Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Homicide detectives on Monday night arrested the man suspected of gunning down a beloved Cathedral Catholic High School teacher and football coach earlier in the day in North Park, police said. Detectives arrested 30-year-old Jesse Milton Alvarez in a Serra Mesa home on suspicion of murdering 37-year-old Mario Fierro, according to San Diego police homicide Lt. Andra Brown. Alvarez is the ex-boyfriend of Fierro’s fiancée, who also is a teacher at Cathedral Catholic.Police said on the sidewalk of Kansas Street near...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Homicide detectives on Monday night arrested the man suspected of gunning down a beloved Cathedral Catholic High School teacher and football coach earlier in the day in North Park, police said. Detectives arrested 30-year-old Jesse Milton Alvarez in a Serra Mesa home on suspicion of murdering 37-year-old Mario Fierro, according to San Diego police homicide Lt. Andra Brown. Alvarez is the ex-boyfriend of Fierro’s fiancée, who also is a teacher at Cathedral Catholic.Police said on the sidewalk of Kansas Street near...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Firefighters battled a blaze Friday night that tore through the roof of the Ocean Beach restaurant Northside Tavern, authorities said. The building, , which apparently closed due to the pandemic, was initially described by fire officials as an abandoned commercial structure. But a deputy chief later said the restaurant was open for takeout, though it was unclear if was occupied when the flames erupted. The fire was reported a few minutes before 9:30 p.m. inside the low-slung building on the corner of Bacon and...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Firefighters battled a blaze Friday night that tore through the roof of the Ocean Beach restaurant Northside Tavern, authorities said. The building, , which apparently closed due to the pandemic, was initially described by fire officials as an abandoned commercial structure. But a deputy chief later said the restaurant was open for takeout, though it was unclear if was occupied when the flames erupted. The fire was reported a few minutes before 9:30 p.m. inside the low-slung building on the corner of Bacon and...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement The woman who was shot and killed inside the U.S. Capitol Building during a violent pro-Trump siege Wednesday was an Ocean Beach resident. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund on Thursday identified the woman fatally shot by an officer as Ashli Elizabeth Babbitt. Sund said Babbitt, 35, was shot by an unidentified police officer as people were forcing their way toward the House Chamber where members of Congress were sheltering in place. The chief said the officer has been placed on administrative leave and his or...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement The woman who was shot and killed inside the U.S. Capitol Building during a violent pro-Trump siege Wednesday was an Ocean Beach resident. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund on Thursday identified the woman fatally shot by an officer as Ashli Elizabeth Babbitt. Sund said Babbitt, 35, was shot by an unidentified police officer as people were forcing their way toward the House Chamber where members of Congress were sheltering in place. The chief said the officer has been placed on administrative leave and his or...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Police sought tips from the public Monday as they continued investigating last week’s death of a gunshot victim who was dropped off at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. The 36-year-old San Diego resident Jose Santos Acevedo Torresdey just before 7 p.m. last Wednesday at the hospital’s emergency room ambulance bay, according to La Mesa police spokesman Lt. Greg Runge. The driver took off immediately after getting Torresdey out of the car, Runge said.Hospital staff attempted to save Torresdey, but he died shortly after he...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Police sought tips from the public Monday as they continued investigating last week’s death of a gunshot victim who was dropped off at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. The 36-year-old San Diego resident Jose Santos Acevedo Torresdey just before 7 p.m. last Wednesday at the hospital’s emergency room ambulance bay, according to La Mesa police spokesman Lt. Greg Runge. The driver took off immediately after getting Torresdey out of the car, Runge said.Hospital staff attempted to save Torresdey, but he died shortly after he...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement An Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday evening in Carlsbad, authorities said. Few details of the crash were immediately available, but it happened some time before 7:20 p.m. on the tracks near Carlsbad Village Station, just off Grand Avenue and State Street, according to San Diego sheriff’s Lt. William Amavisca. The victim died at the scene. AdvertisementCarlsbad police initially responded to the crash, Amavisca said. The investigation will be handled by the sheriff’s railroad enforcement unit,...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement An Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday evening in Carlsbad, authorities said. Few details of the crash were immediately available, but it happened some time before 7:20 p.m. on the tracks near Carlsbad Village Station, just off Grand Avenue and State Street, according to San Diego sheriff’s Lt. William Amavisca. The victim died at the scene. AdvertisementCarlsbad police initially responded to the crash, Amavisca said. The investigation will be handled by the sheriff’s railroad enforcement unit,...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A brush fire erupted Wednesday afternoon aboard Camp Pendleton, scorching 25 acres, briefly threatening homes and prompting precautionary evacuations on the east end of the military installation before fire crews halted the flames. One home sustained slight damage and at least one car was destroyed by the fire, according to details and a video provided by Marine Corps officials. The blaze was 65 percent contained as of late Wednesday evening and all evacuation orders and road closures were lifted. FIRE UPDATE 3:...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A brush fire erupted Wednesday afternoon aboard Camp Pendleton, scorching 25 acres, briefly threatening homes and prompting precautionary evacuations on the east end of the military installation before fire crews halted the flames. One home sustained slight damage and at least one car was destroyed by the fire, according to details and a video provided by Marine Corps officials. The blaze was 65 percent contained as of late Wednesday evening and all evacuation orders and road closures were lifted. FIRE UPDATE 3:...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A firefighter who died last week battling the San Bernardino County blaze that was sparked by gender-reveal pyrotechnics was a San Diego native, authorities said Monday. Charles Morton, 39, a squad boss with the Big Bear Interagency Hotshots, died Thursday “while engaged in fire suppression operations” on the El Dorado fire in the San Bernardino mountains, according to officials from the U.S. Forest Service and San Bernardino National Forest. According to a family statement, Morton is survived by his wife and...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A firefighter who died last week battling the San Bernardino County blaze that was sparked by gender-reveal pyrotechnics was a San Diego native, authorities said Monday. Charles Morton, 39, a squad boss with the Big Bear Interagency Hotshots, died Thursday “while engaged in fire suppression operations” on the El Dorado fire in the San Bernardino mountains, according to officials from the U.S. Forest Service and San Bernardino National Forest. According to a family statement, Morton is survived by his wife and...WW…