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American Airlines returns to Carlsbad airport after 27-year absence

Nearly 30 years after it last flew out of McClellan-Palomar Airport, American Airlines will be returning next year with twice-daily flights between Carlsbad and Phoenix. The new nonstop, which will be...

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SDPD chief again flexes emergency powers to install surveillance cameras...

For the second time in recent weeks, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl cited an emergency exception to fast-track the installation of surveillance cameras, this time around downtown for Comic-Con. The...

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Scene: WILDCOAST’S Baja Bash

WILDCOAST held its 2024 Baja Bash last month and raised $281,000 that will go directly into the organization’s programs in the field to protect global coastal and marine ecosystems and endangered...

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Three-alarm fire displaces dozens in Gaslamp during Comic-Con

A three-alarm fire in a Gaslamp Quarter building Friday night left 50 people displaced and prompted hundreds of attendees at a Comic-Con event to evacuate, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue officials...

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UCSD halts negotiations with Tri-City Medical Center. ‘We don’t believe...

Despite indications earlier this week that the long-developing partnership deal between UC San Diego Health and Tri-City Medical Center might be nearing completion, the university announced Friday...

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Clean air, food, Indigenous history: At Comic-Con, San Diego advocates and...

Air quality concerns in San Ysidro. The history and culture of the Kumeyaay people. Combating hunger across San Diego County. These are some of the local issues that San Diegans are bringing to...

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California lawmakers push to get local health inspectors into immigration...

COVID-19, mumps, and chickenpox outbreaks. Contaminated water, moldy food, and air ducts spewing black dust. These health threats have been documented inside privately run immigration detention...

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Bonsall couple behind multimillion-dollar beauty store theft ring learning...

The Bonsall home on the market is spectacular, boasting four bedrooms, five baths, a sparkling pool and a wine cellar. The expansive grounds include a casita, a chapel, stone bridges and a vineyard....

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It took 8 years: Pershing Bikeway makes its formal debut

More than 150 cyclists, young and old, converged Saturday morning at the northern fringe of Balboa Park to commemorate the long-awaited completion of Pershing Bikeway – three years after two people...

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San Diego Humane Society rescues 48 cats, 2 dogs from ‘overwhelmed’ owner

The San Diego Humane Society rescued 48 cats and two dogs from their “overwhelmed” owner Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the organization said. The rescue was prompted when the owner, who lives in...

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An upgraded Gaslamp Promenade could transform downtown. Can the city afford it?

A new study says it will cost significantly more than expected — $65 million versus $45 million — to take the fledgling Gaslamp Promenade to the next level with street furniture, performance areas and...

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San Diego teens aren’t waiting to grow up to demand quicker end to Tijuana...

Melina Jimenez Esparza can’t help but wonder if the binational sewage crisis is behind the breathing problems experienced by her father in Tijuana and her peers in Imperial Beach, where she attends...

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Shelter lease negotiator’s dual roles raise questions about conflicts of...

The architect of the decadeslong proposed lease for a massive warehouse that would shelter homeless people is a local business icon who has served on more public and nonprofit boards than he can count....

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Their homes flooded 6 months ago. Stuck in red tape, they’re still scrambling...

It’s been more than six months since Paula Silva and her family have had a home. All six members of her family are currently staying at a family shelter in Barrio Logan. Karla Gomez and her 14-year-old...

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Corporate landlord agrees to $20M settlement of local businessman’s False...

A San Diego entrepreneur who identified anomalies in government records submitted by one of the nation’s largest corporate landlords has won a $20 million settlement from a lawsuit filed under the...

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New $30 million park gets go-ahead for Carlsbad

A new $30 million park with pickleball and basketball courts, a sports field, community garden, playgrounds and more at the corner of Cannon Road and El Camino Real is on the way in Carlsbad. The...

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Brush fire near border chars 90 acres at Tecate Peak

Firefighters battled a blaze Sunday afternoon that has charred 90 acres near the U.S.-Mexico border in the area of Tecate Peak, a state fire official said. As of Sunday evening, the fire’s forward rate...

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Driver taken into custody after police chase, wrong-way crash in San Marcos

What began as a report of a stabbing in Vista ended with a law enforcement chase and a wrong-way crash on a highway in San Marcos late Saturday night. Sheriff’s deputies got a call around 11:30 p.m....

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Grove fire north of Palomar Mountain is now extinguished, fire officials say

Firefighters have fully contained a 863-acre fire that broke out in rural northeastern San Diego County four days ago, sparked by lightning, a fire official said Sunday. The Grove fire, which ignited...

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Chula Vista taps into housing fund for homeless prevention, affordable...

Chula Vista will make $4 million available to developers to build an affordable housing project and more than $500,000 in services officials say will help protect people from becoming homeless. The...

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