City Manager In Hot Water Over Hot Websites Chula Vista's highest ranking executive has been reprimanded for his computer usage and asked not to retaliate against employees who reported his looking at "inappropriate images" while at work, it was reported today.
Oceanside Cop Facing Domestic Violence Charges An Oceanside police lieutenant accused of choking and dragging his ex-girlfriend through his Carlsbad home was free on $25,000 bail today, it was reported.
Woman Abducted, Released After Home Invasion Robbery San Diego police searched for two men who robbed a woman at her Ocean Crest residence, then abducted her, driving her off in her own vehicle before setting her free.
Court Rules Doctors Cannot Deny Medical Care To Gays California's highest court on Monday barred doctors from invoking their religious beliefs as a reason to deny treatment to gays and lesbians, ruling that state law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination extends to the medical profession.
Local Hospitals Fined for Medical Mistakes A state agency fined four hospitals in San Diego County $25,000 each for mistakes that included allowing a patient to fall off an operating table and anesthesia equipment problems that resulted in patient "surgical awareness."
Former Marine to Be Tried in Civilian Court The trial for a former Marine accused of manslaughter in the deaths of four unarmed detainees in Iraq is scheduled to begin Tuesday.
Arrest Made in Talmadge-Area Stabbing Police reported that a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a 48-year-old man five times following a robbery attempt in the Talmadge area.
San Diego Officer Charged In Death Of Police Dog Prosecutors say a San Diego police officer has been charged with causing the death of his canine partner by leaving it in a closed patrol car on a hot day.
San Diego Man Found Dead in Car in Skyline An autopsy was pending on the body of a 23-year-old San Diego man found shot to death in a car in Skyline after residents reported hearing gunfire.
Tractor Trailer Crash Blocks Traffic On I-8 A collision between a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck snarled traffic for more than four hours on Interstate 8 near Severin Drive in La Mesa today as crews cleared damaged vehicles from the roadway and cleaned a roughly 100-gallon diesel-fuel spill.
Actor Pleads Not Guilty in Attack On Ex-Girlfriend An actor who had a supporting role in the movie "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" pleaded not guilty today to attempted murder and other charges for allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend 20 times at her San Marcos home last weekend.
Motorist Opens Fire On Officer During Traffic Stop A motorist fired a gun at a patrol officer who was standing outside his squad car on an Encanto-area roadside today, missing him but breaking a window on the police vehicle, authorities said.
U.S. Border Patrol Shoots Suspect In San Ysidro Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a man throwing rocks at agents near the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area.
Investigator Accidentally Shoots Herself An investigator with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office accidentally shot herself in the leg while working with a fugitive task force in the East County this afternoon, authorities reported.
Navy Relieves Commander Of Air Recon Squadron The Navy says it has relieved the commander of an air reconnaissance squadron that provides the president and the defense secretary the airborne ability to command and control the nation's nuclear submarines, bombers and missile silos.
Local Families Sue SDG&E For Deadly Chopper Crash San Diego Gas & Electric was negligent in a 2004 helicopter crash that killed four Marines at Camp Pendleton because the utility failed to light a tower that the chopper struck at nighttime, an attorney told a jury today.
Sewage Spill Forces Beach Closing Authorities posted signs Tuesday warning people to avoid contact with the surf along a 400-foot stretch of North County coastline because of a sewage spill.
Meth Addict Convicted of Torturing, Killing Girlfriend A methamphetamine addict who beat, tortured and strangled his longtime girlfriend because he was unhappy with her in bed was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and other charges.
Murder Charge Will Stand in Surfer's Murder Trial A judge refused to throw out a murder charge against a La Jolla man accused of punching a professional surfer during a fight last year, causing the victim to fall back and a suffer a fatal head injury.
San Diego Police Officer In Hospital After Car Wreck A police officer driving with his cruiser's lights flashing and siren sounding got into a chain-reaction pileup at a busy Grantville intersection today, leaving the officer and another motorist with minor injuries.
Arrest Made in Murder at Group Home Police reported that a 34-year-old man was in custody Monday on suspicion of murdering a man at an independent living facility in Bay Terraces over the weekend.
Hit-and-Run Victim Offers Her Own Reward A Bay Park woman is offering her own reward after she expressing her disappointment in the way San Diego Police have looked for the hit-and-run driver who hurt her and another woman in Pacific Beach one year ago.
Computer System Helps Catch Graffiti Vandals Law enforcement agencies are teaming up to catch graffiti vandals in Escondido, and they're doing it with the help of a computer system.
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