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Three people who allegedly preyed on elderly women while they shopped at Target and Wal-Mart stores are behind bars on suspicion of forgery, theft, robbery and elder abuse, and San Diego police said Monday they ...

City Attorney Mike Aguirre says San Diego's 15-year legal battle with the developer of a business park in Otay Mesa is over.

Almost any trip to the mailbox reveals just how wrong is the current perception that because of proliferating casinos, most American Indians have now become wealthy.

A man killed in a traffic crash Saturday was identified by friends as Craig Yerkes, a member of The Grams, an award-winning band from San Diego.

San Diego police said a leaking irrigation pipe caused a small landslide above La Jolla Cove Friday, causing no damage but temporarily shutting down a nearby street.

Residents of Otay Mesa are on alert after a possible mountain lion sighting there Saturday.

Four of the five Bird Rock Bandits pleaded guilty yesterday in a plea agreement.

Authorities said three people were injured Saturday when they were struck by a vehicle at a Pacific Beach farmers market.

San diego, California - The FBI and San Diego Police Department are seeking the public's assistance to identify an armed bank robber responsible for robbing the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 3505 Sports Arena ...

Public notice of the proposed redevelopment of the Navy Broadway Complex was insufficient, possibly delaying the downtown San Diego waterfront project, a federal judge ruled.

The men had faced up to life in prison if convicted of murder in the beating death of the 24-year-old Hawaiian surfer outside his mother's home in the affluent La Jolla neighborhood after a fight at a bar last ...

The Los Angeles County average fell nine-tenths of a cent to $4.617 -- 56 cents more than last month and $1.46 more than at this time last year, according to the AAA.

Two border patrol contractors are accused of smuggling illegal immigrants for money.

Firefighters on Thursday battled a blaze at downtown San Diego restaurant made famous for its appearance in the '80s movie "Top Gun." The fire was reported just before 2:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Barbecue, ...

Patients suffering from severe arthritis now have an option for total ankle replacement that offers increased mobility and pain relief without permanent metal implants.

Eight years ago, when an initiative to ban gay marriage was on the California ballot for the first time, Pastor Jim Garlow of the 2,500-member Skyline Church in San Diego County barely mentioned it from his ...

June 25, 2008 SCARS ON BROADWAY Set Up Tour... Minneapolis on the list! SCARS ON BROADWAY , the much-anticipated collaboration between guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan - best known ...

Authorities say a "three-strike" inmate serving a life sentence at the Richard J. Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa slashed a guard with a modified disposable razor before being subdued by other guards.

Neighbors come to the aid of a disabled man after his mobile home in Otay Mesa goes up in flames.

A fire broke out today at a used car lot in south San Diego, and authorities said it may have been the work of an arsonist.

Officials said the U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two men who went missing following the crash of a small plane off the coast of northern San Diego County.

Rescue crews continued to scan the waters north of San Diego, CA in a search for two people still missing after a Cessna 172S went down off the coast of Oceanside, CA Sunday afternoon.

A landscape worker fell to his death from a tree on a City Heights roadside late Monday, authorities reported.

Police said a young man suffered serious stab wounds and two others were injured in a possibly gang-related assault outside a house in San Diego's Mountain View neighborhood, where a party was being held.

Virtual fences don't work, that is unless you have everyone tagged like you'd do to a dog in an invisible fence system.

From California to Iraq, business has never been better for the controversial private security company Blackwater Worldwide.

San Diego police reported that two men were stabbed in Logan Heights early Sunday during a fight at a house party.

History will be made when more than 200 same-sex couples head to county offices tomorrow to pick up marriage licenses on the first day such unions become legal.

It's the little - and not so little - hotel fees that drive frequent traveler Michael Sommer up a wall.

Another night, another blackout in Duarte. A Duarte neighborhood went dark for the second consecutive evening Wednesday, leaving 6,445 residents without power for several hours, according to Southern California ...

Six San Diego loan officers are among hundreds arrested in a national crackdown on mortgage fraud, authorities said.

Two San Diego County residents have been sentenced to federal prison for possession of child pornography, authorities said Wednesday.

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U.S. education chief Margaret Spellings made a whirlwind tour of San Diego yesterday to discuss how technology in schools can raise student achievement and better prepare students for the real world.

A federal judge has granted an injunction to Blackwater Worldwide, allowing the company to continue operating its military training center in Otay Mesa.

Nearly 200 marriage licenses were handed out to same-sex couples in San Diego County today on the first day in which it was legally allowable to obtain them.

Premier Exhibitions Inc. is launching a Sci-Fi exhibition it hopes will be long and prosperous.

Home sales in Riverside County jumped 4.1 percent in May, compared to the same month a year ago, but prices dipped by 28.6 percent, a real estate information service reported Monday.

Police reported Sunday that four men stole cash and numerous electronic items from a Rent-A-Center in East San Diego after herding employees to the back of the store at gunpoint.

California motorists are heading across the U.S.-Mexico border into Tijuana to escape record-high gas prices, officials say.

A young man was shot to death in Emerald Hills early today for unknown reasons, a San Diego police homicide lieutenant said.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline rose to a record $4.533 in the Inland Empire this week, driven mainly by gasoline futures investors, the Automobile Club of Southern California ...

Two firefighters were injured Thursday while battling a blaze that destroyed a Pacific Beach apartment.

An escaped suspect has been caught, after a manhunt that lasted more than 24 hours.

The Fontana Police Department poured a lot of sweat into a long run to raise a little money on Wednesday for the Special Olympics.

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 11 June, 2008 : - - The California Surf Museum is proud to be part of the 'Summer of Sports' at the San Diego County Fair this year.

A probation agent finds marijuana stowed in a spare tire at a South San Diego home.

A man who used an SUV to steal an ATM was in custody today following a police chase that began in the Lake Murray area and ended in Spring Valley, police said.

Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the June 9, 2008 edition Reporter Jill Carroll discusses the techniques used to de-stigmatize veterans with psychological injuries.

San Diego Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing and sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman in the College Area Friday afternoon.

A busy intersection in North Park was closed Monday afternoon after a school bus filled with children crashed into a light pole.

A search is underway for a man who escaped from the downtown San Diego police headquarters while under arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, police said.

The California Attorney General's Office charged an Oceanside woman today with felony child endangerment in connection with a road-rage dispute during which an off-duty police officer opened fire on her car, ...

Local law enforcement were running for a cause today throughout the Inland Empire.

Posted By: NBC News 5 hrs ago Some motorists in southern California are willing to drive south to find lower gas prices.

By Erik Sanzenbach St. Tammany News Published on Monday, June 9, 2008 8:53 AM CDT About 40 people who have been convicted of driving while intoxicated gathered in the Slidell City Court Thursday night to get a ...

A woman threatened people with a knife after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital today, and then led police on a freeway pursuit that ended in a crash in unincorporated El Cajon, a sergeant said.

The latest report on consumer confidence is a mass of contradiction. The RBC Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Households survey found that 31 percent of people believe their personal finances will be stronger ...

Keynote Speaker Dr. Anne Knowles Will Discuss the Value of Geography in History Education Redlands, California - June 3, 2008 - The global education community will gather August 25, 2008, at the ESRI Education ...

Sheriff's deputies are on alert this weekend, as motorcycle gang, notorious for violence, has rolled into San Diego.

There is a heated debate in Pacific Beach over a proposed special property tax. A business improvement association wants to create an assessment district along the city's busy Westside near Grand and Garnet.

A well-known surfer has been critically injured and his passenger killed in a San Diego car accident.

Crews cleaned up a dry creek bed Friday after at least 75,000 gallons of sewage spilled the night before, an official said.

A new counterterrorism training facility is operating in San Diego, after a federal judge ordered city officials to let classes begin.

City Attorney Mike Aguirre is downplaying his second-place finish in Tuesday's primary.

It's a setback for the City of San Diego and a victory for controversial security company Blackwater Worldwide.

An estimated 3,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the ocean near La Jolla on Thursday, according to the county.

The American Civil Liberties Union has signed off on a deal to ease immigrant detainee overcrowding at the Otay Mesa jail.

Azusa High has new principal The Azusa Unified Board of Education selected a new principal for Azusa High School, officials said.

But despite the fact that Sanders was holding on to 53.5 percent of the vote with about half the precincts reporting, Francis refused to concede, saying he wants to wait to see what the results will show.

A federal judge Wednesday ordered the city of San Diego to allow North Carolina-based military contractor Blackwater Worldwide to begin using a new counterterrorism training facility in a warehouse outfitted ...

A 70-year-old woman was critically burned in a three-alarm fire Tuesday morning that destroyed two condominiums in University City, officials said.

Election Day may be Tuesday, but this weekend, many San Diegans cast their votes early.

Residents will decide Tuesday whether San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders should keep his job or if wealthy businessman Steve Francis should take the helm of California's second-largest city.

The San Diego Rock 'N' Roll Marathon wound through the streets of San Diego, with more than 21,000 runners pounding the pavement for 26.2 miles.

By Lorri Freifeld Although the sun played least in sight for most of the Training Leadership Summit held last month, the atmosphere at San Diego's Rancho Bernardo Inn was warm and collaborative as participants ...

San Diego police are in a standoff with a man suspected of beating his ex-girlfriend with a hammer.

Utility hook-up problems are delaying the opening of the new 304-bed patient tower at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego's Kearny Mesa area.

By Lorri Freifeld I walk the exact same 1.5-mile route to and from the office every day, so I'm probably not a shining example of someone who embraces change.

One of Hollywood's largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel Sunday as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," a King Kong exhibit and a ...

Police officials reported that a man suspected of hitting his ex-girlfriend with a hammer remained holed up in a residence near Pacific Beach Saturday afternoon with a San Diego police SWAT team outside.

San Diego police said an apparent road rage beating in Pacific Beach became a homicide investigation after the victim died.