The long Memorial Day weekend means party time for many and the risk of driving while impaired for some. The California Highway Patrol says tickets -- and potential tragedy -- can easily be avoided with a little education and planning.

Smokers can choose from an array of services to help them quit for good.

Tennis players from age 50 to over 90 compete in the National Senior Women's Hard Court Tennis Championships at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. The Spring Senior Championships for men aged 60 to 80 is also in play.

Tonya Lewis Lee, wife of film director Spike Lee, was in San Diego today promoting "A Healthy Baby Begins With You," a U.S. Health and Human Services Agency campaign.

May Day is The International Day of the Worker. Hundreds of San Diegans marched, as did workers in 125 other U.S. cities.

A USCD study reveals that San Diego college students who are overly confident in their multitasking skills are the most likely to drive distracted.

One million books will be given away tonight to entice more readers to lose themselves in the printed word.

Tax returns and extensions must be postmarked by midnight tonight to be considered "on time." But only one postal location even comes close to that deadline.

Actress Ashley Judd spoke to a packed house about the abuse and neglect in her childhood at The YWCA's 14th Annual "In the Company of Women" luncheon.

Twenty-one affordable housing apartments opened today in the Torrey Highlands section of San Diego.

Scientists discover a method to render radioactive materials harmless in drinking water, beverages.

Nonpartisan voters can request ballots from the Democratic and the American Independent parties, but not the Republican party. And if they don't request ballots in advance, they won't get to vote for any candidate in the June 5 presidential primary.

A 71-year-old former Marine is about to glide across the nation to raise money for the Semper Fi Fund, a charity established to help injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

An ape, a prehistoric man and a human-sized tree frog interact with museumgoers as part of "Totem," the new Cirque du Soleil show that traces the evolution of man.

They won the Mountain West Conference and are heading to the NCAA basketball tournament.

An Encinitas man faces sentencing for dumping a deadly combination of commercial waste. But garages and broom closets across San Diego contain hazards all their own.

New findings could lead to cancer treatment with a cocktail of medicines rather than massive doses of traditional chemotherapy.

Students at Mount Carmel High aim high, about 100,000 feet straight up. Recently, the Amateur Radio Club at the school launched a helium balloon into near-space.

Leap Day inspired Adam Gimbel of the San Diego band Rookie Card to memorialize it in song.

Former throwaways find far-flung new life in recycling era.

With a burned out shell of a cafeteria, kids at Birney Elementary eat outside in tents.

About 40,000 people are expected to flock into downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter tonight to celebrate Mardi Gras.