SAN DIEGO—A passenger train fatally struck an unidentified man at Old Town Transit Center on July 11. The southbound Coaster train hit the pedestrian at the rail depot in the 4000 block of Taylor Street in San Diego at about 2:45 p.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The victim, who appeared to…
Train Fatally Strikes Pedestrian at Old Town Transit Center
Train Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in San Diego Old Town
SAN DIEGO—A passenger train fatally struck an unidentified man at Old Town Transit Center on July 11. The southbound Coaster train hit the pedestrian at the rail depot in the 4000 block of Taylor Street in San Diego at about 2:45 p.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The victim, who appeared to…
Romanian Couple Plead Guilty to Laundering $1.4 Million From Thefts Targeting Elderly
SAN DIEGO—A Romanian husband and wife pleaded guilty June 20 to laundering money that federal prosecutors allege was proceeds from a string of thefts targeting elderly victims across San Diego County. Eduard Ghiocel, 47, and Floarea Ghiocel, 48, were charged along with four others with taking part in 17 jewelry thefts in “elderly communities” in…
Missing Hiker’s Body Found Underwater at Three Sisters Falls
A volunteer search team looking for a 27-year-old man who went missing last week while swimming in a natural pool at a popular hiking spot near Julian in San Diego found a submerged body on June 19. Divers made the discovery shortly before 1:30 p.m. in a pool underneath Three Sisters Falls in Descanso, in…
San Diego County’s Proposed Budget Would Boost Infrastructure Spending by $37 Million
San Diego County officials have proposed an additional $37 million in its 2023–24 budget—up 6 percent from last year—for infrastructure improvements, for such things as traffic signals, repairing sidewalks, and funding park amenities. With the increase, the total funding for the county’s Land Use and Environment Group, which manages such projects and programs, would be…
Passenger Rail Services Connecting Orange County to Oceanside Resumes
Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner rail service between Orange and San Diego counties reopened May 27, after a month of closure due to a landslide in San Clemente, according to an Orange County Transit Authority news release. A geotechnical assessment and final track inspection on May 26 prompted the all-clear for passenger communal services to…
Application for Internet Service Assistance Now Open in Orange and San Diego Counties
A program connecting low-income families and households nationwide to affordable internet services is now accepting applications in Orange and San Diego counties. Called the Affordability Connectivity program, benefits include up to a $30 a month discount for internet services and a one-time discount of up to $100 for the purchase of a laptop, desktop computer,…
San Diego Supervisors Chase More State Funding to Combat Homelessness
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 to apply for more state funding to purchase four hotels to convert into permanent housing for the homeless during its May 23 meeting. The supervisors did not say, at this time, how much they plan to seek from California’s Homekey funds, which are designated to create…
Victims of Deadly Harbison Canyon House-Party Shooting ID’d
SAN DIEGO—Authorities May 1 publicly identified two San Diego men who were killed last week in a predawn shooting during a crowded house party in a rural neighborhood east of El Cajon. Jaden Davis, 20, and 29-year-old Seandell Jones were fatally shot by an unknown assailant or assailants in the 800 block of Renfro Way…
2 Dead, Including Infant, in 3-Vehicle Collision on I-15 in San Diego
BONSALL, Calif.—An adult and an infant were declared dead in a three-vehicle traffic collision April 23 on southbound Interstate 15 south of state Route 76. The 3:13 p.m. Sunday crash involved a black pickup truck, a white Tesla, and a black sedan, according to the California Highway Patrol. The pickup overturned and landed on its…
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