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5+ hour, 24+ min ago (190+ words) Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-5) at San Diego Toreros (3-6) San Diego; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Diego takes on Northern Arizona after Dominique Ford scored 22 points in San Diego's 94-81 loss to the USC Trojans. The Toreros have gone 3-3 at home. San Diego is ninth in the WCC scoring 74.0 points while shooting 43.5% from the field. The Lumberjacks are 0-3 in road games. Northern Arizona has a 2-3 record in games decided by at least 10 points. San Diego scores 74.0 points per game, 0.6 fewer points than the 74.6 Northern Arizona allows. Northern Arizona averages 73.9 points per game, 2.7 fewer than the 76.6 San Diego allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Ty-Laur Johnson is scoring 11.1 points per game with 2.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Toreros. Juan Sebastian Gorosito is averaging 10.8 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 37.5%. Ryan Abelman is shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Lumberjacks, while averaging 11.3 points,…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago (602+ words) SAN DIEGO, Calif. " More than 1,000 migrants stayed overnight at the San Diego International Airport during a single night last spring, according to newly released emails. The emails, written by the airport's chief operations officer, were provided to the Republican-led Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The committee recently released a report titled Flight Risk: How Biden-Harris Border Policies Threatened America's Airport & Aviation Security. The report reveals the former administration directed the Federal Aviation Administration to inventory airport facilities nationwide, including hangars and other nonpublic spaces that could be used to house migrants. San Diego airport officials told the FAA they had no additional space available, according to the report. Inside the airport, migrants were sleeping on the floor in large groups. The report says other airports in cities like Chicago and New York set up dedicated shelters for migrants....

9+ hour, 54+ min ago (94+ words) SAN DIEGO (KUSI) " The Eagles and Cavers take to the court in an early-season matchup. Olympian's Tristan Anderson scores a team-high 18 points while Jordan Walker drops 14 as the Eagles take a 3-point halftime lead and go on to win by 12. SAN DIEGO (KUSI) " The Eagles and Cavers take to the court in an early-season matchup. Olympian's Tristan Anderson scores a team-high 18 points while Jordan Walker drops 14 as the Eagles take a 3-point halftime lead and go on to win by 12....

14+ hour, 19+ min ago (284+ words) SAN DIEGO (KGTV) " The San Diego Housing Commission unanimously approved changes to its housing voucher program Thursday that will increase rent payments for thousands of families due to federal funding cuts. The commission faces a $35.5 million shortfall for this fiscal year, forcing officials to choose between terminating assistance for approximately 1,700 families or increasing tenant rent contributions. "In simple terms, we are not receiving enough money from the federal government to continue to support everybody on our program," said Lisa Jones, president and CEO of the San Diego Housing Commission. The approved changes to the "Moving to Work" voucher program include a 3.5% rent increase for elderly and disabled households and a 10% to 14% increase for working households. "Our only alternative would be to terminate assistance for approximately 1,700 families, which is about 6,000 people," Jones said. "That is not a tenable path forward to…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago (496+ words) SAN DIEGO " A Ukrainian sharing her concerns about the conditions inside the downtown San Diego ICE holding facility after spending five days in federal custody following her arrest during a green card interview. Viktoriia Bulavina was released from the Otay Mesa detention facility Tuesday, with her husband Victor Korol recording the emotional reunion on video. "She's happy. She's happy to be home," Korol said. But Bulavina remains shaken by the experience. Speaking through her husband as translator, she described harsh conditions during her three-day detention at the downtown federal courthouse ICE facility before being transferred to the Otay Mesa Detention Center. "No opportunity to sleep, to change your clothes, to brush your teeth, shower, nothing for three days," Bulavina said through translation. She described cold temperatures, expired food and a lack of basic privacy. The toilet inside the holding cell…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago (265+ words) The zoo says the 12-year-old anteater will take the next few weeks to explore her new habitat and bond with her new wildlife care team. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) " The San Diego Zoo announced a new resident on Thursday, a female giant anteater named Laura Garcia. The zoo says the 12-year-old anteater will take the next few weeks to explore her new habitat and bond with her new wildlife care team. And she'll also be getting to know Orion, a 10-year-old male giant anteater. According to the press release, Laura arrived as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums" Species Survival Plan, which helps protect threatened and endangered species. It is estimated that only 5,000 giant anteaters are left in the wilderness. The zoo says you'll be able to find both Laura and Orion at the giant anteater habitat. SAN DIEGO…...

15+ hour, 56+ min ago (168+ words) You might as well stick your umbrella in the closet. San Diego County is unlikely to receive rain for the next 10 days, and daytime high temperatures will be above normal, says the National Weather Service. Large high-pressure systems are blocking seasonal storms from the Gulf of Alaska and Canada from dropping into Southern California. San Diego has also been experiencing weak Santa Ana winds that have made the county unusually warm. On Wednesday, Ramona recorded a daytime high of 88 degrees, 7 degrees above the previous record high for that date. Ramona hasn't been that warm since Dec. 10, 2004. Forecasters say the temperatures at sunrise also have been notable. It was 57 degrees in Julian Wednesday at sunrise " 23 degrees above normal. The Santa Ana winds will fade Friday, allowing for the marine layer to rebuild along the coast. But San Diego's daytime high will…...

18+ hour, 5+ min ago (246+ words) This year a Canyon Crest Academy student created the Eklipse Education, a nonprofit that brings students from multiple schools together to support underserved children in India. So far, Eklipse has raised over $3,000 to improve the learning experience for students at Manav Sadhna, a community center outside of Ahmedabad, India. With Eklipse, over 40 student volunteers across seven San Diego schools and one in the Bay Area, work together to develop curriculum, raise funds and advocate to ensure every child has access to education and the opportunity'to unlock their potential. CCA senior Isha Popat founded Eklipse with the mission of providing all kids the same opportunities she has had, regardless of their backgrounds. Her efforts were inspired by her experience volunteering at Manav Sadhna for two weeks. According to the news release, student volunteers produce videos, write stories, translate lessons and teach…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago (346+ words) The past few years, the number of San Diegans becoming homeless for the first time has eclipsed the number moving into homes. New data from the Regional Task Force on Homelessness shows the math problem central to the crisis narrowed significantly over the last year." From October 2024 through September, the Task Force reported that 13,622 people sought homeless services for the first time and 13,410 moved into housing, meaning the ranks of newly homeless people outpaced the latter by just 212 people." That's the equivalent of 10 people accessing services for the first time for every 10 formerly homeless residents who were housed during this period." Those totals represent a 13 percent year-over-year drop in people falling into homelessness and a 17 percent uptick in people moving into homes." Task Force CEO Tamera Kohler cheered those improvements " and acknowledged the year-over-year shift initially surprised her. She attributed…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (652+ words) Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter. I'm David L. Coddon, and here's your guide to all things essential in San Diego's arts and culture this week. Christmas is coming early for Swifties. On Firday, Disney+ will stream not one but two Taylor Swift projects." One is the first two episodes of the six-part "The End of an Era" docuseries that chronicles Swift's Eras Tour. The other four episodes will stream two at a time over the next couple of weeks. Also available for streaming will be "The Final Show," which captures the last concert, performed in Vancouver, B.C.," on Swift's Eras Tour. Maybe it's a coincidence but these two programs are streaming just ahead of Swift's 36th birthday, which is on Saturday. If you've been paying attention, of course, you've already heard that next summer Swift will be celebrating…...