10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (475+ words) From quirky ceramics to vibrant paintings and handmade jewelry, artists turned downtown El Cajon’s mural-lined streets into an open-air art festival Saturday to showcase local art and launch a new public mural restoration project. The event merged two of the…...

22+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1538+ words) Konoa Wilson was running for his life after gunshots rang out at the Santa Fe Depot train station early last year when he nearly collided with San Diego police Officer Daniel Gold. Gold said he instantly thought Konoa was the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (88+ words) The Pet of the week is Zathura, a 4-year-old, male, Domestic Long Hair cat at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. Animal: Zathura, a 4-year-old, 13-pound, male, domestic long hair cat. Where: Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St., Encinitas. Open for…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (346+ words) The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce honored five exceptional high school seniors during its first Rising Star Student Recognition Breakfast of the 2026–27 school year on Sept. 2, at MiraCosta College’s San Elijo Campus. The honorees were Reego-Darian Rivera of Canyon Crest Academy,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (145+ words) One of two people who died when a small plane crashed at a San Diego airfield earlier this week was identified Thursday as a 45-year-old man. Roger Shimizu died at the scene of the crash late Monday afternoon at Montgomery-Gibbs…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (727+ words) The two City Council candidates vying to represent some of San Diego’s most polluted neighborhoods near the U.S.-Mexico border each tried to position themselves as the change candidate during a forum Wednesday. Antonio Martinez and Gerardo Ramirez are competing…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (798+ words) Carlsbad declared a local emergency Wednesday to expedite repairs of coastal erosion that threatens to undermine Carlsbad Boulevard, also known as the historic Highway 101. Early next week crews will begin placing boulders weighing 4 to 8 tons each on the beach beside…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (252+ words) Teen Volunteers in Action Chapter 2 launches new year with inspiring kick-off event San Diego Union-Tribune Teen Volunteers in Action, Chapter 2 (TVIA-SD2) launched its new year of service on Aug. 30 with its annual kick-off event, bringing together returning members in 8th-12th grades…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (86+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune Authorities on Thursday publicly identified an Oceanside man who was fatally injured this week in a traffic crash in his hometown. Christian Faamaligi, 31, was riding a bicycle on Mission Avenue near Ocean Point Road when a car…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (312+ words) Colby the Maltipoo had been missing from his City Heights home for nearly three years. His family reported the disappearance to the microchip company, waited and hoped. Still, the family was surprised when they got a call at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday that…...