By Gina Yarbrough RAMONA–Grab your horseshoes and head down to Ramona for the Pitchers Duel Horseshoe tournament. The Ramona Chamber of Commerce will host the tournament on June 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ramona Outdoor Community Center, 421 Aqua Lane. Cost for participants is $20 per person, which includes two drink […]
Photo Gallery: San Diego County Fair
Robyn Hall of Warner Springs participates in a corn-husking competition Wednesday at The Farm at the San Diego County Fair. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News. Children participate in the worm racing competition Wednesday at the San Diego County Fair. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News. The popular Wild West Turkey Stampede draws crowds at […]
Video: Crew survives crash of World War II bomber
Seven crew members and volunteers walked away unijured after a World War II “Flying Fortress” bomber crashed and burned in an Illinois cornfield.
Video: Rapper Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist and Rapper Q-Tip talks about hearing himself on the radio the first time. He is featured in the new award winning film Beats Rhymes and Life The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest. Celebrity Wire Music News
CPUC orders CA gas transmission operators to test or replace pipelines
SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ordered all California natural gas transmission operators to develop and file for CPUC consideration a Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Comprehensive Pressure Testing Implementation Plan to achieve the goal of orderly and cost effectively replacing or testing all natural gas transmission pipeline that have not been pressure tested. The […]
Tommy Price and The Stilettos to perform in San Marcos Concert in Gardens
SAN MARCOS–Enjoy an evening of music for the whole family at the San Marcos Concert in the Gardens. Blues band Tommy Price and The Stilettos will perform swing, roots and some of the best tunes from the 50’s and 60’s, as well as contemporary rockabilly and swing. The concert begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, […]
Art Center to host Independence Day celebration
ESCONDIDO–The California Center for the Arts, Escondido in partnership with the City of Escondido and the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum will host the 12th annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks in Grape Day Park and the Center’s Great Green Lawn on July 4 beginning at 3 p.m. Attracting over 25,000 residents last year, this annual […]
New Court Battle To Once and For All Give Wild Horses Their Rightful Place as an Indigenous Native Species in the Western United States
By Joe Camp If for some reason a plague wiped out the tiger in India and the species was re-introduced from, say, wild animal park inventory that had originally come from India would those tigers be considered native, indigenous? Or feral? Absolutely the former. So I was astonished to learn that we were at risk […]
Fantasy ‘Padres Playhouse’ presented to San Diego Center For Children
SAN DIEGO–It was San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts’ well-known love of both kids and baseball that started the ball rolling. On Thursday, the Fourth District representative was joined by the San Diego Padres organization and supporters of both HomeAid San Diego and the San Diego Center for Children as an amazing over-the-top Padres Playhouse […]
San Diego Mayor Sanders endorses Bonnie Dumanis
SAN DIEGO — Mayor Jerry Sanders has formally endorsed Bonnie Dumanis for the next Mayor of the City of San Diego saying she is “the best choice to make sure efforts to reform city government continue to move forward.” In a letter to supporters, Sanders cited Dumanis’ proven leadership, chief executive experience and strength as […]