San Diego County couple accused of exploiting workers at elder care facilities
A husband and wife in San Diego County have been charged with multiple felony counts of human trafficking and wage theft for allegedly exploiting workers at elder care facilities in Vista and Escondido.
Video Of Gunman Who Shot Up Spring Valley Party Released
Authorities have reached out to the public for help in identifying a man who shot a pistol into a crowded courtyard at a Spring Valley apartment complex late last summer, wounding two minors.
San Diego’s Best Ever April Fool’s Joke
It happened on April 1, 1993 on iHeartmedia's KGB-FM in San Diego. As told by the L-A Times, "San Diegans rushed to a small airport in the morning, hoping to witness an event very few get to see in real life: a space shuttle landing.
Fire Truck Monopoly? Lawsuit Filed
San Diego County has filed a federal lawsuit against a handful of companies it says took over the market for fire trucks, leading to higher prices and slower rollouts to replace an aging fleet.
Thousands of San Diego County residents impacted by CalFresh Changes
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego has opened a new food pantry at the Chula Vista library to help those affected by changes to the CalFresh program, which will impact about 13,000 people in San Diego County.
Energy firm acquires former Rite Aid site for “Stealth” battery storage project
A local observant realtor informed The Roadrunner last week that the Rite Aid building had been quietly sold. After locating the details of the new owner, the paper quickly reached out to officials for comment. State energy officials have confirmed the quiet acquisition of the former Rite Aid building at...
Revolutionary cancer treatment offered at Sharp HealthCare
Sharp Memorial Hospital became the first hospital in San Diego to offer histotripsy, a noninvasive cancer treatment for liver tumors that can greatly improve patients’ quality of life. According to Dr. Hamed Aryafar, an interventional radiologist affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital, histotripsy is typically...
San Diego’s hottest March on record a likely glimpse into the future, climatologists say
The first three months of the year typically bring San Diego more than half of its annual rainfall. Instead, this year, San Diego experienced its hottest and one of its driest Marches since the late 1800s. March's atypical weather pattern could have implications for the future, climatologists say. Boosted by...
Heartbreak On Highway 101 As Encinitas Labradoodles Vanish From Parked Car
Surveillance video in Encinitas shows two women pulling a pair of Labradoodles out of a parked car and driving off, leaving their owner, Esma Bohannon, scrambling for answers. Bohannon says she had left 7-year-old Coco Chanel and 3-year-old Taco in her vehicle near North Coast Highway 101 and A Street while she ran...
The Nancy Hoover-Dominelli scam sucked most of San Diego in
He had a passion to do well. She had a passion to do good. Together, they touted his investment scheme, which bilked a thousand investors of $80 million. He has confessed to planning and running the swindle; her involvement is under investigation. From conception to collapse the scam was pathetically mismanaged — yet...
