A national forest the size of a small state hides in plain sight near...
Cleveland National Forest covers 460,000 acres across San Diego, Riverside, and Orange counties, and more than 20 million people live within a two-hour drive of it. The landscape runs from chaparral canyons and high desert up through oak and conifer forests, with meadows tucked in between. A warm, dry Mediterranean...
Cajon Valley School Board Triples Pay, Parents Erupt Over Timing
The Cajon Valley Union School District board just gave itself a hefty raise, and plenty of people are not having it. In a tense 3-2 vote this week, trustees approved a jump in their monthly stipends to $2,000, a more than threefold increase that parents, classified staff and other residents blasted as out of touch....
Men sent away for life for murdering woman who tried to break up Talmadge...
A man convicted of fatally shooting a woman during a robbery at a Talmadge-area apartment complex was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Robert Early Madden, 37, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of first- degree murder and a special circumstance allegation of committing the...
San Diego Humane Society offers free spays and neuters for pets
The San Diego Humane Society and the county are offering 50 free or low-cost spay and neuter appointments for San Diego County families making under $100,000 a year.
Ex–San Diego deputy retried on federal charges in shooting of unarmed man outside of...
SAN DIEGO — A federal criminal trial began Tuesday, Feb. 18, for a former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an unarmed man outside the downtown Central Jail after the man escaped from a patrol car in May 2020. Former Deputy Aaron Russell is charged...
Strange Odor And Endless Meows Lead Rescuers To A Shocking Discovery In San Diego...
Sometimes, compassion arrives just when it’s needed most, and in San Diego, it certainly did. A group of rescuers was called to an apartment building after a neighbor noticed something wasn’t right. There was a persistent, strong odor coming from one of the units, and faint, desperate meows that seemed to go on...
Deputy-involved shooting in San Marcos leaves one person dead
SAN MARCOS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an officer-involved shooting occurred in San Marcos on Wednesday night, leaving one person dead. According to SDSO, at around 9:03 p.m., near N. Twin Oaks Valley and Borden roads, deputies pulled over a vehicle while conducting a...
Exclusive: CBP asked a California county for info on all of its property owners
Customs and Border Protection has requested information on every parcel in a Southern California county, including who owns each one.
Suspect accused of killing a man in Barrio Logan faces judge nearly 50 years...
SAN DIEGO — For decades, neighbors remembered Leo Marquina as a quiet, gentle man who kept mostly to himself and tended lovingly to his garden. But in 1976, the 68‑year‑old was found stabbed to death inside his Barrio Logan home — a crime that went cold for nearly half a century.
Taco chain plans expansion with 200 restaurants in at least 9 states – list
Backed by seasoned restaurant investors from Wetzel's Pretzels and Dave's Hot Chicken, Mike's Red Tacos is scaling its Birria tacos concept with multi-unit deals across key U.S. markets.

















