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SAN DIEGO — Whatever it was that 38-year-old Eleanor Abbott heard and saw in the San Diego polio ward in 1948, whatever visions she took home of the lonely children confined to beds or inside iron lung ventilators had a monumental impact on her. That impact compelled Abbott to...

Open Mon, Wed–Sun, Mon 8 AM–3 PM; Wed–Sat 8 AM–6 PM; Sun 8 AM–4 PM (Closed Tue) Walk past the unassuming strip mall on Third Avenue and you’ll hear it before you see it—the chatter in Spanish, the hiss of the griddle, and the steady stream of people walking out with overstuffed bags of Cuban pastries.

SAN DIEGO — It may not come as a surprise that about 250 human-made chemicals are present in the ocean, but the types of chemicals being discovered are raising new concerns among scientists. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside, reveals just how widespread...

SANTEE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Crews responded to a fire in Santee that started Sunday evening. The San Diego Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies were on scene assisting crews from the San Diego Fire Department (SDFD) and the Santee Fire Department. Santee Deputy Fire Chief Kyle Moyneur told...

(KGTV) — Last week, the iconic Blockbuster sign was painted on the front of a building on La Mesa Boulevard. The only remaining Blockbuster store in the country is in Bend, Oregon, so the idea of another store opening here would be a big deal. But that's not what's...

A suspect in the fatal stabbing of a man in a Barrio Logan alley was behind bars Monday. Geoffrey Thomas Goodwell, 45, was arrested Sunday for allegedly stabbing 28-year-old Abdifatah Hussein to death two days earlier, according to the San Diego Police Department. Patrol officers responding to reports of an...

SAN DIEGO (CN) — Attorneys representing the family of a man who was arrested on an erroneous warrant and then beaten to death in San Diego County Jail argued in federal court on Monday afternoon that the county and its jail staff should be held liable for his death.

Tribal monitors with the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians say what started as routine grading work at the Hidden Valley Ranch development in Poway has turned into a fight over sacred ground. They report uncovering human remains and cultural artifacts at the site and are now demanding that work be halted on part of...

Starting April 1, 2026, a change in federal law will make some noncitizens no longer eligible for CalFresh food benefits. Noncitizens already enrolled, including asylees and refugees, will have their eligibility reviewed at their next renewal period.

An air quality advisory has been issued for neighborhoods in Southern San Diego due to elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide in the air caused by transboundary wastewater and sewage flows near the Tijuana River Valley.