A San Diego State University biologist is part of a team of scientists researching the recent discovery of one of the world's tiniest lizards, which were found on an island off Madagascar.

A march to remember the lives of migrants who have died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border gets underway Thursday in San Diego. The group plans to follow the international boundary to Arizona.

Services will be held Tuesday night for a 13-year old San Ysidro Middle School student shot and killed over the weekend in Tijuana. He was one of five males killed in what is being called an attack by organized crime.

Eight of 24 northbound lanes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry will be closed Monday. Port officials stress the closure will not affect border wait times.

The Encinitas City Council approved placing the Surfing Madonna at the entrance of Moonlight Beach Park. But there is one more hurdle artist Mark Patterson needs to get through before he brings the mosaic out of storage.

The use of ultralight planes to bring drugs across the U.S-Mexico border is not uncommon. But now, federal agents east of San Diego County say they've seized a private plane in an alleged human smuggling operation.

A string of arson fires in a San Diego neighborhood has residents worried. They plan to hold a series of emergency meetings to address their concerns.

San Diego's Metro Arson Strike Team has been called out a half dozen times in the past month to the University Heights neighborhood.

The FBI has declared the San Diego region a "high-intensity child prostitution area." The second annual Bi-national Forum to Address Human Trafficking in Chula Vista Thursday aimed to improve collaboration between agencies on both sides of the border to combat the illegal practice.

U.S Customs and Border Protection officers say they're catching more people along the border who are fleeing from the law.

San Diego Port officials say they're hoping Occupy San Diego protestors are peaceful during a planned protest on Monday. Occupy groups along the West Coast plan to shut down local ports.

The Encinitas Arts Commission will consider a proposal today to put the popular Surfing Madonna mosaic on the corner of Coast Highway 101 and Encinitas Boulevard.

Attorneys for Occupy San Diego and the City of San Diego will be facing off in a federal courtroom today.

Stephen Homsey is on the last leg of his three-thousand mile journey to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis. His final stop is in Coronado Friday.

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council is pushing big-bank customers to switch from a Wall Street bank to a Main Street bank on Wednesday, ahead of a national effort to withdraw money from big banks this weekend.

A home in the heart of Tijuana that used to house drug-traffickers is now in the hands of a well known non-profit that helps children.

San Diego State University's Institute for Behavioral and Community Health has received a $6-million dollar grant from the Centers for Disease Control to combat childhood obesity in Imperial County.

It's been 10 years since the U.S invaded Afghanistan, but San Diegan's aren't doing much to acknowledge the anniversary in public.

A federal discrimination lawsuit was filed in San Diego today against Southwest Airlines on behalf of a Muslim woman kicked off a flight that was about to depart Lindbergh Field in March.

The leader of a San Diego-based environmental group was one of more than 700 demonstrators who was arrested over the weekend in New York.

"Occupy San Diego" plans to take over the Civic Center Plaza in downtown San Diego this Friday.

Some in the local immigrant community continue to have feelings of distrust against the San Diego Police Department.

President Barack Obama will bring his re-election effort to San Diego today, hoping to tap into some deep pockets to pad his campaign war chest.

Scientists at UCSD are researching San Diego County's major earthquake faults.

The San Diego Police Department's bicycle patrol program is growing. Cops on bikes are now cruising through the Hillcrest neighborhood.

Part of the San Ysidro border crossing is reopened to traffic, but some worry about the economic damage to the region.

Dozens of events are taking place around San Diego County to mark the more than 200 years of Mexico's independence.

Dozens of commemorative 9/11 events took place around San Diego County over the weekend. One of the largest was aboard the USS Midway.

The new special agent in charge of San Diego and Imperial Counties may be new to the job, but he's no stranger to the region.

A Libyan man who lives in San Diego says he's watching the news coming out of his homeland like a suspense film. He says there's no telling what will happen next, but he believes one thing is certain: This is the end of Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule.

More than a dozen bronze plagues have gone missing, according to San Diego Police.

A group calling itself "Equality Nine" is holding a protest today at the San Diego County Courthouse. They were arrested one year ago, shortly after a federal court ruled Proposition 8 was unconstitutional. They say the charges are bogus.

There's Cabo San Lucas, the popular tourist destination, and then about 80 miles east there's Cabo Pulmo. That's where scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography discovered the unexpected.

A new effort is underway to crackdown on violence against women south of the border.

San Diego charities teamed up to feed the hungry. Only this time, they jumped on a boat to do it.

A migrant education program at California State University-San Marcos has been recognized for helping students of farm working families get a higher education.

UCSD research suggests eating dark chocolate can significantly boost your workout.

Residents of San Diego's new 9th Council District will be represented by familiar faces, until elections take place next year.

The California Healthcare Institute will explore the impact of social media tools on the health care industry.

San Diego County law enforcement agencies are calling on store owners to pull products that mimic marijuana and cocaine from their shelves.

There's one L.A. trend not catching on in San Diego. Unlike Los Angeles, paying for a ticket for running a red-light in San Diego is not voluntary.

Going from high school to the competitive world of horse racing doesn't happen often. But 18-year-old Eswan Flores, made it his dream.