Temecula, CA–San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 32-year-old man Wednesday who had nearly 30 pounds of narcotics concealed inside the tires of his vehicle. The incident occurred Wednesday at approximately 10:45 a.m. Agents patrolling Interstate 15 initiated a vehicle stop on a suspicious white Dodge Charger. After questioning the driver, a U.S. citizen, […]
Archives for August 2021
CA deploys urban search and rescue personnel to Louisiana to aid response to Hurricane Ida
Sacramento, CA–At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana, Governor Gavin Newsom Sunday approved the deployment of urban search and rescue (US&R) specialized personnel to the region to assist in life-saving disaster response. California maintains robust search and rescue resources within the state and the deployment […]
Expanded Lincoln Acres County Park reopens
National City, CA–County and National City officials held a grand reopening and dedication ceremony of Lincoln Acres County Park on Saturday. The neighborhood park, nestled in front of the county’s Lincoln Acres Branch Library in National City, has been expanded in size to 1 ½ acres and equipped with new conveniences. Improvements include two gazebos, […]
Dept. of Defense identifies military personnel casualties in Kabul, Afghanistan
Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that nine U.S. Marines and one sailor based at Camp Pendleton were among the 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. They died Aug. 26 as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, […]
Symptomatic COVID patients are more contagious
By Newswise Individuals with COVID-19 are most likely to spread the virus to close contacts two days before the onset of symptoms to three days after symptoms appear, and the risk of transmission is highest when patients had mild or moderate disease severity, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia. The […]
Berkeley Lab research COVID-19 antibody therapy
Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines are allowing the population to feel optimistic again, after more than a year of anxiety and tragedy. But vaccines are only one side of the coin – people also need treatments that can prevent severe disease after someone has been infected. In the past year, there has been significant progress in developing effective […]
SANDAG, community celebrate Mid-Coast trolley extension with first ride
San Diego, CA–Community members attended SANDAG’s Mid-Coast on Morena Community Appreciation Festival as some of the first to ride the southern portion of the Mid-Coast Extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley before it opens in November. During the free event, co-hosted by MTS, Trolley riders visited the Tecolote Road Trolley Station, Clairemont […]
Inmate arrested on suspicion of the murder of cell inmate
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–An inmate at the San Diego Central Jail was arrested on suspicion of the murder of another inmate who shared the same cell with him. Sheriff’s detectives identified 32-year-old Steven Young as the suspect in the August 22 murder of 46-year-old Richard Lee Salyers of San Diego. Young was arrested […]
Vehicle accident temporarily shuts down traffic to Edward J. Schwartz Federal building
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A commercial vehicle accident Thursday closed all vehicle lanes and pedestrian walkways near the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Office Building in San Diego. General Services Administration says the closures are required to further assess damage to the building following a minor single-vehicle accident involving a commercial truck transporting a craned […]
Pet of the week: Xara
Encinitas, CA–Xara is the pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She’s a 5-year-old, 9-1/2-pound, female, Domestic Long Hair cat with a black and white coat. Her name means “Princess.” She was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society through the FOCAS program, then adopted five years ago. Now her owner moved to go […]
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