Provides the latest RSS feeds for San Diego News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Diego News .net http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/cat/3f3115f526d2b2d1/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 02:25:20 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:25:20 -0400 30 According to the website ProFootballFocus.com, which measures NFL players using advanced statistics, Starks was worse than King Dunlap, the other player the Chargers signed to play left tackle and the man who's worked with the first team offense during organized team ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214680282/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:43:51 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214680282/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Email SAN DIEGO -- What's impressed manager Bud Black the most about Will Venable's recent power surge has been the pitches that the Padres' outfielder is hitting for home runs. Some have been high fastballs -- like the one to lead off the seventh inning on Monday -- others on breaking balls or changeups. "That's what I like," Black said. "The ability to hit ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214679247/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:59 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214679247/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Email SAN DIEGO -- Carlos Quentin is not in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Cardinals. He has a sore knee after sliding awkwardly into home plate Monday, scoring the tying run on a sixth-inning single by Chris Denorfia. Quentin missed time earlier this season with a knee injury and has played in 30 of the team's 44 games. He's off to a slow start this season, ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214679248/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:59 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214679248/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Email SAN DIEGO -- Every club in the big leagues emphasizes having solid infield defense, so the Padres being pleased with their glovework shouldn't come as much of a surprise. But in San Diego, the sparkling play around the diamond takes on a bit more significance. The Friars play their home games in Petco Park, where runs are scarce, and they do so with a pitching staff that tends to ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214679249/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:59 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214679249/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 But this event has no relation to the sadly long-defunct San Diego Jazz Festival, which -- between 1979 and 1987 -- brought such uncompromising American music giants as Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Lionel Hampton, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and dozens more to ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677760/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:08 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677760/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 San Diego schools have yet to join a whistle-blower lawsuit in Los Angeles claiming that Office Depot overcharged thousands of governments for supplies purchased through a nonprofit co-op that negotiated purchasing ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678299/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:02 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678299/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 More Photos Chargers.com: How does it feel to be a San Diego Charger? Starks: It feels pretty awesome! I think it's a great opportunity. I love the city of San Diego, so hopefully it will be a welcomed change and I look forward to helping the Chargers build toward a Championship. Chargers.com: You were in high demand. Why did you choose to sign here? Starks: There was a great opportunity in ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678300/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:51 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678300/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 One of the county's best school districts, San Marcos Unified, is building more schools to make room for thousands of new students. But parents in one neighborhood aren't happy with the district's proposed ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678301/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:57 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678301/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 SeaWorld says each refill with a reusable cup prevents the emission of approximately 27 grams of CO2. (PHOTO/SeaWorld ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677275/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:58 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677275/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677276/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:27 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677276/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 For family members of Valeria Monique Alvarado, the heartache and anger are unbearable after she was killed by a border patrol officer in plain clothes. They have since hired an attorney to represent them in seeking whether the officer used excessive ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677278/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:05 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677278/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Timothy Barnette, the teenager behind the wheel of a Land Rover involved in a fatal crash eastbound on SR-56 east of Black Mountain Road Thursday, is under investigation according to the CHP. NBC 7's Nicole Gonzales ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677277/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:05 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677277/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 SAN DIEGO, California, May 21. THANKS to a trio of talented seniors and a solid swimming team, the Torrey Pines Falcons earned their fourth consecutive girls title at the CIF San Diego High School Swimming and Diving Championships. The Carlsbad Lancers claimed the boys team title. The swimming portion of the competition took place May 16 and 18 at Granite Hills High School; the diving events took ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674782/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:21:29 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674782/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 From the moment they were hired back in January, General Manager Tom Telesco and Head Coach Mike McCoy preached their devotion to improving the Chargers roster. They made good on that promise Tuesday, signing left tackle Max Starks as they continue to revamp the team's offensive line. The 31-year old Starks is entering his ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674783/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:35 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674783/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Katie Aldrich told NBC 7 that Soloman was stolen Monday at the Haunted Head Saloon in Oceanside. Aldrich says she was sitting outside the bar with Soloman on her lap when a man approached her and started asking questions about the ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674784/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:38 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674784/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 A man who pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. military medical supplies was sentenced to six months in prison in San Diego, Calif., court records said. Michael Tuisee, 34, was one of three civilian contractors charged in the case, accused of taking medical equipment ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674242/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:38 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674242/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Since the 1970s, the Eagle Scout and adult Scout leader-turned-whistle-blower has worked to protect the plant from extinction at Camp Pico Blanco, a Boy Scout camp nestled in the mountains along the Little Sur River south of Monterey, ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671976/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:45 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671976/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Guidelines: Please keep your comments relevant to the topic and appropriate. Abusive or combatant comments towards other fans will not be tolerated and will be removed from display on this site. Use the "Report Abuse" link to help keep the Chargers community at its ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671977/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:19 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671977/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 The leg of Luke Acuna was amputated after a trash truck struck him in November. Now, he hopes to return home, and with the help of doctors, a mentor, friends and family, Luke hopes to play sports once again. NBC 7 reporter Steven Luke interviewed Luke, his father Anthony, his mentor Travis Ricks and his doctor Andrew ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671978/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:43:32 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671978/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 A Southern California couple are headed to prison after pleading guilty to keeping a young niece in the United States illegally as a sex slave. Inez Martinez Garcia, 44, was sentenced Monday to a 20-year prison term. Her husband, Marcial Garcia Hernandez, 45, was given a 23-years-to-life sentence. Both pleaded guilty to multiple counts of abuse. Prosecutors said the couple coerced a relative in ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671853/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:22 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671853/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 San Diego is the summer home of several different types of vireos. Vireos are small insectivorous birds about the size and shape of a warbler, but with thicker bills, wing bars, eye rings, and are said to be "bulkier". Vireos also have a different song as well, often more repetitive with several sections of the song being repeated. The most common type of vireo one sees in the San Diego ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214670240/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:47:52 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214670240/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 The trees are separated into two categories: Native/naturalized nominated and ornamental. The tree with the most votes in each category will be planted as part of a special Arbor Day celebration in a City of Oceanside ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214670242/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:18 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214670242/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Welcome to SeaWorld's Antarctica. Jim and I will be your guides. Be sure to bundle up, folks! Its cheesy to say SeaWorld Orlandos new Antarctica expansion is cool, but I really have no other way to put it. Today, I and OBJ photographer Jim Carchidi had a chance to slip behind the barriers of SeaWorlds new 4-acre expansion to see just what guests will experience come May 24. The result? An ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214669509/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:45 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214669509/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Cubic Simulation Systems division, based in Orlando, Fla., uses digital video projectors, high-definition screens and game-based computer graphics for marksmanship and other ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214667571/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:50 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214667571/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Union President Kathryn Lybarger is scheduled to attend the 6 p.m. demonstration at UC San Diego's Thornton Hospital campus, 9300 Campus Point ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214665580/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:26:03 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214665580/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 The local NBC television station reported that Gungon’s wife Denise was swimming near the waterfall when she ran into trouble just before 4:15 p.m. The U.S. Border Patrol agent went to help her and also had ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214666797/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:50 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214666797/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Workers walked out after a judge approved the two day strike at the five largest University of California medical centers, including the centers in La Jolla and ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214666798/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:49 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214666798/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Emergency crews found the 19-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds outside the Denis’s Bakery on the corner of E. 18th Street and Highland Avenue ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214666799/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:48 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214666799/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Massive funnel clouds were videotaped in Oklahoma on Monday. One massive tornado struck Moore, near Oklahoma City, killing more than 50 ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214664438/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:14 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214664438/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 California Highway Patrol officers have shut down two lanes of northbound State Route 125 south of Interstate 8 Tuesday morning because of an overturned vehicle with someone ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214662879/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:31:36 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214662879/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 CARLSBAD, Calif. -; The models builders at Southern California's Legoland have built a figure of a 6-year-old boy who died from an autoimmune disease last year and placed it on the park's model of the U.S. ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214658100/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:40 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214658100/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Given their standing atop the National League, it's no surprise that the Cardinals boast the NL's best record since April 24, a 16-8 mark equaled by only one other team. But who in the NL has been as hot as the the 28-16 Cardinals? None other than the Padres, who have won 16 of 24 since a miserable 5-15 start. After Monday's 4-2 win over St. Louis, San Diego has also won 12 of its ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214656214/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:51:33 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214656214/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 SAN DIEGO -- On Sunday, Becky Hinch was enjoying the sunshine during a visit to San Diego, playing with her two granddaughters, Haley and Kaitlin. One day later, Hinch, the mother of Padres vice president and assistant general manager A.J. Hinch, was on put on lockdown at her work near Moore, Okla., when a two-mile-wide tornado ripped through the city, killing at least 51 people. "She ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214655364/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:56 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214655364/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Jason Marquis won his fifth straight start Monday, yielding one earned run over six innings in San Diego's 4-2 triumph over St. Louis. Marquis (6-2) allowed two runs overall on three hits, overcoming four walks while striking out three for the Padres, who notched their fifth victory in seven games. Dale ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214655366/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:33:45 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214655366/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 A 24-year-old El Cajon man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following what the California Highway Patrol said was a road-rage incident on the San Diego-Coronado Bridge that was witnessed by an off-duty San Diego police ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214654491/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:40 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214654491/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Robert Ehnow, 46, owner of L&N Industrial Tool and Supply, was sentenced to three years in federal prison. He will also have to pay $759,937 in restitution to the ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214654492/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:40:44 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214654492/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 OCEANSIDE, Calif. -; A San Diego County couple who prosecutors say kept a 12-year-old relative as a sex slave and forced laborer have been sentenced to 20 or more years in ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653584/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:10 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653584/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 San Diego Mayor Bob Filner recently proposed an ordinance to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in commercial and industrial areas for a $5,000 yearly permit fee and a 2-percent city tax on sales. Eugene Davidovich of San Diego Americans for Safe Access and Scott Chipman with San Diegans for Safe Neighborhoods discuss with NBC 7's Mari Payton on "Politically ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653585/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:13 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653585/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 On Friday, at the Otay Mesa cargo border crossing, an image scan and a human/narcotic detector dog alerted to the produce. A CBP officer probed one of the pallets of peppers and struck something unexpected hidden in the ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653586/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:12 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653586/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 NBC 7 has learned the driver accused in Saturday’s road rage incident on the Coronado Bay Bridge has a prior criminal record and history of mental health ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653587/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:11 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214653587/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Email SAN DIEGO -- A day after a 15-hit, 13-run outing in Sunday's series finale against the Nationals, Padres manager Bud Black gushed. "Offensively, I like the mix of players with different skill sets -- there's speed, there's average and there is power." It wasn't just one game he was talking about, either. The Padres had scored 88 runs over their last 18 games ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214652700/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:20 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214652700/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Email SAN DIEGO -- Infielder/outfielder James Darnell, slowed by injuries in recent years, has suffered another injury to his left shoulder, one that will cause him to miss significant playing time. Playing for Triple-A Tucson, Darnell left a game on May 14 with an injury to his left shoulder following a swing. Darnell was in San Diego last week to consult with team doctors. Another surgery is a ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214652699/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:19 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214652699/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Abraxas High School set the stage for a simulated shooting drill Monday. San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies and Poway firefighters demonstrated how they would handle an emergency on ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214652701/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:42 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214652701/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Young Encinitas resident Mikael Larson never got to experience his Make-A-Wish Foundation dream of meeting the U.S. President. He died last year at age 6. But Legoland has helped make his wish come ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214650757/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:47 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214650757/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 SACRAMENTO -; San Diego County community leaders were in the Capitol Monday pressing lawmakers to spend more on early child care and preschool programs, saying the investment will pay off for the state in the long ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214649597/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:31:59 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214649597/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 was not at Chargers Park on Monday. But that doesn't mean the newest Charger wasn't on everyone's mind when the team reconvened to continue the OTA program. Photo ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214649598/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:21:21 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214649598/scat/3f3115f526d2b2d1