SAN DIEGO - The case of Rebecca Zahau, whose nude body was found a decade ago hanging from a balcony at Coronado’s historic Spreckels Mansion, is back in the legal spotlight. On Monday, a San Diego County Superior Court judge asked a series of questions of the county Sheriff's Department into the way authorities conducted their investigation into Zahau's death. Zahau, 32, died July 13, 2011 at the Coronado mansion of her millionaire boyfriend, Jonah Shacknai, an Arizona pharmaceutical company executive. Shacknai's brother, Adam, later was found liable for Zahau's death by a civil jury. How to ..read more

SAN DIEGO - The family of Rebecca Zahau, whose body was found hanging from a balcony at a Coronado mansion in 2011, wants the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to share more of their investigation. On Friday, a judge will hear from their attorney and a lawyer representing the department. Decorated Navy man gets free solar panel system for Veterans Day Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor has reviewed a series of filings and responses over the past couple of months and already has issued a tentative ruling. Taylor overruled San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore's motion to have the case against ..read more

CORONADO, Calif. - At Coronado High School, head football coach Kurt Hines asks one question to all of his players: "What's your 'why?'" For senior Tatum Wade, her "why" was "why not." Do you know a Neighborhood All-Star? Nominate one here “I looked him straight in the eye,” Tatum said. “I want to challenge myself. I wasn’t feeling challenged in any of the other sports I was doing.” After playing 12 different sports, Hines gave Tatum the green light to try No. 13. After some difficult tryouts, she landed a spot on the varsity roster.  “Football doesn’t need to be a male-dominated sport ..read more

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A local Naval seaman was arraigned in San Diego federal court Wednesday on charges of cyberstalking a woman and posting sexually explicit videos and pictures of her on the internet. Sergio Reinaldo Williams, 36, of Coronado, is accused of repeatedly threatening the unidentified woman and posting sexual content of her on sites like Pornhub, as well as sending sexually explicit content to her family. More than 2 million San Diegans now fully vaccinated as cases surge According to an indictment, Williams posted videos of the woman on Pornhub without her knowledge or consent and ..read more

CORONADO, Calif. -- More than a month after a California Interscholastic Federation regional championship game between Coronado High School and Orange Glen High School ended in controversy, a group of Coronado residents are coming forward to apologize. “The event was an embarrassment to our community and hurtful to the Escondido community,” said Marely Ramirez, committee member of InclusioNado. San Diego County to follow new CDC guidance in recommending wearing masks indoors Following the June 19 game that Coronado High won in overtime, Coronado fans are accused of throwing tortillas at the la ..read more

SAN DIEGO - Tuesday marks 10 years since a woman was found naked, bound and hanging at the historic Spreckels Mansion in Coronado. The death of Rebecca Zahau once again is the focus of legal action filed Monday by her loved ones. New book digs deep into 2011 death of Rebecca Zahau The amended 153-page complaint against San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore asks him to provide all department records, including detective's notes, to Zahau's family members. It also alleges the sheriff and his investigators ignored key evidence in the case since it began in July 2011. "There is a lot of frustration ..read more

CORONADO, Calif. (CNS) - Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey called on the Coronado Unified School District's board to apologize for releasing a statement condemning the Coronado High School basketball team as being "fueled by racism, colorism and classism," following a tortilla-throwing incident after a championship game. Following Coronado High School's 60-57 overtime victory in the boys' Division 4-A regional final some members of the crowd in Coronado gym on June 19 threw tortillas at the largely Latino Orange Glen players. Unvaccinated San Diegans account for nearly all COVID cases, deaths this ..read more

SAN DIEGO - The death of a 68-year-old woman whose body was pulled from the water in Coronado likely was the result of an accidental drowning, according to early autopsy results reported Tuesday. Deputies say the body of Patricia Viola was spotted Monday evening floating in Glorietta Bay near the 1900 block of Strand Way. Viola was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving measures performed by first responders. She had no obvious signs of trauma on her body, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. Viola's preliminary cause of death was determined after an autopsy conducted Tue ..read more

CORONADO, Calif. - A juvenile white shark reportedly nipped a swimmer's fin Wednesday afternoon, forcing the closure of the city's beach for the next two days, local authorities said. The swimmer was not injured in the incident, which was witnessed by several surfers in the area, Lifeguard Capt. Sean Carey said in a statement. The city's beach was cleared following the incident and now will be closed until New Year's Day. "We will be monitoring the waters by boat to keep an eye out for it," Carey said. “We have informed the (Cal State Long Beach) Shark Lab." Coronado city officials said they ..read more

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (CNS) - A former part-time Coronado High School basketball coach who engaged in sex acts with a 17-year-old female student was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation, and may face sex offender registration if he violates his probationary terms. Jordan Tyler Bucklew, 34, was arrested and charged earlier this year after the Coronado Police Department received a report regarding "an inappropriate relationship" between a part-time coach and a teenage student. Bucklew was arrested three days later. According to the original criminal complaint, the incidents took place bet ..read more