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BioMed Realty Trust Inc. said Wednesday that the tender offer by BioMed Realty LP for outstanding exchangeable senior notes due 2026 has expired. Full Story »

There's some good news on the health front this week, as some local clinics report a drop in the number of flu cases, including H1N1. Full Story »

About 20 homes were without running water early today as water department crews worked through the night to repair a 30-inch water main that ruptured under a Mountain View-area intersection, authorities reported. Full Story »

The beating and kidnapping of a 76-year-old La Mesa woman last year began with a defendant's "unformulated" and "half-baked" idea to commit robbery, but the young man never intended to torture or kill the woman, a defense attorney said today. Full Story »

UC San Diego's School of Medicine was awarded a $17 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study the link between methamphetamine use and HIV/AIDS, it was announced today. Full Story »

Residents of flood-prone areas west of San Ysidro today were urged to temporarily relocate to higher ground in advance of heavy rains expected toward the end of the week, police said. Full Story »

A young man who was 17 when he shot and killed a 25-year-old man following an argument outside a Morena area bar pleaded guilty today to voluntary manslaughter. Full Story »

San Diego County sales tax revenues will come in about $45.3 million below estimates this fiscal year, and property assessments are expected to drop 2.3 percent, the county's chief financial officer said today. Full Story »

High winds and pounding rain have taken their toll on the county, leaving a trail of debris. Full Story »

Authorities say a suspected California jewelry thief has been turned in by his parents. Oceanside police say the couple recognized their son from a surveillance photo on a television newscast about last month's robbery. Full Story »

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday took delivery of its first Predator aircraft drone to scan U.S. waters for smugglers. Full Story »

Police are searching for a bushy-browed bandit who robbed a bank in Mission Valley. Full Story »

Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the military jet crash in University City that killed four family members. Full Story »

A howling winter storm barreled through the West, hitting the mountain states with snow and fierce winds as it headed toward the country's midsection on Tuesday. Full Story »

Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday in the trial of a young man charged with attempted murder and torture in the beating and kidnapping of a 76-year-old La Mesa woman a year ago. Full Story »

The National Weather Service forecast relief for a storm-drenched San Diego County Tuesday with only a slight chance of morning showers and light winds in the forecast. Full Story »

The rain has been slow and steady all day in coastal areas of the North County, and right now the wind is the big story. Full Story »

News 8 Meteorologist Matt Baylow is tracking the storm making its way down our coast. Full Story »

A vehicle being driven by an elderly woman crashed through the front of a Kearny Mesa business Monday. Full Story »

Cool thinking at the craps table has won a San Diego couple $1 million on the CBS reality television show "The Amazing Race." Full Story »

LaDainian Tomlinson became the fastest player to score 150 touchdowns and passed Jim Brown for eight among all-time leading rushers. Full Story »

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) -- A chihuahua that survived Hurricane Katrina is featured in a new calendar that is designed to help other rescue dogs. Full Story »

A state subsidy for breast cancer screening can no longer be used by women under the age of 50 after a task's force's controversial recommendation. Full Story »

LaDainian Tomlinson scored his 150th career TD and passed Jim Brown for eighth place on the career rushing list as the Chargers won their seventh straight by beating the Cleveland Browns 30-23 on Sunday. Full Story »

A powerful autumn storm drenched the region today, bringing plenty of much-needed rain -- including a record amount at Lindbergh Field -- along with mountain snow, tree-toppling high winds and some typical rainy-day commuter chaos. Full Story »