SAN DIEGO–Locally-based eWaste recycler Recycle San Diego and the Casa de las Campanas Senior Living Facility are working together to host an eWaste event on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Casa de las Campanas Senior Living Facility. Jeffrey Harding, the Founder and President of Recycle San Diego, […]
Center Chorale Teams Up With Local Colleges For Spring Concert
ESCONDIDO–The California Center for the Arts, Escondido kicks off the spring season with a performance of the Fauré Requiem by The Center Chorale, The Center’s 47-voice adult ensemble. Performing with them is the Palomar Chorale and Chamber Singers and the Mira Costa College Masterworks Chorale on Sunday, March 24 at 3:00 pm in the Concert […]
Sprinter To Mark 5th Anniversary Saturday
OCEANSIDE– March 9 will mark the fifth anniversary of North County Transit District’s Sprinter light rail system. Launched in 2008, the Sprinter has become the backbone of east/west public transit in North County serving 15 stations along a 22-mile route from Escondido to Oceanside. “To commemorate this five-year milestone, NCTD will hold two events to recognize […]
Former Senate Republican Leader Jim Brulte Elected As Chairman Of CA Republican Party
SACRAMENTO–Delegates to the California Republican Party 2013 Spring Convention voted overwhelmingly today to elect former Senate Republican Leader Jim Brulte as state Chairman. Brulte, who served as Republican Leader from 2000-2004, promised to better connect with Californian voters and to make the party more competitive in the upcoming elections. “Our commitment is to work as […]
Detectives Searching For Indecent Exposure Suspect
NORTH COUNTY–Detectives are searching for a suspect who exposed himself in Cardiff on four occasions. The most recent incident was reported on February 12 just after 11 p.m. in the 2200 block of Carol View Drive. The man was nude except for a grey sweatshirt that was tied around his head. After walking out from […]
Pet Owners Are Estimated To Spend More Than $55 Billion On Their Pets In 2013
(PRWeb)–Bob Vetere, president and CEO of the American Pet Products Association (APPA), said that overall spending in the pet industry was at an all-time high in 2012, surpassing $53 billion. The annual comprehensive spending and data report for the pet industry shows spending grew 4.7 percent from $50.96 billion in 2011 to $53.33 billion in […]
Air Force Cuts Aviation Support At Public Events
WASHINGTON–(PRWeb)–As the U.S. Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. Effective Friday, active-duty, Reserve and Guard units will cease all aviation […]
Former Member Of USD Basketball Team Sentenced For Sports Bribery
SAN DIEGO–A former member of the University of San Diego basketball team was sentenced March 1 in federal court in San Diego by Judge Anthony Battaglia to serve six months in custody, followed by one year of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to commit sports bribery in connection with influencing the outcome […]
Poway High School Student Arrested For Making Death Threats
POWAY–Detectives arrested a 14 year-old Poway High School student for making verbal death threats to another student. On February 28, deputies from the Poway Sheriff’s Station learned about the threat made against another student at Poway High School earlier in the day. The 9th grader also threatened to bring guns to school. The student that […]
Texas Man Convicted In Corporate Hacking Case
Dallas, TX–A Texas man was convicted Friday by a federal jury for conspiring to hack into his former employer’s computer network, federal officials say. Michael Musacchio, 61, of Plano, Texas, was found guilty by a federal jury in Dallas of one felony count of conspiracy to make unauthorized access to a protected computer (hacking) and […]