Top San Diego Area Local News Stories
Source: 10News.com - Local News
A registered sex offender charged with murdering a teen girl last month is a focus of the investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found more than a year after she disappeared near her school, police said Monday.
Published: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:37:36 PST
A San Diego assemblyman called Tuesday for changes in California's sex offender laws in the wake of Chelsea King's murder and the arrest of a registered sex offender in the case.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:08:11 PST
Federal investigators Tuesday were sent to check out a Toyota Prius that a man said accelerated out of control on Interstate 8 in San Diego County.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:21:58 PST
A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering Southern California teenager Chelsea King said a psychiatrist concluded he had "significant predatory traits" toward underage girls.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:10:05 PST
10News received information that may indicate accused killer John Gardner used a social gathering that included his parents to allegedly target women to attack.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:37:26 PST
Authorities asked the public for help Tuesday in identifying and tracking down a smelly, disheveled man who accosted and grabbed a North County resident on her front porch last week.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:08:35 PST
A Warner Springs woman who poisoned her 2-year-old son by mixing household cleaners with his apple juice to try to get her fiance's attention was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years and four months in state prison.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:19:35 PST
The San Diego County District Attorney's Office faces pressure to prosecute John Gardner, given their past history in other high-profile local cases.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:15:10 PST
A plane remembered for its pivotal role in the Vietnam War and linked to the USS Midway arrived in San Diego.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:30:25 PST
A man found unconscious with severe head injuries in a coastal North County parking lot 10 days ago died Tuesday at a hospital.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:24:19 PST
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals flew a banner over SeaWorld in San Diego Tuesday calling on the theme park to end the confinement of marine mammals.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:04:26 PST
A person was found dead under suspicious circumstances Tuesday at a home in a rural North County neighborhood, a sheriff's lieutenant said.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:46:40 PST
The attorney generals of California and 34 other states joined the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday in announcing a settlement, filed in San Diego, that prevents LifeLock Inc. from "misrepresenting and overstating" the identity-theft protection services it offers to consumers.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:32:39 PST
A pot-laden panga crashed on Santa Rosa Island off the Santa Barbara coast, and four Mexicans who had been aboard the vessel were arrested, federal agents in San Diego said Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:54:14 PST
A search is under way Tuesday for the driver of a white Toyota Tundra that sped off after striking a 78-year-old man in the Midway District, causing him non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:44:38 PST
A San Diego Unified School District summer food service program won a federal award for outstanding service to underprivileged children, it was announced Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:55:34 PST
The father of a 14-year-old girl whose bones were found more than a year after she vanished walking to school urged supporters to behave like his late daughter's favorite animal, the wolf, to hunt down child predators.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:26:07 PST
An August 4 preliminary hearing date was set Tuesday for a registered sex offender charged with the rape-murder of a Poway High School senior who vanished while running behind Rancho Bernardo Community Park.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:51:41 PST
Sixteen fugitives were reported to be behind bars Tuesday after being arrested, along with nearly 300 other illegal immigrants, while attempting to enter the United States from Mexico in San Diego and Imperial counties.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:21:54 PST
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the Julian area but apparently caused no damage or injuries, authorities said.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:25:34 PST
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