Nine San Diego County stores throw birthday bashes Sept. 19, with squishy NeeDoh toys funding Rady Children's Hospital.

Bring a pruner and a wagon: the Sept. 12 sale at Casa del Prado offers free blade sharpening and a plant daycare for shoppers' purchases.

The new Alley Cat Art Fest folds Artivál into a single day, with mural restoration funds and a cowboy show to follow.

CVPD's current drones cost $1.2 million a year and still beat officers to the scene — but the Flock upgrade is on ice for now.

Beverly Mansion hosts music, jewelry and a motor-home memoir on September 18, with childcare thrown in free.

Dr. Eric Starr and Hyemi Kwon open Coronado Library's 14th autumn concert season Friday at 1 p.m. Doors open early, and seats go fast.

More than 840,000 San Diegans rely on Medi-Cal, and one supervisor warns unstable funding could strip disabled residents of care.

A 38-year-old man's erratic swerve on Fiesta Island sand flipped his Ford Ranger, injuring two passengers minutes before the gates locked.

CBP found the drugs stuffed inside a car's quarter panels at San Ysidro.

Ricardo Rosales was booked after allegedly exposing himself near South Escondido Boulevard. The case remains under investigation.

The 36-year-old fled a hit-and-run before crashing head-on into a patrol car near 16th and C streets, police say.

Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Golden Hill homeowners near SAN could get free soundproofing, but the waitlist already tops thousands.

Mayor John McCann says his office has fielded complaints while Caltrans took months to respond. A vote comes Tuesday night.