| Transcripts: Gardner's 2000 Victim Feared Rape Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 4:27 p.m. The young girl John Albert Gardner III molested 10 years ago told a judge in a preliminary court hearing she feared Gardner was going to rape her at the time,... | |
| Cason’s Door Wide Open When the door on Antonio Cromartie’s career with the Chargers closed with his trade to the New York Jets on March 5, it swung wide open for another “A.C.,” Antoine Cason, the former first-round... |
| Padres Crank Up Baserunning Pressure PEORIA, Ariz. -- There was no arm twisting or a great push to persuade Padres manager Bud Black on the merits of aggressiveness on the bases. It's an edict the front office has been preaching since... |
| Garland Struggles With Command In Loss Cubs at the plate: Chicago scored four runs in the first two innings as Padres pitcher Jon Garland had command issues. Starlin Castro had a home run and drove in two. Tyler Colvin had singles in his... |
| North County Students Turn Grief Into Action ESCONDIDO In the wake of the killings of Chelsea King and Amber Dubois, Escondido High School students are turning grief and fear into action. The associated student body is organizing a... |
| San Diego Distressed Housing Market Among The Worst View a chart of the report (PDF) San Diego County’s distressed housing market ranks 27th worst in the nation, according to a report Thursday, with one in every 211 homes receiving a default,... |
| Rb High Junior Pens Song For Chelsea A Rancho Bernardo High School junior has penned a song called “Angel Forever” to help ease peoples’ grief over the loss of slain teenager Chelsea King. Kristi Krause, 16, is offering the song... |
| Stairs Draws Rare Start At First Base PEORIA, Ariz. -- A reporter made the mistake Thursday of asking veteran Matt Stairs if he played any first base last season when he was with the Philadelphia Phillies. "That would be [negative],"... |
| Escondido Park Cleanup Planned Carson Park from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday. The goal is to deprive predators and muggers of places to hide, and to make the park feel safer for... |
| Encinitas House Fire Kills Two House leaders have concluded they cannot change a divisive abortion provision in President Barack Obama's health care bill and will try to pass the sweeping legislation without the support of... |
| Six Injured In Early-morning Multicar Pileup SAN DIEGO Two suspected drunken drivers were arrested and two hit-and-run drivers were being sought after a multicar pileup on southbound Interstate 805 near Market Street blocked traffic for... |
| Fire At Del Cerro Home Causes $750,000 In Damage SAN DIEGO A fire in a Del Cerro home late Wednesday caused $750,000 in damage and investigators are still trying to determine what sparked it. The fire was reported about 11:10 p.m. at a... |
| Six Hurt In Chain-reaction Crashes On Interstate 805 SAN DIEGO Six people were injured in a multi-car crash on southbound Interstate 805 just north of Market Street early Thursday morning and investigators say at least one of the drivers may... |
| Police Chief To Offer Tips On Personal Safety CHULA VISTA Chula Vista police Chief David Bejarano will host a community meeting tonight at Hilltop Middle School to give tips on personal safety and how to better protect oneself against... |
| San Diego’s Original City Hall Building Is Sold The building, which is now a restaurant and apartment complex, has been sold for $3.3 million. San Diego’s first city-owned City Hall, which began life in the 1800s as a bank and is now a... |
| Outside Bid For Computer Services Gets Tepid Reaction SAN DIEGO It’s not looking good for San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders’ bid to privatize the city’s computer services. A proposal to hire an outside firm and save the city nearly $1.5... |
| In Wrong-way Pursuit, It's Deputy's Call Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 12:22 a.m. When Santee sheriff’s Deputy Ken Collier decided to turn around and pursue a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way on a freeway last month, it... |
| Man Who Shot Himself And Ex-wife In 2008 Dies EAST COUNTY A man who authorities say stabbed and shot his former wife to death after an acrimonious divorce almost two years ago and then tried to kill himself with a shotgun has died. Frank... |
| Immigration Agent Gets $2.2 Million For Injuries FEDERAL COURT A federal court jury awarded an immigration agent $2.2 million yesterday for injuries he suffered at the hands of Chula Vista police while he was working on an undercover... |
| First-timers Snap Up 47% Of Homes Nearly half of home purchases statewide last year went to first-time buyers, the highest since 1995, the California Association of Realtors reported yesterday. But its chief economist said... |
| Whitmore In Control For Grossmont College In his first four starts this spring for Grossmont College, Lucas Whitmore has a 2-1 record with a 2.16 ERA and 24 strikeouts. He has issued two walks in 25... |
| La Mesa's Station 13 Remodeled, Back In Service LA MESA La Mesa unveiled extensive renovations to one of its older fire stations this week after nearly a year of remodeling. Mayor Art Madrid joined community members at a ribbon-cutting... |
| Hopefuls Present Case At Chula Vista Forum CHULA VISTA Three men vying to become Chula Vista’s first elected City Attorney spelled out their differences during a candidates’ forum this week at the Civic Center Library. Joseph... |
| Arts Center Renovation Proposal Faces Hurdles EL CAJON Doubts are being raised over a consultant’s proposal to spend $4.3 million to renovate the troubled East County Performing Arts Center and bring star attractions that would reduce... |
| S.d. School Board Veterans Face Challengers Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. The race for two seats on the San Diego school board is poised to shake up established political alliances and perhaps the notion that incumbents are virtually... |
| Library's Fairytale Mesa Is A Wonderland Nychelle Halsell, 2, studied a play area designed with a nautical theme at the Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library’s outdoor FairyTale Mesa, a new educational refuge designed for young... |
| Otay Ranch Condo Owners Fight Transit Lanes Homeowners in the communities of Treviana and Monet in the Otay Ranch area say having 60-foot buses pass in front of their homes all day will devalue their already foreclosure-plagued... |
| Otay Water District To Issue Bonds For Upgrades Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. The Otay Water District is issuing $51.3 million in bonds to pay for building and replacing pipes, pump stations and other equipment needed by the sprawling... |
| Civic Pride On The Line In Phoenix Road Race Ed Fletcher, driving a Franklin, and three companions set out for Phoenix in 1912. In the early 1900s, Southern Californians reveled in auto road racing. One of the most popular events was the... |
| Cuyamaca Music Teacher Awarded Top State Prize Cuyamaca College music professor Pat Setzer, teaching chords to first-year guitar students, is the recipient of the Hayward Award for Excellence in... |
| China’s Wuxi, A Partner Of San Diego’s Targegen, Offers New Model For Drug Development Originally published March 11, 2010 at 1:55 p.m., updated March 11, 2010 at 9:38 p.m. A few years ago, news articles in Business Week, Nature, and elsewhere described a veritable stampede among big... |
| 'no Regrets': Giles Calls It A Career Giles, 39, announced his retirement Thursday morning, a month after having signed a Minor League contract with the Dodgers in hopes of resuscitating an All-Star... |
| Encinitas: No Raise Granted For City Manager A proposal to give Encinitas City Manager Phil Cotton an 11 percent raise failed to gain approval this week from the Encinitas City Council. During a discussion on the item late Wednesday night,... |
| Region: Family Plans For Large Crowds At Chelsea King Memorial In this undated family photo released by the King family shows Chelsea King, the missing 17-year-old teen from Poway a suburb of San Diego. The parents of a 17-year-old girl who failed to come home... |
| Pentagon Resumes Military-spouse Program Local officials and service members are certain to welcome news that the Department of Defense's has resumed a program that offered military spouses as much as $6,000 for... |
| Region: Cool, Sunny Day Expected A cool and sunny day is expected Thursday throughout the county, according to the National Weather Service. Another cool low pressure system is expected to move through the region bringing another... |
| Vista: Shots Fired In Vista, Man Arrested VISTA ---- A man was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun and shot several rounds into the air, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The... |
| Big Crowds Expected At Chelsea's Memorial “In lieu of flowers, we are asking you to tie a blue ribbon around a tree in your community to represent your love for Chelsea or to make a donation to Chelsea's light and help her change the... |
| Gov. Turns To Tech To Pump Up Jobs the Elevate America partnership, which offers free technology training to people looking for jobs. The governator says jobs need to be the state's number one priority, and the legislature has not... |
| Large Competition At Swami's Divides Community If Benson wins a city special events permit to use Swami's, it would only be the second time since 1967 that the famed surf break has played host to a... |
| Young Rams Face Tough Task In San Diego State Rams coach Tim Miles: "This is our opportunity to make a breakthough." (Denver Post file photo) LAS VEGAS — With the top five players in every major statistical category returning next season,... |
| San Diegans Learn To Fight Back The recent deaths of two North County teenagers have put San Diegans on high alert and people are searching for ways to protect themselves and their... |
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