SANTEE–A Santee family is expected to recover after being hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. A Heartland Fire dispatcher says a Santee couple and their four children were taken to the hospital shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday night after a man called 9-1-1 to report that his family was ill. Firefighters found a high level of […]
Arrest made in three year investigation involving criminal threats
SAN DIEGO–San Diego Police Department detectives today have arrested a suspect in a criminal threats series that began in May, 2007. In May of 2007, the first victim reported that she had received a threatening phone call from an unknown individual. During the call the suspect stated he was a “sicko” and that he liked […]
Fitness expert leads community fundraiser
By Gina Yarbrough OCEANSIDE–Tips for a healthy lifestyle was the theme Tuesday of a health and fitness seminar, conducted by personal fitness trainer “Coach” R. B. Berry. Berry, who operates Coach Berry’s Dare to Be Fit Studio in Oceanside, provided information on nutrition, cardio exercises, and eating habits. The evening program, held at the Oceanside Public […]
J*Company Youth Theatre opens The Sound of Music
LA JOLLA–The award-winning J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, is pleased to announce its production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ever-popular The Sound of Music. The production will run March 4-21 at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre. Based […]
10 schools on state’s academic achievement list
SAN DIEGO–Ten schools in the San Diego Unified School District have been honored with Title I Academic Achievement Award for 2010. The schools are: schools of Digital Media and Design and International Business at the Kearny High Educational Complex; elementary schools Crown Point, Florence, Jones, Mason, Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach; and charters Preuss School […]
U.K. firm pleads guilty to illegally exporting Boeing 747 aircraft to Iran
WASHINGTON–Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to a two-count criminal information in connection with its illegal export of commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran, announced David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National […]
New Jersey man indicted for threatening employees of Latino civil rights organizations
WASHINGTON–A federal grand jury in Trenton, N.J., has charged Vincent Johnson of Brick, N.J., with threatening employees of five civil rights organizations that work to improve opportunities for and challenge discrimination against Latinos in the United States, announced Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and Paul J. Fishman, […]
Toyota: Voluntary recall on 2010 Prius and 2010 Lexus HS 250h vehicles
TORRANCE, Calif–(PRNewswire)–Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today said it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133,000 2010 Model Year Prius vehicles and 14,550 Lexus Division 2010 HS 250h vehicles to update software in the vehicle’s anti-lock brake system (ABS). No other Toyota, Lexus, or Scion vehicles are involved in this recall. The […]
County: Ensuring fair and open competition for county contracts
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a recommendation from Fifth District Supervisor Bill Horn to draft an amendment to the San Diego County Charter to be placed on the June 8 ballot. If approved by a majority of voters, the Charter Amendment will prevent any future efforts to require Project […]
Camping at all levels
By Christine Harrell Camping is an activity that can be done alone or with your family or a big group. You can get back in touch with nature and the true fresh air that is plentiful in nature. There is also a modern day equivalent where you see your tent or travel trailer up at […]