
Caleb Lunetta
Public Safety Reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune
Public Safety Reporter @SDUT | @SignalSCV Alum | Fellow @ReportingHealth | Anything #LOTR or L.A. sports' fandom
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5 days ago |
police1.com | Caleb Lunetta
By Caleb LunettaThe San Diego Union-TribuneSAN DIEGO — Body-worn camera footage released Friday shows a San Diego police officer shoot and wound an axe-wielding man who had allegedly threatened library patrons and officers in Pacific Beach earlier this month.
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6 days ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Caleb Lunetta
Un hipopótamo pigmeo del Centro de Vida Silvestre Ramona, rescatado hace más de dos décadas, rompió un récord mundial este fin de semana al convertirse en el hipopótamo pigmeo vivo en cautiverio más longevo de la historia, según informaron funcionarios de la Sociedad Protectora de Animales de San Diego.
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1 week ago |
gazettextra.com | Jayne Yutig |Caleb Lunetta
By Jayne Yutig, Caleb Lunetta - The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) SAN DIEGO - Fire crews continued work early Saturday to contain a brush fire that burned around 300 acres in Pala and forced evacuations. The fire was first reported around 5:40 p.m. Friday on Henderson Road near Oaks Road and was 15% contained as of Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Jayne Yutig |Caleb Lunetta
Fire crews continued work Saturday to contain a brush fire that burned more than 250 acres in Pala and forced evacuations. The fire was first reported around 5:40 p.m. Friday on Henderson Road near Oaks Road and was 40% contained as of Saturday evening, according to Cal Fire. One structure, described as a travel trailer, was destroyed in the fire, officials said.
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1 week ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Jayne Yutig |Caleb Lunetta
Fire crews continued work early Saturday to contain a brush fire that burned around 300 acres in Pala and forced evacuations. The fire was first reported around 5:40 p.m. Friday on Henderson Road near Oaks Road and was 15% contained as of Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders remained in place for areas immediately northeast of Henderson Road and around Magee Road, according to Alert San Diego.
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“Austin was the kind of guy you wanted on your team,” @SanDiegoPD Chief Scott Wahl said. Wahl added that Officer Machitar had a “very infectious smile and a character that made him one of a kind.” @TeriFigueroaUT @karenkucher @sdut

SDPD identifies officer killed, second officer injured in fiery crash following pursuit https://t.co/vnNWX4Gq8E w/ @TeriFigueroaUT and @lunettacaleb

“He’s amazing,” Rebeca Loya said about the officer. “If Ed wasn’t there, we don’t know what we would’ve done.”

‘He’s a savior’: Officer reunited with child whose life he saved in Campo https://t.co/hjj2aGthJB https://t.co/gN3JBemQH7

"There was some burnt food in one of the employee areas which caused a smoke alarm to go off." - Mónica Muñoz, spokesperson for @SDFD. Story with @PhillipMolnar @abbyhamblin #SDCC2024

Update: Burned food in employee area causes emergency announcement at Comic-Con https://t.co/PR4XSZIpYu