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New Documents Shed Light On How SEAL Team Turned In Eddie Gallagher
- Dec. 27, 2019
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
Hours of recorded interviews with Gallagher’s team members, text messages between them, and a body cam recording of the moment right before Gallagher allegedly stabbed a wounded ISIS fighter were included in the trove of documents leaked to the New York Times.
Roundtable: Top Stories Of 2019
- Dec. 27, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
We look back at some of the biggest stories from the past year with our panel of San Diego journalists.
California Jails Use Kinder Approach To Solitary Confinement
- Dec. 26, 2019
- Don Thompson / Associated Press
Three Northern California county jails are trying a new approach to solitary confinement. The idea is to limit solitary confinement to violent inmates.
Wildfires Cause Turmoil In California Property Insurance Market
- Dec. 26, 2019
- By Associated Press
Kent Michitsch seemed to be running out of traditional options to insure the home he’s lived in for more than 30 years northeast of San Diego as California’s massive property insurance market reels from three consecutive years of destructive wildfires.
Controlled Burns Aim To Reforest San Diego's Mountains
- Dec. 24, 2019
- By Tom Fudge
The California Parks Department is setting fires in San Diego County's eastern mountains to try to bring back the forest in parts of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
Credit Card Breaches At Islands, Champagne Bakery Restaurants
- Dec. 20, 2019
- By City News Service
Between Feb. 18 and Sept. 27, thieves installed malware on payment-card devices at various of the restaurants' locations.
California Still Struggling To Police Stoned Drivers
- Dec. 20, 2019
- By Shalina Chatlani
Marijuana is hard to police. A small amount may significantly impair a novice user but not a chronic user. So, traditional tools used on drunken drivers — like breathalyzers — don’t work.
Middle School Students Arrested For Bottle-Bomb Blast
- Dec. 19, 2019
- By City News Service
The suspects, whose identities were withheld because they are minors, were arrested on suspicion of felony charges of possessing and detonating a destructive device in a manner that could cause injury, the lieutenant said.
Rep. Duncan Hunter One Of Three Lawmakers To Miss Historic Impeachment Vote
- Dec. 19, 2019
- By Associated Press
San Diego Republican Duncan Hunter has pleaded guilty to illegally using campaign money for personal expenses, and he was warned by the House Ethics Committee not to vote again, citing legislative rules.
Main Break Sends Water Gushing Into North Park Streets, Homes
- Dec. 17, 2019
- By City News Service
The rupture of the 30-inch cast-iron transmission main was reported around 6 a.m. near the intersection of Ray and Capps streets, San Diego city spokesman Scott Robinson said.
Meth Is Easy To Get In San Diego, But Addiction Is Hard To Treat
- Dec. 17, 2019
- By Tarryn Mento
The government reports highlight methamphetamine’s continued grip on the region at a time when the opioid crisis is the nationwide focus.
New DNA Evidence Solved 36-Year-Old La Mesa Cold-Case Murder
- Dec. 16, 2019
- By Alexander Nguyen
New DNA evidence helped La Mesa police solved a nearly 36-year-old cold-case murder, officials announced Monday.
Report: Few People Gain Removal From CalGang Database
- Dec. 16, 2019
- By Jade Hindmon, Marissa Cabrera
The CalGang database is used by law enforcement agencies to document and track suspected gang members.
Asylum-Seeker Sent Back To Mexico Is Killed In Tijuana
- Dec. 13, 2019
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
The 35-year-old man, his wife and children had been sent back to Mexico under the controversial “Remain-in-Mexico” program, which makes U.S. asylum-seekers wait in Mexico while their claims are processed.
Roundtable: The Truth About The Afghanistan War
- Dec. 13, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A Washington Post report details misleading public information over the course of the war in Afghanistan, San Diego has a stark racial gap when it comes to arrests and drug prosecutions, and the new religious themed Legacy International Center opens in Mission Valley.