Hazmat crews investigate potential gas leak in Middletown area; evacuations ordered
Hazardous materials teams and fire crews responded to a suspected gas leak at a San Diego home on Saturday, prompting the precautionary evacuation of approximately 25 residents.
Massive Sea Lion Strolls La Jolla Sidewalk as Officer Wrangles It Twice
A massive sea lion took an unhurried stroll down a sidewalk near La Jolla Cove, ambling past startled onlookers in the Brockton Villa area near the bluffs before an animal control officer arrived to guide it back toward the ocean. Video of the encounter showed the animal moving casually along the walkway as bystanders
Oceanside man convicted of killing paraplegic military veteran
Jeffery Roberson was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2008 killing of Cecil Zachary Jr., a military veteran with paraplegia whose cold case was solved through advanced forensic DNA technology.
Palm Springs Man Pleads Guilty After Assaulting Girls Across Three Counties; 22-Year Term Stipulated
A 29-year-old Palm Springs man has agreed to a stipulated 22-year state prison term after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple underage girls across Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego counties, prosecutors announced. Jesse James Garcia Airada admitted to ten listed felony counts: two counts of rape, three
Top USA Junior Surfers from San Diego | Breaking Surf
(FOX 5/KUSI) — Half of the top junior surfers in the nation are from San Diego County. In June 2026, surfers across U16 and U18 Boys and Girls divisions competed at the ISA Junior Team Trials in Huntington Beach for the opportunity to represent the nation at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.
Debunking the Allegedly Prohibitive Cost of Desalination
Earlier this summer a guest op-ed appeared in the Orange County Register, “Learning the right lesson from San Diego’s desal water surplus.” But the “lesson” presented was only partly accurate. What the authors, both affiliated with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), got right...
Firefighters rescue newborn puppies from under a boulder
Firefighters from San Diego County successfully rescued two newborn puppies trapped under a large boulder on the Campo Reservation earlier this week. Cal Fire crews utilized specialized equipment, including a lifting airbag from an Urban Search and Rescue vehicle, to free the disoriented animals. The pups were safely r
The Bungalow Revives Plans for San Diego Location
The Bungalow, a Southern California bar and lounge concept, is preparing to open a new San Diego location at IQHQ’s RaDD waterfront development. The company’s new location is expected to join the Alley building, a 133,000-square-foot property within the development, according to SanDiegoVille. The company has not annou
Four years after double homicide at Chula Vista park, mother seeks justice
A Chula Vista mother is returning to Valle Lido Park this weekend for the fourth consecutive year, hoping someone will finally come forward with information in the unsolved killings of her son and step-grandson.
California Wardens Watched From a Plane as a Boat Fished Inside a Protected Area...
Photo credit: AI-generated image created using ChatGPT. Illustrative only Out on the salt, a lot of guys assume nobody’s really watching once you get a few miles off... The post California Wardens Watched From a Plane as a Boat Fished Inside a Protected Area — Then Seized the Catch and Sold It Before Court appeared f

















