OCEANSIDE–A man with trauma to his upper body was found dead on an Oceanside sidewalk on Wednesday, according to the Oceanside police department. The man’s body was found at about 5:14 a.m. in the area of Dubuque and McNeil Streets. The man had sustained an unknown type injury to the upper body and is believed […]
Archives for April 2018
Man Shoots At Tow Truck Driver For Repossessing A Vehicle
POWAY–Authorities arrested a Poway man who shot at a tow truck driver while he repossessed a vehicle in Poway. Sheriff’s deputies identified the man who fired the shotgun as 46-year-old Joseph Silva. Deputies took Silva into custody at the scene and recovered the shotgun. Silva was booked into jail for attempted murder and several other […]
ICE Detainee Passes Away At Texas Hospital
DALLAS–An Armenian man held in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) died Tuesday morning at the Texas Health Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. An autopsy is scheduled to determine his cause of death. Gourgen Mirimanian, 54, entered ICE custody at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas on Feb. 6. On […]
Backpage’s Co-Founder And CEO, Related Corporate Entities, Enter Guilty Pleas
Washington, D.C.–Earlier this week, the Justice Department seized Backpage.com, the internet’s leading forum for prostitution ads, including ads depicting the prostitution of children, and the unsealing of a 93-count federal indictment against seven Backpage principals. On Thursday, the Justice Department announced that Backpage’s co-founder and CEO, Carl Ferrer, 57, of Frisco, Texas, has pleaded guilty […]
Birch Aquarium Updates 2018 Green Flash Lineup
LA JOLLA–Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego announced an update to the 2018 Green Flash Concert Series season line-up. The Wild Child performance originally scheduled for May 16 has been replaced by Jumping Jack Flash, a Rolling Stones Tribute band. Each summer, Birch Aquarium transforms its Tide Pool Plaza into an […]
Cygnet Theatre Closes Season With World Premiere The Wind And The Breeze
SAN DIEGO–Cygnet Theatre closes its 15th season with the world premier of The Wind and The Breeze by New York based playwright Nathan Alan Davis. This poetic, slice-of-life drama was the winner of the 2013 Lorraine Hansberry Award and part of The Bill and Judy Garrett Finish Line Commission in 2016, where it moved audiences […]
Exclusive Research: Where The Youth Vote Could Matter Most In 2018
Medford, MA–How will young people shape the future American political landscape? A new index offers a potential answer by ranking the top districts and states where young people could have a significant influence on the outcome of congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. The 2018 Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI) was developed exclusively by the Center for Information […]
Bright Nighttime Light Kills Melatonin Production In Preschoolers
(Newswise)–Exposing preschoolers to an hour of bright light before bedtime almost completely shuts down their production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin and keeps it suppressed for at least 50 minutes after lights out, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research. The study, published today in the journal Physiological Reports, is the first to assess […]
Carlsbad Traffic Pursuit Ends In Arrest Of Driver
CARLSBAD–A Carlsbad police officer conducting extra patrol of Sage Creek High School noticed a suspicious vehicle attempting to make entry into the secured parking lot. The officer attempted to conduct an investigative stop on the vehicle when the driver and solo occupant fled westbound on Cannon Road towards College Boulevard. A short vehicle pursuit ensued […]
Portland Man Sentenced For Selling Counterfeit Nike Sneakers Online
Portland, OR–A Portland man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to four months in prison followed by three years supervised release for selling counterfeit Nike sneakers online and laundering his proceeds. The case is the result of a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS CI). […]