Construction will begin within 10 days on a plant in Carlsbad designed to turn seawater into drinking water and an associated pipeline, the San Diego County Water Authority announced today.

A 51-year-old man trapped about 20 to 30 feet down from the bluff top take-off on the cliffs below Torrey Pines Gliderport at 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive was rescued today.

A man found guilty of robbery 58 years ago in San Diego County was among 79 people pardoned today by Gov. Jerry Brown.

This is a story about loss and meaning. It's the story of a boy who died and a mother who tottered at the precipice of despair. It's about faith -- not in God, but in the ability to build from ashes.

Texas Troopers have fired guns from helicopters while pursuing vehicles five times in the past two years, and all but one incident ended in a fatality.

Effective Jan. 1, 2013 state law will require carbon monoxide detectors in all California condominiums and apartments with fossil-fuel burning appliances.

KPBS takes a look at the top art and culture stories in San Diego with reporters Angela Carone and Beth Accomando.

KPBS takes a look at the news made at the U.S.-Mexico border this year with our Fronteras Desk reporters Adrian Florido and Jill Replogle.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has set up its Santa Tracker website to help children track "Big Red" as he makes his way across the globe on Christmas Eve.

Snow likely won't be the big weather story for much of the nation on Christmas Day, warn the forecasters at the National Weather Service and The Weather Channel. Some potentially severe weather is in the forecast.

Dogs who serve in the United States military would be ensured a good home and proper care in retirement under a measure that cleared Congress last week, and now awaits the signature of President Barack Obama.

A war over, the Army heeds Congress' demands to cuts costs by paring its ranks. But the nation's economy is weak, and unemployment rates are high. It's an uncertain time for thousands of service members and their families.

An Afghan policewoman is in custody, after officials say she shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's capital.

There's been a shooting today at the scene of a house fire near Rochester, N.Y. Local news outlets say at least two firefighters were killed and others were wounded as they responded to the scene.

U.S. military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan. Navy SEAL Cdr. Job W. Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pa., died Saturday of a non-combat-related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

San Diego researchers have built a lot of small portable pollution monitors that will let people do real-time monitoring of dirty air.

The city of San Diego has been conspicuously absent in the debate about the future of the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant.

Starting in January, crews will begin preparing a waterfront park for the return of the "kiss statue."

If you feel Christmas has become a crass commercial event, then here's the perfect thing for you: an original radio play called "Christmas, Inc." The play was created for KPBS by Columbia Street Films and it serves up a sly comic tale of a very corporate Christmas.

San Diego Unified gets high marks for school choice and competition from the Brookings Institute.

When you hear the word drone, images of warfare or high-tech surveillance come to mind. But the former editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine and a young Tijuana programmer have a different idea. They believe drones will revolutionize our daily lives.

A conservative U.S. senator from Idaho who has said he doesn't drink because of his Mormon faith has been charged with drunken driving.

The Monday after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., toys and stuffed animals began arriving by the truckload. Ten days later, the gymnasium at Edmond Town Hall in the center of Newtown is full of them.