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Police investigate after body found in San Diego River
Someone called 911 to report finding a body in the river shortly after 1 p.m....
City building $3M security fence around San Diego police headquarters
The project calls for fencing 8 to 10 feet tall to encircle the Broadway building...
Hundreds attend memorial for San Diego parents, daughter killed in suspected murder-suicide
David and Amy Voight and their teenage daughter, Mya, were found in their Lake Murray...
Two people killed in motorcycle wreck in Lakeside
The motorcycle rider lost control and crashed into a tree, killing him and his passenger...
Man in jail custody dies at hospital after going into medical distress
The inmate became disoriented for unknown reasons Sunday afternoon in the jail's dayroom.
70-year-old pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in North Park
The collision occurred on El Cajon Boulevard near 30th Street shortly before 5:30 a.m. Monday.
Man who died in apparent hanging at Vista Detention Facility is identified
Homicide detectives were notified Tuesday after Gian Anthony Soleil was taken to a hospital, where...
Former Kentucky Derby trainer charged with Navy contracting fraud in San Diego
Mick Ruis and two other scaffolding executives are charged with fraud conspiracy and major fraud...
Sexually violent predator removes GPS, goes missing in Rancho Bernardo
Authorities said Merle Wakefield, 69, removed his device Friday morning and was gone when the...
Man sentenced in home-invasion robberies, one of which led to fatal shooting of teen accomplice
Joshua Manu was found guilty for his role in a two-day string of break-ins at...
Girl accused of aiding San Diego mosque attack called police on day of shootings, her attorney says
The North Carolina teen is charged with murder and conspiracy in the deadly May 18...
Hate crime charges not filed against teen in Imperial Beach graffiti case
Kristoffer Von Hassel, 18, pleaded not guilty to a single misdemeanor vandalism charge Thursday.
Cessna at Montgomery-Gibbs ‘flying very erratically’ before fiery fatal crash, report says
The instructor and student pilot were practicing left-hand visual traffic patterns before crashing, according to...
Pedestrian struck, killed by SUV in Golden Hill
The unidentified pedestrian tried to cross Broadway near Interstate 5 around 10:10 p.m. when he...
Mission Trails gets a 62-ton makeover to reduce wildfire risk
A $1.8 million award results in clearance of invasive vegetation and habitat restoration.
Man convicted of murder in Gaslamp Quarter shooting
Brian Tyner, 38, shot Antwan Bluthenthal, 46, in 2025 during a confrontation in a Fifth...
Vista Jail inmate dies in apparent suicide, sheriff’s officials say
The 45-year-old man was housed alone in a cell and was found hanging during a...
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in South County
The crash occurred on Palm Avenue in San Diego's Egger Highlands neighborhood early Wednesday.
San Diego teen once hailed as ‘world’s youngest hacker’ arrested in hate-symbol graffiti case
Kristoffer von Hassel, 18, was arrested Tuesday on charges including vandalism and damage to property...
Alleged gunman in Jamul fatal shooting arrested
Larren Daniel, 22, is accused of fatally shooting Juliez Mosley on March 18 on Loose...
Appeals court rules San Diego County was improperly dismissed in lawsuit involving sheriff’s deputy
Former jail Deputy Timothy Wilson groped a teenage girl and used sheriff's records to access...
Woman who strangled aunt in fight over housework pleads guilty
Elizabeth Maria Memea, 37, will be sentenced to 15 years to life for the 2022...
Father arrested after 7-month-old baby found not breathing in Mission Valley apartment
Rafael Santos, 38, was arrested on suspicion of murder and child abuse in the death...
Man killed by San Diego police after setting fire to dog identified
The man who died in the Sept. 16 shooting after being taken to a hospital...
Pedestrian struck by car and killed in Escondido
The man stepped into oncoming traffic on Centre City Parkway near Ninth Avenue before being...
Cal State San Marcos says 4 female students report being raped on campus in recent weeks
Each woman reported being assaulted by a different person, and each said she was familiar...
Officials identify flight instructor killed in plane crash at Montgomery-Gibbs airport
Frederic Hewett, 37, an instructor, and Roger Shimizu, 45, a student pilot, were killed in...
Chula Vista police officer charged in fatal crash seeks misdemeanor diversion program
Johan Jacobo, 29, is accused of causing the June 20, 2025, death of Simon Robledo,...
Same home in Imperial Beach struck twice by hate symbols and antisemitic graffiti
The graffiti with black permanent marker has appeared on that home and other areas nearby...
Authorities ID man allegedly killed by grandson in Santee home
Sheriff's officials responded to a call about an assault in a Santee home on Sept....
CHP arrests ride-hailing driver accused of sexual assault in San Marcos
California Highway Patrol officers made an arrest after a woman told invesitgators that a driver...
This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in San Diego.
A plan to build an AI model to assist in the creation of pre-sentencing reports...
Man arrested for alleged threats to Valhalla High School, bank and residence
Ray Talia was being held without bail on suspicion of six felony charges, including five...
Man pleads not guilty in alleged DUI crash that killed Carlsbad mother of three
Fernando Cruz Saldana, 26, of Escondido, is accused of hitting Vanessa Wheyland, 45, a Carlsbad...
San Diego, San Jose secure funds to combat child exploitation that Trump administration withheld
The California cities sued the Department of Justice for access to grant funding for their...
Bluff collapse causes closure of access to Grandview Beach in Encinitas
The bluff collapsed Thursday afternoon near the staircase at Grandview Street and Neptune Avenue.
Inside the viral video of the burglar and the San Diego dog who just wanted to play
Nash the golden retriever repeatedly brought toys to the man who allegedly broke into the...
Three men rescued when boat sinks 6 miles off Oceanside coast
The Coast Guard triangulated their location based on "mayday" calls before the boat went under....
Driver sentenced to prison for fatal DUI crash in Bonsall
Janely Bautista was found guilty for the 2024 crash that killed Ricardo Becerra, 53, and...
Encinitas will look into red-light camera pilot project
Council voted 4-1 to direct city staff to seek out information on costs, potential camera...
Navy vet sought help at VA before he and family found dead in Lake Murray home, relative says
David Voight, 56, and Amy Voight, 52, were found dead along with daughter Mya, 13.
Motorcyclist killed in Sunset Cliffs area crash
The crash occurred Wednesdsay afternoon on Catalina Boulevard at Varona Street, San Diego police said.
San Diego aiming to be first city in California to target ATM cryptocurrency scams
Key committee endorsed proposed law Wednesday that would require warning signs on new ATMs that...
Pedestrian killed in suspected DUI hit-and-run crash in Carlsbad
Fernando Saldana, 26, of Escondido was arrested after the crash, according to police.
San Diego police fatally shoot man who allegedly set fire to police dog and North Park adult store
The man also had been bashing cars and threatening people before barricading himself Wednesday morning,...
Parents and teen daughter found dead inside Lake Murray home
A neighbor went to check on the family Wednesday morning after hearing "loud bangs" the...
Man recounts leaping from path of speeding car on Pacific Beach boardwalk, helping catch suspect
The 20-year-old recorded footage of himself chasing and catching the suspected driver, who San Diego...
San Diego softens towing rules for expired car registrations, but police might ignore new policy
Police Chief Scott Wahl has concerns about the policy’s potential effects on community safety.
Passenger dies after two-vehicle collision in La Jolla
The man was killed when the car he was in collided with an SUV on...
Months after public fraud claims, feds charge 12 San Diego-area childcare providers
Federal prosecutors said licensed childcare providers received subsidies without actually caring for children.
After two decades, San Diego’s Family Justice Center moving out of downtown
The new site will open Monday in Kearny Mesa, and the space is double the...
San Diego homeowners: Beware of this fake tax freeze scam
Scammers charge a fee or request personal or financial information, in exchange for a fake...
Detectives make arrest in Santee homicide
Sheriff's deputies found the victim inside a home on Grand Fork Drive in Santee on...
28-year-old man killed in Southcrest shooting identified
The shooting stemmed from an argument inside a home on Gamma Street near 39th Street,...
Woman struck by stolen car as driver fled on boardwalk in Pacific Beach
The driver was fleeing from police when he headed up the boardwalk just after 12:30...
Body found in the water off Ocean Beach
The person was spotted off Brighton Avenue, south of Lifeguard Tower 5, early Monday.
Teen killed in Pacific Beach e-bike crash identified as 8th-grade student
Owen Harris, 14, was struck by a car at Balboa Avenue and Olney Street on...
Man convicted of murder in mother’s death in Borrego Springs home
Jacob Guevara, 44, was found guilty Thursday in the 2023 slaying of his mother, 63-year-old...
San Diego court to consider placing two sexually violent predators in same home in Boulevard
One of the men, Michael Poulsom, had been released into the community before but sent...
Pedestrian killed in Lemon Grove hit-and-run
The collision was in the vicinity of Lemon Grove and Massachusetts avenues about 1:15 a.m....
Discovery of suspicious items leads to closure of Oceanside street
Vandegrift Boulevard by Castellano Way was closed late Sunday morning and reopened just after 4...
14-year-old riding an e-bike struck, killed in Pacific Beach
The boy, a middle school student, was struck in the intersection of Balboa Avenue and...
Lemon Grove Mayor Alysson Snow tapped to head county’s new consumer protection unit
Snow says she will not resign her seat on the East County City Council and...
Critics question decision not to criminally charge San Diego police officer who fatally shot teen
The District Attorney's Office said there was "not a criminal charge provable beyond a reasonable...
25 years on, San Diegans mourn the lives lost on 9/11. ‘Continue telling the story.’
Local families remembered loved ones killed in terrorist attacks, while firefighters from New York and...
Boulevard couple sentenced to prison for abuse, torture of 7-year-old girl
The girl suffered burnings, beatings and starvation before escaping to a neighbor's home, prosecutors said.
Man who struck and injured a federal officer during attempted immigration arrest sentenced to prison
An attorney for Roberto Carlos Galeana-Guatemala said he didn't intend to hurt the agent while...
One of two people killed in San Diego plane crash identified as 45-year-old man
The identity of the second victim remains pending. The plane crashed Monday during a go-around...
Man sentenced to 40 years in drug killings of pregnant woman and her husband
Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, 25, pleaded guilty to his role in the 2022 deaths of Cesar Armando...
Bicyclist killed after being struck by car identified as Oceanside man
Christian Faamaligi, 31, was riding a bicycle on Mission Avenue near Ocean Point Road when...
Video shows San Diego police officer shoot at suspected stolen vehicle in San Ysidro, wounding man
A passenger in the car was shot in the shoulder in the July 29 encounter,...
Man killed in Southcrest home following argument, San Diego police say
A shooting was reported at the home on Gamma Street near 39th Street about 11...
Investigation launched into death of man found next to park bench in Santee
The body was discovered about 4:20 p.m. near Mast Park on Carlton Hills Boulevard Wednesday...
San Diego judge sentences central figure in NAVWAR bribery scheme
James Soriano admitted to taking bribes in exchange for steering lucrative contracts to favored companies.
Driver dies in Barrio Logan crash during pursuit with San Diego police
Officers who were near the scene of a possible shooting saw a pickup allegedly run...
2-alarm fire in Escondido apartment complex sends 5 people to hospital
The cause of the fire, which ignited on the second floor of the East Grand...
Sheriff’s oversight board declines to revisit case of man who died after being paralyzed by deputies
"No new evidence," the Citizens' Law Review Board executive officer said before the 7-2 vote...
Man sentenced in fatal stabbing of mother in Lakeside
Arleigh Clifford Anderson, 55, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the Jan. 24, 2022, slaying...
Plane was doing a ‘go-around’ before fatal San Diego crash, preliminary information indicates
Two died in Monday crash at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.
Semi-truck loaded with ice cream crashes on I-5 in Encinitas, causing lengthy traffic jam
The truck tipped over shortly after 5:50 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Encinitas Boulevard,...
Fire destroys building on church property in Oceanside
A fire destroyed a stand-alone building on the grounds of the Community Lutheran Church in...
2 dead in plane crash at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport
About 30 San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel responded Monday evening, and the airport was closed for...
Driver killed in I-15 crash in Rancho Bernardo
The crash was reported just before 8 a.m. Monday on the southbound freeway, according to...
Escondido police seek identity of hit-and-run driver
A Saturday night collision put a cyclist in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
San Diego Central Jail inmate who died Saturday after being found unresponsive in cell identified
Daniel Patrick Murphy, 50, was found unresponsive at 7:06 p.m. Saturday, according to the Sheriff's...
Metrolink warns that high tides near San Clemente could lead to delays this week
High tides were anticipated through Thursday. Officials say delays could occur if a high tide...
Three severely injured when BMW smashes into Poway market
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department says condition of shoppers is stable after sustaining life-threatening...
Death of man, 50, at San Diego Central Jail under investigation
His death was the seventh this year in the custody of the San Diego Sheriff's...
San Diego sheriff’s dog recovering after being stabbed in face during Escondido arrest
Nike, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, is recovering at home with his deputy handler
Head-on crash in East County leaves one dead, one injured
The deadly wreck happened around 12:30 a.m. on La Cresta Road near Crest
Fire in Vista park briefly prompts evacuations
A fire was reported Sunday morning in Brengle Terrace Park in Vista, prompting the evacuation...
No criminal charges for San Diego police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old near Santa Fe Depot
Prosecutors' decision not to charge Officer Daniel Gold II in last year's killing of Konoa...
Burglary suspect, officers identified in fatal Point Loma area standoff
Erik Simon Sanders was shot and killed by police officers after an hours-long standoff with...
One killed, 2 injured in suspected DUI crash in Barrio Logan
Officers responded around 3 a.m. Saturday to East Harbor Drive near Schley Street, where three...
Woman dies from injuries suffered during alleged attack by ex-boyfriend in Poway
Azucena Gonzalez Martinez died three weeks after she was allegedly attacked by her ex-boyfriend at...
New app to provide California wildfire updates to the public directly from fire agencies
More than 60 fire agencies have signed on to AwareCA, and 60 others are in...
San Diego County man accused of threatening Temecula mosque
A 60-year-old man is accused of mailing a threatening letter to the mosque. He faces...
