Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, praised lovingly by his wife from their national convention stage as the "man America needs" and cheered by delegates eager to propel him into the fall campaign against President Barack Obama.

With energy at a premium, local businesses are conserving. U.S. Department of Energy officials were in San Diego today to check out recent energy efficient upgrades at the Marriott La Jolla hotel.

School menus are getting revamped across San Diego County thanks to federal push for healthier meals.

California Governor Jerry Brown has announced a deal that would make some major changes to the state’s under-funded pension system.

A controversial bill that would make it easier to for survivors of police and firefighters to collect workers’ compensation benefits passed the Assembly Tuesday.

From campaigning for the November election to dropping off a daughter at college on the other side of the country to recuperating from hip surgery, San Diego's elected officials have been mostly mixing business and pleasure during their long August recess.

Love, heartache, fear, and nationalism all describe the difficult years of World War II. LAND GIRLS takes viewers on a narrative journey of four women all enlisted in the Britain Women’s Land Army. The young women joined the army at different places in their lives, but their friendship and bond during hard times of War is exceptional. Season three includes five episodes.

A video system will monitor changing surf conditions at beaches being replenished with sand, the San Diego chapter of the Surfrider Foundation announced today.

California Rescue Task Force 8, based in San Diego, is ready to head for the Crescent City if Hurricane Isaac puts people in danger.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has called suicide an epidemic in the military. In September, the Navy will focus on efforts to prevent suicide within its ranks, by promoting intervention, communication, and better ways to navigate stress.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced systematic reforms to California's badly underfunded public pension system that he says will save taxpayers billions of dollars over time, but he also was unable to persuade his fellow Democrats to give him some of the fundamental changes he had sought.

All employees at California colleges would be required by law to report suspected child sexual abuse under a bill approved by the state Senate.

Humane Society officers continued to investigate and collect evidence today in hopes of tracking down the culprit who floated a box turtle taped to helium balloons into a tree in an Oceanside neighborhood.

Four U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Stewart Army base in Georgia planned to assassinate President Obama and overthrow the government, according to prosecutors in the case. The four soldiers allegedly murdered a former Army comrade and his girlfriend for knowing too much about their anti-government militia.

San Diego housing prices were mixed in the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Housing Price Indices released today, but the national real estate trend is improving.

A San Diego tax attorney accused of promoting tax fraud schemes that helped clients evade income taxes and circumvent pension-plan rules has been permanently barred from providing tax advice and preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.

A new law requires high school coaches to bone up on concussions every two years.

Steven Osinski, a marketing lecturer at San Diego State University, explains what the Apple win over Samsung means for consumers.

Hurricane Isaac is expected to hit New Orleans tomorrow - seven years to the day Katrina devastated the Crescent City. Governors in Louisiana and Mississippi have called up the National Guard in those states in anticipation of the storm.

Poet, author and playwright Reg E. Gaines will perform an excerpt from his latest work, "The Last Celebrity" this Saturday at Voz Alta Project in Barrio Logan.

For the first time, a new study looks at the risks of injury associated with driving or riding in a Humvee while deployed. Soldiers who were in a Humvee during combat, and those who were driving the Humvee or serving as gunner were most at risk for injury, according to the study.

The USS Mobile Bay is departing San Diego for an eight-month deployment to the Middle East as part of the Stennis Carrier Strike Group.

After a year and a half of preparations, Tampa, Fla., is ready host the Republican National Convention.