SAN DIEGO–As the number of whooping cough (pertussis) cases continues to increase in San Diego, officials from the County Health and Human Services Agency are encouraging everyone to get the proper vaccinations for the disease. San Diego County has 266 cases of pertussis reported so far in 2010, with 15 infants hospitalized due to the [...]
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus
July 29, 2010 By
LEMON GROVE–A batch of mosquitoes collected in Lemon Grove has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first positive test this year for the potentially-deadly disease, said County Vector Control officials. “Finding positive mosquito batches is significant because mosquitoes do not travel far from the site of the infection,” said Jack Miller, Director of the [...]
UC San Diego named top research university
July 29, 2010 By
By Christine Clark LA JOLLA–The University of California, San Diego has been named among the top 25 research universities in the nation by The Center for Measuring University Performance in its annual “Top American Research Universities” publication. The center’s analysis noted several strengths of UC San Diego, including the university’s number of faculty awards, SAT/ACT [...]
Mandeville and Top Cow to adapt “Crosshair” for big screen
July 29, 2010 By
LOS ANGELES–Mandeville Films’ partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman announced today that Mandeville and Top Cow Productions will join forces to produce a feature film version of Top Cow’s comic book “Crosshair.” Mandeville learned of the project of the eve of San Diego’s Comic-Con, and, after extensive negotiations, closed the deal over the weekend to [...]
The New Face of America: Interracial Relationships Flourishing At An Unprecedented Rate
July 27, 2010 By
By Danny R. Johnson WASHINGTON–Hostile stares and epithets were the least of their problems when Edmond and Jeannie Kahn first dated. Twice the couples–he a white Jew, she a Black Baptist–were arrested simply for walking the streets of Baltimore arm in arm. When they wed in 1957, Maryland law barred interracial marriages, so the ceremony [...]
MS-13 gang member sentenced to death
July 27, 2010 By
WASHINGTON–Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. today formally imposed the federal death penalty sentence on Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana, aka “Wizard,” announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina. A 12-person federal jury in Charlotte, N.C., [...]
Former CEO of Morgan Crucible Co. found guilty of conspiracy
July 27, 2010 By
WASHINGTON–A federal jury in Philadelphia today convicted Ian P. Norris, the former CEO of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, a United Kingdom corporation, of conspiring with others to obstruct justice, the Department of Justice announced. In 2004, a federal grand jury indicted Norris, a citizen of the United Kingdom, on one count of fixing prices [...]
Small plane crash kills pilot
July 27, 2010 By
By Gina Yarbrough OCEANSIDE–A pilot was killed Tuesday morning when his twin-engine plane crashed and burned in a field next to an elementary school. The small plane left Oceanside Municipal Airport about 10:55 a.m., headed westbound, turned left and was headed eastbound when the plane began to have engine troubles, said Leonard Mata, Oceanside Police [...]
County advises oysters are safer to eat when cooked
July 24, 2010 By
SAN DIEGO–Eating raw oysters is a favorite indulgence of many people during summer months, but eating them uncooked could increase your risk for gastrointestinal illness. The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is advising the public to be aware of the potential health dangers and risks associated with eating raw oysters. [...]
County reports four bats tested positive for rabies
July 24, 2010 By
SAN DIEGO–While bats, skunks, raccoons and other wild animals might be interesting to look at. Touching them—even when they’re dead—could expose you to rabies. The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reports that four of 20 bats submitted for rabies testing to HHSA’s Public Health Laboratory since January 1, 2010 have [...]
