Tag: San Diego

Metrolink Suspends Service to Two South Orange County Stations for Track Work

LOS ANGELES —There will be no Metrolink service beginning Sept. 16 to the San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, and Oceanside stations because of emergency track work. Metrolink’s goal is to resume service by Oct. 4, according to Public Affairs Manager Paul Gonzales. If the work is completed earlier than expected, Metrolink service will also resume,…


San Diego Commemorates the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Around 1000 spectators gathered at the USS Midway Museum in downtown San Diego on Saturday to honor lives lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Many people from the west coast attended the memorial ceremony to read the names of their deceased loved ones. Don Forsyth, retired battalion chief of the Orange County…


US Navy Helicopter Was Vibrating Before Crash That Killed 5

SAN DIEGO—A brief Navy narrative of a fatal helicopter crash off Southern California says the aircraft experienced “side-to-side” vibrations that caused the main rotor to hit the deck of an aircraft carrier while landing, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The MH-60S Seahawk fell off the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 31. One…


5 Missing Sailors in California Helicopter Crash Deceased: Navy

The U.S. Navy declared Saturday the five crewmembers missing in the Aug. 31 helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego deceased. “The U.S. Navy has declared the five missing crewmembers of an MH-60S helicopter crash, deceased. U.S. 3rd Fleet has shifted from search and rescue efforts to recovery operations, Sept. 4,” the Navy said…


San Diego Families Rescued From Afghanistan, More Stranded

Over 21 students and their families from the Cajon Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) were rescued by U.S. troops from Afghanistan. But a family with three students in the district is still stranded, officials said during a Sept. 2 press conference.  David Miyashiro, superintendent of the Cajon Valley Unified School District, said around Aug. 16 the school district realized that…


Navy Helicopter Crashes in Ocean Off Southern California

SAN DIEGO—A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Tuesday in the ocean off Southern California during a routine flight from an aircraft carrier, military officials said. A search and rescue operation was launched after the MH-60S helicopter crashed around 4:30 p.m. about 60 nautical miles off San Diego, the Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet said on Twitter. At…


Navy Helicopter Crashes Off San Diego Coast, at Least 1 Rescued

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California during a routine flight on Tuesday. The Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet announced on Twitter that an MH-60S helicopter that crashed around 4:30 p.m. PST about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego. It had been aboard the USS…


Navy Helicopter Crashes Off San Diego Coast, 5 Missing

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California during a routine flight on Tuesday. The Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet announced on Twitter that an MH-60S helicopter that crashed around 4:30 p.m. local time, about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego. It had been aboard the…


UCSD Students Consider Living in Cars Due to Housing Shortage

As students flock to campus, more than two thousand University of California San Diego (UCSD) students are still on the waiting list for campus housing. The school apartments near campus are so scarce, some parents of students are considering letting their children sleep in an RV as a last resort. To ensure social distancing protocols…


San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Declare COVID “Misinformation” a Public Health Crisis

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on a resolution Aug. 31 that will seek to declare COVID-19 “misinformation” a public health crisis and create methods to combat it. The resolution, which is expected to pass in the Democratic-led board, was introduced by Chairman Nathan Fletcher in response to a slowing-down…