Times of San Diego

A man suspected of fatally stabbing a homeless woman in an apparently random attack at an El Cajon bus stop pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge. Shawn Eugene Jones, 29, is accused in the June 16 slaying of 66-year-old Kris Robinson near the intersection of East Madison Avenue and Walter Way.

Authorities Wednesday publicly identified two lawmen who fatally shot a suspect who allegedly pulled a gun on them last week in a neighborhood near Batiquitos Lagoon. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Deputies James Clone and Sean Zappia opened fire on Eric Scott Anderson, 40, in the 1500 block of Eolus Avenue in Encinitas shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, according to the regional law enforcement agency.

Responding to outrage over tortillas being flung at a largely Latino team after it lost a championship basketball game at Coronado High School, the visiting team’s school board will take up a resolution denouncing racism Thursday. The Escondido Union High School District plans to consider a resolution denouncing racism and...

A San Diego trolley station that was unveiled Wednesday near the VA Medical Center in La Jolla features a design that pays tribute to veterans and military members, who will have easier access to critical medical services. The VA Medical Center Trolley Station is one of nine new stations that...

A young mountain lion who spent four months in the care of the San Diego Humane Society’s wildlife team in Ramona has been released back into the wild, the animal welfare group said Wednesday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife brought two kittens to the Humane Society to be...

The U.S. Supreme Court again tightened the reins on organized labor on Wednesday, declaring in a case brought by two fruit companies that a decades-old California regulation that let union organizers enter agricultural properties without an employer’s consent violated constitutional property rights. The 6-3 ruling, with the court’s conservative justices...

Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner will offer expanded service for trains between San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, rail officials announced Wednesday. Pacific Surfliner trains have been operating on a reduced schedule since March 2020 due to a drop in travel demand because of the...

A man was stabbed around 10 times in a Mountain View parking lot Wednesday by a suspect who remains at large, but police say the victim is expected to survive his injuries. The attack happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Logan Avenue, near the Willie Henderson Sports Complex. The 33-year-old...

A driver was killed in a rollover crash Wednesday on Interstate 805 in San Ysidro, the California Highway Patrol said. According to the CHP, the rollover was first reported at 3:16 a.m. on the southbound I-805, near San Ysidro Boulevard. KGTV reported that the unidentified driver, who was the car’s...

A July 3 fireworks display in Oceanside to celebrate the city’s 133rd anniversary is expected to draw 10,000 spectators, a spokesman said Wednesday. The event will begin at 9 p.m. around the El Corazon site. Rancho Del Oro Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic from 5:45 p.m. to 11 p.m., and designated only for pedestrian use.

For anyone around San Diego Bay on July 12 last year, the massive explosions and plume of black smoke that darkened the sky were widely heard and seen. The amphibious assault ship, USS Bonhomme Richard was ablaze at dockside, as explosions ripped through 11 of its 14 decks; it was an inferno that reached 1,200 degrees.

Could California’s recovery leave millions behind? It won’t if we take bold, collective action informed by the working Californians who for too long have been shut out of our economy. As the pandemic subsides and resources flow to rebuilding, we cannot return to a normal that failed millions of Californians....

A state appeals court panel Tuesday overturned a man’s murder conviction in the car-to-car shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on a San Diego freeway more than two decades ago, marking the second time the defendant’s conviction has been reversed on appeal. Phong Huynh was convicted in two separate jury...

A 25-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured Tuesday in a collision with a DUI suspect’s car at a Pacific Beach intersection, authorities reported. The rider was heading west on Grand Avenue when the southbound motorist pulled out in front of his 2016 Harley-Davidson two-wheeler from a stop sign at Haines Street shortly before 2 p.m., according to San Diego police.

San Diego County public health officials reported 56 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday and no additional deaths from the pandemic disease. With the new data the cumulative number of cases rose to 281,886. The death toll remains at 3,771. Of 6,251 tests reported by the county on Tuesday, 0.9% returned positive....

Nearly 3,300 migrants stranded in Mexico since January due to a U.S. border policy have been kidnapped, raped, trafficked or assaulted, according to a report by a human rights group released on Tuesday. The report, by New York-based Human Rights First, documents cases of migrants and asylum seekers stuck in...

A former San Diego police sergeant arrested earlier this year on suspicion of stalking his ex-girlfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony and misdemeanor charges related to allegedly harassing the woman over the course of several months. Mariusz Czas, 43, who worked for the San Diego Police Department for 18...

Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in identifying the killer or killers of a 59-year-old security guard who was gunned down outside a Spring Valley marijuana dispensary a year ago. Kenneth Love II was found mortally wounded in front of the unlicensed cannabis shop in the 8700...

The popular San Diego Big Bay Boom fireworks event, described by local port officials as the state’s largest, will return on July 4, the Port of San Diego announced Tuesday. The 20-minute fireworks extravaganza will start at 9 p.m., with advanced pyrotechnics launched simultaneously from four bridges around San Diego Bay, Port officials said.

Over the past year, teachers across the San Diego County region and the nation have had many teaching moments related to racial and social justice. To support educators’ ongoing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their classrooms and at their schools, San Diego Gas & Electric has established a new grant program with $250,000 in shareholder funding.