SAN DIEGO -- One of the busiest routes into downtown San Diego will close Saturday morning for roadwork, Caltrans said.Workers will close southbound state Route 163 from Interstate 8 through Balboa Park to Interstate 5 from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m., the state... »
SAN DIEGO -- EarthFair, an annual showcase of environmental organizations and green technologies, was attended by thousands Sunday in Balboa Park.The event, in its 23rd year, included 350 exhibitors, a children's parade, displays of green technology fo... »
SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego program enables physically challenged people from ages 4-85 to play sports by providing everything from team management to specialized sports equipment like wheelchairs.Colleen Moen, 16, discovered the San Diego Adaptive Sports... »
SAN DIEGO -- The centennial of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage will be observed at the San Diego Natural History Museum, which will have extended hours Saturday and Sunday.The museum opens at 9 a.m. Saturday and remains open until 3... »
SAN DIEGO -- The California condor chick born last month will be named "Saticoy,'' the San Diego Zoo announced Friday.The name, selected by 41 percent of more than 4,100 respondents in an online poll, means "sheltered from the wind'' in the Chumash lan... »
SAN DIEGO -- Keepers at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park said Thursday they have begun socializing with a pair of Sumatran tiger cubs that were born there last month.The cubs, who came into the world on March 6, are the 24th and 25th of the critically e... »
SAN DIEGO - Dozens of bicyclists gathered Wednesday afternoon for a rally in honor of a young cyclist who was recently struck and killed in Kearny Mesa. The group met in Balboa Park then rode to the City Administration Building where they spoke out ab... »
SAN DIEGO -- The city of San Diego is preparing to go to the bond market for $75 million to fund the repaving of 60 miles of streets and infrastructure repairs to libraries, sewers and other facilities, Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Wednesday.The mayor... »
SAN DIEGO -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is scheduled to host a town hall-style event on travel and tourism at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday to highlight California as a top tourist destination for outdoor recreation in the West.The 3:30 p.m. i... »
SAN DIEGO -- Online voting was under way Monday to choose a name for a California condor chick born 16 days ago at the San Diego Zoo.The three finalists, in the Chumash language, and their English translations, are:Maxa'lam, to hold a festival or throw... »
SAN DIEGO -- A rally, march and candlelight vigil to honor a Florida boy shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer will be held in downtown San Diego Monday.The Justice for Trayvon Martin Rally and March is set to begin at 5 p.m. in Balboa Park.A... »
SAN DIEGO -- A California condor chick is about to hatch at the San Diego Zoo, a process that can be viewed over the Internet, park officials announced Thursday.Zoo officials said the egg began to pip -- the process of the chick breaking through the eg... »
SAN DIEGO -- A Bornean orangutan is celebrating her 50th birthday at the San Diego Zoo Friday with a variety of treats.Janey "The Artiste'' was born in the wild in 1962 but was hand-raised in a private facility for the first 15 years of her life, accor... »
SAN DIEGO -- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich made a lightning fundraising visit to San Diego Tuesday and managed to squeeze in some face time with the giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo.Few details about the visit by former Speaker of the... »
A Valentine's Day idea for those who love to save a buck: museum-hopping. In San Diego, tickets to more than 40 museums will be half-price for the month of February.The deal: The 23rd Museum Month in San Diego County offers half-off tickets to venues s... »
