Palomar Mountain News

Palomar Mountain State Park, located about 15 miles southeast of Temecula, will be permitted to stay open for the next three years as long as local citizens are willing to cover the deficit between the park's income and expenses.

Often lauded as the father of modern cosmology, Edwin Powell Hubble made several significant discoveries that changed how scientists viewed the universe.

A squirrel that was trapped during routine monitoring has tested positive for the plague bacterium in a Southern California campground.

A ground squirrel trapped during routine monitoring at the Cedar Grove Campground on Palomar Mountain tested positive for plague, the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health reported Thursday.

After being closed for six months, the campgrounds at Palomar Mountain State Park are scheduled to reopen today.