San Diego County News

La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid reported last year that while the city has about 10,000 more residents now than it did 10 years ago, it has fewer employees.

A San Diego County couple who prosecutors say kept a 12-year-old relative as a sex slave and forced laborer have been sentenced to 20 or more years in prison.

Two caregivers convicted of abusing a 23-year-old severely autistic Valley Center man under their care were each sentenced Monday to one year in jail, but will not have to spend any more time behind bars due to credit for time already served.

Abraxas High School set the stage for a simulated shooting drill Monday. San Diego County Sheriff's deputies and Poway firefighters demonstrated how they would handle an emergency on campus.

Burgers, at least on the surface, would seem to have reached a saturation point, what with all the fast-food outlets, casual chains, independents and even fine-dining restaurants looking to capitalize on a beloved American classic.

The following San Diego County residents passed the February 2013 California Bar Examination, according to the State Bar of California.

Cathe Bjorklund shows off the "outrageously feminine" clothes she sells at her store, Up Your Alley, in Temecula.

The sounds of gunfire will ring out Monday at Abraxas High School in Poway as sheriff's deputies, firefighters, school officials and teenage volunteers conduct a drill designed to simulate a school shooting.

Three events in one weekend, banners, murals and utility boxes all have one thing in common, they are all project for, "The Art Kids of San Diego County." Now for those who know about the organization it is a group made up of young artists doing their best to learn visual arts and at the same time use it to beautify the San Diego area.

Worms are the likely culprits behind $3 million in damage that will delay a $40.6 million coastal bridge project in southern California by a year.

Melinda Therkalsen, 31, does it for all of the abovea so that she doesn't have to give up her favorite foods: pizza, cake and enchiladas.

Roll them altogether and what's not to like? Let's hope your kids like the idea because County Parks and Recreation will soon offer a program that involves all three thanks to a fundraiser at a local natural food grocery store chain.

Expect windy conditions in San Diego's mountains and deserts Friday and into Saturday according to the National Weather Service.

It's been an expensive few months for counties holding special elections to fill legislative and congressional seats.

The 22nd District Agricultural Association board of directors didn't say yes, but they didn't say no either to a request from San Diego County Board Supervisor Dave Roberts to expand a proposed joint powers authority with the county to include representatives from Del Mar, Solana Beach and the city of San Diego.

Officials conducted compliance checks on more than three dozen sex offenders who live in the North County on Thursday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Station said.

The Eastvale community on Sunday, May 19, will hold a memorial dedication ceremony for California Correctional Officer, Sgt.

The San Diego County Women's Detention Facility has received the 2013 Justice Facilities Review award from the American Institute of Architects for its use of best practices in planning and design of the facility as well as exerting a positive influence upon its occupants.

It is, by far, not the strangest item that's turned up at the lost and found at San Diego International Airport, but it was a bit unique.

Go inside the new Level 1 Trauma Center at UC San Diego on W. Arbor Drive - opened to the media on Thursday, May 16, 2013.