By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Monday announced it has awarded more than $64.5 million to the state of California in Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program funding for 7 projects. The inaugural round of funding will address more than 400 at-grade crossings nationwide, improve safety, and make it easier to […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Clemente, CA–Rail service south of Orange County was suspended Monday morning after debris fell from a slope north of the San Clemente Pier.  The location of the closure is near San Clemente’s Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. The same slope caused a temporary disruption of Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Clemente, CA–Nine juveniles were arrested Tuesday in connection with an assault on two Marines at the San Clemente Pier on May 26 in Orange County, authorities said.  Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators booked five teens into Orange County Juvenile Hall on suspicion of violating assault with a deadly weapon. They will […]

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom announced that $567 million is now available statewide to build much-needed multifamily affordable housing.  This is part of the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s second round of funding under a streamlined, combined application across four programs which have to date provided over $1.3 billion to expand […]

By SDCN Editor The founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were sentenced Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in […]

By SDCN Editor An Illinois man pleaded guilty Monday to leading a conspiracy to sell stolen financial information on the dark web, also known as darknet. According to court documents, Michael Mihalo, aka Dale Michael Mihalo Jr., 40, of Naperville, was the founder of a darknet “carding” site called Skynet Market, which was used to […]

By SDCN Editor Sterling, VA–It might have been a micro stereo, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers clearly didn’t like the loud sound they heard emanating from it recently at Washington Dulles International Airport. While inspecting international air cargo, officers examined a three-piece hi-fi micro sound system and noticed that the receiver part of […]

By SDCN Editor Buffalo, N.Y.–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Lewiston Bridge Port of Entry seized several designer purses for bearing counterfeit trademarks. According to Customs and Border Protection, they have the authority to detain, seize, forfeit, and ultimately destroy imported merchandise if it bears an infringing trademark or copyright that has been […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–The U.S. Coast Guard, and other rescue crews are searching for three people after receiving a report Wednesday morning of a downed aircraft approximately one-mile southwest of San Clemente Island. The Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Watchstanders at the Joint Harbor Operations Center in San […]