Suspected arsonist arrested in connected with Lakeside fires

A transient was jailed today on suspicion of maliciously setting two small brush fires in the East County this week.

Council backs revised tax increase measure

The City Council agreed in principle today to ask San Diego voters to approve a temporary half-cent sales tax increase that would be levied only if nearly a dozen financial reform milestones are met.

Fire near Palmdale threatens SoCal power supply Photo

Firefighters are making an aggressive air attack against a large brush fire burning west of Palmdale that's threatening the power supply to all of Southern California.

Teen gets trapped underneath sand in Oceanside

An 18 year old was trapped for several minutes in a deep hole when it collapsed on him this evening in Oceanside.

Woman arrested after stabbing at popular taco shop Photo

What began as an apparently unprovoked fight between two women outside a Chula Vista taco shop early Friday ended with one man being repeatedly stabbed and a woman being arrested, police said.

Marine pleads not guilty to abusing kitten

A Marine accused of throwing a kitten into a patio wall at a friend's home last year, seriously injuring the feline, pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony animal cruelty charge.

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