San Diego CA

Scientists at UC San Diego, the Salk Institute, and the University of North Carolina have drawn up a detailed genetic atlas that shows how CD8 “killer” T cells decide whether the keep fighting tumors or slide into exhaustion. Using that map, the team flagged two transcription factors that, when switched off, allow...

The new County-funded Psychiatric Health Facility in Oceanside has completed its first month of operation, providing short-term inpatient psychiatric care to a total of 31 people to date with 10 in care earlier this week. Staff moved into the 16-bed facility in November for training, and the first patient was...

SAN DIEGO - I was met with what felt like thousands of birds when I arrived at Lindo Lake this week. There were dozens of great-tailed grackles in nearly every tree, a range of ducks waddling on the shore and paddling in the water and Canada geese parading along the sidewalk. Two hummingbirds tussled in low branches....

Nothing hits better than a late night sweet treat, but one man took his search for the perfect bite further than most when he broke into Mr Frostie early Sunday morning. A man dressed in a turquoise shirt and khaki pants broke into the store at about 1:20 a.m., according to surveillance footage shared by Mr Frostie...

I live near Balboa Park, and I want to be clear about something from the start: my opposition to paid parking has nothing to do with convenience — mine or anyone else’s. This isn’t about saving a few dollars at a meter for me. It’s about who...

SAN DIEGO — The Black, a cornerstone of Ocean Beach retail since opening in the 1960s, will close its doors after nearly six decades of serving the community. The store opened 57 years ago on Newport Avenue in the heart of Ocean Beach as a smoke shop. Over the decades, it evolved into a comprehensive retailer...

The boy suffered severe injuries after the firework went off in his hand

SAN DIEGO — Tiffany Sanchez, the woman accused of hitting and killing a 6-year-old boy in Pacific Beach, appeared in court for a readiness hearing Wednesday morning. The judge continued her preliminary hearing to March 25, pushing back the original Feb. 9 date. The 32-year-old made bail for the...

The $27.6 million facility, which is located on the Tri-City Medical Center campus, is the first of its kind to be funded by the county.

San Diego is hitting pause on a hot-button idea to charge drivers for vehicle access to Mission Bay Park and several city beaches, city officials confirmed this week. The proposal, floated as one possible way to plug looming budget shortfalls, has lost steam after councilmembers and residents raised equity and...