Death Toll At 19 In San Diego's Hepatitis Outbreak

Famed Oceanographer To Have Part Of La Jolla Shores Boardwalk Named In His Honor

By City News Service

A section of the La Jolla Shores boardwalk, where famed oceanographer Walter Munk performed experiments as far back as the 1940s, will be named in his honor Wednesday.

Radioactive Water As A Cure-All? A Look At Medical 'Quackery' That Didn't Hold Up

By Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael Lipkin

There have been mavericks in the history of medicine whose crazy ideas have advanced the treatment of disease. But there were the other kind of medical mavericks who just had crazy ideas, like giving babies opiates to stop them from crying or eating tapeworms to lose weight.

Remembering The Migrants Who Lost Their Lives In The 2007 San Diego Wildfires

By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh

Among the 10 people killed in the Witch Creek and Harris fires a group of immigrants from Mexico who were in the U.S. illegally who died as they made their journey across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Report Blames Pilot In Deadly Balloon Crash, But Also Points Finger At FAA

By Laurel Wamsley / NPR

Investigators found the pilot was impaired by medical conditions and drugs including Valium, oxycodone and Benadryl. The FAA doesn't require medical certification for commercial balloon operators.

Efforts To Rewrite NAFTA Not Going Well; Next Round of Talks Delayed

By Marilyn Geewax / NPR

For months, the United States, Canada and Mexico have been trying to rewrite terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement. But White House demands have led to frustrations that may threaten NAFTA.

MLB Rallies To Help Boy Whose Baseball Collection Was Destroyed By Fire

By Merrit Kennedy / NPR

As thousands of Californians take stock of the damage caused by wildfires, one 9-year-old boy's story has at least half of the teams in Major League Baseball chipping in.

'Pirates of Penzance' Sets Sail At San Diego Opera

By Beth Accomando, Kris Arciaga

Sometimes art emphasizes escape over enlightenment. Such is the case with San Diego Opera’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s "The Pirates of Penzance."

San Diego’s Top Weekend Events: Movie Roundup

By Beth Accomando, Maureen Cavanaugh

It may be Friday the 13th, but there’s more than just horror at the box office this weekend.

Podcast Episode 128: Gay Horror And The Final Boys

By Beth Accomando

You all know about the final girl in horror, that feisty possibly virginal heroine who’s the last one left standing after some serial killer goes on a rampage. But are you familiar with the final boy?

Halloween Events

Explore our calendar to find the best parties, pumpkin patches, costume contests, haunts and so much more.

GI Film Festival Presents Opening Night Screening And Reception Featuring 'The 2 Sides Project'

In December 2015, American and Vietnamese sons and daughters—who had all lost fathers fighting on opposite sides during the war—held the first-ever formal meetings. The film captures the entire story. The GI Film Festival runs October 18-22.

Berry Good Dinner With Farmer & The Seahorse

Chef Jason Gethin will prepare four delicious courses that embrace the flavors of fall, sourcing from the organic gardens at Green Acre Campus Pointe and Green Acre Nautilus. Additional ingredients will be sourced by Jack Ford of Taj Farms.

2017 Nierenberg Prize For Science In The Public Interest Award Ceremony

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General and former NASA Administrator Charles Frank Bolden Jr. has been named by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego as the recipient of the 2017 Nierenberg Prize.