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A 24-year-old resident of central San Diego has become the first person in the county to be diagnosed with West Nile virus – and the seventh in California – this year.

Hoping to avoid a November ballot measure, San Diego's labor unions instead gave in to many of Mayor Jerry Sanders' demands in a last-minute deal that reduces retirement benefits for future employees.

Eight of the nine Southeastern Economic Development Corp. board members mulling over the mayor's request that they fire President Carolyn Smith today are serving on expired terms, due to inaction by the Mayor's Office. Mayor Jerry Sanders has fallen behind in reappointing board members or naming replacements, despite numerous overtures from Councilman Tony Young.

The San Diego police dog left in the back of his handler's patrol car last month died of heatstroke, county investigators said yesterday, and it will be up to the District Attorney's Office whether it will charge the officer.

A plan to radically change how wildfires are fought in San Diego County has pitted one supervisor against the other. The rift between Supervisors Ron Roberts and Dianne Jacob began growing late last year, at least one political observer said, when Roberts focused his attention on wildfire issues, an area Jacob has worked on for years.

The names of the two victims of a deadly crash in Julian have been released.

Mayor Jerry Sanders and three city worker unions have reached a tentative deal that would overhaul San Diego's pension plan for new hires.

Local, state and federal agencies are teaming up to test how prepared hospitals are for a terrorist attack.

A local high school student is suing the Grossmont School District and a teacher, claiming she was physically and verbally abused.

Hundreds of Valley Center residents are expected to flood the Board of Supervisor's meeting Wednesday morning. They're demanding that County Supervisor Bill Horn drop plans for a 3,000-home development in their community.

San Diego is the worst "nanny city" in California, according to a survey in a leading libertarian journal. The August/September issue of Reason magazine, which promotes "free minds and free markets," rated San Diego as the sixth-worst of 35 large U.S

RAMONA ---- A "boil water" order is in effect for residents served by the Rancho Santa Teresa Mutual Water Company, officials said Wednesday. The water has tested positive for total coliform bacteria, which can come from soils and other sources in th

OCEANSIDE ---- A new link to Oceanside Harbor is nearly complete. The $18 million Pacific Street Bridge should be finished sometime in August, said David Toschak, manager of the project. "We've finished the bridge itself and all the earthwork an

It costs more to secure a mortgage this week as interest rates have jumped, according to a report released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. The average contract interest rate leaped by almost half a percentage point in one week, up to 6

If you're going to Comic-Con, we'd like to hear from you. You're invited to share your experiences right here on our Web site or to reach a reporter, just e-mail business@nctimes.com .

San Diego County health officials issued a "boil water" order for the Rancho Santa Teresa Mutual Water Co. in Ramona after tests confirmed the presence of total coliform bacteria in...

Moderate to high alcohol consumption by residents costs the state economy $38 billion and results in 9,439 deaths annually.

A young man charged along with two 14-year-old boys in a burglary and vandalism spree targeting five Clairemont-area churches pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors gave final approval to a $15.5 million plan to merge a dozen rural fire districts, the first step in an oft-stated goal of...

Doctors at Rady Children's hospital performed a heart surgery and more than 1,000 people watched it take place live. 7/22/08

Adam Dunn belted his eighth career grand slam and drove in five runs as the Cincinnati Reds charged past the San Diego Padres for a 9-5 win in the rubber match of a three-game set at Great American Ball Park.

Plastic bags will be banned from Los Angeles stores beginning July 2010.

Tried and true fans began lining up in the middle of the night to be the first to experience Comic-Con 2008.

Lawmakers aren’t the only ones frustrated over their failure to pass a state spending plan.

A man is shot in the head and another is wounded when gunfire erupts in a parking lot outside of apartment homes, police say.

San Diego County health officials issued a boil water order for the Rancho Santa Teresa Mutual Water Co. in Ramona after tests confirmed the presence of total coliform bacteria in the water system.

The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to put a $2.1 billion bond measure before voters in November.

A young man charged along with two 14-year-old boys in a burglary and vandalism spree targeting five Clairemont-area churches pleaded guilty Wednesday to receiving stolen property.

A 28-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday in grave condition with a head injury he suffered in a late-night Oak Park-area shooting that also wounded his 20-year-old companion, authorities said.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday gave final approval to a $15.5 million plan to merge a dozen rural fire districts, the first step in an oft-stated goal of unifying county firefighting efforts.

I met Patti LaBelle after a concert in the late ’80s here in San Diego at the Sports Arena. She was playing with Luther Vandross. Her hair was mindblowing: it swept straight up and flared out at the top like a fan or peacock tail. And it was not a fake thing, or sprayed or lacquered stiff.

When the members of Los Lonely Boys, a trio of brothers from West Texas, began writing songs, they didn’t stray far from their roots.

“My checkered past includes skippering a tugboat on the San Francisco Bay and sinking boats as a brown-water river sailor with the Vietnamese Navy,” says blues singer/guitarist Jeffrey Joe Morin.

It had a light and easy enough sound to where anyone can get into them. I would consider it indie rock. It sounded like some latter-day Modest Mouse or Wolf Parade. It was pleasurable to the ears — everything went smoothly and nothing was too abrasive.

Apolinaria Lorenzana lived for around 90 years. Born in Mexico City in the early 1790s, she died blind and indigent at Santa Barbara in 1884. Over approximately her first 45 years, she rose from a foundling child to become owner of three ranchos and one of the most beloved San Diegans of all time.

Anacomp Inc. (OTC: ANCPA), has been named a top electronic discovery service provider in the 2008 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey, an annual ranking of the leading solutions providers in the litigation support market.

First Business Bank (OTC: FBBN) has announced that John Brackett has been hired as vice president, business banking, responsible for business and strategic development for the bank.

The El Dorado Mobile Home Park at 9041 El Dorado Parkway in El Cajon 92021, has been sold for $4.45 million.

SAP America, a business software company, partnered with the nonprofit San Diego Armed Services YMCA and Volunteer San Diego while in town last week for a convention to assist local San Diego Military families.

Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth E. Floyd is being assigned as commander, Strike Force Training Pacific, San Diego.

A nonprofit group's findings on incomes and population are at odds with census data. Sydney Bradford doesn't own a car, so when she needs to shop, she jumps on a bus. Then she gets on another one, and another.

Chefs are reviving the old-school art of pickling to create zingy accents for rich brasserie dishes -- sorry, sommeliers. Pickles might be scarcer in contemporary home kitchens than they were a century ago, but scan a brasserie menu, or order a bar special at a gastropub or a charcuterie plate at an urban steakhouse, and everywhere: pickles.

Chef-owner Kash Brouillet brings quality ingredients and personal finesse to his diner-style menu. TAKING summer visitors on a tour of downtown Los Angeles? Before or after Disney Hall, Olvera Street, Santee Alley and whatever other landmarks are on your itinerary, stop in for breakfast or lunch at Blue Star restaurant, a terrific little cafe located in one of the most visually arresting ...

The board instructs auditor-controller's office to identify those responsible for not properly monitoring workers who had county discipline records or criminal histories, and to recommend reform. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors launched an investigation Tuesday into the failures that allowed problem employees from Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Medical Center to continue working in ...

The $14-million showcase near the waterfront gets mixed reviews. Some love it; others call it a traffic hazard. This much is clear about the Port of Los Angeles' new, $14-million, black granite fountain with Las Vegas-style synchronized lights, water jets and music near the San Pedro waterfront: People either love it or wish it were someplace else.

The city of Berkeley offered a $15,000 reward today for information leading to the conviction of the person who killed a man last month. Charles Faison, 39, was found shot inside his home at 2022 Emerson St. about 12:15 p.m. June 19, police said....

California, six other Western states and four Canadian provinces will launch a market-based carbon trading system in a major North American effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, according to a draft proposal released today. When...

The company operating the container ship that struck the Bay Bridge in November and spilled more than 50,000 gallons of fuel oil has been accused of six felonies for allegedly falsifying documents to interfere with a federal investigation. A federal grand...

A judge refused today to lower the $5 million bail for a San Francisco computer engineer accused of hijacking the city's network, after prosecutors said he had rigged the system to melt down during routine maintenance. The ruling by Superior Court Judge Lucy...

Steep terrain and roadless forest land are hindering the push to get the last of California's wildfires under control. Thick smoke from the fire burning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest near Junction City has grounded firefighting helicopters and air...