Ocean Beach Christmas tree – eclectic, weird, very OB – coming Dec. 2
OCEAN BEACH – Last year’s traditionally left-leaning Christmas tree in Ocean Beach tilted the wrong way. This year, that’s going to be corrected, said Shelly Parks, an Ocean Beach Community Foundation advisory board member and co-chair of the tree committee responsible for ensuring this year’s standout pine gets...
Why Westfield Plaza Bonita Mall in National City, CA Still Rules South Bay Retail...
From Fairway to Indoor Mall: Westfield Plaza Bonita. Before it became a mall, the land at 3030 Plaza Bonita Road was an 18-hole golf course in National City. In the late 1970s, May Centers bought the land from the city and turned the golf course into a shopping center, thinking that people in the South Bay would...
California Weather Alert: San Diego Showers Possible by Wednesday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. A soft marine haze drifts inland this morning as San Diego greets the final day of November under mild, gray skies. The ocean breeze carries a cool edge — a subtle reminder that December’s weather shift is...
Unleashed Dogs: A Rising Concern in East San Diego
In East San Diego, a growing concern has emerged regarding unleashed dogs. Residents have reported an increasing number of dog owners who are failing to leash their pets, leading to potentially dangerous encounters. One resident has even resorted to using pepper spray on two separate occasions to fend off dogs that...
Santa trades sleigh for surfboard at Seaport Village event
Surfin' Santa will return to Seaport Village on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. to spread holiday cheer with a festive parade, live music, holiday decor, and family-friendly fun.
Escondido Police arrest man for hit-and-run of 11-year-old boy
Escondido police arrested 44-year-old Hector Baldera Amador for felony hit and run early Saturday in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy on East Washington Avenue earlier this week.
Sharp nurses, other health workers end 3-day strike
A three-day strike by Sharp Healthcare nurses and other health care workers ended Saturday morning, after picketing at three locations in San Diego County. The strike involved 5,700 registered nurses and 127 health care professionals, comprising pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, medical...
Man, 2 women survive fall from U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
A man and two women suffered non-life-threatening injuries in an apparent fall from the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Otay Mesa Friday. The three were conscious and breathing when they were taken to hospitals, authorities said. The conditions of the three patients were not released. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department...
FBI Hunts San Diego Ties in DC National Guard Shooting
San Diego, California – The FBI confirmed a major San Diego link in its sweeping probe into the
Suspect in custody after man stabbed near San Diego High School on Thanksgiving
A suspect who struggled with officers was arrested Thursday in the stabbing of a man who suffered a cut to his arm in the East Village neighborhood, officials said. The victim said he was leaving the San Diego High School stadium parking lot in the 1300 block of Park Boulevard just before 8 a.m. Thursday "when he was...

















