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Chargers veterans joined rookies and quarterbacks Friday for the squad's first full-squad workout of this year's training camp.

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It's day two of the annual Comic-Con Convention. Today is "Star Wars" day, and will include a special screening of short films created by fans of the galaxy far, far away.

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An anti-illegal immigration group's Adopt-A-Highway sign is back up on Interstate 5, near the Border Patrol's San Clemente checkpoint.

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An attorney for the family of a West Hollywood man fatally shot by San Diego Harbor Police officers after being plucked out of the San Diego Bay last weekend said today the shooting may have been motivated by police bias against gays.

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Even though it's only late July, travel agents are warning anyone who plans to travel over the holidays they better start booking their airline tickets now.

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San Diego Harbor Police will be the target of a lawsuit by the family of a West Hollywood man fatally shot after being plucked out of the San Diego Bay. The family is expected to discuss their plans Friday to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against th

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The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is honoring a man who saved a boy from drowning.

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More than 125,000 people are expected to attend this year's Comic-Con International Convention, which gets under way today at the San Diego Convention Center.

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In recent months, several people have been busted stealing copper wiring in the North County. It's a growing problem not just here, but across Southern California.

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Pro surfing is a billion-dollar sport, but that hasn't always been the case. A new movie about hitting the waves in the 1970s opens tonight in San Diego. It highlights the surfers behind the birth of the pro surfing industry.

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When you see Tami Michaels and her dog Borias out for a run, the first thing you notice is they're both just having a good time.

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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County fell for the 17th consecutive day and has dropped 26.5 cents since hitting a record high, according to figures released today by the Oil Price Information Service.

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Some San Diegans are watching where they step after seeing creepy pictures of dozens of rattlesnakes. An email is circling the internet, showing a huge snake pit, but some say the photos are bogus.

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Local developers have an initiative on the ballot to build a double deck waterfront terminal big enough for a football stadium, but opponents says jobs could be lost on the waterfront.

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City Attorney Michael Aguirre filed a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. today, alleging the mortgage giant engaged in unlawful lending practices that led to widespread foreclosures in San Diego.

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A top-ranking San Diego city fire official has just arrived in South Texas as part of FEMA's Incident Response Management Team. He's there to help if Hurricane Dolly gets out of hand.

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It's a pop culture paradise for fans of science fiction and animation. Comic-Con is about to get underway at the San Diego Convention Center.

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Tempers flaring and American flags waving, residents came out in force to protest a plan to build 3,000 new homes in Valley Center.

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News 8's Natasha Stenbock has San Diego County's MicroClimate Forecast for Wednesday, July 23, 2008.

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The names of the two victims of a deadly crash in Julian have been released. According to the California Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Shannon Shint drove his truck into oncoming traffic on Highway 78 Tuesday.

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

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

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Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo came up with a huge sack on Tuesday — a huge sack of money, that is. Castillo agreed to a five-year contract extension through 2014 valued at about $43 million.

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Business owners in Bird Rock are on edge after a string of break-ins. Burglars have busted into about a dozens of shops, hitting some more than once. They've also vandalized stores and cars along La Jolla Boulevard, and business owners are fed up.

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Jubilant family and friends greeted 150 Marines and sailors as they returned home Monday after serving in Iraq.

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What started as a fight over the new Blackwater military training facility in Otay Mesa is now getting the attention of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

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Veterans in San Diego are expected to endorse presidential candidate, Republican senator John McCain, on Tuesday.

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A couple from the North County was just hoping for a playmate for their young son, but they got a lot more than they bargained for. The Caetano family is now celebrating the birth of quadruplets.

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A bluff collapsed at Torrey Pines State Beach Monday morning.

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A fire of unknown origin spread through a North County canyon today, threatening nearby ridge-tops homes but causing no structural damage or injuries, authorities reported.

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Authorities have scheduled an autopsy Monday for a Los Angeles man shot to death by San Diego harbor police after they plucked him out of San Diego Bay and he allegedly became combative.

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Police reported that a 28-year-old man was shot to death in Emerald Hills over the weekend.

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A preliminary hearing is scheduled Monday for five people accused in an elaborate foreclosure rescue scam.

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Authorities reported that a man from Los Angeles was shot dead by San Diego Harbor Police after they plucked him out of San Diego Bay and he reportedly fought with officers and tried to grab an officer's pistol.

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Officials are investigating why a Poway High School graduate was found floating face-down and lifeless in the San Luis Rey River at a campground near Palomar Mountain.

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California Highway Patrol officials said two occupants of a sports car that overturned Sunday on Highway 163 just south of the split with Interstate 15 had to be cut out of the vehicle and rushed to hospitals.

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Hundreds of thousands of people are expected in Hillcrest and in Balboa Park this weekend to celebrate the 34th annual LGBT San Diego Pride Festival.

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Opposing groups of protesters gathered outside the Manchester Grand Hyatt downtown Friday, as the gay marriage debate focused on the hotel owner's political activity.

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Coffee giant Starbucks says it plans to close 10 stores in San Diego and two in Chula Vista.