Super focus on Super Bowl drinkers

San Diego County Sheriff's deputies will be out in force this Super Bowl weekend throughout the county looking for drunken drivers. The department will deploy an additional 20-vehicle units that will specifically be looking for people driving under the influence. Deputies will also operate a Super Bowl DUI checkpoint in Encinitas on Saturday. A first […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:25 AM PDT

Do you qualify for big tax credit?

Local officials have launched their annual free tax preparation program for low-income families and individuals to see if they qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, the federal government's largest assistance program for the working poor. Officials said about $77 million of these credit dollars are unclaimed each year by San Diego County families and […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:25 AM PDT

‘Sammy’s’ got the rhythm of a winner

Samantha Arellano moved with rhythm. She shook her hips. Twist to the right. Twist to the left. A spin to the right. Another shake. No, Samantha was not dancing. Or maybe she was. Those were some of the moves the San Ysidro girls soccer player displayed as she dribbled a ball after repeatedly bouncing it […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:24 AM PDT

Venetian salad

Impress your guests at your next dinner party with a fresh and delicious Venetian salad. Its bittersweet taste perfectly accompanies a pasta or meat prepared in the Italian style, as ossobuco. In addition, different colors of the ingredients make it very colorful. Ingredients 16 oz. of spinach 4 oranges 8 slices bacon 1/3 cup nuts […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:24 AM PDT

Tijuana’s Xolos to play against Galaxy

The Los Angeles Galaxy will square off against Tijuana's Club Xoloitzcuintles in a "San Diego Classic" on March 2 at the University of San Diego. "We're thrilled to announce this match in San Diego, a market that's important for our organization and against a team we have long wanted to play," said Tom Payne, president […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:23 AM PDT

Sockers looking to keep fiesta going

The San Diego Sockers return to Premiere Arena League-Pro Play on Saturday when they host division rival Revolución Tijuana at the Del Mar Arena. The Sockers are coming off a 10-9 win against the Las Vegas Knights on Jan. 21 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Cup tournament. San Diego held on to its […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:23 AM PDT

Broken sewage pipe repaired in Tijuana

Tijuana – A sewage collecting pipe has been repaired after its rupture contaminated the city’s beaches for more than one month, forcing their closure. Environmentalists north of the border worried that the untreated sewage also would foul San Diego’s beaches, but it’s unclear if that occurred and to what extent. The Baja California Commission of […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:22 AM PDT

Mexico to play Venezuela in SD

Mexico's national team will face Venezuela's at Qualcomm Stadium on March 29, the third stop this year on its U.S. tour. The teams have faced each other on nine occasions, with Mexico winning eight times and tying the other game. The last time they played against each other on U.S. soil was on June 24, […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:22 AM PDT

Prescription for teen disaster

Luis Manuel Pulido was tired, fed up and overwhelmed with the situation around him. His parents fought constantly, the neighborhood where he lived was a hotbed of gang members, and his classmates were aggressive towards him. One day the 18-year-old decided he had to escape from the reality that surrounded him and to do so […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:21 AM PDT

Couple arrested in tragic case

TIJUANA – The killing was shocking, even in a region traumatized by violence. A four-year-old girl was beaten to death last July, her body tossed on busy boulevard in the city’s east side. Authorities began a search for her identity – and her killer. She was buried a few days later, but her case was […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:21 AM PDT

Rough landing

Three Mexican citizens whose car was bumped off the Ensenada Highway in Tijuana Tuesday morning were injured when their vehicle went over an embankment , fell 40 feet and landed on the U.S. side of the border near San Ysidro. Border Patrol dispatchers viewed the accident via remote video surveillance, which happened about two miles […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:20 AM PDT

Cultural insight key to fighting violence

More than 1,100 people, including child abuse experts, are attending an international conference on child abuse and domestic violence in Mission Valley this week. The 25th annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, which ends Thursday, features workshops on sexual exploitation and human trafficking, obesity in maltreated children, child abuse treatment in […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:20 AM PDT

629 drivers cited for using cell phones

San Diego.- San Diego area authorities cited more than 600 people during a three-day period last week for using their cell phones without hands-free devices writing, reading or texting on their cell phones. California Highway Patrol officials on Tuesday announced the results of the "Hands Free is Ticket Free" campaign, which took place across San […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:20 AM PDT

A novel idea to promote reading

Tijuana – While waiting to cross the border, why not read a good book? That's the goal of a program called Lecturas de cruce, or Readings while Crossing, that will begin in February at the San Ysidro port of entry. It's a joint project of the Tijuana Cultural Center and the School of Humanities of […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:19 AM PDT

Tourism is showing signs of recovering in Baja California

Baja California plans a media campaign in California to help boost tourism, which has been hurt by drug-related violence in Mexico, and it will target Latinos, the Mexican state's top tourism official said in San Diego on Monday. "We're going to be more present in California to put this message across that we are in […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:19 AM PDT

What happened to the 300 bodies?

TIJUANA – Two years after a man confessed to dissolving at least 300 bodies in acid at a country house in the outskirts of the city, the property has been abandoned by the authorities. Only the skeletal remains of ten bodies were found at the site, a federal agency said. But relatives of people missing […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:18 AM PDT

Soccer ‘gem’ ready to be discovered

The Chula Vista High girls soccer team doesn't always scream out championship team. The Spartans are not always considered a powerhouse. Sometimes they are not even mentioned among contenders in San Diego County or their own league. They don't always carry players from elite club teams. Most of the girls have never played on a […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:17 AM PDT

Ensenada bakeries take the cake

Ensenada.- In this port city, about an hour south of the border crossing, you can find the best desserts in the world. At least that's what the locals tell visitors, urging them to dive into the city's sweet offerings. Here you can find from classic French pastries to cakes baked from recipes handed down by […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:17 AM PDT

Surprise results in Metro Conference

Some interesting results came out of Thursday’s high school soccer action in the South Bay. In what was anticipated to be a stellar match-up because of the history behind the school’s rivalry turned out to be a lopsided win. Bonita Vista boys beat Mater Dei convincingly. The Barons were coming off a 1-0 loss to […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:16 AM PDT

Youths learn about border crimes

About 750 students from San Diego County and Baja California participated in a daylong forum on border crimes Friday at the University of San Diego. The students who participated in the 14th annual WorldLink Youth Town Meeting , including 200 from Tijuana and Rosarito Beach, were ready to work. "We prepared them for the discussions […]

April 13, 2017 at 3:16 AM PDT