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With more than 100 microbreweries in San Diego County, Wavelength Brewing Company in Vista has found a way of standing out through science outreach that includes weekly lectures from visiting college professors.

At Saturday concert, singer/actor Billy Galewood will relaunch his life and career in a new direction

A defunct meat-packing plant in Escondido went up in flames near Interstate 15 and state Route 78 Thursday, and officials feared that two transients may have been inside.

North County School News, June 30

Removal of 150 trees planned for this fall in Lake Calavera Preserve

Faster than a celebrity fleeing paparazzi, Jennifer Lo-Pig rounded the track at the Swifty Swine pig races Wednesday at the San Diego County Fair, placing first in her contest, and winning a coveted cookie.

Library resources in San Diego aren’t distributed equitably among the city’s 36 branches and part of the blame goes to a "matching funds" policy for donations, according to an analysis by the city auditor. Private donations essentially have a double impact because the city matches them, widening funding gaps between branches with small donation totals, such as Paradise Hills with $73 last year, and branches with high totals, such as La Jolla with $57,432 last year.

Woman accused of hitting pedestrian and driving nearly a mile with body lodged in windshield doesn’t have a driver’s license, authorities say.

The Pet Whisperers takes clients’ canines on hikes, kayaks and even horseback trips

Temple Heights Elementary in Vista receives Apple honors