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In Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, a new federal rule has fishermen angry. A ban on fishing for red snapper—one of the most popular saltwater fish — starts Jan. 4.

The Oceanside City Council has narrowly voted to dramatically lower the fees developers must pay if they chose not to build state-mandated affordable housing.

Multiple illegal border crossings land a Mexican man in prison for seven years.

We discuss two court rulings in San Diego's city pension cases.

In the past week, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have begun a new round of sparring over the U.S. debt ceiling. It's part of a number of problems involving debt, taxes and spending that are all slated to come to a head in early 2013. And solutions aren't likely before Election Day.

Marijuana growers are beginning to expand into arid Southern Nevada public lands with the help of new irrigation techniques.

The plan comes days before a White House health care summit with congressional leaders and may be his last chance to salvage health care legislation. The new White House plan would give the federal government the power to regulate the health insurance industry much like a public utility.

In early February, a federal court in New York convicted Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui of attempted murder of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The FBI says she was an al-Qaida operative. She says she was held in secret custody by Pakistan and the U.S. and tortured, which the U.S. denies.

On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and other state officials announced a lawsuit challenging the EPA in federal court for its recent finding that CO2 is a pollutant. The state is a major contributor of the gas, and Perry says the EPA's ruling threatens Texas businesses, farms and even churches.

For years, Arizona's immigration-enforcement charge has been lead by senior lawmakers. But this year, many of the most aggressive immigration bills were crafted by a little known freshman state Senator Steve Smith. Now, he’s spearheading a fundraising campaign to use private donations and inmate labor for a new fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.