El Cajon — Soccer caused Jacob Jackson to hopscotch from Salt Lake City to New England and San Jose. Then it took him home. Smothering shots as a professional goalkeeper, now with expansion San Diego FC, brought him back to Escondido, where he was born and attended elementary school.

Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, Jan. 31 to Sunday, Feb. 2.

Snapdragon Stadium got new Latitude 36 this week. Will a new attitude accompany it? That remains to be seen, though stadium officials are confident last year’s field issues have been resolved. Rolls and rolls of Latitude 36 sod were trucked down from Escondido’s American Sod Farms for the two-day installation of Snapdragon’s new field.

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday evening intercepted a boat carrying 21 illegal immigrants from three countries headed toward San Diego.U.S. Customs and Border Protection notified Coast Guard officials at the Joint Harbor Operations Center around 10:45 p.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a suspect by a San Diego Police Department officer in downtown San Diego.

SAN DIEGO — A recent Nation's Report Card overseen by the U.S. Department of Education revealed that San Diego Unified School District, the second largest school district in California, scored among the highest-performing urban districts nationwide.

Miles Byrd made a ridiculous reverse layup that sealed the San Diego State Aztecs' win against the San Jose State Spartans.

The cars will be trying to navigate unfamiliar streets in San Diego and Las Vegas to begin with, then making the trip to at least eight other cities.

Smugglers are deploying a new weapon against Border Patrol agents in San Diego: “improvised tire deflation devices.” “They’re bent nails welded together and two-by-fours with nails punctured through them,

From on-stage productions to philanthropic galas, here's what to add to your February calendar in San Diego. Madison Gallery presents Ángel Ricardo Ricardo Ríos' La Verdad Absoluta through March 15; PHOTO COURTESY OF MADISON GALLERY Through 3/15 La Verdad Absoluta (The Absolute Truth) Now on view,

Some area baseball players are currently getting set for a trip to a professional baseball spring training camp. Arnold alum Lucas Dunn among them. Lucas is getting set for his fourth spring training with the San Diego Padres organization.