Brie Stimson

Every year around the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, more than a thousand civilians and first responders show up to the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego and take the stairs 110 stories to the building’s top floor.

In an election year that has seen an unprecedented number of women running for office, Carlsbad is no exception. There are actually more women on the ballot than men this November by a wide margin: 11 to 3. And the candidates are running for everything from city council to the school district to mayor.

On Monday, Cox was in San Diego as part of his statewide bus tour “Help is on the Way.”

When they found out their school might close, hundreds of students at a Kearny Mesa public charter school immediately reached into their pockets and donated $200 to the school.

A new California law requires police to release body camera footage within 45 days when it involves a death or an officer firing a gun.

Rep. Duncan Hunter made explosive remarks on everything from immigration and his own indictment to his political opponent Ammar Campa-Najjar at a small constituent meeting Monday.

In the wake of declining enrollment statewide, San Diego County schools are trying to attract more students.

The SR-52 Coalition held its inaugural community meeting Wednesday in Santee to discuss traffic on State Route 52 and funding for future improvement projects.

More than 1,300 people climbed the stairs of the Hilton Bayfront Saturday morning to honor the fallen firefighters who charged the stairs of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001.

Assemblymember Todd Gloria held a press conference Wednesday urging Governor Brown to sign gun safety legislation he authored that would require weapons training for concealed weapon permit (CCW) applicants.

The National City Police Department and the family of Earl McNeil are waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown will sign two measures into law that could change the way law enforcement conducts investigations in the future.

A new pilot program aimed at processing asylum seekers more quickly is being tested at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

A woman was struck and killed by a semi-trailer Sunday afternoon in Pacific Beach, police said.

Four people were taken to the hospital after a three-car crash at College Avenue and University Sunday afternoon.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a train on Camp Pendleton near Oceanside Harbor Sunday morning around 10:23 a.m., according to the Oceanside Police Department.

More and more people are navigating downtown via dockless bikes this summer as a way to circumvent the Comic-Con traffic and parking problem.

Personal fireworks are illegal and can spark a brush fire, Calfire warns.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen acknowledged Monday that the government is abandoning the administration’s zero-tolerance policy for migrants crossing the border illegally.