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1 week ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
Protesters and law enforcement gathered at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles following an attempted ICE action in the parking lot on Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday that it asked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to leave the Dodger Stadium grounds after they arrived at a parking lot near one of the gates. However, the team says their scheduled game against the San Diego Padres will go on.
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1 week ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
Efforts continued Thursday to contain a brush fire that has blackened an estimated 976 open acres near El Monte County Park. As of Thursday morning, firefighters had the blaze — which has been dubbed the Monte Fire — at about 25% containment. “The fire continues to burn at a slow to moderate rate of spread,” Cal Fire said. “Crews were able to take advantage of favorable weather conditions overnight. The fire is still burning in a remote area with steep, rocky terrain.
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1 week ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
Law enforcement asked for the public’s help Wednesday in identifying the suspect in the unsolved murder of a 20-year-old man during a Juneteenth event in San Diego two years ago. Jonathan Shields-Pullum was shot multiple times on June 17, 2023, around 6:45 p.m. during a celebration at 2455 Cushing Road in Liberty Station, according to the San Diego Police Department. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
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1 week ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
Despite ongoing protests, immigration raids are expected to continue this week in southern California, focusing on cities run by elected Democrats while cutting back on enforcement at farms, hotels, and restaurants.
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1 week ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
Enjoy San Diego’s warmth — because it’s about to leave, at least for a little while. The National Weather Service says that Sunday marks the peak of this week’s heat. The hot and humid weather will gradually cool down all week, starting Monday and with a brief rebound on Wednesday. “In addition to a few degrees of cooling, onshore flow will strengthen for the beginning of the week,” NWS San Diego said in a forecast discussion.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
California Sen. Alex Padilla, a frequent critic of the Trump administration and its actions toward immigrants, was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday morning. Video from the event shows security guards grabbing and shoving the U.S. Senator out the door as he attempts to ask DHS Secretary Kristi Noem a question. He was then cuffed. Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
Law enforcement is investigating the deaths of two people found in a home in San Marcos on Wednesday afternoon. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded to a call about a home on the 1300 block of Miracielo Ct. to find two bodies inside, with no obvious signs of trauma. “Due to the suspicious nature of the incident, the Sheriff’s Homicide Unit responded to the scene and took over the investigation,” a statement from the sheriff’s department said.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
The National Transportation Safety Board said it will continue working to determine why a Cessna 414 with six people on board crashed off the coast of Point Loma on Sunday — but it does not expect to have any updates on the crash until it publishes its preliminary report about a month from now. With the wreckage still resting under a couple hundred feet of water, the NTSB’s investigator isn’t even immediately traveling to where the plane crashed about three miles off the coast of Point Loma.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
The National Transportation Safety Board said it will continue working to determine why a Cessna 414 with six people on board crashed off the coast of Point Loma on Sunday – but it does not expect to have any updates on the crash until it publishes its preliminary report about a month from now. With the wreckage still resting under a couple hundred feet of water, the NTSB’s investigator isn’t even immediately traveling to where the plane crashed about three miles off the coast of Point Loma.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski
A 24-year-old driver was killed when he lost control of his SUV and collided with a parked vehicle in the Mount Hope neighborhood, damaging three additional parked vehicles, officials said Monday. The accident occurred at around 10:50 p.m. Sunday when the driver behind the wheel of a Mazda CX5 plowed at a high rate of speed into a parked 1995 Jeep Wrangler along the east curb line at 400 42nd St., according to the San Diego Police Department.
