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The San Diego Art Institute launched its virtual online marketplace in April to help support artists during the pandemic. Inspired by fellow artist Maggie Thompson, several artists are now using the program to donate masks to indigenous groups, who are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.

The Starbucks barista shamed on social media for refusing service to a customer who was not wearing a mask just received the tip of a lifetime. Lenin Gutierrez’ story started at a San Diego Starbucks, and after it was first shared by NBC 7 it spread throughout country. A couple of fundraising strangers recorded the moment they officially made that…

An ailing bald eagle that was found on the ground at the Barrett Youth Correction facility in San Diego County on the Fourth of July died Monday, the San Diego Humane Society reported. “It is with heavy hearts we share that the ailing bald eagle admitted to San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife on July 4th has passed away,”...

Miles McPherson is the pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego and a former NFL star for the Chargers. He talks to Danielle Nottingham about tackling racism by preaching peace.

The San Diego landmark’s tours are on hold, but you can learn more about eerie stories from the Old Town spot.

Meditate and enjoy the outdoors safely at the San Diego Botanical Garden. Amber Pfister takes us on a tour. As seen on California Live on Friday, June 26, 2020.

Ice cold cocktails and fried chicken! Amber Pfister checks out the reopened Crack Shack in Encinitas for some comfort food and fun June 25, 2020.

The city of San Diego broke from national trends in deciding not to enforce city-wide curfews like those seen in New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta and other areas of the country. “We encourage peaceful protests,” Mayor Kevin Faulconer told CNBC. “That’s part of who we are as Americans and that’s how you affect change.”  Protests continued over the weekend in San Diego...

A protester in San Diego played a game of “Rock, Paper, Scissors” with a police officer during a peaceful protest in San Diego.

As the day turned to night, tensions escalated Saturday between officers and demonstrators at a protest centered around the La Mesa Police Department — and people began setting fire to vehicles and looting stores. The protest, part of the nationwide demonstrations over the weekend, followed the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the controversial arrest of a black…

A choir made up of members of San Diego’s homeless community took the stage Tuesday on the premiere of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and wowed the judges not only with their performance, but with their stories. “I didn’t learn to read until I was 15. I graduated high school at a 3rd grade reading level,” said Minta Taylor, a...

Everyday California in La Jolla rents out kayaks, surfboards and paddleboards and with locals eager to get back to the water, the retailer is imposing limitations on its rentals to ensure it does not overcrowd the ocean.

While the accelerated phase 2 reopening offers opportunity to many businesses, others have no clear start date. Tattoo shops are among them, and many in the industry are calling it unfair. SD Tattoo is one of the largest, if not the largest, tattoo studios in the city. The artists are asking why an industry, which operates under strict health department…

A federal judge on Friday dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed by One America News Network’s owners that accused Rachel Maddow and MSNBC of defamation.

A couple was arrested last week and accused of collecting payments in a kidnap for ransom scheme that left a San Diego man and a Norwalk man dead in Tijuana, Mexico.

The lawsuit filed on May 8 by San Diego lawyer Ronald Marron, is seeking class-action status and is demanding SeaWorld pay $5 million to members being charged for annual passes

As waves crashed against the shoreline in Encinitas on Monday, a bright blue hue overtook the ocean thanks to the return of an unpredictable natural phenomenon.

If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to take a dip in the ocean, an answer could be coming soon.

A man was killed early Tuesday after he was hit by a car and dragged through a parking lot in Downtown San Diego, according to the San Diego Police Department.

A San Diego opera singer is sharing her gift with her neighbors while practicing social distancing.