San Diego County News

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protecton is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.

"I feel a sense of accomplishment every time someone buys a book. It's an affirmation that people are still reading," says Gene Berkman, owner of Renaissance Book Shop, 3773 Elizabeth St.

At 1:11 am a deputy was dispatched to a multi-vehicle collision that appeared to reporting parties as a head-on collision in which someone was ejected from a vehicle.

Instead, the sensor will display a blue light signaling to a deputy stationed nearby when a driver has failed to stop in time.

Just after midnight Wednesday, officers responded to the 7800-block of La Mesa Boulevard for what was reported as street fighting.

The summer golf season is upon us, and for many golfers, that means the hunt is on for hot new gear.

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Patricia Guerrero and Michael J. Popkins to judgeships in the San Diego County Superior Court.

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.