Driver killed in rollover crash near Lake Henshaw

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The deadly crash happened around 5 p.m. on state Route 76 on a rural, winding stretch of the highway near Palomar Mountain and the La Jolla Indian Reservation.

May 22nd 2019, 1:39 am

Man suspected of rape, torture in Rancho Peñasquitos reported kidnapping incident

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Investigators said Monday the case did not involve kidnapping, but on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of rape, torture and false imprisonment.

May 22nd 2019, 12:54 am

County to fund de-escalation, mental health crisis training for officers

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The training is part of countywide effort to transform how the justice system responds to those with mental illness

May 21st 2019, 10:42 pm

Should a superintendent have to apologize for welcoming Betsy DeVos to a school?

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Poway Superintendent Marian-Kim Phelps defended DeVos' visit, saying it was a way to show DeVos something good that's happening in public education.

May 21st 2019, 10:12 pm

Accuser in Winslow II rape trial: 'I begged him not to do this'

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The now 55-year-old woman said she was thumbing a ride in Encinitas last year when a stranger picked her up and raped her.

May 21st 2019, 8:56 pm

Sinaloa-backed network used FedEx to ship meth from San Diego across country, feds say

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43 indicted in massive drug distribution and money laundering probe

May 21st 2019, 8:56 pm

Del Mar declares emergency in wake of hillside collapse

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Jimmy Durante Boulevard to be closed through opening of annual county fair

May 21st 2019, 8:56 pm

Rancho Peñasquitos kidnapping report turns to sex assault investigation

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An incident Monday morning in Rancho Peñasquitos initially reported to police as a possible kidnapping instead turned into a sexual assault investigation, police said Monday night.

May 21st 2019, 8:56 pm

Tijuana police arrest 35 in crackdown aimed at border safety

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Tijuana's Director of Public Safety said those detained have been trying to extort drivers who accidentally get into the SENTRI lane for expedited border crossings

May 21st 2019, 7:41 pm

Campaign launches to put $900 million housing bond on ballot

The San Diego Housing Commission, City Councilman Chris Ward and other community leaders gatheed in North Park on Tuesday morning to launch a campaign to promote a 2020 ballot measure to generate $900 million for affordable housing.

May 21st 2019, 7:41 pm

Man carjacked while slowing to look at addresses in Encanto

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The suspect claimed to be armed with a gun and ordered the driver out of the vehicle

May 21st 2019, 7:22 pm

Indictment adds firearms charges to synagogue shooter federal case

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An indictment unsealed Tuesday raised the total number of federal charges John T. Earnest faces to 113 for the attack on the Chabad of Poway.

May 21st 2019, 6:40 pm

School districts prepare for shootings, but there is room for improvement, grand jury says

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A San Diego County grand jury report recommended that districts train more adults on how to handle potential school shootings, conduct vulnerability studies, and more.

May 21st 2019, 5:40 pm

Review identifies 1,700 additional children potentially separated at border

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The Trump administration is under court order to determine how many children were separated before the zero tolerance policy was rolled out nationwide

May 21st 2019, 5:10 pm

Supervisors eye program to hire people who are developmentally disabled to work in county department

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San Diego County will develop a program that would call on every county department to hire people with developmental disabilities through the organization Partnerships With Industry.

May 21st 2019, 5:10 pm

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in City Heights, suffers head injuries

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Driver of vehicle that struck woman stopped after the collision, is cooperating with police

May 21st 2019, 5:10 pm

Body found in Vista

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Person found in encampment behind Target store

May 21st 2019, 2:22 pm

Second chicken pox shot will be required for school next year

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Part of the routine childhood vaccination schedule since 2007, the state has finally gotten around to requiring a second dose for school-age kids

May 21st 2019, 2:22 pm

Man fatally shot in Grantville, police detain man for questioning

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Witnesses reported hearing gunshots near the intersection of Holabird Street and Vandever Avenue

May 21st 2019, 10:05 am

For Betty, 'there's always something I've got to live a little longer for'

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Sharp Transitions program provides a life-extending layer of care for people struggling with severe chronic illnesses

May 21st 2019, 9:05 am

From the Archives: 1967: Rock 'N' Roll Rioters Sweep Downtown S.D.

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Arrest of two unruly teens at Smokey Robinson concert sparked disturbance, police said

May 21st 2019, 8:03 am

Two men rob Bay Terraces pharmacy employee at gunpoint

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The heist occurred about 3 p.m. at the Medicine Shop Pharmacy near Alta View Drive and South Woodman Street.

May 21st 2019, 1:43 am

SDPD investigating failed robbery at Rolando bank branch

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A man on Monday attempted to rob a Wells Fargo branch on El Cajon Boulevard that's just blocks away from a College Area Citibank where a teller was robbed last Wednesday.

May 21st 2019, 12:43 am

Mental competency trial opens for man accused of deadly attacks on homeless

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Jon David Guerrero is suspected of killing four people and injuring others; three were impaled with a railroad spike.

May 20th 2019, 9:14 pm

County to vote Wednesday on pursuing regulatory process to lower toxic air pollutants threshold

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If approved, the APCD will develop a lower air pollutant threshold to promote public health and reduce cancer risk caused by industrial emissions.

May 20th 2019, 9:14 pm

Horton Plaza tech campus is a go

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City Council votes to amend retail restriction, clearing the way for redevelopment.

May 20th 2019, 9:14 pm

La Mesa forum Tuesday to discuss 'future of police oversight'

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The "Future of Police Oversight in La Mesa" forum will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the La Mesa Masonic Lodge, 4731 Date Ave.

May 20th 2019, 9:14 pm

Rep. Duncan Hunter and father to to talk border issues at event in Ramona Saturday

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The event, an unofficial town hall hosted by the American Liberty Forum of Ramona, is Rep. Hunter's first town hall type event in more than two years.

May 20th 2019, 7:10 pm

Former Jamul man gets 16 to life in prison for stabbing death of wife

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An El Cajon judge called Melissa Whitby's murder by her husband, Winnie Whitby III, "unprovoked, violent and horrific."

May 20th 2019, 6:58 pm

No fire found after Solar Turbines employees smell smoke in test building

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Employees had been testing engine that sent out sparks, a fire official said

May 20th 2019, 6:28 pm

ICE wants more immigration detention space in California

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The federal agency is looking into options for holding more immigrants in custody in all of its California field offices.

May 20th 2019, 5:58 pm

Lawyers in rape trial of ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II note his fame in opening statements

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Defense attorney disputes accusations against former NFL player, tells jury 'When you are in the spotlight, people want things from you'

May 20th 2019, 4:28 pm

Police investigating possible kidnapping in Rancho Peñasquitos

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A woman knocked on door, told resident she had been kidnapped and held against her will at a nearby house

May 20th 2019, 3:26 pm

Police providing 'uniformed presence' at Chula Vista High after messages warn not to go to school

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Officers investigating after two students receive Instagram messages

May 20th 2019, 12:09 pm

San Diego police leaders defend use of controversial neck restraint, despite continuing calls for a

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An analysis of five years of police data revealed the move was used hundreds of times and disproportionately on black people.

May 20th 2019, 9:22 am

UC San Diego calls for tighter regulation of marijuana advertising

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Medical scientists say a lot of advertising grossly misrepresents the potential health benefits of cannabis

May 20th 2019, 8:04 am

Cross-border politician leads Baja California race for governor

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A Baja California politician has served in elected office in both the U.S. and Mexico. Critics question his political affiliations and U.S. citizenship, while the candidate for state Governor sees them as attributes.

May 20th 2019, 8:04 am

Democrats eye more county Board of Supervisors seats, even one in East County

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Democrat hope to pull an upset in flipping an East County Board of Supervisors seat, but Republicans aren't worried..

May 20th 2019, 8:04 am

Thousands raise money in Walk Against Hate event to educate against intolerance, 'This has to stop,'

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About 3,200 people registered for the walk, which raised about $115,000 for anti-bias education programs

May 19th 2019, 6:42 pm

Woman stabbed in the face in Encanto community

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A woman was stabbed in the face during an argument in the Encanto community early Sunday, San Diego police said.

May 19th 2019, 5:43 pm

3 people shot in Mount Hope

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Police say victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries

May 19th 2019, 3:21 pm

From the Archives: 1912: Julia Clark would rather fly than eat

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First woman to earn a pilot's license in San Diego

May 19th 2019, 2:09 pm

Your Opinions: Trump's immigration policies draw support, opposition

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Trump proposal to upend rules on migration

May 19th 2019, 8:24 am

Federal response to white supremacist terror threat under scrutiny in wake of Poway attack

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In congressional testimony, anti-extremism experts say government has been overly focused on Islamic radicals while the domestic terror threat grows at home

May 19th 2019, 8:05 am

Opening statements set for Monday in Winslow II rape trial

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Charges against the 2004 first-round NFL draft pick include kidnapping and raping a hitchhiker in her 50s, and raping a homeless woman also in her 50s.

May 19th 2019, 8:05 am

New documentary focuses on trauma faced by first-responders

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"Keeping the Peace," a new documentary that recently premiered at the University of San Diego, brings to light the trauma often faced by first responders and encourages police officers, firefighters and others in the field to seek counseling when dealing with emotional issues.

May 19th 2019, 8:05 am

Pedestrian hit by train, killed in Encinitas

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Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death as a possible suicide. Northbound Coaster trains are disrupted.

May 19th 2019, 1:03 am

Boy, 16, shot in Bay Terraces neighborhood

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San Diego police said the teen is expected to survive.

May 18th 2019, 11:46 pm

4 arrested, suspected in Chula Vista street robbery

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Three adults and a teen were stopped Saturday in a vehicle used when a bicyclist was held at gunpoint last weekend.

May 18th 2019, 10:42 pm

Gov. Newsom promotes California's reproductive health rights during San Diego rally

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The governor's proposed budget includes $100 million for reproductive health and sexual healthcare, as other states have recently passed laws against abortion

May 18th 2019, 8:42 pm

San Diego State University Commencement 2019

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1,857 degree candidates participated in the Fowler College of Business commencement ceremony at San Diego State University, the first of three ceremonies held Saturday May 18, 2019. A total of about 10,300 students collectively will participate over eight different commencement ceremonies that began on Thursday at the Imperial Valley campus and will continue through May 19 in Viejas Arena.

May 18th 2019, 8:31 pm

One dead in Santa Ysabel crash

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CHP was alerted to a car and nearby trees on fire early Saturday

May 18th 2019, 5:58 pm

Man stabbed in Mira Mesa, suspect arrested

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A man was stabbed and slightly injured late Friday night.

May 18th 2019, 2:42 pm

More California kindergartners are skipping required vaccinations

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The percentage of kindergartners who don't have all their required vaccinations — including the one for measles — rose after a law change that allows some students to skip them without citing a reason

May 18th 2019, 8:07 am

County education office concerned over Sweetwater schools' decision not to solicit bids on financial

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The district plans to spend $1.8 million over the course of five years for a financial software used by one other California school district.

May 18th 2019, 8:07 am

DEA raids Point Loma hash oil lab, the 3rd in 2 days in San Diego County

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The dismantling of the smaller Point Loma hash oil lab Friday came a day after agents took down a major lab in Warner Springs and discovered another hash oil operation after it exploded in El Cajon.

May 18th 2019, 1:31 am

Tijuana man and his 3 children ran human-smuggling ring, prosecutors say

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The Mendez-Brahan organization allegedly used an area east of Tecate, charging up to $8,500 for each of the hundreds of unauthorized immigrants they moved into the country for nearly a decade, prosecutors said.

May 17th 2019, 11:49 pm

Chasing a dream: 80-year-old woman graduates from SDSU

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Yasuko Fujii's love for learning never died, even as life got in the way

May 17th 2019, 9:57 pm

Former East County teacher charged with sex crimes involving 6 victims

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Dustin Steven Sniff, who taught at Christian High School in El Cajon, pleaded not guilty to forcible sex acts with minors, adults.

May 17th 2019, 7:45 pm

Dance of the dragons

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Birch Aquarium showcases a new seadragon exhibit Friday, with a tank large enough for the animals' underwater courtship rituals.

May 17th 2019, 7:45 pm

Pandas safely returned to China from San Diego Zoo

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Matriarch Bai Yun to enjoy retirement back home in China

May 17th 2019, 6:24 pm

SWAT standoff in Bonita, Allen school locked down

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Deputies have Allen School Lane closed and are asking a suspect to surrender.

May 17th 2019, 3:26 pm

San Diego to receive flights of migrant families from Texas Border Patrol for processing

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San Diego Border Patrol will take three flights per week of 120 to 135 people each from the Rio Grande Valley.

May 17th 2019, 2:57 pm

Large hash-oil lab raided, guns seized, 4 arrested in Warner Springs

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Federal authorities said the lab was extensive enough to produce 25 pounds of meth in one manufacturing cycle.

May 17th 2019, 2:57 pm

Tenants evacuate as vehicles burn at University City apartment garage

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The cause of the blaze is under investigation. No one was injured at La Jolla Gardens Villas early Friday.

May 17th 2019, 1:23 pm

San Ysidro homeowner shoots at shed burglar

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The owner called San Diego police Friday and said he had fired two rounds at a prowler.

May 17th 2019, 10:48 am

From the Archives: Lost village of Cosoy

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In 1931 author and historian Winifred Davidson wrote about San Diego's beginnings

May 17th 2019, 7:06 am

Suspicious fire breaks out at El Cajon used car dealership

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The blaze at New 2 You Autos on El Cajon Boulevard broke out just a few hundred feet from where flames erupted last Friday morning at a vacant, former Mercedes-Benz dealership.

May 17th 2019, 3:02 am

Pedestrian struck, gravely injured on SR-94 east of downtown

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The man, described by witnesses as elderly, was hit about 7:35 p.m. on eastbound SR-94 near 28th Street and suffered major injuries.

May 17th 2019, 1:45 am

FBI seeks identity of College Area bank robber

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The suspect was last seen running from Citibank and heading north on 60th Street. He wore sunglasses, an American flag bandanna over his face and a black hoodie pulled over his head.

May 17th 2019, 12:31 am

El Cajon police probing 3 apparently unrelated child luring attempts this week

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"Come with me, I'm safe," one man allegedly told a 13-year-old girl Monday as she walked near Flying Hills Elementary School.

May 16th 2019, 10:28 pm

Father Joe's takes homeless health services to the street

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Father Joe's Villages has launched an outreach program that brings health services to homeless people on the streets in downtown San Diego.

May 16th 2019, 8:11 pm

Flyers on cars in OB called misleading about new ordinance

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A San Diego police captain said flyers left on some vehicles at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach had inaccurate information about the new law against vehicle habitation.

May 16th 2019, 7:58 pm

Man, 29, gets jail time for having loaded gun, drugs, in scrap with police

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Jonathan Felix pleaded guilty in April rather than face trial on two charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and drug charge.

May 16th 2019, 7:11 pm

Major injuries reported in crash involving ambulance in Kearny Mesa

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The collision happened about 2:15 p.m. on Kearny Villa Road near the off-ramp from northbound state Route 163 and Balboa Avenue.

May 16th 2019, 6:37 pm

Fire injures 2 at downtown homeless service center

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2 transported to a hospital after blaze ignites as resident is using stove

May 16th 2019, 6:27 pm

Victims blast new diocesan compensation plan for those abused by priests

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"You don't get your day in court," said Esther Miller-Hatfield, objecting to the new program of confidential mediations. "You can't expose the wrongdoing, the systemic abuse by the church."

May 16th 2019, 6:27 pm

Driver arrested after allegedly stealing car, crashing it and returning it to same spot

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Man arrested by Chula Vista police after tracked to apartment in complex where car was taken

May 16th 2019, 6:27 pm

95-year-old man hit by pickup in Lemon Grove, seriously injured

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Victim was trapped under the vehicle

May 16th 2019, 3:08 pm

Calif. AG: $2M mortgage fraud scheme draws 13-year sentence

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In February 2018, a San Diego grand jury indicted four people in what the state Attorney General's Office said was a fraud scheme that had victimized 40 people who had sought mortgage help.

May 16th 2019, 2:55 pm

Paddleboarder gets 5 years prison for Sunset Cliffs assault on surfer

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Paul Konen was convicted of a "bully on the beach" assault on East County surf coach Kevin Eslinger.

May 16th 2019, 1:50 pm

Former Homeland Security agent pleads guilty in drug money theft

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Tyrone Duren also admitted to lying to federal investigators and evading taxes

May 16th 2019, 1:40 pm

2 lanes of north I-5 blocked near Leucadia after truck carrying strawberries catches fire

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Driver suffered injuries in the fire and was taken to the hospital

May 16th 2019, 10:07 am

San Diego's Wanted: Carrying concealed dirk or dagger

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The Union-Tribune profiles a wanted suspect each week in an effort to make our community safer.

May 16th 2019, 9:05 am

Report names eight San Diego County school districts where students of color achieve higher than pre

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The study identified school districts where Hispanic, African-American and white students achieved higher than predicted, after controlling for socioeconomic status.

May 16th 2019, 12:13 am

Oceanside police motorcycle officer avoids serious injury in Pala crash

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On his way home from work on state Route 76, the officer saw the vehicle coming toward him and tried to avoid the crash, a spokesman said. He was hit anyway, but apparently sustained only a minor injury.

May 15th 2019, 11:56 pm

Homeless, homeowners share concerns about new vehicle habitation law

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A day after the San Diego City Council approved a new ban on people living in vehicles, homeless people and at least supporter of the ban share some concerns about how it will be implemented.

May 15th 2019, 10:56 pm

Sheriff: San Diego County jail inmate died Monday from medical condition

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Dennis Lee Curry, 63, went into medical distress Saturday at the George Bailey Detention Facility and died Monday. Authorities say his death was natural from complications of cirrhosis of the liver.

May 15th 2019, 10:08 pm

County property crime rate lowest in 39 years, hate crimes plummet

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The 76 hate crimes reported in 2018 was the second lowest total from the past 10 years.

May 15th 2019, 9:25 pm

SDPD investigating College Area bank heist

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The suspect robbed employees at the Citibank on El Cajon Boulevard near College Avenue around 3:15 p.m. before fleeing into a nearby neighborhood, police said.