History of Old Town Convent building in San Diego.
At the southeast edge of Old Town San Diego State Historic Park stands a building with a very interesting history. Beginning in 1908 as St. Joseph’s Rectory in downtown San Diego, it was moved to Old Town in 1940 where it became Old Town Convent. Today, Historic Tours of...
County closes beach in Coronado after contamination
The beach at Avenida Lunar in Coronado is closed to human water contact due to contamination, the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality announced this weekend. “The Tijuana River is flowing and is reaching recreational waters,” the DEHQ said in a statement Friday. “Beachgoers are advised that.
Heart-stopping moment teen’s cliff jump goes horribly wrong
A technical rescue rig system was needed to pull the boy out of the water near San Diego.
Couple gets federal prison for mail theft in Pacific Beach
A couple who stole people’s personal checks in the mail in Pacific Beach and elsewhere have been sentenced to several years in federal prison and were ordered to pay $74,808 to more than 10 victims. David Anthony Burge, 34, was sentenced to four years in prison while his wife,...
One person killed in rollover crash that shutdown northbound I-5 near Old Town
A fatal multi-vehicle rollover crash on northbound Interstate 5 near Old Town in San Diego killed one person and caused significant infrastructure damage on Saturday morning.
California utility customers get the climate credit twice this summer, worth $98.72 in San...
The California Climate Credit moves to August and September in 2026. SDG&E customers get $49.36 twice, PG&E $36.18 and SCE $36.00, applied automatically.
SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Are Turning Two Iconic ’90s Horror Films Into Haunted Houses
Get ready for iconic '90s terror: I Know What You Did Last Summer and Anaconda are coming to Howl-O-Scream for the first time ever.
San Ysidro CBP Officers Seize More Than 148 Pounds Of Fentanyl
Federal officers at San Ysidro say they pulled more than 148 pounds of fentanyl from the flow of traffic across the border, marking one of the biggest narcotics seizures publicly highlighted by the San Diego field office this summer. The announcement was brief on the details border-watchers usually want, including the
Fallbrook Celebrates 53 New Homes, Breaks Ground On 61 More
Fallbrook marked a rare doubleheader in the local housing crunch today: Mirasol Meadows officially opened its doors, while Brookview Senior Villas moved from blueprint to construction. The two projects target older adults with limited incomes, bringing one 53-unit community online while setting a 61-unit development in
San Diego-Built Nuclear Fusion Magnet Takes Center Stage In France
A giant fusion machine under construction in southern France now has a major San Diego-made centerpiece: all six modules of ITER’s central solenoid have been stacked into a towering superconducting magnet. The June 23 milestone marks a visible step for General Atomics, which spent roughly 15 years designing, building a
