Spectators who were injured and the family of a man who was killed when a truck plowed into a crowd at a Mojave Desert off-road race sued Wednesday for wrongful death and negligence.

More California students are taking the SAT, but scores are down.

Two San Diego community groups proposed a city ordinance today that would provide for fining the owners of unoccupied foreclosed properties that fall into disrepair.

San Diego home prices slipped again last month, but sales are up from a year ago.

The company is in charge of waste disposal and recycling for the City of Escondido. The workers were fired after immigration authorities found they lacked the proper paperwork.

Two San Diego County sheriff's deputies were among 13 public safety personnel awarded state Medals of Valor today by Gov. Jerry Brown.

California Governor Jerry Brown is sending a stern warning to state lawmakers: Get ready for lots of vetoes in the next few weeks.

The University of San Diego announced today it was awarded a five-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of women science and technology professors, especially minorities.

San Diego has a new, ninth council district, but when it will actually go into effect is still up for debate.

A new hydroelectric project is now generating another source of electricity for residents of San Diego County.

San Diego-based Sempra Energy today announced a successor to its retiring president, Neal Schmale.

Veterans who fought in the Persian Gulf War and suffer from Gulf War illness have abnormal blood flow in their brains, according to to a new study. And it looks like the brain damage caused by Gulf War illness gets worse over time.

A wooden platform or roof has collapsed onto one or more vehicles in an area under construction at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

We'll hear about a prison reduction program that, according to the California Department of Corrections, is more than reducing the number of inmates, it's about breaking the cycle of crime within families.

Most of San Diego is back to normal after last week's blackout, except our coastline. We'll get an update on a major sewage spill from San Diego Coastkeeper.

On a bicycle tour through uptown neighborhoods last year, Philip Dunn kept noticing wasted citrus — oranges and lemons that had fallen off trees in people's yards only to rot.

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck near the San Jacinto fault on Wednesday morning and was felt in northern San Diego County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The La Niña weather pattern that delivered record rain to San Diego last year is re-emerging in the Pacific Ocean, but this time, the condition is more likely to keep our region dry.

San Diego city schools had to make deep cuts including laying off hundreds of teachers to make ends meet for the school year that has just started. The district is already considering closing about 10 schools to reduce costs next year.

A new poll shows that for the first time since he took office, President Obama’s approval rating has fallen below 50% in California.

The GOP and some Democrats are split over how to pay for the president's $447 billion jobs plan.

As the famine in Somalia spreads, a San Diego Somali man leaves for his homeland today to hand deliver aid.

Rising violence and increased border security have drastically changed the illegal business, and changed the role of those who look to help migrants on both sides of the border.