DEL MAR–Be part of Del Mar’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) by signing up today for the next CERT training course. CERT training is design to prepare residents in the event of a catastrophic disaster. The next free CERT training session for Del Mar residents begins Sunday, April 17 at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 [...]

SAN DIEGO–Three defendants were sentenced to lengthy terms in United States prison as a result of their participation in the Arellano-Felix drug trafficking organization (AFO). Jesus Labra-Aviles and Armando Martinez-Duarte were sentenced today to 480 months and 220 months of imprisonment, respectively. In addition, on March 29, 2010, Jorge Aureliano Felix was sentenced to 360 [...]

SAN DIEGO COUNTY–Spring has officially arrived and mosquito breeding season is here. County officials are working hard to prevent the spread of West Nile virus (WNV) in San Diego County. “Controlling mosquito populations is the key to WNV prevention,” said Jack Miller, Director of the County Department of Environmental Health. “The recent rains will certainly [...]

BONSALL–A Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) has been discovered in Bonsall. If a second moth is found, then quarantine will be declared. The LBAM feeds on more than 2,000 different types of native and ornamental plants and trees, and can attack more than 250 agricultural crops including food systems. The presence of this pest is [...]

RANCHO SANTA FE–“Sunny” and, “Angel”, extremely rare twin foals, continue to attract worldwide attention from the Intensive Care stall in the Equine Hospital at Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC). During an examination broadcast online Monday morning Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez took a radiograph of Angel’s left front knee then applied a plastic splint created at HWAC. [...]

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CHULA VISTA–In the wake of the 7.2 earthquake that hit the U.S./Mexico border, U.S. Congressman Bob Filner urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to ask for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Imperial County. “While preliminary damage estimates are still being developed, I urge you to request a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the areas of Imperial County, [...]

Twitters captured images of the devastation caused by last Sunday’s magnitude-7.2 earthquake that shook Baja California, San Diego, Mexicali and Phoenix, Arizona. These photos of the damage in Mexicali and other locales were shared via Twitter and TwitPic this afternoon by people who experienced the earthquake first-hand.

SAN DIEGO–To kick-off April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, the San Diego County Commission on Children, Youth and Families (CCYF) is hosting its 6th annual STARS Awards on Wednesday, April 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The New Children’s Museum, 200 W. Island in downtown San Diego. The event will honor local community, non-profit and [...]

By Gina Yarbrough SAN DIEGO–A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico and Southern California Sunday at 3:40 p.m. The quake rattled some residents’ nerves but did not result in any significant damage in San Diego County, according to preliminary reports from city and county agencies. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the powerful earthquake [...]