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Local Emergency Crews Practicing Terror Drills
Local, state and federal agencies are teaming up to test how prepared hospitals are for a terrorist attack.

Mount Miguel High School Student Accuses Teacher Of Assault
A local high school student is suing the Grossmont School District and a teacher, claiming she was physically and verbally abused.

Names Released Of Victims In Deadly Crash In Julian
The names of the two victims of a deadly crash in Julian have been released.

Mayor And Unions Reach Pension Overhaul Deal
Mayor Jerry Sanders and three city worker unions have reached a tentative deal that would overhaul San Diego's pension plan for new hires.

News 8 Follow-Up: Residents To Face Off With Bill Horn On Development Plan
Hundreds of Valley Center residents are expected to flood the Board of Supervisor's meeting Wednesday morning. They're demanding that County Supervisor Bill Horn drop plans for a 3,000-home development in their community.

Mother Of Fatally Beaten Surfer Files Lawsuit
The mother of a local surfer beaten to death during a La Jolla fight is suing the five men involved in the brawl, their parents and an area bar.

San Diego Police Dog Died Of Heat Stroke In Car
A San Diego police dog found dead in the back of his handler's patrol car amid triple-digit temperatures died of heat stroke.

Mayor And Unions Reach Pension Overhaul Deal
Mayor Jerry Sanders and San Diego's three non-public safety unions have reached a tentative deal to overhaul the city's pension system.

Express Buses Stalled For Charger Fans
Charger fans who ride express buses to Qualcomm Stadium are being forced to come up with a new game plan.

Weight Loss Business Co-Founder Sid Craig Dies
Private funeral services were being planned today for Sid Craig, who co-founded the Jenny Craig weight-loss company in the 1980s along with his wife and helped turn the small chain into an international success story.

Surveillance Video Shows Car Used In Deadly Shooting
San Diego police are hoping newly released surveillance video will help them solve a murder mystery in Barrio Logan.

Local Man Is First To Contract West Nile In County
A 24-year-old man, who was hospitalized with swelling of the brain, became the first San Diego County resident diagnosed with West Nile virus this year, public health officials said today.

New Video Could Help Solve Deadly Shooting
San Diego police are hoping new surveillance video can help them solve a deadly shooting in Barrio Logan.

Local Training Facility Gets Attention of Defense Secretary
What started as a fight over the new Blackwater military training facility in Otay Mesa is now getting the attention of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

San Diego Veterans to Endorse McCain for President
Veterans in San Diego are expected to endorse presidential candidate, Republican senator John McCain, on Tuesday.

Family, Friends Greet Returning Marines and Sailors
Jubilant family and friends greeted 150 Marines and sailors as they returned home Monday after serving in Iraq.

Preliminary Hearing for Teenage Girl's Killer
A man arrested in Mexico last year in connection with the February 2000 shooting death of a 17-year-old girl at a house party in southeast San Diego is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.

Brush Fire Threatens Homes In Encinitas
A fire of unknown origin spread through a North County
canyon today, threatening nearby ridge-tops homes but causing no structural damage or injuries, authorities reported.

Cunningham Asks for Clemency from President Bush
Political experts said it was unlikely that President Bush would grant clemency to disgraced former U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

Bluff Collapses At Torrey Pines State Beach
A bluff collapsed at Torrey Pines State Beach Monday morning.

Autopsy Scheduled for Poway Grad Found in River
Friends and family of a former Poway High School student are mourning her death after her body was found in the San Luis Rey River near a campsite near Palomar Mountain.

Worse May Come For Epic Lines At Tijuana Crossing
It looks like any Southern California traffic jam _ except you can buy a cappuccino and a 4-foot statue of Jesus from your car while watching dogs sniff vehicles for drugs.

Fugitive Mother Charged With Escaping Mich. Prison
A California mother of three arrested 32 years after she fled a Michigan prison on a drug conviction was charged Monday with escape.

Police Rescue Leads to Officer-Involved Shooting
Authorities have scheduled an autopsy Monday for a Los Angeles man shot to death by San Diego harbor police after they plucked him out of San Diego Bay and he allegedly became combative.

PETA Protestors Strip Down To Stop Cruelty To Fish
In downtown, members of PETA wore next to nothing Monday to protest commercial fishing and the people who eat fish.

Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in Emerald Hills
Police reported that a 28-year-old man was shot to death in Emerald Hills over the weekend.




 

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