Category: San Diego

Search Called Off for Overboard Passenger From Carnival Cruise Ship

LONG BEACH, Calif.—After more than 31 hours of searching for a woman who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Dec. 12 it was standing down pending additional information. The passenger, who was in her 20s, was reported overboard from the balcony of her stateroom aboard the…


Man in Custody After Trying to Speed Through Mexico Border

SAN DIEGO—A man is in federal custody Dec. 13 after a failed attempt to enter the United States by speeding through the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The man allegedly tried to drive a vehicle from Mexico through U.S. Customs and Border Protection screening lanes “at a high rate of speed” and rear-ended another car…


Brew, Chew, and Cider, Too: Exploring San Diego’s North Park

You’re vacationing in San Diego. You’ve had a close encounter with wildlife from every continent at the zoo. You’ve strolled the waterfront and admired the clipper ship Star of India and the massive aircraft carrier Midway. You’ve shopped at Horton Plaza and supped in the Gaslamp Quarter. What now? Explore North Park. This historic neighborhood—a…


Escondido Man Gets 3-Year Term for Selling $1 Million of Forged Art

SAN DIEGO—An Escondido man who pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for selling $1.1 million of forged artworks—which he claimed were created by acclaimed artist Richard Hambleton—was sentenced Dec. 10 to three years in prison. Jason Harrington, 38, admitted to selling forgeries to at least 15 galleries and individuals between 2018 and 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s…


Escondido Man Gets Three Years in Prison for Selling Forged Art

SAN DIEGO—An Escondido man who pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for selling $1.1 million of forged artworks—which he claimed were created by acclaimed artist Richard Hambleton—was sentenced Dec. 10 to three years in prison. Jason Harrington, 38, admitted to selling forgeries to at least 15 galleries and individuals between 2018 and 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s…


Inmate’s Death Ruled Suicide via Acute Water Intoxication

SAN DIEGO—An inmate who died last spring at San Diego Central Jail intentionally killed himself by drinking so much water his body shut down, authorities reported Dec. 10. Lester Daniel Marroquin, 35, was found dead on the wet floor of his solo-occupant cell at the Front Street detention center on the afternoon of May 30, according to the San…


San Diego County Approves $160 Billion Transportation Plan, Cuts out Mileage Tax

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Association of Governments’ (SANDAG) board of directors passed on Dec. 10 the 2021 Regional Transportation Plan without the controversial road mileage tax, but questions remain as to how the regional transportation agency will fund the $160 billion plan. A four-cents-per-mile road usage tax proposal and two half-cent regional sales taxes proposed for 2022 and 2028…


San Diego Port Installing 300 ‘Reef Balls’ As Pilot Oyster Living Shoreline Begins

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—The Port of San Diego has begun installation of 300 “reef balls” as part of the South Bay Native Oyster Living Shoreline Project next to the Chula Vista Wildlife Refuge, it was announced Dec. 9. The project, in partnership with the California State Coastal Conservancy and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, is the…


Former La Jolla TV Exec Sentenced in USC Admissions Bribery Case

SAN DIEGO—A former La Jolla media executive who paid more than $500,000 to get her children into prestigious universities as part of the wide-ranging college admissions bribery scandal was sentenced Dec. 9 to six weeks in prison, plus one year of home confinement. Elisabeth Kimmel pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal charge of…


Border Patrol Pursuit Ends in Crash That Leaves 13 Injured

SAN DIEGO—A driver is in custody Dec. 8 after 12 passengers in a pickup truck being pursued by Border Patrol agents were injured in “a mass casualty incident” on Interstate 8 in East County, San Deigo, authorities said. At 6:12 p.m. Tuesday, Border Patrol agents attempted to pull over a black Chevrolet Silverado on Interstate-8…