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Authorities are investigating the collapse of a wooden structure covering a pedestrian walkway near an East Village affordable-housing construction site Thursday, injuring 16 passers-by, three critically.

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The race for the city attorney's office is heating up, as Superior Court judge Jan Goldsmith is now being endorsed by the board of directors of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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If you hear any noise, it's just the boys who have come to this bastion of brotherhood called Alpha Male. It's a temple to testosterone where they have redefined the barbershop. The princely pampering starts even before you walk through the door.

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A construction scaffold that spanned a city block and a wooden walkway next to it collapsed on Thursday, injuring 16 pedestrians.

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Some San Diegans are experiencing a little arachnophobia these days. That's because it's tarantula mating season, and the big, furry spiders are coming out of the woodwork.

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Two people are behind bars this afternoon after a bank robbery in La Mesa took a strange turn. The actual robbers got away, but police have some questions for the men caught holding the stolen cash.

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A lawsuit claims that the San Diego District Attorney's Office and other agencies are violating California's medical marijuana law by investigatingdoctors who treat medical marijuana patients.

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A possible running mate for Sen. John McCain is scheduled to be in San Diego Thursday morning.

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Law enforcement officials in Baja California have fired more than 100 police officers, investigators and prosecutors in their ongoing efforts to fight corruption.

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Healthy food can be a very hard find when you're out and about in our beautiful city. Sometimes it seems like chips and sugary snacks are the only things available, but that doesn't have to be the case.

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The surgeon's knife can wait. Shawne Merriman is going to play football, two torn knee ligaments and all.

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One of the most anticipated new comedies of the upcoming television season is filming right here in San Diego. It's called "The Ex List" and it's set to debut right here on CBS in October.

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It was a horrific way to die, trapped inside a very hot car, desperately trying to get out. That's what happened to a San Diego police dog. Now the department is making changes so it never happens again. The so-called "Chilly Dog" can keep valuable canine

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A 37-year-old male dancer fatally shot by a San Diego Harbor Police officer after jumping from a boat was not under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs, and was killed in an unjustifiable shooting, an attorney representing the victim's family said t

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A medical examiner's report released Monday contradicts what police have said about the shooting death of a man who they rescued from San Diego Bay during a harbor cruise.

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Investigators are on the scene of a fire that destroyed a Kragen auto parts store in Chula Vista.

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Three decapitated bodies were found in an empty lot just outside Tijuana.

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An electrical problem is to blame for starting a houses fire in El Cajon.

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Senator John McCain is back home in Arizona Tuesday after spending an afternoon in San Diego.

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Presidential candidate John McCain arrived in San Diego Tuesday afternoon to attend a fundraiser tonight at the Grand Del Mar Court Hotel in Carmel Valley.

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Police are dealing with a new type of vandalism across San Diego. Instead of spraying walls and signs with paint, taggers are slapping on stickers.

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The California Public Utilities Commission has agreed to reconsider a decision made four months ago to create a 442 area code for the North County to allow for more public debate on the issue, it was reported today.

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It's something all pet owners are forced to deal with - those pesky fleas that often show up on our four-legged friends.

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Health officials in San Diego reported that two more people this year have been stricken by the West Nile virus.

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Local police and federal agents along the U.S.-Mexico border are tightening security after learning about a new threat from Mexican drug cartels.

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The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is searching for volunteers for its search and rescue team.

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Super delegate Congressman Bob Filner says he's just as excited as everyone else to be at the Democratic National Convention and be united in their pick for our next president.

Losing your home to foreclosure is enough to deal with, but it gets even worse when you throw the possibility of not being able to vote into the mix. Some experts are predicting the housing crisis could have a big impact on the November election.

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Many San Diegans are in Denver this week with a very important job - they are delegates for Barack Obama. News 8 had a chance to speak with two of them.

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Want to reverse the aging process, prevent disease and save the rain forest? Big claims come from a small berry that grows only in the Amazon rainforest.

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He looks like Obama, sounds like Obama and even has some of the same mannerisms. But one local man isn't working as a double for the senator on the campaign trail.

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Police reported that a 30-year-old man was hospitalized following a weekend shooting at a downtown motel, but his wound was not life-threatening.

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Gas prices in San Diego and around the country continue to fall due to a drop in the price of crude oil.

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Prison officials said a 24-year-old man incarcerated for second-degree burglary at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility escaped over the weekend.

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Classes at San Diego State University do not start until Sept. 2, but fraternities and sororities will be banned from hosting events with alcohol for five weeks, beginning Monday.

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The family of a man shot to death in Barrio Logan is looking for justice.

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San Diego police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who injured a young boy in Normal Heights Saturday.

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Chargers Pro Bowl linebacker Shawne Merriman said Saturday he has two torn ligaments in his left knee and has been told by doctors that he could suffer a possible career-ending injury if he attempts to play without having surgery.

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Friends and family of a local mother who went missing are hoping an increased reward will encourage someone to come forward with information.