Normal Heights News

A detective firing multiple rounds wasn't able to hit a guy from 12 feet away, according to police.

An auto theft suspect led police on a brief road chase from Normal Heights to North Park Friday before crashing the stolen pickup truck into a building and making a failed attempt to escape on foot, police said.

SAN DIEGO a ' A 31-year-old man who police said pointed a rifle at a detective in Normal Heights on Tuesday night a ' prompting a two-hour standoff a ' was booked into jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, authorities said Wednesday.

A man pointed a rifle at a detective during a narcotics-related search in Normal Heights, drawing several rounds, but no one was hurt and the gunman surrendered, San Diego police said Wednesday.

A wind advisory was in effect today for the deserts of San Diego County, where gusts of up to 45 miles per hour were expected, according to weather forecasters.

A SWAT team took up positions around a Normal Heights apartment building Tuesday evening after police say a man being served a warrant pointed a gun at the officers.

Sheila Platte, Justin Adams and Johno Wells in "Water Wings." Culture Cruncher just received news from co-director Johno Wells that "Water Wings" will screen on Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m. at Lestat's. The ultra-low budget labor of love caught our attention several months ago.

After checking into The Rose Hotel , Robert Earl Keen 's brand-new batch of country-fried folk, you can check out the Texas troubadour hisself, as he visits House of Blues with our own Americana surf cat Alex Woodard .... Anthology celebrates ex-Waterboy and gushing "green" guy Karl Wallinger's World Party tonight.

An RV caught fire and subsequently exploded on an I-805 overpass in Normal Heights Thursday, all while drivers continued to drive near the vehicle.

It was an emotional day in an El Cajon courtroom as a woman admitted to shooting her husband, a former television news director.

One of the key aspects of Normal Heights' turnaround is the street fair, an annual event presented by the Adams Avenue Business Association and billed as Southern California largest free music festival.

San Diego Street Scene might have stumbled back downtown as a way to harken back to its original roots, but it only recaptures its essence by virtue of its East Village setting.

Posted September 16, 2009, 5:04 p.m. This is highly apocryphal, but it's said that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words.

THE SITE: Shores Beach, Coronado - THE PROBLEM: When Sheila Corzine first noticed CAUTION tape around a hazardous section of stairs at the Shores Beach in Coronado early this year, some beachgoers were ignoring it and using the steps anyway.

THE PROBLEM: James Scott Bailey of Cardiff died last week. He was riding a motorcycle south on Arizona Street around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood.

Seagrove Park Del Mar With Labor Day approaching, it's time to round up your family and friends, make a fun al fresco menu and head out to one of the scenic spots around San Diego for a picnic.

A woman driving a car that was believed to be stolen rammed a California Highway Patrol cruiser and hurt an officer in the Mountain View neighborhood of San Diego Saturday.

University Heights have opened a new spot, Tao, at 3332 Adams Ave. in Normal Heights.

A hit-and-run victim killed in Normal Heights this weekend was identified Wednesday by authorities.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Normal Heights, police said Sunday.