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Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the second Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. January 13, 2024, 10 a.m. Balboa Park Tours: Eucalyptus — Origins, Invasion, and Urban Tales Roughly 95% of the 800 eucalyptus species are native to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby Southeast Asian Islands. How and why did they become one of the most common coastal trees in California, and why do they inspire such passionate and contradictory love and hate emotions in their new home? February 10, 2024, 10 a.m. Balboa Park Tours: Flora of the International Cottages Built for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition, the now 32 single-story cottages known as the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages occupy an area of less than two acres. The variety of cultures represented is matched by an equally diverse floral landscape from around the world. Most visitors focus on the many charming buildings and what’s inside. This tour will focus on the encompassing varied and typically unappreciated flora. March 9, 2024, 10 a.m. Balboa Park Tours: Gums, Bottlebrushes, Paperbarks—Australian Flora in San Diego Nearly 50% of the over 400 species of trees in Balboa Park come from Australia. A tour of this collection, their unusual properties, and how they survive here will be explored. Stay Updated with Forever Balboa Park! Facebook | Instagram | X

The operator of a Bronx day care and a relative are facing drug charges after a 1-year-old boy died and three other children became dangerously ill. A third person was charged a week later.

Reddit's IPO will be the first time since 2019 that a social media company has premiered on the stock market.

A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of feet above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke. Army commandos rescued them after an hourslong operation.

After the arrests of dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters, students across the country have erected encampments on campuses in solidarity.

Come hear some stories inspired by the theme, "sand, sea and sky." As summer fades into autumnal reflection, members of Storytellers of San Diego, will unfurl stories laced with the wonders of the natural world. Folktales, personal and literary tale will abound. Storytellers, David Schmidt with guitar, Lissette Ryan with harp, Tyler Turner, Fred Laskowski, Linda Brown, and Jim Dieckmann, host, will take you on a memorable storied journey through lands near and far. If you have never experienced close up, in-person storytelling, or if you have, check out Storytellers of San Diego in this eclectic, art-filled atmosphere with great java. Visit: https://www.storytellersofsandiego.org/ Facebook / Instagram

The department’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties visited camps in San Ysidro and Jacumba this month and spoke with migrants, humanitarian workers and Customs and Border Protection leaders.

Both Crumbleys were convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter tied to the 2021 shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School carried out by their son, Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time.

We're nearing a year when a negative leap second could be needed to shave time — an unprecedented step that would have unpredictable effects, a new study says.

Belly up Presents Fia and Jasmin Nicole Fia is one of the biggest breakout artists to come out of hawaii in recent years. Influenced by the likes of chris brown, al green, bruno mars, and babyface, the harbor city native has always had a deep love of music. It wasn’t until an unlikely opportunity pushed him to pursue music in 2018, leaving behind a security job to take over stages throughout hawaii and beyond. For more information visit: musicboxsd.com Stay Connected on Facebook