SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has extended the existing water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough shoreline north to include the Imperial Beach shoreline.   Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary and observations indicate contamination of ocean water now extends from the International Border […]

OTAY MESA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa commercial facility on Sunday discovered 614 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of green onions. On July 19, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Customs and Border Protection officers encountered a 31-year-old male Mexican citizen driving a tractor pulling a trailer with a shipment manifested […]

BONITA–Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation into the shooting death of a woman July 4 at an apartment complex parking lot in Bonita. The victim was identified as Janessa Delvalle, a 19-year-old resident of Bonita. The Medical Examiner’s Office conducted the autopsy. The cause of death is gunshot wound and the manner of death is […]

BONITA–Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the July 4 shooting death of a woman found outside an apartment complex parking lot in Bonita. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 7:40 p.m. call of a person who was shot in the 5100 block of Cedarwood Road. When deputies arrived, they found an adult female victim who had been shot […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has extended the existing beach water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough shoreline north to include the Imperial Beach shoreline.  Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary and water sample results indicate contamination of ocean water now extends from […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has lifted the water contact closure for the Imperial Beach shoreline.  This includes beaches from the south end of Seacoast Drive through Carnation Avenue in Imperial Beach. Recent water quality testing confirms that Tijuana River flows are no longer impacting these beaches. This area was recently […]

SAN DIEGO–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry apprehended a fugitive wanted for homicide and another wanted for attempted homicide traveling in the same vehicle.   “CBP officers never know who they will encounter during their inspections and that can be dangerous,” said Pete Flores, director of field operations […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has extended the existing water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough shoreline north to include the Imperial Beach shoreline.   Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary and observations indicate contamination of ocean water now extends from the U.S. – […]

IMPERIAL BEACH–Testing confirms water quality along the Imperial Beach shoreline meets State health standards following recent Tijuana River sewage impacts. The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has lifted the water contact closure for the Imperial Beach shoreline. This includes beaches from the south end of Seacoast Drive through Carnation Avenue in Imperial Beach. […]

IMPERIAL BEACH–U.S. Border Patrol agents, with the aid of the Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) and Air and Marine Operations (AMO), arrested eight people on Thursday morning who were allegedly involved in maritime smuggling. Shortly after midnight on May 14, JHOC personnel observed a suspicious vessel with eight people on board traveling toward the Imperial […]