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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies. The new law requires prosecutors to start imposing harsher sentences again for those who damage or destroy property valued at more than $50,000 while committing a felony. A similar law expir...

Community members will gather in Chula Vista this weekend to honor the legacies of two San Diego police officers who were killed in the line of duty.

According to the study, the authors compared states with bans to similar states without and projected how much waste would have gone into landfills if not for the bans.

Authorities arrested a half-dozen suspects Thursday in connection with an alleged 18-month series of gang-related offenses, including murder, allegedly committed as part of a protection racket that siphoned money from businesses in Barrio Logan.

During a public comment period Wednesday, supervisors heard from South County residents, some of whom said environmental conditions had caused them and family members to become ill.

Home Depot has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to resolve allegations that the company overcharged customers and falsely advertised prices on items, it was announced Thursday.

Work is set to begin soon at National City’s Pepper Park, with plans for a splash pad, overlook, new lighting and landscaping, following a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday.

An 11-year-old in Ramona has learned a hard lesson about running a roadside business. His family says his lemonade stand was stolen over the weekend, and it was all caught on camera.

The sewage crisis in the South Bay got a helping hand Wednesday evening from across the border. A third pump is now working that should help to stem the contaminated water, according to the International Boundary and Water Commission.

Questions about San Diego State’s conference future are answered: the Aztecs are headed to a new look Pac-12. The university announced the move early Thursday morning. San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State and Fresno State will join the remaining Pac-12 schools – Washington State and Oregon State – on July 1, 2026. “We are ...

More than 700 people have joined a lawsuit against the City of San Diego, claiming it failed to maintain Chollas Creek ahead of the historic January rainfall, which they allege made the flooding far more devastating.

Dozens of homes were destroyed in the Bridge Fire as the fast-growing fire burned through Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, leaving behind the trail of destruction Wednesday.

The “numerous” threats of school violence have surfaced over the past several days from “various sources,” according to the San Diego Police Department. “Currently, there is no substantiated threat.”