Updated 6 a.m. PST, Thu December 5, 2013
E-cigarettes are touted as a harmless, high-tech alternative to cigarettes. But critics say they're an insidious way to get people addicted to nicotine.
Uptalk — the rising speech pattern that like totally makes everything sound like a question — isn't just a Valley girl vocal tic. San Diego researchers say the dialect is widespread throughout Southern California and guys do it too.
The federal government plans to quietly roll out the Spanish-language version of HealthCare.gov any day now.
A trial date was set for a Temecula woman who was ticketed for allegedly watching TV via a pair of Google glasses while speeding on a San Diego freeway.
UCSD professor Linda Hill wants to help reduce the approximately 4,000 deaths a year that can be specifically linked to drivers distracted by texting.
Project Homeless Connect provides medical and dental screenings, California ID cards and haircuts from professional stylists to San Diego's homeless at one-day service fair in downtown.
Long deployments are just one of the additional challenges military families face when it comes to keeping their finances straight. Nearly a third of those surveyed in new report are still resorting to high-interest pay day loans, or fall prey to predatory lending practices that trap them in a cycle of debt.
A training exercise planned at Camp Pendleton Thursday is expected to cause loud booms and be heard up to 50 miles away.
An early morning crash involving eight vehicles and a motorcycle sent three people to the hospital and caused a backup on westbound I-8 Thursday.
Gov. Jerry Brown's approval rating has reached a new high as he considers seeking re-election next year.
For San Diego residents without curbside trash service, Christmas trees can be recycled at 16 drop-off locations throughout the city.
More than 1,100 Marines from Camp Pendleton will head to Australia in Spring 2014. Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines will be the first battalion from California to participate in Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. The first two rotations involved Marines stationed in Hawaii.
While in San Diego for a book signing, chef Alice Waters discusses the "slow" food movement.
Bestselling author Amy Tan explores the world of Chinese courtesans, the relationships between mothers and daughters and themes of abandonment and identity in her new novel, "The Valley of Amazement."
After decades of negotiating, a former Caltrans building in Old Town is now part of the State Parks system. Experts say it could tell us a lot about San Diego's earliest days.
The musical “Sideshow” just opened at La Jolla Playhouse. It takes its inspiration from the 1932 film "Freaks" and the real life conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton.
Is the new construction at 63rd Street and El Cajon Boulevard a megadorm or luxury apartments? Bitcoins are virtual, pricey and, right now, relatively useless. And are any films worth our time and money this season?
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Join KPBS for some holiday fun at KPBS Family Day at Fantasy on Ice. On Dec. 7th, in addition to ice skating, kids will be able to enjoy cookies, hot chocolate, visits by Curious George, and crafts. LIMITED SUPPLY OF FREE SKATE PASSES AVAILABLE.
View a listing of KPBS Television and Radio holiday programs that will air during the months of November, December and through New Year's Day.
Revelers can watch top-notch musical and dance performances, enjoy delicious and diverse food choices and help spread a heavy dose of holiday cheer. Participating Balboa Park museums open their doors free of charge from 5-9 p.m. both evenings.
Joseph “Joe” Tanner, a former NASA astronaut, will be giving a lecture titled “The Challenge of ISS Assembly: How the largest space vehicle in history was built.”
Cold hearted Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his partner, Jacob Marley. Marley tells Scrooge he will be visited by three ghosts, Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, the Mini Maker Faire will be an all-ages gathering that features “makers” of technology, arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, and science projects.
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