Local News | New sign, bike lanes and big plans come to Convoy Street — but businesses aren’t entirely sold By Emily Alvarenga October 14, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Business owners in the popular Asian food district that runs along Convoy Street in Kearny...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Politics | San Diego expects a bigger budget next year. Here’s what council members want to spend it on. By David Garrick October 14, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. The arts could see a big windfall — especially if voters pass a sales tax...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Outdoors | Outdoors: A close encounter in the High Sierra By Ernie Cowan October 13, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. A close encounter with a bear while fishing in the High Sierra.
News | San Diego County probation officials withhold evidence from civilian oversight board By Jeff McDonald October 13, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Twice officials have challenged the board’s request for documents, and without the evidence, the cases...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Sheriff’s office pushes to install license plate readers throughout backcountry By Teri Figueroa October 13, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. The proposal calls to have readers posted in unincorporated sites such as 4S Ranch, Campo...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Politics | The lawyer and the lawmaker: Candidates for San Diego city attorney lay out competing visions By David Garrick October 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Assemblymember Brian Maienschein and Deputy City Attorney Heather Ferbert are promising very different approaches to...
Crime and Public Safety | Man dies in solo bicycle crash in Del Mar By Rob Nikolewski October 14, 2024 at 3:44 a.m. Sheriff's deputies say cyclist apparently lost control on Jimmy Durante Boulevard Saturday
Crime and Public Safety | Homes evacuated after RV fire spreads in Poway area By Kristina Davis October 13, 2024 at 11:24 a.m. About 10 homes along Old Stone Road and Oakview Way were evacuated in Sabre Springs...
Local News | San Diego color guards display love of country and flag. ‘Americans must never forget.’ By Emily Alvarenga October 12, 2024 at 3:17 p.m. The 68th annual Massing of the Colors ceremony honored veterans at Balboa Park Saturday
Crime and Public Safety | Arson fires cause $700,000 damage at North County construction sites By Rob Nikolewski October 13, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. A man was arrested in connection with the series of blazes in Encinitas and Carlsbad...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Reporter’s Notebook: Writing the Narcan narrative required a special camera designed to improve rockets By Blake Nelson October 12, 2024 at 9:57 a.m. Experts could answer all my questions save one. Then an SDSU professor and two students...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | 8 minutes, 19 seconds: Inside one man’s dying body as Narcan molecules rush to reverse an overdose By Blake Nelson October 12, 2024 at 9:59 a.m. A battle fought in silence and darkness plays out about every day in San Diego...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Everywhere they go, people ask for Narcan. But overdoses are increasingly hard to stop. By Blake Nelson October 12, 2024 at 9:54 a.m. The region faces a number of questions about how to fight constantly evolving drugs
‘Civic technology’ helps people get more of what they want from public services By Lisa Deaderick October 12, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Sheba Najmi remembers the process of things like paying the electric bill or going to...
Local News | Lederer on Language: Enjoy reading my fishy tails jest for the halibut By Richard Lederer October 12, 2024 at 5:50 a.m. Some punsters are so dedicated to their craft that they throw their hats into the...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY What are all those other races on the ballot? What to know about water districts, planning groups and more By Maura Fox October 12, 2024 at 5:02 a.m. Many San Diego County residents will elect the leaders of fairly obscure bodies whose decisions...
Courts | Newsom appoints 4 new judges to San Diego Superior Court bench By Caleb Lunetta October 12, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jami L. Ferrara, Rachel L. Jensen, Devon L. Lomayesva and Catherine...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Environment | Dad duty: Same-sex flamingo couple hatches egg, cares for chick at Safari Park By Karen Kucher October 12, 2024 at 5:02 a.m. The foster dads at first were given a fake egg to care for after wildlife...
Politics | Former county official says supervisors illegally tried to block him from top job By Emily Alvarenga October 12, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Michael Vu says he was passed over for chief administrative officer as a result of...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY News | SANDAG writes off $67M in uncollectible fees, pushes toll fixes back months By Jeff McDonald October 12, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. The announcements came as the agency's board publicly vented that they had been misled, again,...
Politics | After mixed results for reparations in the legislature, local Black leaders say they’ll keep pushing By Emily Alvarenga October 12, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. A slew of bills in the nation’s first statewide reparations package were signed last month,...
Courts | Man sentenced to 15 years to life in Navy sailor’s carjacking death in Coronado By City News Service October 11, 2024 at 6:24 p.m. Eddie Foster clung to the hood of his car for 2 miles after an 18-year-old...
Crime and Public Safety | Investigators identify off-duty officer, assailant involved in fatal Fiesta Island shooting By Caleb Lunetta October 12, 2024 at 5:35 p.m. The shooting occurred after Brian Maloney III, 41, allegedly stabbed San Diego Community College District...
Local News | Coastal Commission OKs revetment at San Elijo State Beach By Phil Diehl October 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Recreational campsites being lost coastal erosion; site will be monitored for 5 years
Health | Kaiser mental health workers in Southern California plan strike for Oct. 21 By Paul Sisson October 11, 2024 at 4:50 p.m. Union says workers are underpaid, lack pension benefits. Company says salaries are above market.
Courts | Leader of smuggling ring involved in fatal pursuit sentenced to maximum. ‘You don’t have remorse.’ By Alex Riggins October 11, 2024 at 3:15 p.m. Prosecutors said Felipe De Jesus Rosales-Herrera was the "ringleader of a long-running and extensive" migrant...
Obituaries | Larry Beveridge, retired SDPD officer and supporter of ‘Hug a Tree,’ dies at 86 By Karen Kucher October 11, 2024 at 12:09 p.m. After a 26-year career with the San Diego Police Department, Beveridge opened a business that...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Local News | Ham on Wry: There’s no place like home By Irv Erdos October 11, 2024 at 11:46 a.m. Looking back on first real estate sales, making move to San Diego
Local News | Encinitas mayor, two council seats up for election in November By Barbara Henry October 12, 2024 at 9:58 a.m. Six candidates split over sales tax ballot measure, development issues, endorsements
Courts | Guilty plea in arson fires set outside Fox 5 San Diego TV studio By City News Service October 11, 2024 at 11:05 a.m. The flames set on the night of Feb. 26 damaged three cars, a security gate...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Kerry Vinci, candidate for Rancho Santa Fe school board By Kristen Taketa October 11, 2024 at 9:55 a.m. Business owner Kerry Vinci is running for the Rancho Santa Fe School District board of...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things to do | Frightful and delightful Halloween happenings throughout San Diego County: a 2024 guide By Linda Mcintosh October 13, 2024 at 10:11 a.m. Dozens of Halloween festivities from spooky trails and haunted houses to pumpkin bashes, costume contests...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla merchants will no longer hang ‘Season’s greetings’ banner By Ashley Mackin Solomon October 11, 2024 at 6:33 a.m. Instead, the group plans to gradually replace existing seasonal decorations and add new ones
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | ‘Pacific Beach Rapist’ loses bid for early parole. ‘He has not changed.’ By Teri Figueroa October 11, 2024 at 9:43 a.m. Kenneth Bogard, now 67, slipped into homes and sexually assaulted seven women during a 14-month...
Crime and Public Safety | Arrest made in suspected fentanyl death of 25-year-old Escondido woman By Karen Kucher October 10, 2024 at 5:12 p.m. Police said they found drugs and paraphernalia inside the suspect's home that they searched following...
Local News | Oceanside to tighten enforcement of homeless camps on public property By Phil Diehl October 11, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. Two recent killings of unhoused people highlight need for community's safety, council members say
Local News | Homelessness along the San Diego River hits its highest total yet By Blake Nelson October 10, 2024 at 4:24 p.m. Leaders hope new outreach efforts will reverse a trend of moving near dangerous waterways.
Local News | Pet of week: Pup who loves the outdoors waiting to be adopted By Linda Mcintosh October 11, 2024 at 12:55 p.m. Animal: Droopy #923103, 4-year-old male Alaskan Malamute Mix. Where: San Diego Humane Society’s San Diego...
Local News | Railroad services suspended this weekend for track work By Phil Diehl October 10, 2024 at 3:53 p.m. Full closure is one of several scheduled each year
Local News | Vista council candidates share their top issues By Paul Sisson October 11, 2024 at 12:48 p.m. Two seats are open on the City Council and there are two candidates for each...
Local News | Encinitas firefighters move out of downtown’s Fire Station 1 due to safety concerns By Barbara Henry October 10, 2024 at 4:26 p.m. Recent inspection found unreinforced, concrete masonry building could have structural issues in an earthquake
Crime and Public Safety | Video footage shows sheriff’s detective shoot, kill armed man at National City car dealership By Caleb Lunetta October 10, 2024 at 3:49 p.m. The video released Tuesday shows Gene Stewart, of Lakeside, fire at least one bullet at...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Business | With eyes on University City, Irvine Company ready to offload 2 more downtown buildings By Jennifer Van Grove October 10, 2024 at 6:49 p.m. Irvine Company has listed for sale its 40- and 50-year-old office towers near Horton Plaza...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | See how your school did on state standardized tests this year By Kristen Taketa October 10, 2024 at 8:29 p.m. Once again, percentages of students passing state tests overall didn't change much from last year,...
See how your school did on state standardized tests this year By gqlshare October 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. A 4th grade class at T.H.E Leadership Academy on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 in Vista,...
Local News | From the Archives: An open road By San Diego Union-Tribune October 10, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. From the Archives travels today up the coast to Solana Beach for this photo, cira...
Hurricane Milton carves a path of destruction across Florida; 12 deaths reported, and millions without power or water By David Schutz October 10, 2024 at 4:47 p.m. At least 12 people are reported dead after Hurricane Milton crossed Florida, generating a trail...
Community events in San Diego County: From Fallbrook Harvest Faire to Rancho BEERnardo Festival By Linda Mcintosh October 10, 2024 at 11:08 a.m. A sneak peek at upcoming street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows, library events, blood...
Crime and Public Safety | Student injured in San Marcos high school stabbing By Caleb Lunetta October 10, 2024 at 4:26 p.m. The person was stabbed at Mission Hills High School on Mission Court Road around 3:25...
Crime and Public Safety | Name of Escondido police officer who shot man carrying BB gun is released By Karen Kucher October 9, 2024 at 4:50 p.m. The shooting occurred on Oct. 2 after someone reported seeing a man brandishing a gun...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Local News | Someone San Diego Should Know: Tony Teravainen By Jan Goldsmith October 11, 2024 at 2:42 p.m. Kaitlyn came to “Support the Enlisted Project” (STEP) offices with her two young children asking...
Crime and Public Safety | Fuel truck spill causes evacuations, power shutoff in El Cajon By City News Service October 9, 2024 at 3:41 p.m. The tanker carrying around 8,800 gallons of gasoline overturned at Fletcher Parkway and Navajo Road...
Courts | Fraud trial begins for South Bay businesswoman who got clemency from Trump By Alex Riggins October 9, 2024 at 3:46 p.m. Prosecutors say siblings Adriana and Andy Camberos enriched themselves by selling deeply discounted products intended...
Local News | Council seats, sales tax on Lemon Grove ballot By Gary Warth October 9, 2024 at 3:32 p.m. Voters in Lemon Grove will decide on a proposed sales tax increaseand select two new...
Education | Hundreds of classrooms sweltered this summer, as San Diego Unified’s maintenance backlog keeps growing By Kristen Taketa October 9, 2024 at 2:36 p.m. San Diego Unified completes only 83% of HVAC-related work orders each year, officials said
Courts | Death sentence reduced to life in prison for San Marcos woman who killed her 4 kids By Teri Figueroa October 9, 2024 at 12:18 p.m. San Diego prosecutors agreed to the reduced sentence for Susan Eubanks, who was seeking a...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Business | ‘Loophole’ in state law opens door to 22-story high-rise in Pacific Beach By Jennifer Van Grove October 9, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. A developer is invoking a recently amended state law to erect a hotel and apartment...
Courts | Passenger in Oceanside plane emergency landing was already under DEA investigation By Alex Riggins October 9, 2024 at 12:24 p.m. Troy Smith, allegedly caught with a brick of cocaine following Sept. 26 plane emergency, faces...
County leaders delayed a Superfund decision about Tijuana River Valley pollution. One supervisor said she’d go her own way. By Blake Nelson October 9, 2024 at 9:38 a.m. Terra Lawson-Remer is breaking with her colleagues in asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to...
Education | San Diego Unified interim supe gets $433K-a-year contract, explains her plans for the job By Kristen Taketa October 9, 2024 at 10:58 a.m. 'My biggest piece is around stability,' said Fabiola Bagula, whose six-month contract was approved Tuesday....
Local News | Oceanside police probing deadly attacks on homeless people By Teri Figueroa October 8, 2024 at 6:22 p.m. Two men were found dead over the weekend and a third was nearly stabbed to...
Health | Rady Children’s Hospital lands spot on U.S. News honor roll for second year By Paul Sisson October 8, 2024 at 5:07 p.m. The San Diego facility ranked third nationwide in cardiology and heart surgery
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego creates fund to reward tips about hate crimes By City News Service October 8, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. Tips that result in arrests for felony hate crimes could result in a reward of...
Courts | Driver pleads guilty to DUI crash that killed mother and 4-year-old daughter By City News Service October 8, 2024 at 5:08 p.m. Erick Arambula, 25, pleaded guilty to crashing into and killing Courteney Taylor, 29, and her...
Weather | Why is San Diego having day after day of thick, cool fog? By Gary Robbins October 10, 2024 at 12:26 p.m. The fog was so thick on Saturday it made a Japanese aircraft carrier nearly invisible...
Local Politics | Budget, homelessness concerns features of Escondido City Council race By Paul Sisson October 11, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. A one-cent increase in local sales tax is also on the ballot
Local Politics | Lemon Grove mayor faces two challengers By Gary Warth October 8, 2024 at 2:57 p.m. Councilmembers LeBaron, Snow seek mayor's seat
Local Politics | Tax extension, City Council seat on El Cajon ballot By Gary Warth October 10, 2024 at 9:51 p.m. El Cajon voters will consider extending a sales tax increase another 20 years and will...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Annette Ross, candidate for Rancho Santa Fe school board By Kristen Taketa October 9, 2024 at 3:57 p.m. Annette Ross, incumbent, is running for the Rancho Santa Fe School District board of trustees.
Crime and Public Safety | 11-hour standoff in San Marcos ends in arrest By City News Service October 8, 2024 at 10:10 a.m. Sheriff's officials said a standoff with a domestic violence suspect started midmorning Monday, and neighboring...
Crime and Public Safety | Evacuation orders lifted, brush fire near Campo fully contained By Karen Kucher October 9, 2024 at 7:02 a.m. The fire, which started Monday, reached 413 acres and was 100 percent contained by Tuesday...
Local News | San Diego community marks one-year anniversary of assault on Israel By Caleb Lunetta October 7, 2024 at 9:03 p.m. Vigils were held at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center and UC San Diego campus...
Auditor: Former SANDAG officials withheld key information from board and rushed into another flawed tolling contract By Jeff McDonald October 8, 2024 at 1:37 p.m. The new vendor's financial systems did not meet agency standards, an internal audit released Monday...
Politics | San Diego mayoral candidate frustrated ballots don’t mention his military career By David Garrick October 8, 2024 at 9:28 a.m. Larry Turner said his military service could help him win, but city clerk said election...
Local News | Poll shows double-digit leads for Levin, Harris in 49th Congressional District By Phil Diehl October 8, 2024 at 9:29 a.m. Slight increase for Levin since June, big jump for Harris over Biden
Environment | New state legislation aims to help cities like San Diego better prepare for extreme flooding By Maura Fox October 7, 2024 at 4:48 p.m. Assembly bills 2501 and 3227 address expediting storm channel maintenance and removing project delays imposed...
Local Politics | Spending measure, two council seats and city treasurer on Carlsbad ballot this November By Phil Diehl October 8, 2024 at 9:31 a.m. Proposition would exempt public safety buildings from requirement for public vote
Crime and Public Safety | Structures threatened by fast-moving brush fire north of Campo By Teri Figueroa October 8, 2024 at 9:21 a.m. Residents on both sides of Interstate 8 west of Boulevard were under evacuation orders and...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Business | Lead Balboa Park group taps Symphony exec as next CEO By Jennifer Van Grove October 7, 2024 at 2:04 p.m. Katy McDonald will take over leadership duties at the nonprofit Forever Balboa Park as the...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things to do | Hike of the week: My 10 favorite San Diego County hikes from the last year By Maura Fox October 7, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. This list of favorite local hikes includes options in Point Loma, East County, La Jolla,...
Local News | Sand replenishment projects lined up for Carlsbad beaches By Phil Diehl October 7, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Agua Hedionda Lagoon dredging this winter could provide up to 400,000 cubic yards for southern...
Local Politics | New opponent challenges 49th Congressional District incumbent this year By Phil Diehl October 7, 2024 at 8:48 a.m. Matt Gunderson hopes to upset Mike Levin's effort to win third term
Local News | Erosion threatens more campsites at San Elijo State Beach in Encinitas By Phil Diehl October 7, 2024 at 6:13 a.m. Parks officials ask Coastal Commission for approval of expanded rock revetment
Local Politics | Santee voters consider tax hike, council seats By Gary Warth October 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Voters in Santee will consider a tax to pay for fire services and decide who...
Politics | Will San Diego County voters pass another transportation sales tax increase? By Emily Alvarenga October 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. If passed, the measure would help pay for rail, bus and road improvements and expand...
Hurricane Milton is now one of the strongest hurricanes on record as warnings for Florida grow more perilous By David Schutz October 7, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. Hurricane Milton intensified at an astonishing rate over 24 hours, become one of the Atlantic's...
Politics | Walz stops in La Jolla as part of California fundraising blitz for Harris By Alex Riggins October 6, 2024 at 8:10 p.m. Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate, implored donors to do all they...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Politics | Q&A with Stephen Houlahan, candidate for California’s 48th Congressional District By Sam Schulz October 6, 2024 at 3:55 p.m. Stephen Houlahan, a Democrat, registered nurse and former Santee council member, is running for Congress...
Politics | What are all those propositions? Your guide to all 10 statewide measures on the November 2024 ballot By Sam Schulz October 7, 2024 at 2:58 p.m. Gay marriage. Rent control. Minimum wage. Those are just a few of the issues Californians...
Health | County investigates first ever dengue case in patient with no travel history By Paul Sisson October 6, 2024 at 3:18 p.m. San Diego County has detected local transmission of dengue fever for the first time.
Politics | Who’s running for state Assembly and Senate? Meet the candidates with our Q&As By Sam Schulz October 7, 2024 at 4:43 p.m. We asked everybody running for state legislative office representing San Diego County about their priorities,...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Politics | Q&A with Larry Turner, candidate for San Diego mayor By Sam Schulz October 10, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Larry Turner, a San Diego police officer and former Marine, is running for San Diego...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Politics | Q&A with Todd Gloria, candidate for San Diego mayor By Sam Schulz October 8, 2024 at 2:45 p.m. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, a Democrat, is running for re-election. To help inform voters,...
Education | Who’s running for community college board? Meet the candidates in every district around San Diego County By Kristen Taketa October 7, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. The San Diego Union-Tribune asked every candidate a series of questions about everything from budgets...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Alexander Thomas Wells III, candidate for MiraCosta Community College District board By Kristen Taketa October 6, 2024 at 10:13 a.m. Alexander Thomas Wells III, a real estate agent, is running for the Area 5 seat...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Ann Crosbie, candidate for MiraCosta Community College District board By Kristen Taketa October 6, 2024 at 10:12 a.m. Ann Crosbie, a retired school trustee, is running for the Area 5 seat on the...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Lee Quinn, candidate for Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District board By Kristen Taketa October 10, 2024 at 6:26 p.m. Lee Quinn, a homemaker and former high school teacher, is running for the Area 4...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Nicholas Segura, candidate for Southwestern Community College District board By Kristen Taketa October 6, 2024 at 10:10 a.m. Nicholas Segura, a retired electrician, is running for the Area 3 seat on the Southwestern...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Kristine “Kris” Galicia Brown, candidate for Southwestern Community College District board By Kristen Taketa October 6, 2024 at 10:09 a.m. Kristine “Kris” Galicia Brown, who owns a small home-goods business and is an appointed board...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Education | Q&A with Erika Lowery, candidate for Southwestern Community College District board By Kristen Taketa October 6, 2024 at 10:09 a.m. Erika Lowery, a parent and pastor, is running for the Area 2 seat on the...