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Turning waste-water into crystal clear drinking water seems like something San Diego could only dream of. The City of San Diego is in the middle of a one-year, $11.8 million pilot project to prove that this water is safe to drink.

After 14 years with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, Cpl. Ingram has eviction down to a science. First, he knocks loudly on the door. Then comes the opening statement.

While carbon dioxide streams into the atmosphere from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world, one man is building a machine to suck it back out. And some heavy-hitting investors are betting that it's going to work.

February is the month to visit our local museums for half price. Culture Lust contributor Jocelyn Maggard lists some of the exhibits on view around town during Museum Month.

Physical therapist Stephania Bell has a unique specialty in diagnosing football injuries. But she's not working for teams or athletes. Instead, she advises average, everyday fantasy football players on which athletes to bench or start.

The Sister Study, a project sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, wants to hear from 50,000 women whose sisters have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers hope findings from the study will offer insight into the interaction of genetics and the environment may have in the role of harboring the disease.

Activists want to rewrite laws to recognize someone as a person from the moment a sperm fertilizes an egg. But a redefinition could threaten the use of a long list of commonly used contraceptives, including some birth control pills and the intrauterine device.

Schools across the Southwest are opening this month with smaller budgets and fewer resources, forcing districts to come up with creative ways to make up for huge monetary losses.

Spirit was designed to last only 90 days and travel less than a mile on Mars. Instead, it kept chugging along for more than six years, taking thousands of photos and exploring nearly five miles. The rover has been silent for more than a year, and NASA says it has now abandoned hope of hearing from it again.

Religion is a staple of human society but that might be unfortunate. More than a thousand people showed up at UCSD this week to hear a debate on whether religion is a good or a bad influence on us.