Archive for October, 2009

Keeping sex offenders away from children on Halloween is a big concern for police as kids set out to trick-or-treat. But crimefighters are working to stay one step ahead to make sure children stay safe.

An auto theft suspect led police on a brief road chase from Normal Heights to North Park Friday before crashing the stolen pickup truck into a building and making a failed attempt to escape on foot, police said.

Police fear the “Backroom Bandit” is at it again, after gunman robbed a beauty supply store in Santee.

Authorities announced Monday that three girls forced into prostitution were rescued over the weekend in San Diego as part of a nationwide law enforcement operation.

Rescuers scouring the Pacific Ocean off the California coast on Saturday found the wreckage of a transport plane and helicopter that collided, but no sign of the nine people feared dead in the crash.

It's been a difficult few years for Helix High School, and the latest incident cost an assistant principal his job. Joshua Stepner was terminated after giving a student a ride to a bus station, but there's much more to the story. Now Stepner is speaking out.

The San Carlos City Council violated a court order by temporarily banning new billboards after being told to review an application to erect a large “Palin for President 2012″ sign along Highway 101, a federal judge said Wednesday.

By Onell R. Soto UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER 12:51 p.m. October 29, 2009 The bond recipients: San Diego Unified School District, $74.3 million for 111 projects.

A search was underway after a Marine helicopter and U.S. Coast Guard transport plane apparently collided in mid-air near San Clemente Island Thursday evening.

The San Diego City Council’s decision to put the proposed $185 million downtown library out to bid met great fanfare by supporters, but financial doubts remain.