Man pleads not guilty in 2011 San Diego stabbing death
Julio Mendez, 35, is accused of murder in the attack on Sonny Carrillo
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Last defendant settles civil case alleging 2021 rape by SDSU athletes
Documents of the dismissal are expected to be filed soon
Founder of San Diego-based GirlsDoPorn pleads guilty to sex-trafficking conspiracy
Michael James Pratt is last co-conspirator to it guilt
Former Navy detective sentenced for choking sailor faces new child exploitation charge
Jonathan LaRoche, set to report to prison next month, faces new charge related to attempted...
Off-campus apartment near USD settles hazard complaint with city
Owners of The Carl agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty to resolve fire alarm...
Wife accused of stabbing Cal Fire captain to death pleads not guilty
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi allegedly stabbed Rebecca Marodi at least 34 times at their Ramona home.
Man shot by San Diego officer while holding baby pleads guilty
Steffon Nutall pleaded guilty to charges including child endangerment and assault with a semi-automatic firearm
No murder charge for teen National City police said was linked to boy’s shooting death
Carlos Maldonado, 18, was charged with weapons possession in Chula Vista Superior Court Monday
East County nonprofit allegedly used as a front for drug trafficking
Federal authorities say Educational Network in Casa de Oro was not legitimate
North County trio accused of using children to grow and sell psilocybin mushrooms
Prosecutors say a 9- and 11-year-old helped the defendants at locations in Fallbrook and Bonsall
Navy contractor pleads guilty in San Diego bribery scheme
Philip Flores itted providing gifts to a contracting officer's representative at NAVWAR
Jury finds city of San Diego not liable for teen’s Mission Beach drowning
Woodlain Prudhomme drowned after a lifeguard told him to move toward a rip-current area, attorneys...
Family of DEA agent ‘Kiki’ Camarena sues cartel under new terrorist designation in San Diego
Camarena's family's attorneys said Trump's designation of Sinaloa cartel as foreign terrorist organization allowed for...
9th Circuit upholds California ban on large-capacity magazines in reversal of San Diego judge
Opinion overturns ruling by San Diego judge who found ban on large-capacity magazines violated Second...
A woman’s body was found in her car a month after DUI crash. The driver was sentenced to probation.
Jordan Lopez was sentenced in San Diego Wednesday for the crash that struck Monica Cameroni...
Jury convicts Tijuana man in hostage-taking killing of San Diego teen who stole drugs
Brian Alexis Patron Lopez was found guilty of killing Miguel Anthony Rendon while engaged in...
San Diego s lawsuit challenging firings of federal employees
San Diego is home to tens of thousands of federal employees, many of whom provide...
Multiple videos of child sex abuse found on SDSU cop’s hard drive, feds allege
Sgt. Paul Aurelio McClain was arrested last week on suspicion of possession of child pornography
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s X2 coaster responsible for fatal brain injury, lawsuit alleges
Orange County resident Christopher Hawley died in 2022 after riding X2 at the Valencia amusement...
San Diego agrees to promote affordable housing, density in higher-income neighborhoods
The commitment is part of a settlement of a long-running lawsuit that accused the city...
Federal operation takes down alleged Escondido drug ring
The operation initially sparked fear among some in community that federal agents were conducting immigration...
The fetish encounter was to create content for her OnlyFans page. Now she’s charged with murder.
A man who paid a woman for fetish acts in Escondido died after a plastic...
Issa sues to block California from accepting mail-in ballots after Election Day
Rep. Darrell Issa contends mailed-in ballots should only be counted if they arrive on or...
Man who sexually assaulted victims lured through Grindr sentenced to prison
Tobias Bartee posed as another person on the dating app, then attacked the men who...
First-of-its-kind lawsuit alleges human trafficking by San Diego’s Bumble Bee Seafoods
Four Indonesian villagers allege they were forced to labor on ships in Bumble Bee's 'trusted...
Man sentenced in North Park hair robbery-turned-murder
Alberto Barraza killed Nikko Guardado in a struggle after trying to cut off the victim's...
Supreme Court boosts effort by family of former La Mesa man to reclaim Nazi-looted painting
U.S. Supreme Court ordered 9th Circuit to reconsider fate of looted painting in light of...
Journalism or crime? Judge rules freelancer’s suit against San Diego police can move forward
Ed Baier and city of San Diego disagree whether his 2023 arrest was violation of...
Sharing their story of murder, redemption and forgiveness with youth across the country
Teens visiting Vista court heard from Tony Hicks, who was 14 when he killed Azim...
Man who hit Carlsbad police officer in head with skateboard sentenced
Kyle McCord attacked Officer Michael McKinney from behind on the night of March 29 at...
Will a Supreme Court case lead to the removal of nuclear waste from San Onofre?
The high court wrestles with a case that granted a license for a storage facility...
Witnesses and phone data lead to suspect in North County fires
The Lilac fire, which forced middle-of-the-night evacuations, burned near Bonsall just after midnight Jan. 21
Judge refuses to dismiss murder charge in retrial of OC killing, but blasts prosecution
The Orange County Sheriff's Department and the district attorney's office engaged in "a level of...
San Diego’s self-described ‘king of coke’ sentenced for trafficking drugs, recruiting cartel hitmen
Prosecutors said Rudy Silva was a prolific drug trafficker who ordered a cartel 'sicario' to...
Wave of sexual abuse lawsuits filed against LDS church in San Diego and across California
Plaintiffs in San Diego and across state allege Mormon church failed to stop childhood sexual...
In spate of lawsuits over January 2024 floods, judge OKs most claims against city to proceed
'You win some, you lose some,' said one of the plaintiffs' lawyers, saying the decision...
Bonita man sentenced for girl’s fatal fentanyl overdose
Marcus Ray Chavez gave the 15-year-old counterfeit pills containing fentanyl in exchange for sex, and...
San Diego man sentenced in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
Denny Bhakta was convicted of more than two dozen securities fraud, bank fraud and money...
San Diego to reconsider denial of All Peoples Church project in Del Cerro
City Council will revisit their decision to block the controversial project, which is proposing...
Woman sentenced in DUI crash that killed teen girl and her mother’s boyfriend
Tayishe Baltys was convicted of murder for the June 22, 2022, deaths of Jessica Talamante...
Grand jury indicts adoptive mother, grandparents in death of Spring Valley girl
Aarabella McCormack, 11, was emaciated when she died in 2022. Her adoptive mother and grandparents...
Man sentenced for abuse of service dog leading to its death
Jeffrey Todd Buntich kicked the animal, causing Poochie internal injuries that led to the dog's...
Man sentenced in murder of Escondido victim found in car trunk
Adrian Darren Bonar, 34, was found in the trunk of an abandoned car in Anaheim...
For more than an hour, he called for help as he was tortured to death in jail. ‘No one came,’ his family says.
The man who killed Brandon Yates was known to be violent, and was already classified...
San Diego’s top lawyer just got new powers to take on Trump
City Attorney Heather Ferbert will no longer have to ask the council at a special...
Prop. 36 drug cases far outnumber theft cases so far in San Diego County
Less than two months after the new law went into effect, drug cases filed in...
Pedal Ahead manager fired after reporting fraud, abuse sues for wrongful termination
A former field manager for the San Diego nonprofit says he was wrongly fired after...
Sabre Springs parents plead not guilty to killing 16-month-old son
Jamar and Helena Branch face a life behind bars in connection to the Nov. 6...
North Park man sentenced to 26 years to life for fatally stabbing roommate
San Diego jury convicted Jonathan Camp of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of John...
Jury holds MTS partially responsible for 2017 platform collapse at Barrio Logan parkour gym
The jury awarded plaintiffs $1.25 million for the collapse of the unpermitted platform built inside...
Nathan Fletcher sued over use of campaign funds to defend sexual misconduct claim
The former county supervisor's lawyer called it 'a baseless politically motivated lawsuit.' State election regulators...
Navy captains imprisoned in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal seek details of government misconduct
David Haas and Jesús Cantú argue that prosecutorial misconduct should result in dropped felonies and...
Husband pleads guilty to murder decades after wife’s legs found in trash bin
Jack Dennis Potter was arrested in 2021 in connection with the death of 54-year-old Laurie...
Neighbor ordered to stand trial in Carmel Mountain Ranch school shooting threats case
Lee Lor is accused of sending hundreds of separate emails stating he would commit a...
Jailed man was ‘unresponsive, confused, shaking, unstable,’ but got no medical attention, lawsuit says
Gilbert Gil died three years ago in the Vista jail. Surveillance video obtained by his...
Former prosecutor tapped to be San Diego Superior Court judge
Chandra Reid has been a San Diego County Superior Court commissioner since 2021, after spending...
Feds: San Diego woman intended to mail Bibles with hidden heroin to prisons
The two Bibles contained a total of about 23 grams of heroin hidden in the...
North County man pleads guilty to assaulting victims lured through dating app
Escondido police said Tobias Bartee posed as different person on the Grindr app
San Diego man accused of vandalizing synagogue, two churches
Sites include a church in Hillcrest, and a church and a synagogue in Bankers Hill,...
Legal challenges to housing development aren’t new to San Diego. But the group behind this one is.
The nonprofit, funded by construction unions, has challenged several high-profile projects in Los Angeles and...
Trump istration removes San Diego-area U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath
The move came later than expected in a busy border district with many immigration cases
San Diego Navy detective sentenced for choking sailor unconscious, lying about prior misconduct
Jonathan LaRoche lied about his resignation from El Cajon police on Navy application
San Diego pays out $450K in firefighter age-discrimination suit, Montgomery-Gibbs runway dispute
Former Deputy Chief Kelly Zombro is getting $190,000 to settle his claims that he was...
Man who gunned down Oceanside police officer in 2006 resentenced after change in law
Meki Gaono was 17 when he killed Officer Dan Bessant, 25. His case got a...
U.S. appeals court reverses ruling ordering release of internal sheriff’s records
The opinion, unsealed Monday, came in a 2-1 decision, with the dissenting judge saying the...
Six years later, Chula Vista still refusing to follow court order on cannabis licenses
Coronado entrepreneur is pleading with a judge to compel city officials to enforce a previous...
Man accused of inappropriately touching female clients during massages to stand trial
Prosecutors said the defendant d "lymphatic drainage massage" services on Groupon through his business, 360...
Drunken driver sentenced in Carlsbad crash that killed couple
Angela Marie Hays pleaded guilty in the crash that killed Jose Geraldo Lozano and Luz...
Major armored car company forfeits $50M to avoid criminal prosecution
The non-prosecution agreement includes issions that Brink's violated the Bank Secrecy Act
Former San Diego County Teacher of the Year pleads guilty to sex crimes with sixth-grader
Jacqueline Ma, who taught elementary school in National City, is expected to be sentenced to...
‘Cold-hearted killer’ sentenced to life in prison for Cathedral Catholic High teacher’s slaying
Jesse Milton Alvarez was found guilty for the Feb. 1, 2021, killing of his ex-girlfriend's...
Man convicted of decades-old sexual assault in Pacific Beach alley gets 15 years to life
Advances in DNA testing helped authorities solve cold case, San Diego County District Attorney's Office...
Point Loma man to stand trial in killings of sister and nephew
A San Diego judge found enough evidence against William Bushey to stand trial on murder...
Former Camp Pendleton Marine pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose case
Anthony Ruben Whisenant allegedly ordered fake oxycodone pills for a fellow Marine, who later died
Child molester deemed sexually violent predator could be placed in Julian
March 7 court hearing slated regarding proposal to place Gary Snavely in home on Wynola...
CEO of La Jolla financial firm pleads guilty in massive international fraud scheme
Prosecutors allege Carlos Santos of Ethos Asset Management owes more than $100 million to companies...
San Diego County sued over death of former GIA student during jail booking
Kamara, 29, had run away from a hospital in Encinitas an hour before he was...
It’s official: San Diego gets $8.5M check from SeaWorld, ending years-long dispute
A federal judge has dismissed all litigation stemming from San Diego's efforts to secure back...
Killer sentenced in shooting spree that targeted victims at random
Jaime Ernesto Gonzalez, 24, opened fire on seven victims during a shooting spree in Spring...
Ramona driver who fled scene of fatal DUI crash sentenced to 15 years
Driver pleaded guilty to 2023 head-on crash that killed Andrea Ortiz, 44.
National City settles lawsuit for $1M with family of machete-wielding man killed by police
The federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit alleged Brian Umana was suffering a mental...
Trial ordered for Oceanside man accused in 7-year-old daughter’s killing
VISTA — A man who allegedly stabbed his 7-year-old daughter to death at the family’s...
Judge finds East Village man was legally insane during killing
Maxwell Thomas Logan, 26, pleaded guilty for the Aug. 9, 2023, slaying of Andrew Holland
Judge declines to return sexually violent predator to state hospital
Herman Smith can return to Jacumba home, but another sexually violent predator living there must...
Driver sentenced 22 years to life for pedestrian’s death in University Heights
Prosecutors said Brandon Janik, 38, ran a red light, struck Joshua Gilliland, 47, failed to...
Four men pled guilty to pellet gun shootings in Hillcrest
The defendants, all 19 years old, were arrested in connection with drive-by attacks on six...
Alleged Sinaloa cartel leader from Tijuana extradited to San Diego
Octavio 'Chapito' Leal Hernandez was arrested in February 2020 following shootout with Tijuana law enforcement
San Diego judge rules on effort to cut prison time for Marine veteran who dismembered girlfriend
Brian Brimager had sought to reduce the 26-year sentence he received for killing Yvonne Baldelli...
San Diego Judge Dana Sabraw es chief judge gavel to Cynthia Bashant
The Board of Supervisors declared Wednesday "Dana Makoto Sabraw Day throughout San Diego County."
At least 8 with San Diego ties pardoned for Jan. 6 Capitol breach
A former Camp Pendleton Marine and nephew of former Democratic lawmaker among those with San...
Extortion, drugs and murder: Dozens arrested in San Diego Mexican Mafia operation
The suspects took orders from cartel bosses operating in state prison and preyed on business...
Man who coordinated maritime smuggling that led to three drownings in OB sentenced
The overloaded boat capsized on April 10, 2022, near the Ocean Beach Pier, killing three...
Life prison sentence for killer in failed carjacking
Francisco Xavier Villegas shot Jose Quirin as the victim was sitting in his parked vehicle...
Chula Vista child molester who filmed the abuse sentenced to 25 years to life in prison
Antonio Medina Jr., 33, pleaded guilty to molesting children and possessing child pornography
Chula Vista woman, Filipino couple accused of running $44 million book publishing scam
Indictment alleges trio was behind PageTurner, a company that defrauded authors by impersonating literary agents...
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in shooting in front of San Diego Central Library
The midday shooting outside the downtown library followed the theft of a backpack at a...
Man charged in Vista shooting that killed 19-year-old, wounded others
Jose Ulices Luna was charged Tuesday in connection with a 2024 shooting that killed Antonio...
Biden istration to forgive debt for students of former San Diego-based Ashford University
The federal government will discharge a combined $4.5 billion in debt for some 261,000 borrowers...
Man who procured guns, ammo for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years
Prosecutors said Keith Rodriguez Padilla obtained powerful guns and ammunition for the Valenzuela trafficking organization
Judge: Teen who killed Oceanside cop in 2006 rightfully charged as adult, will remain in prison
Meki Gaono, who fatally ambushed Officer Dan Bessant, sought to retroactively be moved to Juvenile...
Sexual misconduct lawsuit against Nathan Fletcher appears headed for trial
A judge has rejected the former county supervisor's motion for summary judgment, and issued mixed...
Wrong-way DUI driver sentenced in fatal Del Cerro crash
Briana Michelle Contreras, 25, drove the wrong way on Interstate 8 and caused a crash...
Bonsall woman who led nationwide cosmetics theft ring sentenced to prison
Michelle Mack, 54, was also ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Ulta and...