Democrat Senator Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian regime of Egypt in exchange for gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash as prosecutors unsealed a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign affairs influence for personal gain. The indictment, the second in eight years against the powerful 69-year-old New Jersey Democrat,…

City of San Diego presents new Ocean Beach Pier designs

OCEAN BEACH (KUSI) – The City of San Diego officially presented three new designs to renovate the 57-year-old Ocean Beach Pier. The three renderings were displayed over the weekend at Liberty Station, as the city seeks community feedback on the designs. Each of the three designs has their own design concepts, but the public is able to provide input on…

What is the city of San Antonio, Texas doing that apparently San Diego is not

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – On a recent trip to San Antonio, Texas, for a wedding, I couldn’t help but notice San Antonio’s “welcoming” atmosphere and its famed Riverwalk. My fiancé and I spent a few days in downtown San Antonio enjoying the Riverwalk, and we weren’t disappointed. It truly is a destination city. Daytime view of the San Antonio Riverwalk…

Authorties seek public help in halting vehicle burglaries

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Authorities sought public help Tuesday in identifying and locating two suspects responsible for a series of vehicle burglaries throughout San Diego County. Since October 2021, the two suspects — a man and a woman — have targeted vehicles parked at large events, such as funeral services and youth sporting events, authorities said. The last reported crime…

Photographer Chris Mannerino captures incredible photos of Air Force One in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – President Biden arrived in San Diego Monday, as San Diegans watched Air Force One land at Naval Air Station North Island. Local photographer Chris Mannerino captured some amazing photos of the approach, and shared them with us on KUSI’s Good Morning San Diego. You can follow Chris Mannerino on Instagram to see more of his work,…

FULL STORY: SDCCD revokes terminations of unvaccinated, religiously-exempt employees

"The coverage with KUSI was critical in this.." -Professor Tracey Kiser on SDCCD's decision to drop terminations over vaccine mandate

The San Diego Community College School District announced Friday their decision to reverse the terminations of unvaccinated employees with religious exemptions. KUSI has been covering this story since the beginning. On January 19th, Lindsey Fukano was live at the SDCCD boardroom during their unanimous termination decision to terminate three unvaccinated employees that had religious exemptions previously approved by the board…

Padres down Dodgers 5-3, clinch NLCS berth

The Padres defeated the Dodgers 5-3 at Petco Park on Saturday to advance to the National League Championship Series.

The Padres are moving on to the National League Championship Series after defeating the Dodgers 5-3 infront of a sold out crowd at Petco Park. San Diego went into the seventh inning trailing their northern rivals 3-0, but scored five runs with massive hits from Jake Cronenworth and Juan Soto. From there it was up to the Padres bullpen, with…

Small plane makes emergency landing in San Marcos

At around 6:15 pm on Saturday night, a small plane made an emergency landing at the intersection of South Rancho Sante Fe Road and Melrose in San Marcos. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the aircraft crashed onto the roadway and hit a vehicle, leaving those inside with minor injuries. Photos taken by the San Marcos Fire Department…

‘One Pill Can Kill’: How Fentanyl changed the war on drugs

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The fentanyl epidemic in the US is unprecedented, and the DEA has seized enough fentanyl to give a lethal dose to every person in America. San Diego is the gateway for the majority of those pills coming over the border, and the special agent in charge of the DEA says everyone in the community needs to…

Ammar Campa-Najjar: Chula Vista leaders have

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The race to become the next Mayor of Chula Vista is heating up. Six candidates have hit the campaign trail in hopes of replacing current Mayor Mary Salas. John McCann Rudy Ramirez Zaneta Encarnacion Spencer Cash Jill Galvez Ammar Campa-Najjar Ammar Campa-Najjar was defeated by Republican Darrell Issa in the 2020 campaign in the race for…

$25 million in drugs recovered, six arrested after border tunnel discovered in Otay Mesa

OTAY MESA (KUSI) – Six people are facing federal charges in connection with allegedly trafficking drugs through an underground cross-border tunnel discovered over the weekend that stretches from Tijuana to a warehouse in Otay Mesa, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Officials say the 1,744-foot-long passageway was discovered on Friday during a Homeland Security Investigations operation into alleged drug smuggling. The…

Poway Unified School District surveying students on ‘gender identity’ of their friends

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The Poway Unified School District is making national news after it was revealed they are surveying their 6th-12th grade students about who they hang out with. But the survey goes farther than just asking the students to name their friends. The survey asks the students about the race and gender identity of the people they choose…

SDPD: Three people shot after fight on Shelter Island beach

SHELTER ISLAND (KUSI) – A fight on Shelter Island Saturday night around 9 p.m. led to three men being shot and taken to the hospital. Multiple agencies responded to the incident at 2000 Shelter Island Drive, as the original call indicated a mass shooting may be taking place. An argument ensued between a group of people at a firepit on…

Three people walk away uninjured after East County plane crash

The plane crash happened around 4:09 pm Saturday near Ramona.

RAMONA (KUSI) –  Three adults were uninjured after a small private plane went down today about six miles east of El Capitan Reservoir in East County, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Cal Fire. A witness called the sheriff’s department at 4:09 p.m. Saturday that a downed aircraft was possibly west of the Three Sisters Trailhead near Ramona….