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Man Accused Of Killing Son, Baby's Mom, Takes Stand
San Diego -- Prosecutors claim that Dennis Potts strangled his own son and the baby's mother to get out of paying child support but Potts contends that another man committed the murders. On Wednesday, Potts took the stand in his own defense. "I've never lied about lying," he said. However, Dennis Potts admitted that he told a long list of lies following the murders of his ex-girlfriend and their infant son but he said he had a reason. "I lied to police to cover up an infidelity and to cover up...

MLB: San Diego 4, Washington 1
San Diego, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Clayton Richard struck out six batters in 6 2/3 innings Tuesday to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Richard (4-1) held Washington to four hits and a pair of walks and Heath Bell set the Nats down in order in the ninth for his 33rd save. Oscar Salazar had a pinch-hit home run for the Padres, who have won six of their last eight games. Josh Bard homered in the top of the seventh for Washington's lone run. That cut San Diego's lead to...

1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized After Barrio Logan-Area Shooting
San Diego -- A 30-year-old man is hospitalized Wednesday following a shooting in Barrio Logan that left a 20-year-old man dead, police said. The shooting occurred around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of Main Street, near 28th Street, according to San Diego police Capt. Terry McManus. Witnesses told police a fight broke out between occupants of a white four-door compact and people riding in a brown pickup truck. At some point, the occupants of both vehicles began shooting at each other,...

Fantasy Football: Scouting the tight ends
Tony Gonzalez, Falcons: Showed no signs of slowing down with 96 catches and 10 TDs last season at age 32. He should make quarterback Matt Ryan's life even better, especially in the red zone. Antonio Gates, Chargers: Gets into the end zone more than most at this position and seems to be as healthy as he's been in a few years. San Diego ought to be the class of a bad AFC West, and Gates, thanks to Gonzalez' departure, will be the top tight end in the conference. Jason Witten, Cowboys: No T.O....

Teacher shows rifles at school, prompts lockdown
A teacher who brought plastic replica rifles to his class prompted a lockdown of two San Diego schools when a staff member thought he was a gunman. Police spokeswoman Monica Munoz says officers responded to a report Friday from Marston Middle School that a man had two rifles on campus. About 125 students and staff members were kept in classrooms as police locked down and searched the campus for two hours. Nearby Clairemont High School and a recreation center were also placed on lockdown. School...

Firm: SoCal median home price ticks up in July
A tracking firm says the median home price in Southern California increased about 1 percent in July from June, marking a third consecutive month-to-month gain. San Diego-based MDA DataQuick says the price increase reported Tuesday came as sales in pricier coastal areas continued to rise and sales of lower-cost foreclosures waned. Last month's median home price of $268,000 in a six-county region of Southern California was 23 percent lower than the July 2008 median price of $348,000. DataQuick...

Report: Loose Part Caused Marine Copter Crash
San Diego -- The Marine Corps said that two Marines who died in a helicopter crash in San Diego County forgot to tell mechanics about a loose cowling that struck the tail rotor. The Super Cobra crashed on May 5 in the Cleveland National Forest. The Marines said that the aircraft was inspected at the El Centro Naval Air Facility that day. A mechanic only partially secured the transmission cowling because he thought the chopper would be grounded overnight. Instead, the pilot, Capt. Jessica...

San Diego Comic-Con '09 Video Segments You May Have Missed
The movies team working on location at San Diego Comic-Con this year did a kickass job. They flat-out crushed it. In addition to all of the coverage we've been rolling out since last Wednesday, there are literally boxes of tape just waiting to be digitized and served direct to your waiting eyeballs. Since the onslaught has really only just begun (seriously, you have no idea), I figure now might be a good time to remind you of a few delectable video nuggets that you may have missed. I hadn't even...

Richard, Venable lead Padres to 4-1 win over Nats
Rookie Will Venable is standing out in a crowded outfield. With a quartet of young Padres outfielders vying for playing time, Venable has made his mark with his bat and his glove. Venable had an RBI single and made another spectacular catch to save a run and back solid pitching by fellow rookie Clayton Richard , leading San Diego to a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. The Padres also got a sliding catch from center fielder Tony Gwynn that saved another run. This story...

San Diego County deputies collide on way to beach; one injured
A San Diego County sheriff's deputy suffered a concussion when his ATV Quad crashed into a similar vehicle also driven by a deputy. The two deputies are part of the beach patrol at Imperial Beach. The deputy was following a colleague on a surface street on the way to the beach Sunday morning when the deputy in the lead stopped. The deputy to the rear struck the back of the lead ATV and catapulted to the ground, landing on his head and arm. The injured deputy was taken to a...

The Cabonauts Update: Hayden Black & Nichelle Nicols Drop Trailer @ San Diego Comic-Con: VIDEO
After a highly successful event at Comic-Con in San Diego where Nichelle Nichols presented the trailer to The Cabonauts, Nichelle Nichols At Comic-Con #1 by cabonauts See the trailer here. The Cabonauts: trailer by cabonauts Let’s just spell out H I L A R I O U S and leave it at that. Hayden Black and Daily Motion have partnered up to create something truly unique and you won’t be sorry to see it — every day— because there are going to be lots of episodes and stuff that...

Tour Tracker: Puscifer, Silversun Pickups and Train
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan revives Puscifer for a run of Left Coast dates. Plus, Silversun Pickups take Swoon back on the road after rocking Outside Lands last weekend and Top 40 darlings Train are back with a reunited lineup and new album called Save Me, San Francisco . Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. Puscifer Oct. 29 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Oct. 31 - San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre Nov. 1 - San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre Nov. 4 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Oakland...

Santana Uses Arm, Bat To Will Mets To 5-1 Win
Johan Santana threw eight strong innings and tied his career high with two hits and an RBI as the New York Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Santana (13-8) tied for the major league lead in wins as he held the Padres to one run on five hits as New York won for only the third time in 11 games. "

Panthers pick up DT Leonard
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The Carolina Panthers bolstered their defensive line Tuesday, acquiring tackle Louis Leonard from Cleveland for an undisclosed draft pick. The 6-foot-4, 325-pounder made 33 tackles in 20 games the past two seasons with the Browns. Leonard was an undrafted player out of Fresno State. He was signed by San Diego in 2007, then went to St. Louis. He was waived by the Rams before signing with Cleveland.

Woman Details Shark Encounter Off Carlsbad Beach
San Diego -- An Encinitas woman is recovering after she was attacked by a shark last Tuesday at Terramar Beach in Carlsbad. A day of swimming and taking underwater pictures turned into a frantic experience for Bethany Edmund. "I felt a sharp pinching pain on my foot," said Edmund. The pain came from a shark sinking its teeth into her foot. The water she was in was 8- to 10-feet deep, and she thought she had kicked a reef. "I started swimming sideways on my side and that's when I got hit for the...

Body Found After Boating Accident Identified
San Diego -- A fisherman from Oceanside who died in a boating accident near the Coronado Islands was identified Wednesday. Michael E. Sloan, 50, was found in his capsized 30-foot boat that apparently hit some rocks about 4 a.m. Tuesday near one of the four islands about 14 miles off the Baja coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and a spokesman for the Medical Examiner's Office. Two of four friends in the boat swam to shore, where they were hoisted onto a Coast Guard helicopter and taken to...

Little League Champs To Return To Chula Vista Today
CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- The Park View Little League All-Stars are scheduled to return to Chula Vista Monday, one day after being the first San Diego County team to win the Little League World Series since 1961. "It's just amazing to be called (world champions)," Park View shortstop Andy Rios said after Sunday's 6-3 victory over Taoyuan, Taiwan, 6-3, in the championship game at South Williamsport, Pa. "We just wanted to come in here and just try to go for it and we did. It's just an amazing...

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Leaving Baby In Hot Car
San Diego -- Aremtio Diaz pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday to charges that he left his 12-month-old son inside a hot car with the windows up in Escondido, 10News' Juliette Vara reported. Prosecutors said Diaz went grocery shopping and left his baby in the car with the windows up and the doors locked. Now, he faces up to six years in prison. People in court gasped when the prosector said it was 96 degrees outside that day. The child was freed when police broke the window of Diaz's Honda at...

Street Scene 2009 In Photos
Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for...

After 16 Years Accused SD Child Molester Found
San Diego -- The U. S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force has arrested 64-year-old Peter Bitner in Honolulu, Hawaii, on an arrest warrant issued in San Diego in 1993. He was living and working under his true name at a medical insurance office. Bitner is accused of sexually abusing two small children 16 years ago, then disappearing after being questioned by police. He has waived extradition proceedings and will be returned to San Diego to face charges of lewd acts upon a child. There are seven counts...

Opening Statements In Molestation Retrial Begin
San Diego -- A man molested three boys from abusive or troubled families in the late 1990s, including two who lived with him in San Diego, a prosecutor said Wednesday, but a defense attorney said the defendant did nothing but help the boys live a better life. Steven Bimson, 65, on trial for a second time, is charged with 30 counts of oral copulation of a child and one count of committing a lewd act on a child. He faces life in prison if convicted. In Bimson's first trial, Judge Cynthia Bashant...

Professor Sues Over Racy Pictures Of Her Posted Online
San Diego -- Racy photos of a local college professor have been plastered all over the Internet without her permission, she told 10News. Now, she's suing the photographer who took them. Aned Gracia is an award-winning teacher at several colleges in San Diego, including Mira Costa and Southwestern College. She told 10News that her reputation has been ruined because of a modeling shoot she did as a college student. They were suppose to be modeling pictures but instead a photographer is accused of...

San Diegans Split Over Swine Flu Vaccine
San Diego -- In an exclusive 10News poll, San Diegans were split on whether they plan to get the Swine Flu Vaccine: 49 percent said they would get it, while 42 percent said they would not. Although Swine Flu testing is well under way and communities are gearing up for a major vaccination campaign, many people are still on the fence about getting immunized. "At this point, I don’t know. My immediate inclination would be that I would probably not run out for the Swine Flu - I don’t see it as a...

3 More County Deaths Linked To Swine Flu
San Diego -- Three more deaths in San Diego County have been linked to the Swine Flu pandemic, bringing the total number of fatal cases in the region to 21, health officials announced Wednesday. The victims included a 61-year-old woman, a 22-year-old woman and a 28- year-old man, all with underlying medical conditions, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. So far, there have been 1,154 confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza in San Diego, including the 21 deaths,...