Tag: Regional News

Woman Seriously Injured After Hit-and-Run Crash in North Park

SAN DIEGO—Police are searching for the vehicle and driver that left a 25-year-old woman with serious injuries in North Park, the San Diego Police Department said Monday. At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, the woman attempted to cross the street near 2800 El Cajon Boulevard where the vehicle, headed westbound on the road, struck her and then…


San Diego Diocese Considers Bankruptcy to Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuits

SAN DIEGO—Parishioners were told Feb. 12 that the Diocese of San Diego was considering filing for bankruptcy because of the “staggering legal costs” as the diocese faces new lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of minors in years past. The new lawsuits were emerging because of AB218, the state lawmakers passed this assembly bill in 2019 removing…


Man Gets 14 Years In Prison For Dealing Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl In Costa Mesa

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 25-year-old man was sentenced Feb. 13 to 14 years in federal prison for dealing a baggie of Fentanyl in Costa Mesa to a 22-year-old woman, who overdosed and died in Huntington Beach. Matthew Benjamin Hurley of Virginia told U.S. District Judge James Selna that the defendant’s own “selfish addiction” to drugs led…


Vinyl Chloride Release From Ohio Train Derailment Flying Below the Radar

As reports of strange objects in the sky dominate the headlines, another potential danger in the air—vinyl chloride and other chemicals released following a Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border—has received comparatively little publicity, including from some relevant federal authorities. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg did not comment on the…


Buttigieg Makes No Mention of Cancer-Causing Chemical Release From Fiery Ohio Train Derailment

As reports of strange objects in the sky dominate the headlines, another potential danger in the air—vinyl chloride and other chemicals released following a Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border—has received comparatively little publicity, including from some relevant federal authorities. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg did not comment on the…


Members of Pacific Symphony Host Concert for Locals With Special Needs

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—Four musicians from the Pacific Symphony teamed up with the city of Mission Viejo to put on a performance for children and residents with autism and other sensory sensitivities to light and sound on Feb. 10 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. The concert was part of the Orange County-based…


5 Injured, 3 Teens Seriously, in Seal Beach Crash; Motorist Flees on Foot

SEAL BEACH, Calif.—Authorities sought the public’s help Feb. 12 in identifying a motorist who fled the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Seal Beach where three 17-year-old girls in the other vehicle were left with serious injuries. The crash was reported at 7:14 p.m. Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) at Main Street, Orange County…


4 Injured in Jet, Shuttle Collision at LAX

LOS ANGELES—A jet being towed from a gate at Los Angeles International Airport struck a shuttle bus, injuring four people. Two shuttle passengers, the bus driver, and the tug driver of the jet were hospitalized Feb. 10 in stable to moderate conditions, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. A worker on…


Driver Runs Over Man in Suspected Road Rage Incident in Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif.—A man was struck by a vehicle and killed in Whittier Feb. 11 after brandishing a handgun during a road rage incident. Whittier police officers were summoned at 3:10 p.m. to the complicated crash scene in the 14700 block of Cullen Street, at Parise Drive, according to a press release posted on Facebook. They…


3 Hospitalized After Traffic Collision in Oak Park

SAN DIEGO—Three people were hospitalized Feb. 12 after two vehicles collided in Oak Park, a fire official said. The crash happened at 10:51 a.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of Chollas Road when the driver of a black Volkswagen SUV was traveling southbound with a child, according to OnScene TV. The driver of a red…