Category: San Diego

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Recent research has found that some metropolitan cities are doing more to protect the environment than others by offering “greener” places to live in, including San Diego. According to an analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, California has been doing relatively well in protecting the environment and being energy efficient. In fact, it is the country’s leading producer of solar and geothermal energy resources, with solar energy accounting for most of its renewable electricity generation. Del Mar breaks out new green baskets for a first-of-its-kind initiative Research from WalletHub ranked California in the top 10 U.S. states for home energy efficiency, so it’s no surprise that San Diego has placed among the list of metropolitan cities with the most eco-friendly home listings on the market. According to Realtor.com, the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad market ranked fifth in having the most eco-friendly homes in the nation, with over eight percent share of listings. Experts said hardscaping might be better for the environment than maintaining green lawns that depend on water and pesticides. Ways to celebrate Earth Day in San Diego For

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities are investigating after a male body was found in Oceanside Harbor Monday morning, according to the Oceanside Fire Department. The department’s Marine Safety Unit responded after receiving a report of a body floating in the water around 9 a.m. Wrong-way crash in San Marcos sends multiple people to the hospital Upon their arrival, authorities found the body of a man in his late fifties located between a boat and the “G” dock, the department said. They confirmed the man had already passed away and could not be saved. The Marine Safety Unit removed the body from the water and the Oceanside Police Department was called to the scene. The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation. In a statement, officials offered a reminder to the public about the importance of wearing a lifejacket whenever you are on a boat or on a dock.

The shooting was reported around 1:40 a.m. Sunday at a home on South Citrus Avenue near Mountain View Drive; witnesses said someone in a white SUV fired several shots

Sheriff’s traffic investigators say alcohol may have been a factor in the crash around 8 p.m. on South Santa Fe Road

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking. It’s the most significant case before the high court in decades on the issue, and comes as record numbers of people are without a permanent place to live in the United States. The case started in the rural Oregon town of Grants Pass, which began fining people $295 for sleeping outside as the cost of housing escalated and tents sprung up in the city’s public parks. The San Francisco-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law under its holding that banning camping in places without enough shelter beds amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The justices appeared to be leaning toward a narrow ruling in the case after hearing arguments that showed the stark terms of the debate over homelessness in Western states like California, which is home to one-third of the country’s homeless population. Sleeping is a biological necessity, and people may be forced to do it

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Wave FC acquired veteran forward María Sánchez from the Houston Dash in a trade that set a new National Women’s Soccer League record, the club announced on Saturday. The Mexican National Team star will be moving to San Diego from the Houston Dash, who will be receiving $500,000 in return and international slots for 2024 and 2025. The trade sets a new record for the largest intra-league exchange of funds in NWSL history, according to ESPN. According to Wave officials, the $500,000 fee will be broken down into two payments: $300,000 in transfer funds and $200,000 in allocation money. San Diego Wave FC unveils new kits ahead of 2024 season “We are thrilled to bring María to San Diego and offer her a warm welcome to our club and community,” Wave President Jill Ellis said in a release. “For club and country, María has been an integral part of every team she has been on and her talent will be a wonderful addition to the club.”  The trade comes just four months after Sánchez, 28, signed a lucrative

DEL MAR, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — If you’ve been Del Mar in the last few days, you may have spotted a stack of green shopping baskets right next to the shoreline and wondered what they were. The baskets are part of a pilot to a new initiative, called the Del Mar ShoreSaver Program, aimed at fostering beach stewardship by giving beachgoers the ability to participate in voluntary trash clean-ups during their visit. It is considered the first program of its kind on the West Coast. The sustainability program was officially launched last Wednesday by Del Mar officials and environmental groups with the placement of the first group of baskets at the 17th Street lifeguard station. Additional stations with the reusable baskets are anticipated to be placed along the shoreline in the future after this pilot period. Earth Day events happening across San Diego County Participating in Del Mar’s ShoreSaver program is simple: Beachgoers can grab a basket from the lifeguard tower before hitting the sand to collect any trash or other litter. Once it’s full, or whenever one feels like stopping, beachgoers can dump the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction, officials said Monday, amid predictions that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. “People have been dreaming of high-speed rail in America for decades,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement released to coincide with a ceremony at the future site of a terminal to be built just south of the Las Vegas Strip. Buttigieg predicted the project will bring “thousands of union jobs, new connections to better economic opportunity, less congestion on the roads, and less pollution in the air.” Brightline West, whose sister company already operates a fast train between Miami and Orlando in Florida, aims to lay 218 miles (351 kilometers) of new track between Las Vegas and another new facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Almost the full distance is to be built in the median of Interstate 15, with a station stop in San Bernardino County’s Victorville area. Brightline Holdings founder and Chairperson Wes Edens dubbed the moment “the foundation for a new industry.” “This

After four days of jury selection, the first criminal trial of a former president gets rolling this week in New York. Judge Juan Merchan indicated that he expects opening statements to begin Monday in the hush money trial of former President Trump, after 12 jurors and six alternates were sworn in last week. Both sides will make opening statements before prosecutors begin their case against Trump. Prosecutors will need to convince the jury that the former president falsified business records with the intent to defraud and to commit or further another crime to prove he is guilty.   Court will adjourn by 12:30 p.m. today and resume Tuesday. Follow along here today for live updates.

The County of San Diego is ending a temporary program that paid for flood victims to stay in hotels free of charge. NATIONAL CITY, Calif. — Argelia Cobarrubias has been living in a hotel room with her family for months. But Cobarrubias said she’s been told she can only stay at the Ramada Inn until April 15th. Flood waters destroyed her mobile home back in January. She and hundreds of other residents have been living in hotels paid for by a temporary county program, which is ending on May 11th. On Tuesday, the county will start sending letters to flood victims to let them know about the change and how much longer they can stay at the temporary accommodations they’ve been living in. Cobarrubias said her home isn’t livable. “We don’t have a bathroom. We don’t have a kitchen, like nothing. So, if we do go back home, I mean, we can’t shower. We can’t go to the bathroom. We would have to be using like a neighbor’s (restroom). A FEMA official said federal rental assistance is available to San Diego flood victims in two-month

A man is behind bars after being caught on camera taking off with an eight-year-old boy who was playing tag outside with another child. OCEAN BEACH, Calif. — A man is behind bars after being caught on camera taking off with an eight-year-old boy who was playing tag outside with another child. “He just grabbed him, hugged him, and put him down, and then when he put him down, he started yelling himself ‘he was his son,’” said parent Adrián Villanueva. Villanueva’s boy Emmanuel was playing outside last Friday night in front of his family’s newly opened deli on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach when the stranger snatched him. “He grabbed him very hard, very tight so my son tried to fight back but no luck.” Surveillance footage captured the entire incident and shows the man snatching the boy before taking off from the deli. Villanueva runs after the man, Christopher Higginbotham, and bystanders intervene chasing him and holding him on the ground until police arrive. Villanueva said he had his eye on the man because he was walking back and forth in front of

Concerns are being raised about the US military’s decision to unground the V-22 Osprey aircraft, which has a troubled safety record. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Osprey aircraft could soon be spotted flying above San Diego again. The US military has ungrounded the helicopter-airplane hybrid, which had been ordered to stand down last December following a fatal mishap a month prior in Japan that killed eight service members.  “The safety of our pilots, aircrew and surrounding communities remains of paramount importance,” said a spokesperson at Commander, Naval Air Forces Friday. The V-22 Osprey is made by Bell Boeing and credited with changing how wars are fought. It can take off like a helicopter and fly fast like a plane with its jet engines. Since 1992, 61 Americans have been killed in Osprey mishaps and the aircraft has been plagued with issues since its creation. ‘Not being transparent’: Attorney Attorney Timothy Loranger said he’s concerned about the aircraft going back in the air. “The concern that I have is that they are not being transparent with what they have found in their investigation,” he said in

SAN MARCOS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Multiple people were taken to the hospital Sunday night after a wrong-way crash in San Marcos, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to the crash at South Santa Fe Avenue and North Rancho Santa Fe Road around 8 p.m. Sunday. According to SDSO, witnesses called 911 reporting a wrong-way driver in an SUV, which collided head-on with another SUV and a car. 16-year-old killed in wrong-way crash on I-5 identified Deputies report a 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman in the SUV that was hit were taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries and reported broken bones, and an infant in a car seat was taken to the hospital as a precaution. The driver of the car was not injured. Deputies say the wrong-way driver, only identified as a 29-year-old male, was taken to the hospital with major, but non-life-threatening injuries. 19-year-old killed in car accident in Valley Center; other driver arrested for DUI In a post on X just before 9 p.m. Sunday, SDSO said San Marcos deputies have closed down S.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Today was the last day to grab brunch and mimosas at Nutmeg Bakery & Cafe’s Scripps Ranch location after the owners announced they are relocating to a new building. But don’t worry, the new, more sustainable location will be just down the road and will be opening soon. The owners of Nutmeg Bakery & Cafe, a breakfast, brunch, bakery and sandwich spot with two locations in San Diego County, recently announced they are being forced to relocate from their Scripps Ranch location due to rising costs. IZOLA Bakery to stay in East Village; new location opening in May According to the owners, the new location will be around five minutes away at 13771 Danielson Street in Poway. A soft opening is set for Wednesday, April 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The owners have also been featuring new menu items on their Instagram page ahead of the opening. While you wait for the new location to open, you can still visit their other location in Sabre Springs at 12640 Sabre Springs Pkwy. Here’s how much California fast food restaurants

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Earth Day, the day dedicated to environmental protection, is almost here, and there are many events happening throughout San Diego County you can take part in. April 22 is Earth Day every year. It was first observed in 1970, and now is celebrated globally. The theme for 2024 Earth Day is “Planet vs. Plastics.” April’s full ‘pink’ moon to peak this week during Lyrids meteor shower A few events already happened locally leading up to Earth Day, which falls on a Monday this year, while several events are happening on Earth Day itself and through the following weekend into Arbor Day on Friday. Southern Californians can ride for free on Earth Day with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Metrolink. Here’s where to see spring blooms in San Diego area In addition to planned events, you can also celebrate Earth Day by planting a tree, heading to the park, beach, or to view wildflowers at Carlsbad Flower Fields, Death Valley National Park or these other locations throughout San Diego County. You can find global Earth Day events near you

Victim’s body ended up in freeway lanes on south I-5 near Island Avenue and J Street underpasses, prompting authorities to issue a traffic alert and shut down the freeway

People celebrate at 32nd annual Multi-Cultural Earth Day celebration at Balboa Park’s WorldBeat Cultural Center

Police said suspect who entered family’s garage early Sunday matched description of man who entered through unlocked door and attacked young girl Thursday

A suspect has been arrested after breaking into the Getty House, which is the official residence of Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass. The incident occurred around 6:40 a.m. Sunday morning at the Getty House, located at 605 South Irving Boulevard. The Los Angeles Police Department arrived on the scene and arrested the suspect. Mayor Bass and her family were not injured during the incident. The Mayor’s office released a statement about the break-in at the property. “The Mayor is grateful to LAPD for responding and arresting the suspect,” the statement said. No further information has been provided about the intruder, or how the suspect was able to bypass security at the residence. The Getty House was originally built in 1921. It is the official residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles. Tom Bradley moved into the home at the beginning of his second term in 1977 and stayed there until he left office in 1993. Mayor Bass moved into the home in January of last year. This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Police Department said a call came in Sunday morning reporting that surveillance footage had captured a man matching the description of asuspect from a sexual assault earlier this week. The man was caught on camera outside the same Linda Vista home that was broken into Thursday, where a young girl was sexually assaulted while sleeping, police said. The residence is located at in the 2800 block of Wellington Street. Three arrested at DUI checkpoint in Chula Vista Surveillance footage around 3:25 a.m. showed a man matching the suspect’s description entering the property, the police department explained in a news release. Authorities said the man did not gain entry into the home and no one was harmed. Police are now asking for the public’s help in identifying the man seen in the images below: (San Diego Police Department ) The man is believed to be in his early 20s with dark hair, police said. He was seen wearing a dark hoodie sweatshirt with light printing down the left sleeve and an unknown image on the front of the

Editor’s note: The story has been corrected to reflect Bobbi Brink as the correct spelling of her name. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/ KUSI) — A tale of two tigers connected to the underworld of big cat breeding and a murder-for-hire case has concluded with a happy ending. Their names are Jem and Zoe. They were rescued from Tiger King Park in Oklahoma back in May 2021. The name “Tiger King” may be recognized by many who have seen the true crime documentary series detailing the life of former private zookeeper Joe Exotic, who is now a convicted felon. The three-season series peers into the community of big cat conservationists, collectors, private zoos and animal sanctuaries that span the country. Take a day trip from San Diego to this whimsical pirate tower In short, Joe Exotic had a rivalry with a woman named Carole Baskin, the owner of Big Cat Rescue. Baskin had accused Exotic of abusing and exploiting the big cats for personal gain. That feud ended with Exotic behind bars, where he’s serving a 21-year prison sentence. Court records state he attempted to hire two men