Police took up positions Tuesday afternoon around a parked car believed to be occupied by a home-invasion robbery suspect alongside Interstate 8 in La Mesa, creating a standoff that tangled rush-hour traffic for miles until officers smashed the windows of the sedan and pried open its trunk, apparently finding the vehicle unoccupied. More|Get Breaking News Alerts | Like Us On FB
The U.S. Forest Service is weighing options to prevent a growing problem from turning into a public menace that can destroy people's yards and public lands. More Get Breaking News Alerts | Like Us On FB
San Diego baseball icon Tony Gwynn was undergoing surgery Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his right cheek, ESPN reported. More Get Breaking News Alerts | Like Us On FB
A cold Pacific storm lingered over the San Diego area for a second day Tuesday, adding new blankets of frozen white flakes to the mountains and saturating lower elevations with more rainfall before moving out of the region in the late morning. More More Severe Weather Slideshows: 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Submit Your Photos | Weather Section
Lovestruck men around the country now have another reason for their wallets to hate them this Valentine's Day, after a Pennsylvania bakery introduced a $55,000 cupcake adorned with an 8-carat diamond ring. More