An Oceanside man who strangled the mother of his children in front of their toddler was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison. Melissa Contreras, 22, a young mother of three was found dead inside a car in Oceanside in December 2016. Uriel Leon, 26, was convicted of her murder in June. He was the […]
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A San Diego family preparing to lay a family member to rest is having to prepare for another funeral. Ariel Llerenas, 27, was killed on her way from Texas to pay respects to their cousin who suddenly died last week from a heart attack. Her boyfriend was at the wheel when he fell asleep while […]
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A new rideshare service is hoping to gain parents’ trust in order to provide their kids transportation to and from school. The app HopSkipDrive became available to residents in San Diego County on Monday and offers users school pick-up, drop-off or extracurricular rides for their children and teens. Through HopSkipDrive, families are matched with a driver. The […]
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A four-year-old Southern California boy battling leukemia at Rady Children’s Hospital was granted one little wish thanks to a charity that believes the best things come in small packages. Like any other 4-year-old, when Jesus Gonzalez saw a small wrapped present with his name, he broke out in a sprint. But just a year ago things […]
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Rep. Duncan Hunter, who was indicted along with his wife earlier this week on federal charges for having stolen more than a quarter million dollars in campaign funds, appeared to blame his spouse of two decades for the alleged crimes in an interview Thursday night. Hunter, a California Republican representing parts of San Diego, told Fox […]
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A nanny camera caught a contractor red-handed as he was rifling through the underwear drawer of a San Marcos woman. Ashley Harrell and her husband hired Abraham Avila and his brother to install new flooring downstairs in their home. The workers were given the explicit instruction not to go upstairs, but Harrell watched via the […]
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A registered sex offender who was attacked by a girl’s father and arrested by San Diego police in an alleged kidnapping in Oak Park, faced a judge Wednesday. Francisco “Frankie” Diaz is accused of entering the 3-year-old’s bedroom after breaking the window screen and raping her before taking her to his home two doors away, San […]
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Crews resumed their search Monday for a 12-year-old Canadian girl who fell off a boat in San Diego’s San Vicente Reservoir Saturday evening. The first full-day search was halted at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday without lifeguards finding her body and crews said it was tough to come back to the docks without answers. “It’s frustrating […]
