Birch Aquarium opens axolotl exhibit
LA JOLLA — Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego opens its newest exhibit today, “The Axolotl’s Garden/El Jardín del Ajolote,”...
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San Diego County voters face Monday deadline for mail ballots
SAN DIEGO — The deadline to register to vote in San Diego County in time to receive a mail ballot for the Nov. 3 general...
Beluga whale Cyprus dies at SeaWorld San Diego
SAN DIEGO — A 9-year-old male beluga whale rescued from Canada has died at SeaWorld San Diego, the attraction announced this week. Cyprus arrived at...
Caltrans, SANDAG to resume Batiquitos Lagoon rail work
CARLSBAD — Caltrans and San Diego Association of Governments construction crews will resume work within Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad this weekend as part of a...
Man sentenced to 10 years for fatal Carlsbad DUI crash
VISTA — A man who drove under the influence and crashed into another motorist at a Carlsbad intersection, leading to the other driver’s death, was...
Foster son charged with murder in Valley Center woman’s death
VALLEY CENTER — A man who allegedly poisoned his foster mother by providing her with a lethal dose of fentanyl, then buried her remains at...
Firefighters battle 2,080-acre Henderson Fire at Camp Pendleton
CAMP PENDLETON — Firefighters battled a wildfire for a second day Friday that has burned more than 2,000 acres at Camp Pendleton, prompting evacuations at...
Oceanside man arrested in Bonsall restaurant burglaries
BONSALL — Fallbrook detectives arrested a 33-year-old Oceanside man in connection with two commercial burglaries at a Bonsall restaurant and bar, authorities said Friday. Benjamin...
Man sentenced to 25 years to life for killing mother in Borrego Springs
VISTA — A man convicted of murdering his mother, who was found dead and partially dismembered in their Borrego Springs home, was sentenced Thursday to...