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San Diego Fireworks Suffer 'Premature Ignition'

Entire 4th of July show goes up in seconds

(Newser) - Millions of Americans had a firework-free Fourth of July because of wildfire fears, but San Diego got a big show—that lasted less than 30 seconds. The official display in San Diego Bay was called off after at least three of four barges suffered what authorities called "premature ignition,...

California Voters Slash Public Pensions

Public worker unions battled measures

(Newser) - It's been a rough week for public workers. Following Scott Walker's survival as Wisconsin governor, two major California cities have easily approved cuts to city employees' pensions. Some 66% of San Diego voters approved such a measure, with 34% against it; in San Jose, 70% backed the plan,...

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May 31, 2012 10:06 PM CDT

San Diego Teen Wins Spelling Bee

Eighth-grader Snigdha Nandipati has last word: guetapens

(Newser) - Word, dude. A San Diego eighth-grader has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee with the French-derived mind-bender "guetapens" in the 13th round of the hard-fought contest. Snigdha Nandipati, 14, beat out Stuti Mishra, 14, from Orlando, to scoop up a hefty trophy and $40,000 in cash and prizes....

3rd Arrest in Murder of Marine's Wife

Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino latest suspect in Brittany Dawn Killgore case

(Newser) - A third person was arrested last night in the murder of Brittany Dawn Killgore, a Camp Pendleton Marine's wife. Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino, 36, was arrested at a downtown San Diego hotel, but no word yet on her suspected role. Staff Sgt. Louis Perez, 45, and Jessica Lynn Lopez,...

Woman Busted for Murder of Marine's Wife

Brittany Killgore's body found after Jessica Lopez attempts suicide

(Newser) - A missing-person case in San Diego has become a complicated murder case, with some media reports hinting at links to a sex ring . The body of Brittany Killgore, the wife of a US Marine serving in Afghanistan, was found in a remote site north of the city after police found...

Marine Linked to Missing San Diego Woman

Cops question serviceman busted for possessing stolen rifle

(Newser) - Police in San Diego are questioning a Marine over the missing wife of a fellow serviceman. Louis Ray Perez, 45, was already in custody on an unrelated charge of possession of a AR-15 assault rifle stolen from Camp Pendleton, ABC reports. He was the last person seen with Britanny Killgore,...

Hate Crime Doubted in Iraqi Woman's Killing

Shaima Alawadi's family was in turmoil, Calif. records show

(Newser) - The brutal beating death of an Iraqi woman in California last month may not have been a hate crime at all, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune in a detailed look at search warrant records. Shaima Alawadi, 32, was planning to divorce husband Kassim Alhimidi and move to Texas, where her...

Romney&#39;s Mansion to Have Elevator ... for Cars
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Mar 31, 2012 5:48 AM CDT

Romney's Mansion to Have Elevator ... for Cars

Politico takes a closer look at the plans

(Newser) - Not only will Mitt Romney's proposed new beach house have a 3,600-square-foot basement , it will have a split-level four-car garage … with an elevator for the cars. Politico procured the 2008 plans for the renovation (by way of a rival campaign), which involves tearing down the existing California...

Why This Politician Is a National 'Test Case'

Moderates and pragmatic vets might become political outcasts: David Brooks

(Newser) - Nathan Fletcher is a California legislator and decorated Marine who is running for mayor in San Diego, but it's his move this week to leave the GOP that has caught the attention of David Brooks in the New York Times . Fletcher is a moderate, and the pragmatism he learned...

Iraqi Mother Brutally Beaten in California, Left With Note

Shaima Alawadi, Iraqi immigrant and mother of 5, died yesterday

(Newser) - With Florida—and the rest of America—still reeling over the Trayvon Martin case, another disturbing crime out of Southern California is making waves. A 32-year-old Iraqi immigrant was taken off life support yesterday, after being brutally beaten in her home on Wednesday morning and left beside a note reportedly...

Teacher Sued for Ordering Girl to Pee in Bucket

Student, 14, says it was done to shame her

(Newser) - A 14-year-old San Diego girl has filed a $25,000 lawsuit against a teacher she says ordered her to pee in a bucket within earshot of her classmates. The alleged incident occurred Feb. 22, when the student asked to be excused to use the bathroom. She says teacher Gonja Wolf...

Skydiver Killed in Competition

Diver died of injury from 'swooping'

(Newser) - A skydiving expert with more than 8,000 jumps under his belt died at a skydiving competition in San Diego over the weekend, reports the New York Daily News . Sean Carey, who also taught skydiving to Navy SEALs, was supposed to be "swooping," a difficult maneuver in which...

San Diego Nuke Plant Shut Down After Leak

San Onofre leak posed no danger to public, officials say

(Newser) - The San Onofre nuclear plant north of San Diego was closed last evening to deal with a radiation leak that regulators say posed no danger to the public or to plant workers. The plant's operators say a small quantity of radioactive gas escaped from a leaky tube in a...

Feds Find Another Huge Drug Tunnel

It connected warehouses in Mexico and California

(Newser) - Another massive tunnel used for drug smuggling that stretches across the US-Mexican border is out of operation. The subterranean passageway connected a warehouse in Tijuana to a warehouse in San Diego and is the latest and most significant among a string of hidden drug-smuggling corridors located by authorities, reports AP...

San Diego Tunnel Yields 17 Tons of Pot

Cross-border tunnel linked US site to Tijuana warehouse

(Newser) - Who needs drug mules when you have drug moles? Federal agents seized a total of 17 tons of marijuana after discovering a tunnel linking warehouses in Tijuana and San Diego, the Los Angeles Times reports. The tunnel, believed to be the work of the Sinaloa cartel was the length of...

Arrested Occupiers Forced to Defecate In Bus

Sheriff's office promises full review

(Newser) - Note to police: Buses make bad holding cells. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has ordered an internal review, City Beat reports, after the paper revealed that police detained 51 Occupy San Diego protesters inside a bus and a van for four to eight hours—and that neither vehicle...

Harry Captains Royal Bar Hop in San Diego

From Apache helicopters to brewskis in California

(Newser) - Hail Britannica. The royal party boy has finally sloshed up along our shores—for some San Diego area bar hopping. "Harry Wales" took some time out from Apache helicopter training just a day after he arrived in California to hit not one but "several" night spots, reports the...

Awlaki's Rap Sheet Includes 2 'John' Busts

Arrested twice in L.A. in 1990s for soliciticing prostitutes

(Newser) - Radical cleric Anwar an-Awlaki apparently had other things on his mind than just religion. During the time he spent in San Diego as a graduate student, the late cleric was arrested twice for soliciting hookers in the city's more seamy districts, reveals the Los Angeles Times . For the first...

Blackout Side Effect: Sewage Closes Beaches

2M-gallon spill hits shoreline in San Diego area

(Newser) - A really unfortunate side effect of the massive power shortage that hit Southern California yesterday: Miles of shoreline fouled with sewage. Beaches in the San Diego area are expected to be closed for at least two days after the pumps failed at a wastewater plant, causing about 2 million gallons...

Huge Power Outage Hits California, Arizona

San Diego, parts of Mexico in the dark after grid failure

(Newser) - A massive power outage has left more than 1 million people in the dark in California, Arizona, and Mexico, reports AP . San Diego is especially hard hit. No definitive word yet on what triggered the problem about 4pm local time, but authorities made a point to rule out terrorism. "...

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