Independence News

Mexican officials plan to kick off a year's worth of bicentennial events, commemorating their independence with a float at the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

For the second time in a week, fire has completely destroyed a local family residence, this time the home of Cleveland and Vanessa Charlie in Big Pine.

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO--Old Mission Dam, a.k.a. Padre Dam, is celebrated as both a California Historic Landmark and as a National Historic Landmark for being one of the first irrigation projects on the West Coast of the United States, having been built between 1813 and 1816 by Franciscan padres and Kumeyaay laborers.

One measure of the vigor of the Israeli democracy can be seen in the candor and clear-sightedness of its scholars and other public intellectuals, ranging from journalist and historian Tom Segev to archaeologist Israel Finkelstein .

Murder charges have been filed against Edward George Keller, Jr. in connection with the death of James Eugene Williams Thanksgiving night.

Almost one week after Bishop resident James Williams was killed on Thanksgiving night and his cousin, 21-year-old Morgan Wade Kinney, Jr., was arrested for his murder, someone else has reportedly confessed to the crime.

DEAR SMARTIES: My wife's birthday is coming up. I recently lost my job, so I only have a few dollars to spend on a gift.

WHEN it comes to location filming, Los Angeles faces an almost unsolvable balancing act between the needs of the television and film industries and the needs of the neighborhoods.

As part of National American Indian Month, local tribal representatives traveled to Washington, D.C. for a little face time with President Barack Obama, and to attend a summit conference with federal department heads and tribal leaders.

Helen Chen, chief medical officer at the Center for Elders Independence, has news for the upcoming generation: You're gonna get old.

Plans for a new courthouse in Independence has received formal approval to begin now that the State Public Works Board has given funding authorization.

Many are also familiar with Italian spumante or Spanish cava. Dave Hickey is sparkling winemaker at Laetitia Winery.

San Diego County is home to more than 240,000 veterans and today on Veterans Day we remember each one of them is owed a debt of honor that can never be fully repaid.

DNA testing is a wonderful thing. It can prove a person innocent of a crime. Many people have been released from prison thanks to DNA testing and despite the best efforts of prosecutors to keep them in prison; even death row.

Critics: move to preserve hunting has ramifications A proposed transfer of jurisdiction for 1,200 acres in Tolowa Dunes State Park has ignited controversy.

Gathered around him at Los Angeles' California Science Center were a couple dozen grade-school children.

Broadcaster Tavis Smiley leads a group of students through the America I Am: The African American Imprint exhibition at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Friends, family members and colleagues gathered Friday to honor Inyo's former longtime District Attorney LaJoie Harold "Buck" Gibbons, Jr.

Rory Reid's declared opponents in the race for governor have yet to respond to his just published vision document.