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Alta Vista Botanical Gardens​ is set to host two receptions June 12 in honor of artist Ricardo Breceda and his metal sculptures displayed in the 14-acre garden. The garden’s Breceda collection includes nine metal art works by the notable Temecula-based sculptor. There’s a giant five-piece serpent with what looks like a dragon’s head in the children’s garden. The pieces of the serpent were installed in the garden in January and were purchased with donations from the community.

Camp Pendleton hosted a Multi-Cultural Day to celebrate the contributions of different cultures in the United States and its armed forces at the Mainside Patio on base.

The FBI is demanding that the City of Escondido pay more than $8,000 for damages to one of its vehicles sustained when a Fire Department SUV pulled out in front of a car driven by an FBI agent.

A free jazz concert featuring acclaimed guitarist Peter Sprague from Encinitas along with his seven-piece band and vocalist Leonard Patton is June 12 in Rancho Santa Fe.

Marine veteran is No. 1 volunteer for Angel’s Depot in Vista

A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on crash early Tuesday when he sped through a red light in front of Oceanside police officers outside their substation.

Harbor dredging begins, sand to be placed on beach.

Two people were reported as critically injured in a collision near Julian Tuesday morning, officials said.

Residents in the southeast corner of San Diego County have some of the longest and earliest morning commutes, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. nuclear regulators have granted Southern California Edison permission to arm private security guards at the defunct San Onofre power plant with assault rifles and “ammunition feeding devices.”