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23-year-old killed in motorcycle accident
14 hours 54 mins ago
A 23-year-old man was killed Friday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on Miramar Road in San Diego, police said. The crash occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m., when the driver of an eastbound Lexus sedan made a left turn directly in the path of the oncoming two- wheeler near Camino Ruiz, according [...]
Police arrest man suspected in two dozen robberies
14 hours 58 mins ago
An Escondido man suspected of committing more than two dozen commercial robberies was behind bars Friday, police said. Joel Chacon, 32, was arrested at his North County home yesterday, according to police. Chacon is believed responsible for two holdups in Escondido, seven in Oceanside and a total of 18 in San Diego, San [...]
Carlsbad company sues makers of Monster
15 hours 15 mins ago
A Carlsbad-based management company filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the makers of Monster energy drinks alleging fraud and intentional interference with contractual claims, it was announced Friday. The Superior Court suit was filed Tuesday in Vista by Crown Athlete Management Co. against Hansen Beverage Co., doing business as Monster Beverage Co. The lawsuit alleges that Monster [...]
Serra Mesa Army reservist among those killed in Fort Hood massacre
16 hours 23 mins ago
John Gaffaney, 56, was killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire on the nation's largest military base in the nation.
Sex offender arrested for violating release terms
16 hours 29 mins ago
A sexually violent predator reintegrated into the community in April following years of treatment at a mental hospital was arrested for violating terms and conditions of his release, authorities said Friday. Matthew Hedge, 46, was taken into custody without incident Thursday about 7:30 p.m. at his trailer near Donovan State Prison in Otay Mesa, according to [...]
Suit prompts SDSU review of Schemmel travel records
4 hours 53 mins ago
San Diego State will conduct a “thorough review” into Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel's travel expense records to determine whether he may have requested university reimbursement for personal expenses, a university spokesman said yesterday.
Class-action suit filed for Toyota owners
5 hours 22 mins ago
A Southern California law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Toyota and Lexus owners who say their vehicles were involved in incidents of sudden acceleration.
Unemployed facing new kind of job hunt
5 hours 42 mins ago
Lorraine Clayton has seen her share of tough job markets, but she has never experienced anything like this. The Scripps Ranch resident was laid off as a project manager at a telecommunications company in May, a casualty of its global downsizing.
Longtime local worker died in rampage
5 hours 45 mins ago
Army Capt. John Gaffaney loved collecting baseball cards, reading military novels, restoring his 1965 Mustang and riding his Harley-Davidson.
Valley fever possible in teenager’s death
6 hours 10 mins ago
A Chula Vista High School student who had just been accepted into the Air Force Academy has died after a two-week battle with what may have been valley fever, a dust-borne lung disease.