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30/09/2024

3 SD firefighters injured in crash in Texas while heading to hurricane response

Three members of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department were seriously injured in a vehicle crash early Sunday while heading to assist in hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina, officials said.

17/05/2024

Firefighters launched a daylong battle against a fire at an energy storage facility in Otay Meda before finally claiming victory.

Fears over toxic fumes prompted evacuation warnings and a shelter-in-place order at Donovan state prison after a fire was discovered Wednesday at the Gateway Energy Storage

07/03/2024

Documents released under a public records act request show Todd Gloria met with officials in San Diego and Universal City in Los Angeles County

07/02/2024

Tornado warning in San Diego — wait, what?

The warning was issued after a severe thunderstorm was located over Paradise Hills and near Chula Vista around 11:44 a.m. The winds were moving northeast at 35 mph

04/12/2023

A former DEA agent was hired as the county's drug-prevention ambassador two years ago. His presentations are a mix of stories drawn from his law enforcement background, his experiences as a father of three and grim facts about drug overdoses and drug use and the importance of choosing your own future. Some schools invite him back every year.

Hired as the county Office of Education's drug-prevention ambassador, Herron discovered he has a gift: Kids actually listen to what he has to say

18/04/2023

While his rider was able to jump to safety, Donny the horse fell more than 100 feet down a ravine in Jamul on Sunday evening. Rescuers planned to use a helicopter to lift the injured horse out the next morning, but it was super overcast and the choppers couldn’t take off…

The 8-year-old horse fell Sunday evening while on a ride in Jamul. Initial plans called for a helicopter to be used to lift him out of the ravine but weather made that impossible.

24/03/2023

An Wu had been staying at the building while attending a conference in Montreal when a fire broke out March 16; officials say four bodies have been recovered and at least three people remain missing

16/11/2022

Thirteen months ago, a popular San Diego-based vegan food truck was destroyed by a fire the business owner said was a hate crime. Today, he was charged with arson and insurance fraud.

Avonte Hartsfield claimed the October 2021 fire in front of his Kearny Mesa business was a hate crime

26/09/2022

A 1-year-old girl died after being hit by a suspected DUI driver who then fled, San Diego police said. A man was later arrested at his home.

The driver was arrested after the crash, which was reported just before 6:45 p.m. on Redwood Street in City Heights

02/09/2022

In years past, officials posted placards as symbols on the grass near the County Administration Center to observe International Overdose Awareness Day. Each one represented a life lost. This year they used flags, tiny purple flags.
There’s not enough room on the lawn for the placards.

1,303 purple flags on the lawn at the County Administration Center marked each local death last year, as part of International Overdose Awareness Day

07/07/2022

Today I wrote about stinky water.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2022-07-06/residents-complain-san-diego-drinking-water-is-stinky-and-smells-like-mold

Officials traced the issue to an algae bloom at Murray Reservoir and expect the smell and taste issues to clear up in a couple days

28/06/2022

Sorry to hear about the passing of Chopper the Biker Dog. We had a story on his birthday back in 2020. A local celebrity (and I love Boston terriers) https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/local/story/2020-08-02/chopper-the-biker-dog-celebrates-11th-birthday-that-might-be-his-last

Therapy dog with 116,000 Facebook followers was diagnosed with Cushing's and nonregenerative anemia last year

18/04/2022

San Diego’s former Fire Chief is making some news up in Orange County…

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/17/folks-who-save-lives-are-at-chiefs-throat-at-oc-fire-authority/

Column: A survey of 900 firefighters by their union found that just 2% approved of the chief’s job performance.

11/03/2022

Guess who’s going to be writing stories about the zoo every now and then (again)? If you hit a paywall, please consider subscribing— it is something like $4 for four months.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/environment/story/2022-03-10/zoos-new-basecamp-exhibit-opens-officials-hope-it-is-launch-pad-for-conservation

The 3.2-acre Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp exhibit built on the site of the old Children's Zoo is designed to encourage 'parallel play' and empathy for animals

11/11/2021

Police said an Oceanside resident grabbed a gun when five men and one woman -- some of them armed -- attempted a home-invasion robbery early Wednesday. One man was killed. Another was wounded. The resident was uninjured. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2021-11-10/1-killed-1-injured-in-oceanside-shooting

The shooting was reported shortly after 1:15 a.m. at a home on Moonstone Bay Drive near Marblehead Bay Drive

06/11/2021

People called 911 after a car drove up
onto a Hillcrest sidewalk on Halloween night, narrowly missing pedestrians. It took police nearly two hours to respond.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2021-11-05/two-hour-delay-in-police-response-to-911-call-raises-concerns-in-hillcrest

San Diego police chief and city officials met with business owners to discuss Halloween incident

20/10/2021

On Tuesday, nine months after his wife disappeared, Larry Millete was arrested on suspicion of murder. He was jailed without bail in a case that has drawn wide media attention from national talk shows to People magazine.

Larry Millete was arrested on suspicion of murder in the disappearance of his wife, Maya "May" Millete, police said.

08/10/2021

A fire destroyed a popular vegan food truck and community members have pledged more than $100,000 to help out the business owner, who thinks he was the victim of a hate crime.


https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2021-10-07/community-rallies-pledges-thousands-to-support-chef-who-lost-vegan-food-truck-to-fire

Avonte Hartsfield says his office was broken into, a noose was left on a door and papers were ignited inside the Rollin Roots truck before it was destroyed by fire Sunday