San Diego County News

San Diego, California - United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Rudy Espudo pled guilty today before United States District Judge Irma E. Gonzalez to three counts of a superseding indictment, including: knowingly and intentionally brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and a drug trafficking crime.

The third suspect wanted in connection to the stabbing death of a Citrus Heights man was booked into Sacramento County Jail after being transported from San Diego County.

Authorities say they received a call around 1:15 p.m. Thursday regarding a man in a motorhome exposing himself while parked in a church parking lot.

San Diego County is home to only one native pond turtle species. This may be of no surprise due to the overall dry, desert climate of the area and the lack of permanent natural water sources.

A 200-pound pig roamed the streets of Vista for nearly 20 minutes today but no one was hurt and no property was damaged, authorities said.

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The San Diego County Library goes mobile with a free new application that lets you use smartphones, tablets and e-Book readers to visit the library.

Five engines and one chief from Fresno County Cal Fire were sent to San Diego County on Thursday to aid firefighters battling the San Felipe fire, Capt.

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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the blaze began at 12:20 p.m. Thursday north of State Route 79, east of the town of Julian.

It seems that ever since you joined Downtown San Diego Partnership two years ago, you are rocking it.

While Memorial weekend tends to signify the start of Summer, we cannot ignore the true reason for Memorial Day, which is to honor those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

The city of Poway has a new strategy in their effort to catch red light runners.

Environmentalists filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the extension of a toll road in southern Orange County, five years after widespread public opposition stopped a similar project.

San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies responded to reports of a deputy-involved shooting in a Vista neighborhood Wednesday night.

Artist Chris Padilla has placed his art for display on one of the main walls in the Chula Vista Superior Court.

DEL MAR, Calif. - The San Diego County Fair is expecting great things this year when it opens June 6. The annual fair is already the largest in California and is now the fourth-largest in North America.

San Diegans are showing their support for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado by donating to a relief effort started by military wives.

A fast-moving brush fire blackened dozens of open acres Wednesday in the remote reaches of southern San Diego County, just north of the Mexican border.

A 13-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter accidentally started a brush fire in El Cerrito Wednesday that briefly threatened Crawford High School and nearby homes.