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VISTA, Calif. -- An Oceanside man accused of assaulting his father and a neighbor, then firing a pellet gun at officers during a several-hour standoff, was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer,...

SAN DIEGO -- One of 10 defendants charged in a sports-bribery ring involving the University of San Diego men's basketball team pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to conspiracy to conduct sports bribery, running an illegal gambling business and...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- One of the top lieutenants of the Fernando Sanchez- Arellano Organization, which is believed responsible for murders, abductions and a wide range of drug-trafficking offenses, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal drug and...

RAMONA, Calif. - A 19-year-old man accused of delivering a knock-out punch to a transient, abandoning him in a vacant house in Ramona, must stand trial on a charge of assault likely to produce great bodily injury, a judge ruled Wednesday. Tanner Hendee...

VISTA, Calif. - One of two men who started a fire that scorched 22 square miles of mountainous back-country between Warner Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park last summer was sentenced Wednesday to six years in state prison. Jesse James Durbin...

EL CAJON, Calif. -- A man accused of shooting his ex-wife in his Alpine home two days before Christmas must stand trial on murder and assault charges, a judge ruled Monday. Justin Meltzer faces 61 years to life in prison if convicted in the Dec. 23...

A newly unsealed indictment names a suspected drug lord and 16 alleged members of his kidnapping and murder crew believed responsible for nine murders and the attempted slaying of a policeman. "This rogue group of individuals is responsible for a...

SAN DIEGO -- A former assistant principal at a Kearny Mesa school for troubled children pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 14 felony charges, including unlawful sexual intercourse and rape by a foreign object, involving a sexual relationship he allegedly had...

VISTA, Calif. -- An alleged gang member who allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's Escondido townhome and fatally stabbed her new boyfriend pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge. Christopher James Selena, 41, was ordered held on $5 million...

VISTA, Calif. -- One of two men who started a fire that scorched 22 square miles of mountainous back-country between Warner Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park was sentenced Friday. Jeremy Joseph Ortiz pleaded guilty to arson, as did co-...

VISTA, Calif. -- An Oceanside man accused of assaulting his father and a neighbor, then refusing to surrender to police and firing a pellet gun at officers during a several-hour standoff, pleaded not guilty Monday to a several charges. Noel Sean Myers,...

SAN DIEGO -- A woman whose two pit bulls attacked her 75-year-old next-door neighbor, leading to the victim's death six months later, pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Carla Cornelio, 20, faces four years and...