Category: South Bay

Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for South Bay Murder, Attempted Murder

July 14, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges for his part in a 2018 South Bay crime spree that left one man dead and a woman paralyzed after she was shot multiple times was sentenced this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Cesar Alvarado, 44, admitted to…

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Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for San Diego Murder, Attempted Murder

July 14, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges for his part in a 2018 South Bay crime spree that left one man dead and a woman paralyzed after she was shot multiple times was sentenced this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Cesar Alvarado, 44, admitted to…

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SoCal Nurse Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Plastic Surgery Death

May 16, 2023
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CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A nurse pleaded guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge May 16 in a patient’s death at a South Bay plastic surgery clinic. Heather Lang Vass, 43, faces up to four years in state prison for the death of Megan Espinoza, a 36-year-old mother of two who died more than a month after undergoing…

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South Bay Plastic Surgeon Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Patient’s Death

April 11, 2023
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CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A South Bay plastic surgeon already facing criminal charges stemming from the death of a patient pleaded not guilty April 10 to a newly filed murder charge. Dr. Carlos Chacon, 48, was charged along with one of his nurses in late 2021 with involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the death of Megan…

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South Bay Residents Show Support for US Trucker Convoy

February 14, 2022
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TORRANCE, Calif.—Dozens of South Bay residents protested the state’s vaccine and mask mandates on Feb. 12 and collected donations for an upcoming Trucker Convoy in Southern California. The protest took place at the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard in Torrance, about 30 minutes south of downtown Los Angeles. Jennifer Viggiano, a Torrance resident…

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