Jeffrey Corey Apple of Imperial Beach, charged with having sex with a minor, was a coach and board member for Imperial Beach Girls Softball, league officials confirm. Apple coached for about five years and was a board member for another year, league p... »
A friend of mine had some planter boxes built and she is now growing a variety of fruits, herbs and vegetables in her backyard. This is a fun family activity and they get fresh, homegrown vegetables out of it. When I saw what she did, it inspired me to... »
This week an eighth-grade standardized English test gained notoriety when students started going around repeating the moral of a fable in it over and over like some kind of private joke. The Facebook chatter was raucous.The last line, and moral, of the... »
After Solana Beach became the first city in the county to ban single-use plastic grocery bags at retail outlets, Councilman Mike Nichols said: “I’m proud … that we’re doing this. I hope that we’re not the last.” In Lemon Grove, Patch columnist Corky ... »
A car wash will be held Friday 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. at Nestor United Methodist Church to raise funds for the Pablo Baltierra Memorial Fund. Baltierra was driving home southbound on Interstate 5 Sunday morning when his Cadillac CTS veered off the road near ... »
Households across IB will take part in the 11th Annual Citywide Garage Sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Click on each spot of the map to see what sort of general and specialty items are for sale. A printable map and list of addresses around town is ... »
Jeffrey Apple, 47, was arrested last week by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department on seven charges related to sex with a minor. The alleged abuse took place between January 2011 and April 2012, said Tanya Sierra from the San Diego County District ... »
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on parts of the Arizona immigration law, including the “papers, please” provision that requires police to demand immigration papers from anyone stopped, detained or arrested who they reasonably suspect is in ... »
Updated 2:50 p.m. to include information from Mark McPherson and 5:25 p.m. to include comment from WiLDCOAST. A broken sewer line in Mexico caused a two million gallon sewage spill Tuesday, County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health officia... »
Members of the military would have a much easier time refinancing their homes under a bill introduced Wednesday by Democrat Susan Davis and Republican Duncan Hunter. The normally opposing members of Congress announced their Fairness for Military Homeow... »
Is the Tea Party dead? That’s the topic of conversation on political websites and blogs in the wake of recent setbacks to Tea Party candidates and elected officials, including the recall vote targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. No doubt Tea Party ... »
It used to be computer viruses were simple. Your PC (never a Mac) became infected and, depending on the virus, your computer would die, would run slowly, or possibly open up gazillions of web pages every time you started your web browser. You knew when... »
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the cheapest gas in Imperial Beach and west of Interstate 5 could be found for $4.07 at San Diego Gasoline and Food at the corner of Hollister Street and Coronado Avenue. The average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoli... »
Anyone who surfs the reefs and beaches of central San Diego has come across the original shapes of Steve Pendarvis and his Pendoflex line of surfboards. The irreverent and innovative Sunset Cliffs surfer is part of a long line of unique San Diego shape... »
Sgt. Dakota Meyer would appear to be a sterling example of surviving combat without repercussions. He's a Medal of Honor recipient, he's gained fame in the seven months since President Obama bestowed it upon him and he travels the country raising money... »
