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A construction worker was hospitalized following an hour-long rescue effort after he fell and got stuck in a trench at a National City construction site Thursday night. And hundreds of asylum seekers waiting at a new camp near the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Plus, meet the newly born endangered kangaroo at the zoo. Here’s your San Diego News Daily......

There are now 1,250 appointment slots to seek asylum at eight land crossings with Mexico through the CBP One app, up from 1,000 previously and 740 in early May.

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot several times in his chest Friday morning in Barrio Logan, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).

Nosh your way through San Diego County this summer with delectable bites and refreshing drinks at the various food festivals scheduled in the coming weeks.

More than 30 cats rescued from a house in City Heights in early May are now available for adoption during National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, it was announced Thursday.

A construction worker was hospitalized following an hour-long rescue effort after he fell and got stuck in a trench at a National City construction site Thursday night.

Caring for people living on San Diego’s streets is a difficult challenge taken up by many organizations, most of which are nonprofits. One of those groups, Healthcare in Action, is taking it on one patient at a time.

A unique coalition of organizations is teaming up to address San Diego’s homeless crisis, one slice of pizza at a time.

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon.

Dozens of people took a stand at the city’s Planning Commission meeting as they discussed the potential high-density developments coming to San Diego neighborhoods if Senate Bill 10 is implemented.

Lake Hodges in San Diego’s North County reopened for fishing and boating this week for the first time in a year. The reservoir had been closed to allow the city of San Diego to repair the 105-year-old Hodges Dam. Now the city is looking ahead to a long-term plan to replace the dam entirely.

Ethan Salas impressed in his Minor League debut – so we’ll catch up with a guy who spent time with the sensational 17-year-old, MadFriars’ own John Conniff. He lets us know what the word is on the farm about prospects like Merrill, Zavala, Snelling, Groome and more.

A Poway man was convicted of first-degree murder and rape charges this week stemming from the death of a young woman in Carlsbad more than 35 years ago.