The trucker spotted two fires along Interstate 15 through North County, roughly 3 miles apart, early on Jan. 21. He also saw a car stopped not far from the smaller fire and figured the motorist was ...

So he caught up to the car, noted its license plate and called 911. That second blaze grew into the Lilac fire, which forced hundreds to flee their Bonsall-area homes in the middle of the night as ...

Ruben Vasquez is accused of setting the Pala Fire and the Lilac Fire, which together burned approximately 100 acres and damaged multiple structures, including one residence, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors say Ruben Vasquez, 48, intentionally started the Pala Fire and Lilac Fire on Jan. 21, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. Vasquez pleaded not guilty, but prosecutors claim they ...

Bryce Miller, a San Diego Union-Tribune writer who earned a media Eclipse Award in 2019, died March 22. He was 56.

An ultra-light diving watch, Formula 1-inspired timepieces and the world’s “most complicated” wristwatch are among the ...