The San Marcos Planning Commission unanimously backed Manuel Villanueva to reopen the site where the previous operator left decaying pets behind.

The girl escaped to a neighbor's home in Boulevard, telling him she was being beaten and abused.

A father says Poway Unified never warned parents about Kaitlyn Barron even as five families sued the district.

Roberto Carlos Galeana-Guatemala, 21, fled twice — from National City to City Heights — before his capture and sentencing.

A correctional officer was hospitalized after inmate Jorge Villa allegedly attacked with an improvised weapon at Donovan prison in Otay Mesa.

Christian Faamaligi died at Scripps Memorial La Jolla after being struck while riding on Mission Avenue.

Crews hoisted the injured hiker to Torrey Pines Gliderport before an ambulance ride to the hospital. It's the latest bluff emergency at the popular La Jolla beach.

Deputies found the man lying near a bench in the park Wednesday afternoon. His identity and cause of death remain unknown.

Agents chased a mother into a house under construction near John Marshall Elementary. Her kids, ages 2 and 5, were picked up by a family friend.

A man told deputies a woman hit him with a golf club before an hour-long standoff on Old Highway 395 in Fallbrook.

Chad Oso forced his estranged wife into his vehicle and left her kids home alone, prosecutors say.

A federal judge says ICE unlawfully expelled Esteban Ríos, a 57-year-old Oceanside man, after a Camp Pendleton gate stop.

A late-night shooting near 39th and Gamma streets turned fatal, and detectives still have no suspect in custody.