a Mercedes sedan known to belong to a felony suspect wanted for Assault on a Police Officer. They believed the driver to be an ex-con and armed with a firearm. They attempted to stop the vehicle on Northbound 170 in Arleta,...
San Diego Feds Haul In Cache of Fentanyl, Meth, Coke and Guns
Federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s San Diego Division say they pulled a major stash of narcotics and weapons off local streets in October during a focused anti-fentanyl push. The month’s haul, according to officials, included about seven firearms, roughly 30 kilograms of powdered fentanyl, 34...
San Diego City Council passes FLOCK surveillance ordinance
The San Diego City Council voted 5 to 3 to continue the FLOCK surveillance program, which monitors license plates and transmits the data to the San Diego Police Department, despite concerns from residents and activists about potential federal government surveillance.
Lawsuit claims Sharp HealthCare secretly recorded exam room conversations without patient consent
A proposed class-action lawsuit claims Sharp HealthCare recorded exam room conversations using artificial intelligence — without informing patients. KPBS health reporter Heidi de Marco breaks down the allegations and what the complaint says. A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court claims...
San Diego officials say Tijuana River pollution is a state of emergency
SAN DIEGO (CN) — California public officials, scientists and coastal advocates rang the alarm over the continued pollution of the Tijuana River into the Pacific Ocean and nearby communities on the Mexican border, describing the situation as one of the worst public health and environmental disasters in the country and...
Bicyclist fatally struck by driver in Rancho Peñasquitos
A 60-year-old cyclist was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by a car in Rancho Peñasquitos, while traveling northbound along Salmon River Road.
Assault suspect tries to ram patrol car during El Cajon road pursuit
A man who allegedly assaulted a woman and then tried to ram a police car with his vehicle during an ensuing pursuit was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and other felonies.
