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Two City Heights primary schools were locked down for about 90 minutes today as authorities searched in vain for a parolee-at-large believed to have fled into the area. Full Story »

Fake toys worth more than one point six million dollars in commercial shipment seized across border. Full Story »

A former Westview High School assistant wrestling coach, already facing possible prison time for inappropriate sexual interaction with a teenage girl, was jailed today on suspicion of molesting another underage female student, authorities reported. Full Story »

A former Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant who tortured and killed a young mother who caught him stealing video games from her Vista home more than four years ago should be put to death, a jury recommended today. Full Story »

Wet and cold weather is likely to arrive in San Diego County this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »

A 22-year-old man was arrested today on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a fight at a house party in Lakeside that sent two men to the hospital, one in critical condition, authorities said. Full Story »

More than a hundred years ago, the Cupa Indians were forced to leave their ancestral land in Warner Springs. Fast forward to the present, and the Cupa, now called the Pala Band of Mission Indians, is close to purchasing their original home. Full Story »

A man police called the ``Backroom Bandit'' pleaded guilty Thursday to 20 counts of robbery for holding up small businesses across San Diego County over a one-month period and threatening to shoot female employees if they didn't hand over cash. Full Story »

Legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg has agreed to become the San Diego Padres' lead television play-by-play announcer, a person familiar with the negotiations told SDNN.com Wednesday night. Full Story »

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the city of San Diego, its police department and city officials alleging city workers destroyed property belonging to the homeless in a series of raids. Full Story »

Last week San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders unveiled his 18 month budget proposal to help close the city's anticipated $179 million deficit. Most of the cuts to next year's fiscal budget will be in city services. If approved by city council in the next couple of weeks, the plan would go into effect January 1, 2010. Full Story »

It's the creature from the Batiquitos Lagoon. A five-foot boa constrictor was found there over the weekend. Full Story »

San Diego State University received a record 61,632 undergraduate applications for the fall 2010 semester, a 10 percent increase from this year, it was announced today. Full Story »

DNA evidence from about 2,000 rape kits will never be tested by the San Diego Police Department crime lab, officials told Fox 5 News. Full Story »

An off-duty CHP officer is being hailed a hero after pulling an elderly woman from her burning home in Lakeside. Full Story »

San Diego State University received a record 61,632 undergraduate applications for the fall 2010 semester, a 10 percent increase from this year, it was announced Wednesday. Full Story »

San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert C. Coates was publicly admonished by the state Commission of Judicial Performance for a second time for using court resources for non-court matters, it was announced today. The commission -- made up of three judges, two lawyers and six members of the public -- said Coates had ``persisted in a pattern of abuse of the prestige of his judicial office and misuse ... Full Story »

Four men armed with a shotgun and two pistols broke into a Pacific Beach home early today and stole several items, after holding the residents at gunpoint, police said. Full Story »

A senior citizen who collapsed on her porch today as flames engulfed her residence at an East County mobile home park was rescued today by an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer. Full Story »

At a time when most businesses in San Diego County are struggling, Lexus Escondido is emerging from the recession in style Full Story »

A 66-year-old former teacher at Junipero Serra High School pleaded guilty to traveling from California to Florida with a 15-year- old boy and engaging in sexual conduct. Full Story »

Americans have been anxiously awaiting President Obama's speech about the future of the war in Afghanistan, and Tuesday night Oceanside Marines said there were few surprises in the strategy he outlined to the nation. Full Story »

A beloved pet that spent his life comforting San Diegans before they passed away has now joined them. Full Story »

A woman who grew up in San Diego County and recently appeared on a VH1 reality show claimed in an issue of US Weekly magazine published Wednesday that she had an affair with married golfing great Tiger Woods. Full Story »

The former owner of a 16,000-square-foot mansion in Olivenhain accused of stealing $1 million worth of fixtures, appliances and other items from the bank-foreclosed home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to grand theft and vandalism charges. Full Story »