Crews working to quell a 2,000-acre wildfire in the East County highlands had the remote burn area roughly 65 percent contained by late this afternoon.

As San Diego County prepares to absorb thousands of criminals from the state prison system, a key goal is to cut down the number of people who violate their probation and end up back behind bars.

San Diego voters will get to weigh in on whether the city should ban labor agreements on public construction projects. The vote will happen even though the city’s never entered into such an agreement.

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case brought by a San Diego physician. The court will decide whether a doctor can sue the state over cuts to the Medi-Cal program.

San Diego State University will kick off Homecoming Week today by celebrating the 75th anniversary of Aztec Bowl with a rededication ceremony.

Light rain fell around San Diego County early Tuesday as the first of a pair of cold Pacific storms bore down on the region.

Starting Tuesday, San Diego will become the latest city to feature TroopSwap.com, a website that offers discounts for military families.

Microlending is a proven poverty fighter in the third world, and now the idea is gaining traction in San Diego.

An Italian appeals court threw out Amanda Knox’s murder conviction Monday and ordered the young American freed after nearly four years in prison for the death of her British roommate.

One person was wounded today when a gunman in a moving car opened fire on vehicles in four locations on Interstate 805 and I-5, authorities reported.

Wildfires over the past 10 years have stoked incredibly destructive fires. They've also taught us to question some of the old assumptions about how to keep your home from burning down.

What wakes you up? There's a gene for that and it's been discovered by San Diego researchers.

A Metropolitan Transit System bus rider who was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis may have exposed others to the disease, the county's Health and Human Services Agency reported today.

The images of women presented in the media can influence how people perceive the world around them and what issues are seen as important. These images can occur through pop culture or through the news media. The guests today will look at gender images from two different yet complementary points of view.

California's correctional system is undergoing an overhaul that could save money and reduce recidivism but also might lead to thousands of criminals spending significantly less time behind bars or in the parole office.

A recycling company in San Diego is taking electronic items, whether working or not, and restoring them for use by injured troops.

Drug shortages may be the new normal in U.S. medical care, experts say. Most drug occur because something goes wrong in the manufacturing process that halts production.

This month marks the beginning of a major shift in the criminal justice system in California. San Diego County could be affected by how the change is handled by our neighbors to the north.

A geneticist at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla won the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine today, along with two other scientists.