6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (821+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Wheee! And Whew! The Padres won their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, jumping to their biggest lead in the playoff race since May. Their 6-4 victory over the Giants, which moved the Padres 2½ games ahead of the Diamondbacks in…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (115+ words) The filmmaking bug bit Justin Burquist right after high school. His brother brought a video camera to their El Centro home, from the audio/visual department of their high school. Burquist, his brother, and their three cousins decided to make…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1651+ words) When it comes to their favorite guitar solos, our reader are — no pun intended — a picky bunch. What are the greatest guitar solos of all time? Here are some of our picks. What are yours? In my Aug. 9 article, “What…...

21+ hour, 47+ min ago   (606+ words) Lemon Grove Mayor Alysson Snow has been chosen to lead San Diego County’s newly created Consumer Fairness and Public Protection Unit, a specialized team that will litigate against scammers and predatory businesses across the region. “My own family’s experience helped…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1030+ words) Forgive Milan Iloski if he walks toward the wrong bench at Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday night, or he jogs to the wrong locker room at halftime. “It will be a little bit weird coming back,” Iloski said, “being on the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (438+ words) But over the past few years, several businesses have arrived on the scene, filling in gaps, finding success, and offering hope for members of the craft-beer industry. Not surprisingly, Jensen is behind one of those businesses, a South Park beer…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (580+ words) Members of the San Diego State football strength staff will be joined early Friday morning by 22 freshmen players, a variety of first responders and some members of the naval special forces community to honor the victims of 9/11. They will push…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (640+ words) The mariners who offered their ships to help evacuate lower Manhattan. The rescue dogs who looked for survivors among the debris. The staff and residents of a homeless shelter who served food and water to fleeing New Yorkers. These stories…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (512+ words) Five years after relocating from Los Angeles to La Jolla, the Le Salon de Musiques concert series continues to deliver a different and more intimate kind of chamber music experience. This year’s season — which consists of nine Sunday afternoon shows…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (982+ words) By JOSEPH FREDERICK, DAVID R. MARTIN and LEAH WILLINGHAM Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north tower of the World Trade Center, smoke billowing from the building just blocks from her…...