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San Diego-area bank hit by 2 robbers on same day

Oct. 1, 2008
Times have been tough for banks everywhere, but a San Diego-area Wells Fargo branch had an especially difficult day this week. The branch in La Mesa was robbed twice on Monday _ by two different robbers. The men the FBI call "The Hard Hat Bandit" and "The...
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in the San Diego area say an illegal immigrant they arrested on sexual assault charges had been deported to Mexico 10 times in his long criminal career.

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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Two people died when a single-engine plane went down in a rural area outside of San Diego, Calif., medical examiner's officials say.

NFL: Atlanta 22, San Diego 16

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Atlanta's Matt Ryan passed for two touchdowns and the Falcons won for the fourth time in five games Sunday, outlasting the San Diego Chargers 22-16.

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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Emergency response workers in San Diego are trying to pinpoint the cause of a mysterious muck that appears every morning near the Golden Hill Elementary School.

Judge blocks Wachovia-Wells Fargo merger

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Citigroup Inc. says a New York judge has temporarily blocked the planned $15.1 billion sale of U.S. bank Wachovia Corp. to Wells Fargo & Co.

MLB: Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 3

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Ryan Doumit put Pittsburgh in front with a three-run homer in the sixth Friday and the Pirates went on to defeat San Diego 6-3.

Scaffold collapse hurts 16 in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The collapse of a scaffold at a downtown San Diego construction site left 16 people injured, according to firefighters.

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MLB: San Francisco 5, San Diego 0

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Tim Lincecum shut out San Diego for eight innings and Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run homer Friday night to lead San Francisco to a 5-0 win over San Diego.

Families sue utility over Marines' deaths

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Families of four U.S. Marines killed in a 2004 helicopter accident are suing a San Diego utility they say failed to take preventive measures.

NFL: San Diego 31, Dallas 17

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Jacob Hester scored two TDs and gained 49 yards on 13 carries Saturday night and the San Diego Chargers beat Dallas 31-17 in NFL pre-season action.

MLB: San Fran. 3, San Diego 2 (10 inn.)

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Eugenio Velez doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th Friday and San Francisco escaped a jam in the bottom half of the inning to beat San Diego 3-2.

MLB: San Diego 9, Pittsburgh 6

PITTSBURGH, July 26 (UPI) -- Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit three-run homers Saturday to propel the San Diego Padres' 9-6 win at Pittsburgh.

San Diego veterans hold 21st Stand Down

SAN DIEGO, July 13 (UPI) -- Veterans in the San Diego area are holding their 21st Stand Down for homeless vets this weekend.

MLB: San Fran. 4, San Diego 3 (10 inn.)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (UPI) -- A three-run, 10th-inning rally that featured a triple by Fred Lewis and a fielding mistake boosted San Francisco to a 4-3 win Sunday over the San Diego Padres.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler