A record number of local World War II veterans are back in San Diego on Sunday after taking a trip to see the World War II Memorial in the nation’s capital as part of Honor Flight San Diego.
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Hundreds Welcome Home ‘Honor Flight’ Veterans
The 105 World War II veterans on an all-expenses-paid Honor Flight trip from San Diego to the Washington D.C. were treated like heroes wherever they went. Visiting the World War II Memorial was an emotional experience for these men, who had fought and won a monumental war, changing the world forever.
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A day to remember for WWII vets
For many on a trip this weekend to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., it’s the first – and maybe last – chance to see it.
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Honoring WWII vets’ service, sacrifice
The regional board that manages yellow roadside call boxes moved to spend nearly $9 million of its reserves Thursday, sparking charges that it’s squandering the money before an overhaul underway in Sacramento.
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Call-box group spending out funds
Benjamin Arellano Felix seemed to get off easy considering he was one of the world’s most powerful drug traffickers in the 1990s. He pleaded guilty in January to crimes that would give him no more than 25 years in prison — a lighter punishment than ordered for lower-ranking members of his once-mighty, Tijuana-based cartel.
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Mexican Drug Kingpin To Be Sentenced In SD
The 27th annual Carlsbad 5000, touted as “the world’s fastest 5K,” is scheduled for Sunday.
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Carlsbad 5000 Race To Be Held Today
A Poway woman has a new, high-tech lease on life, thanks to a special device that only few in the world use.
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Poway Woman Receives Rare Artificial Heart
A California Highway Patrol car was struck Thursday night on Sea World Drive, but the officer was not injured, the CHP said.
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CHP car hit, officer OK
The Camp Pendleton force that took command this week of U.S. and international troops in southwestern Afghanistan is beginning a yearlong tour under the shadow of intense new strains.
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Tough first week on the job in Afghanistan
The fire at the residence on E. Madison Avenue, between North Mollison Avenue and Ballantyne Street, was reported about 7:45 p.m.
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Fire at El Cajon house
Authorities briefly chased at least two people in a stolen car in Valley Center early Thursday and the pursuit ended in a crash, with one person in custody and the other getting away.
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The city of San Diego is expected to finish its annual report on municipal finances by the end of January, a two-month delay that is the direct result of last year’s audit dragging on because of computer problems.
An 81-year-old Pacific Beach woman awoke to find a Chargers fan passed out on her couch Friday morning, according to San Diego police.
Annual expenses for SDUSD spiked to $167 million, by far the biggest cost short of payroll. A Los Angeles County firm was telling the board it could save the district almost $10 million a year by taking over the system.
San Diego police were on the lookout Thursday for a gunman who wore a mask while robbing a Normal Heights convenience store.
Authorities say a woman was out celebrating her birthday at an Ocean Beach bar when she decided to leave with a man she had just met.
A fight between two men on a sidewalk in San Ysidro resulted in gunfire, police said Thursday.
The Oceanside City Council voted on Wednesday to name a community center and amphitheater in honor of Junior Seau.
A man who had gotten out of a car fired shots at another man, who was not hit, San Diego police said.
The lineup announced Wednesday for the Paddock Concert Series at the San Diego County Fair is full of shows for classic rock fans.
California’s colleges and universities are looking at fewer classes, higher student fees and layoffs unless more money can be injected into the state budget, educational leaders in San Diego and Sacramento said Wednesday.
When it comes to modern warfare, many military experts refer to San Diego as the “tip of the spear.”
San Diego may be on pace to set a record when it comes to homicides in one year.
