LA JOLLA–San Diego Association Governments SANDAG Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata observed an overnight concrete pour for the Mid-Coast Trolley Project in La Jolla. The pour, which formed the deck for the elevated Trolley bridge, took place at the intersection of Genesee Avenue and La Jolla Village Drive, a significant intersection between the future Trolley stations […]

SAN DIEGO–The first case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in an 11-month-old resident who had recently traveled to the Philippines, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday. The unimmunized infant is currently hospitalized, but may have exposed others while seeking care at the following […]

SAN DIEGO–Global Gold Exchange, LLC and its managers  pleaded guilty in federal court August 2 to multiple financial crimes, admitting that they laundered money through their unlicensed money transmitting business by falsely reporting cash transactions as sales of “gold” and other precious metals. As part of their guilty pleas, Jeffrey Morrow and Richard Owen agreed […]

SAN DIEGO–Agencies from the Department of Homeland Security detected and interdicted a suspected smuggling boat carrying approximately 1,400 pounds of marijuana approximately 40 miles southwest of San Diego on July 25. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations crews notified San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center  watchstanders of suspected smuggling activity aboard a 35-foot […]

SAN DIEGO–UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, announced that four of the leading Democratic presidential candidates will attend the 2019 UnidosUS Annual Conference’s Monday luncheon on August 5 at the San Diego Convention Center. Former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and U.S. […]

SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego says water rates are increasing 4.82% beginning Sept. 1 to help pay for water reliability and infrastructure improvements. Combined with the 1.46% increase in water rates from the San Diego County Water Authority, the total increase is 6.28%. This is less than the 7% increase originally approved by the […]

SAN DIEGO–Summer storms in the mountains and deserts could create dangerous flooding this week. The County of San Diego and CAL FIRE are providing free sand and bags to residents in unincorporated areas at numerous fire stations around the county. Rain can cause flooding and erosion, particularly in areas that aren’t covered by plants, landscaping, […]

SAN DIEGO–An employee at the San Diego International Airport has been diagnosed with infectious pulmonary tuberculosis but poses an extremely low exposure risk to the public and staff at the airport, according to San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency officials. The period of possible exposure was from January 1 to May 29 and […]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR–Marines and Sailors from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing are participating in Exercise Summer Fury 2019 in the Southern California region. Summer Fury began on July 15 with two weeks of aviation operations and culminates with a regimental (minus) air assault, which marks the first time 3rd MAW has conducted an air […]

SAN DIEGO–The California Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run collision that killed a  pedestrian on Interstate 15 freeway early Friday morning in San Diego. The incident occurred at about 3:30 a.m., CHP units were dispatched to a deer that had been struck on northbound I-15 near West Bernardo Road. Upon CHP arrival it […]