LOS ANGELES–Actor-producer John Cho and producer-actress-writer Issa Rae announced the 92nd Oscars nominations Monday, live from the David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Cho and Rae announced the nominees in 8 categories at 5:18 a.m., and the remaining 16 categories at 5:30 a.m. Academy members from each of […]
Soroptimist International combat human trafficking in San Diego county
VISTA–Soroptimist International of Vista and North County held their 14th annual Human Trafficking Awareness Event and Walk at the Vista library to raise awareness of this global crime. More than 200 people gathered at the library’s community room to learn about efforts to rescue victims and to save children from becoming victims. Jaimee Johnson, CEO […]
Man attempts to smuggle heroin in commercial bus
Salton City, CA–El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling heroin Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 8:50 a.m., when a 28-year-old man approached the checkpoint as one of multiple passengers aboard a commercial bus. Agents sent the bus aside to secondary for […]
Beach closure lifted for Imperial Beach shoreline
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has lifted the water contact closure for the Imperial Beach shoreline. Recent water quality testing confirms that Tijuana River flows are no longer impacting these beaches. This area was recently closed to water contact due to sewage-contaminated flows from the Tijuana River entering the United States. […]
CA deploys incident management team to aid earthquake victims in Puerto Rico
SACRAMENTO–In the aftermath of another large magnitude earthquake this morning in Puerto Rico, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the deployment of 31 disaster specialists to assist the island to rebuild and recover. A series of earthquakes over the past week have severely damaged infrastructure along Puerto Rico’s southwest coast and left more than 2,000 people […]
CNN to pay $76 million in back pay
Washington, DC–As part of a settlement signed Friday, CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in backpay, the largest monetary remedy in the history of the National Labor Relations Board. The back pay amount, larger than what the agency collects on average in a typical year, is expected to benefit over 300 individuals. The dispute […]
NASA’s astronauts ready for space station, moon, and mars missions
NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday, increasing the number of those eligible for spaceflight assignments that will expand humanity’s horizons in space for generations to come. The new astronauts successfully completed more than two years of required basic training and are the first to graduate since the agency announced its Artemis program. […]
San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park attendance to support Australia Crisis Fund
SAN DIEGO–As part of San Diego Zoo Global’s effort to mobilize resources and expertise to save species at risk due to the Australian wildfire crisis, the conservation organization has pledged to contribute an amount equal to the money raised in this Sunday’s admissions at the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park directly […]
New case of Vaping-related lung injury confirmed in San Diego
SAN DIEGO–A new local case of vaping-associated lung injury was confirmed Jan. 8, by the County Health and Human Services Agency. To date, 43 cases of vaping-associated lung injury have been reported among San Diego County residents, while an additional three cases are under investigation. While there have been no local deaths, all patients had […]
Students 2020 Vision Celebrates Clean Air on APCD’s New Calendar
SAN DIEGO–Nearly 500 kindergarten through high school students submitted their personal artwork to the County Air Pollution Control District’s 2020 Calendar contest in October and November to show the importance of clean air and how each of us can reduce pollution. Thirteen of those works of art, one piece for the cover and one for […]