San Diego mayor has plan to end bird-manure stink

SAN DIEGO — Visitors will no longer have to hold their noses while taking in the scenic vistas of La Jolla’s beaches if the plan announced by San Diego officials is successful.

Arizona basketball: Chol picks San Diego State for familiarity, opportunity

Angelo Chol returned to San Diego last weekend, and he didn’t take long before deciding to stay.

Police make arrest in 1976 Tucson killing

A San Diego man has been arrested in the 1976 killing of a Tucson woman, police say.

Tucson radio personality Nixon Low dies at 52

Was former DJ and longtime promotions frontman for KIIM FM and Cumulus stations.

Lawyer for Tucson shooter to represent Boston Marathon suspect

BOSTON — Judy Clarke, the prominent death penalty lawyer who represented Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner, is joining the team representing the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Pima College sets forums for chancellor candidates

Four finalists for the top job at troubled Pima Community College will be in Tucson next week for a series of public forums and meet-and-greets with employees.

Hello neighbors! Caribbean Steam moves into old Mr. K's

San Diego transplant dishing up jerk chicken and curries in space once reserved for barbecue.

Manhunt for ex-L.A. cop linked to 3 killings expands to Arizona, Mexico

LOS ANGELES — The manhunt for a disgruntled former Los Angeles police officer wanted in three killings is expanding.

Border agencies’ guidelines for use of force are under scrutiny

LOS ANGELES — The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing guidelines for use of force by border agencies amid a sharp increase in agent-involved killings along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tucson's Beyond Bread vying for world's best sandwich

Tucson sandwich shop will shoot for $10,000 first prize in Vegas competition.

MMG Tour coming to Tucson in Nov.; only AZ stop

Tickets go on sale Friday.

Killer whale injured at SeaWorld in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — An 11-year-old killer whale injured during a show at SeaWorld in San Diego continues to recuperate but is currently not performing in the Shamu Show, SeaWorld said Wednesday.

1 dead in San Diego-area wildfire; 20 homes destroyed

CAMPO, Calif. — Firefighters found a body in a burned house Monday as they raced the winds to contain Southern California wildfires that destroyed 20 homes and threatened several hundred more in rural areas.

3 earthquakes reported near Rocky Point

Three earthquakes struck Sunday night in the northern Gulf of California, south of Puerto Peñasco.

Tucson Padres: Waiver pickup is win-win for righty Weber, Padres

Thad Weber was enjoying lunch Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. It was the 10th day of a Toledo Mud Hens road trip, and he had no reason to believe the 11th day would be any different.

Elephant moved from Tucson, Connie, euthanized

One of two elephants who spent many years at the Reid Park Zoo before being shipped to the San Diego Zoo at the beginning of the year was put down this morning.

Man accused of killing baby daughter commits suicide in jail

A Pima County Jail inmate accused of killing his infant daughter was found hanged in his cell early Saturday morning.

Tucson Padres: Grandal leads group of ex-AAA players making impact in majors

SAN DIEGO — Yasmani Grandal played 56 games for the Tucson Padres this season. Each time the 23-year-old catcher took the field, he was preparing for his inevitable promotion to the major leagues.

Fireworks fail: San Diego’s show ignites all at once

SAN DIEGO — The Fourth of July fireworks show above San Diego Bay was over before it was supposed to start after a malfunction caused the display that was planned to last nearly 20 minutes to burn up all at once.

Report: Tucson Councilman Cunningham sexually harassed employees

A just released city report has concluded Council Member Paul Cunningham’s alcohol-influenced behavior on a business trip to San Diego constitutes sexual harassment.