California’s wildfire season is off to an early and dangerous start. Firefighters have already battled 1,600 wildfires throughout the state, which is 500 more fires compared to the same period last year and 85 percent more fires than in an average year.

Navy-trained dolphins have discovered a rare 19th-century torpedo off San Diego's coast.

The San Diego public is invited on Saturday, May 18 for a behind-the-scenes look at the Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility.

A project to extend the San Diego Trolley to the University City community is taking another step forward. SANDAG is scheduled on Friday to kick off the public review and comment period and a draft environmental report.

Another day of record-breaking heat is expected in San Diego County today, as a high pressure system remains settled over the region.

Toxins, sewage and trash regularly flow into San Diego's beaches and rivers by way of storm drains after a heavy rain. To combat the problem, San Diego Water regulators have approved strict new rules.

San Diego on Tuesday had the rare occurrence of three cruise ships in port all at once. The region’s once faltering cruise industry is starting to make a comeback.

The San Diego County Grand Jury is applauding the methane-to-power conversion at the Miramar Landfill. The garbage dump has also helped create a unique partnership between city and government officials.

The final California snow survey was bad news for the millions of residents and farmers who rely on the snowpack for their water. It also means water officials will have to draw from storage reserves for the first time since 2009 to meet demand.

A San Diego proposal to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores and commercial establishments was approved Wednesday by the City Council's Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee.

Fire danger is expected to increase on Thursday and Friday as near-record heat and dry Santa Ana winds arrive to San Diego County.

San Diego is considering a ban on the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits, mirroring similar initiatives in cities across the nation, including Chula Vista.

Federal unemployment benefits for more than 400,000 Californians are being reduced starting today, due to federal sequestration spending cuts.

Rattlesnakes are emerging from hibernation across San Diego County and health officials are warning people to stay vigilant.

Greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) is increasing at a steep rate in the Earth's atmosphere and approaching a troubling new milestone: The heat-trapping gas could reach sustained levels of 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide by next month.

The San Diego City Council will decide today whether to spend $250,000 of a $5.5 million budget surplus to keep the 150-bed veterans emergency shelter open until July.

Mandatory furloughs kicked in this week for air traffic controllers, which could cause flight delays of a few minutes to a few hours at major airports, including San Diego Lindbergh Field.

A red flag warning is in effect for the mountains and valleys of San Diego County from 9 a.m. Thursday through 5 p.m. Friday as gusty Santa Ana winds, combined with single-digit humidity, are expected to increase the danger of wildfires.

Thousands of spectators, with phones and iPads in hand, lined the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Federal officials say they used the photos, videos and surveillance footage from nearby establishments to hunt down the suspects of the bombing.

Environmentalists opposing the Keystone XL oil pipeline are planning to protest in Coronado today, where the primary trade association of the oil and gas industry, American Petroleum Institute (API), will be holding its annual Pipeline Conference.

Runners and others from San Diego in Boston during today's Boston Marathon said they've been shaken by what they witnessed.

More than 100 San Diego physicians registered on Friday to the state's prescription drug-monitoring database to help prevent pills from falling into the hands of addicts and dealers.

A 40-foot-long mobile exhibit rolled onto San Diego State University on Thursday to educate students about world hunger and modern agriculture.

Evacuations during a nuclear emergency at San Onofre may not go as planned. A new government report reveals people fleeing in fear outside of the evacuation zone could cause gridlock.

Sequestration cuts have grounded the famed Blue Angels. The Navy on Monday morning announced the cancellation of all remaining 2013 performances, including in San Diego.

Nearly 150 San Diego veterans will have a bed to sleep on a little while longer. The cold-weather tent in the Midway District was slated to come down at 8 a.m. today, but got a last minute reprieve.

San Diego farmers are facing a triple threat: rainfall is three inches below average, water prices have skyrocketed, and the state’s snowpack is 52 percent of normal.

California’s snowpack is just 52 percent of normal following the driest January-March on record, California Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials announced Thursday.

More than 70 members of Congress wrote to the Obama administration last week requesting that the gray wolf be removed from the endangered species list. The move could jeopardize local efforts to help save the critically endangered Mexican Gray Wolf.

As Supreme Court justices heard arguments for and against same-sex marriage, people in downtown San Diego rallied in support of traditional marriage.

A staff member at Porter Elementary in the San Diego Unified School District is being treated for meningococcal disease at a local hospital, according to San Diego County health officials.

The FAA announced Friday it will close 149 regional airport control towers starting April 7, including San Diego's Brown Field and Ramona Airport.

More meningitis cases in Southern California that occurred last November and December may also be connected to the Tijuana outbreak.

More than 100 activists gathered at Santee Lakes on Sunday to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the Syrian uprising, including some newly-arrived Syrians who are rallying to help their war-torn homeland.

As Congress and the White House continue to work on a comprehensive immigration-reform package, a coalition of San Diego leaders today are launching a joint local campaign.

Assemblyman Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, won the special election for the 40th Senate District with 52 percent of the vote, according to the California Secretary of State's Office.

A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck just before 10 a.m. near Anza, California and was felt throughout San Diego County.

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

The number of Syrian refugees who have fled their homeland has reached one million. Syrian-Americans in San Diego are stepping up efforts to help save lives.

Volunteers will be scouring San Diego’s riverbanks this weekend for trash and debris, and there might be more trash to pick up than usual.

A cold Pacific storm is making its way to San Diego today, bringing showers and thunderstorms, and snow in the mountains.

San Diego's leading cancer research centers have joined a new partnership to share their resources in hopes of accelerating innovative cancer treatments.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is unveiling today an e-mail alert system to inform residents when a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood.

Some San Diego veterans headed back to boot camp on Tuesday. This time it was to learn about careers in the biotech industry.

The Pacific Leatherback turtle faces extinction in 20 years if conservation efforts aren’t expanded. Scientists say the species survived the extinction of dinosaurs but is struggling to survive the impact of humans.

A century-old hotel, destroyed by a fire in 2004, has been restored and is giving a new lifeline to low-income, mentally disabled adults who are at risk of homelessness.

An aspiring San Diego architect is hoping to take farming to new heights. His crop field is indoors, there’s no dirt to plow and the climate is just right.

California is bracing for massive cuts to federal spending from so-called sequestration, including a $3.2-billion hit to the region's defense industry, unless Congress acts by March 1.

Drought conditions will cover much of the U.S this spring, especially in the West, including California, where dry conditions are expected "to persist or intensify," according to a National Drought Early Warning Outlook report.

With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city of 1 million.