Appeals court ruling in San Diego case lifts ban on frequent gun purchases,...
California residents can purchase firearms as frequently as they want for the time being while a federal appeals court considers the constitutionality of state laws that had limited residents to no...
View ArticleKumeyaay musician uses her flute as instrument of ‘medicine for the people’
Raised in a family of musicians, Melissa Little Wolf Villalobos was introduced to Native American by her elders. She first heard the sounds of Native American flautist R. Carols Nakai, of Navajo and...
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Alta Vista Botanical Gardens marks 25 years since idea took root
In the late 1960s, Paul Smitgen, a retired surgeon, and his wife Martha bought a hill in Vista. The couple loved the place — its wildlife (rabbits and coyotes), native plants and sunsets. They cleared...
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Community events in San Diego County: From Taste of New Orleans to 92nd...
CARDIFF Community can sing along with a cappella choir Pacific Coast Harmony, an award-winning four-part harmony a cappella ensemble, hosts a guest night from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 in Pappas Hall at...
View ArticleAs cannabis license deadline looms, county applicants warned of potential scam
With time running out for people previously arrested on drug charges to apply for a cannabis business license from San Diego County, would-be entrepreneurs are confronting a new threat: advisers who...
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Snorkelers found a rare deep-sea fish off La Jolla. It took ‘a community...
Emily Miller and her friends had planned for a relaxing day of kayaking in La Jolla last weekend — a reunion of sorts for the former roommates. But when they reached La Jolla Cove, the kayakers — most...
View ArticleEnjoy places like Petco Park? Thank the La Jolla preservationist being...
Her mother was a talented artist and her dad was a creative engineer, so it wasn’t much of a surprise that Diane Kane would go on to earn degrees in art history, as well as architectural history and...
View ArticlePunsters have many ways of singing, ‘That’s Amore!’
For many years now, there has been circulating a continuously expanding poem. Itsleaping-off place is the first verse of “That’s Amore,” the song by Harry Warren and Jack Brooksmade famous by crooner...
View ArticlePedestrian struck in Gaslamp Quarter in alleged DUI hit-and-run
A 29-year-old man was arrested early Saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated and hit-and-run after striking a parked car in the Gaslamp Quarter, then hitting a pedestrian after fleeing the...
View ArticleI-15 freeway guardrail impales car in fatal Escondido crash
A person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Escondido early Saturday. The crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. on the northbound Interstate 15 transition ramp to eastbound lanes of state Route 78,...
View ArticleAssailant breaks into parked car and stabs driver in Mission Valley
A 52-year-old man was stabbed Saturday morning while sitting in his vehicle in the Presidio Little League area in Mission Valley, authorities said. The stabbing occurred around 6:50 a.m. on Hotel...
View ArticleMan arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Logan Heights
A San Diego man was arrested Friday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Logan Heights, San Diego police said. Police said Erick Rios, 31, was identified as the driver of a white 2015 Chevrolet...
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Children take over as the new masters at annual sandcastle contest in...
Even without the massive, multi-ton intricate sculptures that Imperial Beach made famous for years, the allure of sandcastles remains as constant as the tide. Thousands of people flocked to the most...
View ArticleMurder charges dismissed against couple accused in San Diego landlord’s death
A San Diego judge on Friday dismissed murder charges that a married couple faced in the death of their former landlord, who fell off the hood of their minivan at a Mountain View intersection last fall...
View ArticleFuror over virtual public comment highlights a quandary for San Diego —...
San Diego will remain one of the few California cities still allowing public comment by phone and Zoom at City Council meetings, despite concerns those comments drag out meetings and slow down progress...
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Outdoors: Losing oneself while watching the dinosaurs of the insect world
For a moment, I felt like I had been transported to another planet where the residents had huge eyes, colorful bodies and the ability to fly at incredible speeds or hang motionless in space. Then the...
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Survey of nature’s superhero, eelgrass, kicks off Carlsbad bridge project
Two researchers in an inflatable boat glided out onto Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad Thursday morning looking for eelgrass, an underwater plant that provides a nursery for fish, crabs, shrimp and other...
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A birthday for the books: La Jolla is in local man’s plans for 57 adventures...
When Michael Harlow turns 57 on Sunday, Aug. 25, he wants his birthday to be one for the record books. While many people choose to celebrate their special day by trying something new, for his 57th...
View ArticleMore than 2,500 pounds of crystal meth found during North County traffic stop
Carlsbad police arrested a driver Friday night after pulling his car over for a traffic stop on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton and discovering more than 2,500 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in his...
View ArticleDeputies investigate suspected homicide in Boulevard
The death of a 75-year-old man found with head injuries at a residence in Boulevard on Saturday is being investigated as a homicide, a county Sheriff’s Department official said Sunday. The Pine Valley...
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