Returning Home: Bay Area Indigenous tribes fight for return of ancestors
For decades, thousands of Native American ancestral remains have been stored away in museums and academic institutions across California, despite a federal law requiring their return to descendants. ABC News teamed up with the ABC News Owned Television stations and our team of data journalists to look into why this...
Police shortages persist throughout the US as departments weigh solutions
WASHINGTON (SOA) — Cities across the nation are still struggling with police hiring, adding to concerns about response times and public safety. It's part of a five-year trend that has many wondering if it's the new normal, or if solutions can be found. Eddie Reynoso will never forget the...
Man accused of opening fire at Mission Valley hotel faces judge
A man accused of opening fire inside a Mission Valley hotel, killing one of his co-workers and injuring another, pleaded not guilty Thursday in a San Diego courtroom.
Husband and wife arrested in Vista hotel for selling meth, child endangerment
VISTA, Calif. — Deputies arrested a man and his wife after finding methamphetamine inside a Vista hotel room they were living in on Wednesday. According to a press release sent by the San Diego Sheriff's Department, deputies from the Vista Sheriff's Station conducted a parole complaint check on 45-year-old James...
Parking rules in San Diego could get a major overhaul
The proposal for the parking rules would look at parking prices, parking times, and even parking on Sundays
Construction company fined $157,500 after deadly Scripps Ranch trench collapse
SAN DIEGO — A construction company has been issued $157,500 worth of fines over a predawn trench collapse that killed a 27-year-old laborer last summer at a work site in Scripps Ranch, state officials announced Thursday. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued the citations to Long...
San Diego County Offices to Close in Observance of Cesar Chavez Day
Public offices will be closed on March 31 in honor of Cesar Chavez Day. According to the County of San Diego, family resource centers, library branches, and animal shelters will not operate on the holiday. However, critical services, such as law enforcement and emergency animal control response, will still be running.
DEA ramps up efforts to combat cartels, stop fentanyl flow into San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The DEA is ramping up efforts to combat cartels and stop the deadly flow of fentanyl into San Diego. "We are actively identifying those drug trafficking networks from here, to Los Angeles and all over the United States," Brian Clark, a DEA special agent, said. The...
11-year-old National City girl dies of bacterial meningitis
11-year-old National City girl dies of bacterial meningitis; Nicole Grande started feeling unwell two Thursdays ago
Jury rules for city of San Diego in teen drowning wrongful-death civil suit
A San Diego civil jury found in favor of the city of San Diego Thursday in a wrongful death trial stemming from the drowning of an 18-year-old man swept out to sea at Mission Beach nearly three years ago. Attorneys representing the family of Woodlain Zachee Prudhomme alleged that on...
