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San Diegans Step Up to Help Afghan Refugees – NBC 7 San Diego

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, groups, and organizations across San Diego have been working to address the country’s humanitarian emergency. “I’ve got a number of military detailees, a gold star family member, and some staff that have all developed a considerable amount of expertise in the business of getting people visas,” said Congressman Darell […]

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Amazon Credited for Creating 4,000 Local Jobs Since 2010

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) recently offered some hard numbers about its impact on the San Diego region and the San Diego economy.Since 2010, the company said, it has created more than 4,000 jobs in the San Diego area and has invested more than $2.3 billion. The direct spending includes infrastructure and compensation.The company released the […]

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Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday. He was 91. Asner’s representative confirmed the actor’s death […]

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It’s Hot in San Diego County With Possible Thunderstorms This Week – NBC 7 San Diego

Another hot day Sunday was forecast for inland San Diego County, and increasing monsoon moisture is expected to create more humid conditions and a chance for showers and thunderstorms each day through Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. A heat advisory was issued until 9 p.m. Sunday for San Diego County mountains and valleys and […]

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Leggett Selected by San Diego Seals in NLL Draft

Story Links Courtesy of Lehigh Athletic Communications BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh men’s lacrosse graduate student Teddy Leggett became the fourth player in program history (all in recent years) selected in the National Lacrosse League Draft, as he was picked by the San Diego Seals in the sixth round (81st overall) on Saturday night. […]