Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon officials are increasing security measures this weekend, about six weeks after the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured dozens more.

A San Diego senior wellness center has become a national model for dealing with the problem of senior citizens living in poverty.

The annual Special Olympics torch run and fundraiser got started in Chula Vista on Tuesday with a 37-mile run to Del Mar.

Hundreds of people flocked to Fort Rosecrans in Point Loma on Monday to remember our nation's fallen service members.

Terminal 2 at San Diego International Airport is now fully equipped with a new state-of-the-art baggage system designed to get your luggage to and from the plane faster than ever.

San Diego Fire Department officials are warning homeowners to prepare for what could be a difficult fire season.

What has four wheels, a hydraulic system and a bumping stereo you can hear driving up the street?

San Diego County's second-oldest city was established in 1887. National City still has some of the historic Victorian homes built back then. And today, a kid who grew up in the neighborhood is now its police chief.

Fourteen months ago, the Monarch School's new building didn't look like much. Now, after a $14 million remodel, the cramped Downtown space on Cedar Street is changing the educational lives of 350 homeless K-12 students.

As the Pentagon and Congress debate how to curb sexual assault in the military, the VA San Diego held its third annual "clothesline project" Monday to encourage assault survivors to break their silence and share their stories.

As longer, warmer days get closer, San Diego County officials are kicking off their yearly West Nile Virus awareness campaign.

Organizers of the 9/12 Generation Project hope to bring the memory of that day from community to community by sharing an American flag that hung just south of where the World Trade Center once stood. The flag, according to the group, is not just a symbol of the country. It's a symbol of resilience and compassion.

The Intergenerational Games, put on by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency for the past 10 years, bring members of multiple generations together by joining them up and pitting them against each other.

As the team takes on the Los Angeles Dodgers, its players and its fans are hoping that changes to Petco Park will provide some relief to the struggling Padres.

This is the tale of two cities and the prodigal son who has been reunited with the family.

The U.S. Department of Labor predicts there will be 1.2 million job openings in the science, technology, engineering and math fields by 2018. But estimates show that there may not be enough qualified graduates to fill them. That's where the First Robotics competition hopes to change the playing field.

Brian Beevers has a radical vision to make farmers markets the go-to place for San Diegans instead of big box supermarket chains.

Underage drinking is a problem in San Diego and across the country. Studies show kids who took their first drink before the age of 18 are 65 percent more likely to become alcoholics as adults.

San Diego will be home to one of the largest butterfly exhibits on the West Coast, but only for a few weeks.

A 223-bed permanent homeless shelter in downtown San Diego opened today, following months of delays.

With the U.S. falling behind our foreign competitors in science, technology and engineering, experts say there's no time more crucial to attract young students to the fields.

San Diego County will become one of the first in the nation to expand the grading of food service to cover the growing food-truck industry. Today Supervisor Ron Roberts issues the first food-truck grade.

Phil Cihiwsky said he's been dreaming for years of walking across the country, and today his dream has finally come true.

The 2nd Annual Conference On Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue gets underway Wednesday at USD.

The debate continues over automatic spending cuts set to go into effect at the end of this month. Democratic Congressman Scott Peters, who just began his term representing San Diego's 52nd District, talks about what's needed to avoid the cuts.

Former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor's $1 billion gambling addiction was blamed on a tumor, but what are the medical facts behind problem gambling?

Wet weather didn't stop several dozen people with various injuries and disabilities from taking a 17-mile bike ride from National City to Coronado this morning.

A tour bus collided with a car and pickup truck, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens of others Sunday night on a Southern California mountain highway, authorities said.

The San Diego Housing Commission links resources with people in need. Today, they put on their seventh annual Project Homeless Connect.

Video games aren't just for kids anymore. Some San Diego seniors are using it to compete against each other.

The Ronald McDonald House in San Diego serves as a home away from home for about 20,000 families a year dealing with premature births, cancer and other serious illnesses.

Meteorologist says for a place that doesn't have a lot of weather, San Diego has a lot of weather.

Modern t-shirts provide easy access to medication for children with cancer.

A program called "Welcome Home" is helping the VA do more than place a roof over someone's head.

By 2020 there will be more than 40 million licensed drivers over the age of 65.

Cavalia is a combination of performing arts, live music and dazzling horsemanship.

For the first time, the Humane Society has partnered with a pet store for animal adoptions.

Meals On Wheels is getting support from food truck vendors and car dealers to feed low-income seniors in San Diego county.

San Diego is home to one of the oldest gorillas in captivity, 55-year-old Vila, who was raised at the San Diego Zoo.

Imagine the hassle of having to carry around all of your possessions at all times because you're homeless.

The Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition has a mission to prevent and end Human Trafficking in San Diego and beyond.

Just Call Us Volunteers have been preparing and serving meals for San Diego's downtown homeless since 2005.

More than 2,000 people are expected for the San Diego Rescue Mission's annual Thanksgiving feast.

San Diego Gas and Electric has launched a new system to quickly respond to power outages and restore customers' electricity faster than ever before.

Barrio Logan now has a new 92-unit apartment complex with a Latino supermarket opening next month.

The San Diego Humane Society has its work cut out. It wants to spay and neuter 5,000 dogs and cats by next summer.

Some of the Marines who saw action during the Vietnam War carried cameras instead of guns.

San Diego is conducting its first Waste Composition Study in 12 years to see what is being recycled and what is being thrown away.

A new auditorium, classrooms and housing for 24 post 9/11 veterans will soon be open at the Veterans Village San Diego.

A new special neonatal area for families opens next week at the Kaiser facility in Grantville.