‘Doggy doors’ at base of border wall help small wild animals crawl through
“If they do complete that, that means that 95 percent of California and Mexico will be walled off and divided and that affects the whole evolutionary history of the whole continent.”
San Diego Sheriff’s officials release details in February Vista inmate death
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Friday released details following the death of a 46-year-old Vista inmate who passed away at a hospital in Escondido almost seven months ago. On Feb. 14, James Pittman was found by his cellmate unconscious on the floor after falling from the top bunk...
Electric vehicle owners to get an extra 60 days of carpool lane use
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — California’s decades-old perk, which allows solo drivers of electric vehicles to use carpool lanes, expires on October 1, 2025. But California's more than 500,000 electric car owners don't have to stress about getting a ticket, at least for another 60 days. The California...
Sioux City man tied to Mexican drug cartel sentenced to federal prison
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A Northwest Iowa man was sentenced to federal prison for multiple charges connected to drugs. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, 56-year-old Freddie Summerville of Sioux City was sentenced to more than 28 years in federal prison, after pleading guilty on Tuesday, March 11, to two charges. They were one count...
Drug Lord Admits to Murdering Washington Couple and Unborn Child: San Diego Drug Ring...
In a stark unfolding of events that began with a drug seizure at San Diego ports of entry back in 2021, Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, convicted of leading a drug ring, has admitted to the gruesome killings of 44-year-old Cesar Murillo and his 33-year-old pregnant wife, Maira Hernandez, to silence them as witnesses in a...
Case of son accused of killing mother at El Cajon motel ordered to trial
A man who allegedly killed his mother at an El Cajon motel, then led police on a chase in the woman’s car with her body in the trunk, was ordered Thursday to stand trial. Richard Anthony Leyva, 24, is accused of killing his mother, Jamison Webster, 51, at the Motel 6 on Montrose Court.
‘I was at the pet store and now I’m here’: Man detained by officers...
Police detained a man near the scene of where a fatal shooting had occurred late Tuesday night in City Heights.
Good Samaritan stabbed multiple times after intervening in downtown dispute
San Diego man stabbed 4 times after intervening in domestic dispute says he'd do it again. Attacker still at large.
Border Patrol agents ‘saved’ life of cyclist who fell 50 feet from cliff into...
(SAN DIEGO) -- Border Patrol agents in San Diego rescued an injured cyclist who fell more than 50 feet from a cliff and into a remote canyon, authorities said. On Saturday, San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents working in the vicinity of Otay Lakes County Park in California “heard cries for help originating from a...
San Diego Approves $25 Minimum Wage for Hospitality Workers
The San Diego City Council on Sept. 16 agreed to raise the minimum wage for only some hospitality workers to US$25 an hour, phased in over several years. The ordinance dictates that the city’s current minimum wage of $17.25 will increase beginning July 1, 2026, at various rates depending on the place of employment....
