OCEANSIDE–Oceanside police officers arrested a man Monday morning after he sexually assaulted a woman inside an Airbnb rental home. About 20 people were inside the home when the 4 a.m. assault occurred in the 800 block of South Pacific Street in Oceanside, according to authorities. The 24-year-old man allegedly entered the home through an unlocked […]
Archives for December 2018
Double Shooting In Vista Leaves One Woman Dead, Man Injured
VISTA–A man and woman were found shot inside their Vista home Saturday morning. The woman was pronounced dead inside the home, according to Lt. Rich Williams of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The man was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment for a suspected gunshot wound. His injury is severe and […]
American To Be Monitored At Medical Center After Possible Ebola Exposure
Omaha, NE–An American providing medical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently experienced a possible exposure to the Ebola virus and is anticipated to be in Omaha for monitoring. This person has no Ebola symptoms but will be monitored closely. Should any symptoms develop, the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit would be activated and the person […]
Ankylosaurs Likely Regulated Body Temperature With Elaborate Nasal Passages
(Newswise)–Ankylosaurs likely regulated their body temperature with convoluted nasal passages that acted as heat exchangers between air and body, according to a study published December 19 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jason Bourke from Ohio University, USA, and colleagues. Modern mammals and birds have long, convoluted nasal passages called turbinates that function as […]
Chesterfield Drive Rail Crossing To Temporarily Close
ENCINITAS–The road that crosses the train tracks in Cardiff-by-the-Sea – linking the Encinitas community with Coast Highway 101 – will be shut down to motorists for three weeks starting January 2 to construct rail crossing, pedestrian, and bicycle accessibility and safety improvements. Chesterfield Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic at the rail crossing through […]
Man Who Died On Santee Sidewalk Identified
SANTEE–The man who died after deputies found him lying on a Santee sidewalk Sunday has been identified as 51-year-old Warren Morris of Santee. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office has notified Morris’ family and performed an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death. The results of the autopsy have not yet been […]
Pedestrian Struck By Train Dies
ENCINITAS–A unidentified pedestrian on a railroad track was fatally struck by an oncoming Amtrak train Saturday morning in Encinitas, San Diego Sheriff’s Transit Enforcement Unit said. On December 29, at approximately 5:30 a.m., deputies from the San Diego Sheriff’s Transit Enforcement Unit responded to an Amtrak train collision near the intersection of San Elijo Avenue […]
National Academy Of Inventors Inducts Two UC San Diego Scholars
(Newswise)–Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla and Professor Susan Taylor of the University of California San Diego were both named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). They are a part of the NAI’s 2018 cohort of 148 new fellows who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation and whose work has improved the quality of […]
Anchor Discovery Provides Clues In The Search For The Lost Ships Of Cortés
(Newswise)–In July of 1519, in a brazen act that would upend history, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés ordered his men to sink all but one of the 11 ships they sailed from Cuba to Mexico on a supposed exploratory mission. Nearly five hundred years later, the fleet’s final resting place remains undiscovered. But an international collaboration […]
UC San Diego Researchers Identify How Skin Ages, Loses Fat And Immunity
(Newswise)–Dermal fibroblasts are specialized cells deep in the skin that generate connective tissue and help the skin recover from injury. Some fibroblasts have the ability to convert into fat cells that reside under the dermis, giving the skin a plump, youthful look and producing a peptide that plays a critical role in fighting infections. In […]
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