6 h. ago Lawsuit challenges arrests of people showing up to ICE check

Attorneys are challenging the detention of three people arrested in San Diego who showed up to their immigration check-in appointments this fall

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10 h. ago Heartbreak as oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, dies at estimated 141 years old

Gramma was brought from the Galapagos Islands to the Bronx Zoo in the 1900s and survived more than 20 US presidents and both World Wars.

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14 h. ago ‘Queen of the Zoo’: Gramma, tortoise who lived through two world wars, dies aged 141

Gramma came to San Diego Zoo from Bronx Zoo in 1928 or 1931 and lived through 20 US presidentsAfter more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.Gramma was born in her native habitat and was estimated to be about 141 years old, zoo officials said. She died on 20 November. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago San Diego Zoo’s oldest resident Gramma the Galápagos tortoise dies aged around 141

Her dedicated care specialists affectionately dubbed her ‘the Queen of the Zoo’

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28 h. ago Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

The beloved Galápagos tortoise named Gramma that was the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo at an estimated 141 years has died

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4 d. ago World’s oldest known pygmy hippo turns 52: ‘Anyone who meets her falls in love’

Hannah Shirley, born in November 1973, was celebrated with Hungry Hungry Hippos-themed partyThe San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center is feeling festive, and it has nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but instead a birthday celebration for a hippo that turns 52.Hannah Shirley, the world’s oldest known living pygmy hippopotamus, turned 52 years old on Thursday, and celebrated with a Hungry Hungry Hippos–themed party. Hannah was surrounded by guests as she played with different-colored balls and presents. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The US border town that’s undergone a dramatic transformation after Trump’s immigration crackdown

Some locals say they ‘are just waiting for Donald Trump to finish his term to see what will happen’

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6 d. ago Inside the dawn patrols where San Diego teachers track ICE: ‘We have to resist’

With students terrified and arrests rising, educators turn activists – scanning streets, sharing alerts and defending the right to feel safeThree teachers drove through a quiet neighborhood in southern San Diego, the sun not yet fully up over the horizon. They drank coffee and talked about their jobs. The start of the school day was still an hour or two away.Suddenly, mid-conversation, they spotted something: what appeared to be an undercover Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, driving right past them. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man accused of captaining migrant boat that capsized, killing 4, is charged

Federal officials have charged a man believed to be the captain of a boat carrying migrants that capsized near San Diego, killing four passengers

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8 d. ago FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post just six months in, officials say, marking another disruption in a year of staff departures and policy changes

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1 week ago Four dead and five injured after boat believed to be carrying migrants capsizes off San Diego coast

Officials searched throughout the night for survivors after the boat capsized off Imperial Beach

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1 week ago 4 dead after wooden boat believed to be ferrying migrants into the US capsizes off San Diego

The Coast Guard says a wooden skiff believed to have been ferrying migrants toward the U.S. has capsized in stormy seas off San Diego, leaving at least four people dead and four hospitalized

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1 week ago Four dead and five injured after boat capsizes off San Diego

Officials searched throughout the night for survivors after the boat capsized off Imperial Beach

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1 week ago Former customs officer sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping traffickers bring drugs into US

A former Customs and Border Protection officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to working with Mexican traffickers to bring drugs into the U.S. Diego Bonillo pleaded guilty in July to multiple charges, including conspiracy to import controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin

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1 week ago Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic

Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the speciesBird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species.The remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population. Researchers estimate 53,000 females died after bird flu hit in 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Memorial Marker for 11 Olympians from Israel Replaced in London, England

Memorial Marker for 11 Olympians from Israel Replaced in London, England  San Diego Jewish World

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2 w. ago Woodrow Lowe, a star linebacker at Alabama who started 11 NFL seasons with the Chargers, dies at 71

Woodrow Lowe, a three-time All-American linebacker at Alabama and an 11-year starter for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, has died

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2 w. ago San Diego Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen as manager

The San Diego Padres have hired former reliever Craig Stammen to be their manager

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2 w. ago 'Predator: Badlands' sticks its 2 stars together to take the franchise to new places

The seventh “Predator” film takes the franchise to new places by sticking its two stars together

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2 w. ago Human Barbie influencer dies after 27 operations to look like doll

Barbara Jankavski has died aged 31 after undergoing 27 surgeries and spending an estimated £42,000 to look like a real-life Barbie doll

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