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Stanford grad's sights set on decathlon at Paris Olympics
Stanford University graduate Harrison Williams is hoping to punch his ticket to the Paris Olympics in what’s considered the most grueling event: the decathlon.
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‘You Can Persevere': Paralympian Going for Gold With a Purpose
Gold medal-winning Paralympian Deja Young has not only set her mind on defending her title, but to also advocate for mental health wellness by sharing her own person struggles.
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Pandemic Turns San Diegan's Olympic Dream Into Olympic Dilemma
When the coronavirus pandemic postponed the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, thousands of athletes around the world were forced to take a momentary pause on their training, but for some, like San Diego’s Sam Barlow, it meant the end of their Olympic dreams.
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City of Chula Vista Closes All Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries; 11 Retail, Delivery Services Approved to Sell
After years of cracking down on illegal pot shops, the city of Chula Vista announced Friday that they have all been shut down, plus it gave details about efforts to approve legal dispensaries. At one point, the city of Chula Vista had over 27 illegal marijuana dispensaries operating in the community, but on August 28, the last illegal marijuana dispensary…
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‘The Silence Is Deafening': Local Woman Calls On Business Owners To Speak Up
As San Diegans continue the conversation about diversity and inclusion, one local business owner is urging her fellow business owners to speak up. “It shouldn’t be a difficult thing to say ‘I stand with the black community,’” said Angel Mason Broadus, owner of Puzzle Pieces Marketing in Mission Valley. Mason Broadus is a communicator by trade who believes without...
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San Diego Assisted Living Facility Holds Balcony Fitness Classes
Inspired by groups of Italians who sang to each other from their balconies while isolated due to the threat of COVID-19, leaders at a senior living facility in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood decided to do something similar. It’s just heart warming to see all of them out on their balconies Marina Kahn Every morning the elderly men and...
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High Flying 9-Year-Old BMX Rider Takes Off Online
Nine-year-old Connor Stitt loves riding his bike, but perhaps not how many kids his age like to ride.
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Police Seize Pharmacist's Guns After Alleged Threats to ‘Shoot Up' Rady Children's
A 54-year-old pharmacist at Rady Children’s Hospital is under investigation for threatening to “shoot up his workplace and come burn it down,” according to documents obtained by NBC 7.
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$338M Worth of Seized Cocaine Offloaded in San Diego
Cocaine worth an estimated $338 million on the black market was seized from smugglers in the Pacific Ocean over a two-month span, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine, seized between mid-November and mid-January in eastern Pacific waters, were offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Munro at Naval Base San Diego on Monday. Bags of…
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Men Jailed, Accused of Being Gang Members To Split $1.5M Payout
The city of San Diego will pay nearly $1.5 million to two men who spent seven months in jail after their arrest in a controversial gang case.