A 17-year-old boy stole a tow truck Wednesday morning, then lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into a Big Lots store in the Midway District, police said.
City Attorney Michael Aguirre filed a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp., alleging the mortgage giant engaged in unlawful lending practices that led to widespread foreclosures in San Diego.
A man from Los Angeles was shot dead by San Diego Harbor Police after they plucked him out of San Diego Bay and he reportedly fought with officers and tried to grab an officer's pistol, police say.
A fire of unknown origin spread through a North County canyon Monday, threatening nearby ridge-tops homes but causing no structural damage or injuries, authorities reported.
The discovery Friday of a homicide victim in a Sherman Heights apartment led investigators to a College-area home, where a suspect was fatally wounded when he and a police officer opened fire.