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Hundreds of college students are back on solid ground after a semester-long journey around the world. Full Story »

A Helix High School assistant principal, who was fired for helping a student having troubles at home catch a bus to Oregon to visit a relative, pleaded not guilty today to misdemeanor charges. Full Story »

Before you go holiday shopping, keep in mind that 12 million people still have purchases on their credit cards from last year. Full Story »

A young man was convicted today of torture and attempted murder in the beating and kidnapping of a 76-year-old woman who was abducted from her home and kept in the trunk of her car for 26 hours. Full Story »

As part of the budget cuts, the city council also eliminated the police department's mounted enforcement unit. All the horses that officers ride in Balboa Park will be sold off except for one. His name is Clark, and he's already found a new home. Full Story »

A former Westview High School assistant wrestling coach, already facing possible prison time for inappropriate sexual interaction with a teenage girl, pleaded not guilty today to charges that he molested another female student. Full Story »

A man who shot an artist in a North Park alley amid an argument over artwork and a woman both men had been dating was convicted today of first-degree murder. Full Story »

It's the story of a young boy whose only wish is to be able to surf once again. Full Story »

Win at home Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Diego Chargers are in the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Full Story »

Napoleon A. Jones Jr., San Diego's second black federal judge who once ruled that the Boy Scouts were a religious group and couldn't lease city land, has died. He was 69. Full Story »

A busy road in Point Loma was closed today following a fire that ripped through a two-story office building in Point Loma, causing substantial damage but no injuries, authorities said. Full Story »

About 200 city workers will lose their jobs and municipal services will be trimmed as part of an 18-month budget plan that the City Council finalized today in an effort to close San Diego's $179 million budget deficit. Full Story »

A judge ruled today that a convicted sexual predator can be treated in the community and should be returned to a trailer in Otay Mesa within five days. Full Story »

Police said a motorist was in custody Monday following a fiery drunken-driving crash that killed one person in Torrey Pines. Full Story »

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that ripped through a two-story office building in Point Loma, causing substantial damage but no injuries. Full Story »

Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers remain perfect in Decembers. Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys remain perfectly miserable in the most important month of the regular season. Full Story »

San Diego police said a 91-year-old man in Rancho Penasquitos was fatally injured when he apparently knocked his own car out of gear and it rolled over him. Full Story »

Police reported three people were taken into custody after a pursuit Sunday through City Heights, the College Area and Grantville. Full Story »

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department reported a man was fatally shot during a fight in a home in Lincoln Acres, the unincorporated enclave surrounded by National City. Full Story »

A star-studded gala event in Encinitas raised money to help those less fortunate take advantage of the YMCA's many rewarding programs. Full Story »

In the North County, thousands of children waited in long lines to get vaccinated against the swine flu. Full Story »

Ian McFarland is now in a wheelchair after he was involved in a tragic crash that killed his parents. Full Story »

Fire officials said a pair of homes were threatened by rain-related problems Saturday in Sylmar and the Hollywood Hills. Full Story »

Police are still looking for a man accused of stabbing his pregnant, estranged wife to death in Chula Vista. Full Story »

While the bulk of the weekend storm has passed, there might be some sprinkles here and there around San Diego County Sunday, a National Weather Service Meteorologist said. Full Story »