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A woman’s arm was severed when she crashed her motor scooter and hit a traffic sign along Cannon Road in Carlsbad early Wednesday.

Holes in the sand can collapse, trapping people inside

Woman who hit and killed a pedestrian in Oceanside is being held on $1.5 million bail.

As a homicide investigation continued Tuesday into the deaths of two women and a teenage girl found in a Rancho Santa Fe home on Monday, friends and neighbors speculated about the victims.

A Fontana woman whose body was found June 13 in a car parked along a North County freeway on-ramp was shot to death and her 38-year-old boyfriend has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Escondido police announced Tuesday.

Lauren Huff, was chosen from dozens of military spouses in the Southwest region for the 2016 Irene Ferguson Marine Wife of the Year Award. The annual award was established five years ago by local World War II veteran Marine Maj. Glenn Ferguson, 93, in memory of his late wife, Irene, to recognize the sacrifices of active-duty military wives.

On Monday — the 240th anniversary of America’s birth — we’ll gather to celebrate this country’s birthday with backyard barbecues, picnics, outdoor concerts, parades, and of course, fireworks. However you choose to declare your independence this Fourth of July, here are our top picks of events sure to get your patriotism bursting with red, white and blue.

City looking to regulate vacation rentals.

San Diego council votes in favor of precedent-setting 'smart growth' project in Carmel Valley

Compact model homes draw oohs and aaahs at San Diego County Fair.