An emotional Kentucky clerk spoke to a large crowd gathered outside the jail from which she was released Tuesday, amid the controversy over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

"We serve a living God who knows exactly where each and everyone stands," said Kim Davis, who was introduced by presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. "Keep pressing, don't let down because he is here."

U.S. District Judge David Bunning warned in a court document that Davis, the Rowan County Clerk, should not interfere with the licenses that her deputies have been granting since she was jailed last week for defying court orders. 

Davis, 49, has spurned repeated court orders to allow same-sex marriage licenses. She has said granting the licenses would violate her Christian beliefs. 

Standing with a visibly emotional Davis, her attorney, Mathew Staver, told reporters outside the jail that she would not violate her conscience when she returned to work. “She loves God, she loves people, she loves her work and she will not betray any of these three."

New child molestation charges were filed Tuesday against a man accused of offering to pay a 15-year-old boy for a sex act at a library.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s office charged Sean O’Farrell, 40, with three new felonies and two new misdemeanors, including contact with a minor to commit a sexual offense, arranging a sex meeting with a minor, attending a sex meeting with a minor, oral copulation of a minor and child molestation.

O’Farrell pleaded not guilty last month to felony possession of child pornography, and he is still being held on a $250,000 bail.

The DA’s office says the new charges stem from the suspect’s “conduct” in late 2014, though officials did not give any details about what the conduct entailed.

O’Farrell was arrested in San Bernardino County on Aug. 18 after officials say he offered cash to a minor in exchange for a sex act at the Rancho Cucamonga Library.

O’Farrell asked the teenager for his age and was told he was 15, deputies said. That’s when O’Farrell started asking sexual questions and allegedly offered to pay for a sex act, officials said.

Deputies say the teenager refused and walked away. However, the teen noticed O’Farrell allegedly following him around the library and notified a staff member. The library employee called the sheriff’s department.

After confronting O’Farrell, investigators say they discovered he had library cards from different locations.

When San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant to the Solana Beach home of O’Farrell’s parents, they found hundreds of videos showing minors in various states of undress, naked or performing sex acts, according to prosecutors.

The search warrant affidavit shows allegations involving O’Farrell date back 13 years. He was contacted by law enforcement at multiple local libraries, accused of stalking minors and watching them urinate in the public restroom. No charges were filed in the previous cases.

O’Farrell’s next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 25, and his preliminary hearing is Oct. 29.
 

San Diego’s heat wave is forcing residents to crank up their air conditioning, but San Diego Gas & Electric is hoping to entice residents to think twice and instead save some money on their utility bill.

To help reduce electricity use, SDG&E is offering “Reduce Your Use” rewards on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

If you want to participate, the utility will look at your electricity use over the last five days and average the three highest-use days.

Saving less than that average Wednesday could earn you a bill credit of $0.75 per kilowatt hour saved, or a $1.25 credit per kilowatt hour saved with enabling technology, according to SDG&E.

Click here to sign up for the program.

SDG&E offered some tips on how to cut down electric use on hot days:

• Use a ceiling or portable fan instead of A/C
• Raise your central thermostat four to six degrees if your health permits it
• Unplug chargers and power strips
• Run major appliances before 11 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
• Turn off your pool pump between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The utility added that it does have enough electricity to meet the excess demand, but the Reduce Your Use program reduces strain on the county’s electric grid.
 

The son of a missing southwestern Connecticut couple changed his story twice when asked what happened the day his parents vanished, according to the warrant for his arrest on a federal weapons charge.

Text messages reveal Kyle Navin's father, Jeffrey, suspected him of hurting his mother, Jeanette. Jeffrey also thought his son was framing him for Jeanette's murder, the affidavit indicates. Both parents are now missing.

The details are the latest to surface in a bizarre and puzzling case.

Jeffrey, 56, and Jeanette Navin, 55, of Easton, Connecticut, have been missing for more than a month. Investigators believe Jeanette disappeared around 8:45 a.m. Aug. 4, while Jeffrey vanished several hours later.

Sources close to the investigation have said the couple's son, Kyle, 27, is a person of interest in their disappearance. A relative thinks he was the last person to see them.

Kyle Navin is now facing a federal gun charge. According to the warrant for his arrest, investigators found two guns, ammunition and a large amount of prescription drugs and heroin in his home on Aldine Avenue in Bridgeport.

They also found a receipt from Home Depot dated Aug. 5 -- the day after Jeffrey and Jeanette disappeared -- for germicidal bleach, "Goo Gone" stain remover, a chemical to unclog drains and contractor cleanup bags, according to the affidavit.

Investigators said Kyle sat down for three interviews with police on Aug. 9, 11 and 13 and provided three different accounts of what happened the day his parents disappeared.

He also allegedly lied to police about the kind of conversations he had with his parents that day.

During one interview, Kyle Navin told police he never discussed his mother's safety. But cellphone records show Kyle and Jeffrey texted about it on Aug. 4, after Jeanette had stopped answering her phone, according to the affidavit.

During the exchange, Jeffrey accused his son of harming Jeanette and framing him for her murder. The arrest warrant includes the following transcript of their conversation:

Jeffrey Navin: I’m not going home till I know mom is okay
Jeffrey Navin: Did you hurt mom?
Kyle Navin: No absolutely not. Why would you think
Jeffrey Navin: I go home and get framed for murder
Kyle Navin: Oh stop
Jeffrey Navin: I’m going to the police first

Jeffrey then allegedly wrote to his son, "U R setting me up."

Investigators said Jeffrey placed his last phone call less than 10 minutes later.

Jeffrey and Jeanette's phones have since been turned off. They were last used in the area of a cell tower at 2600 Park Avenue in Bridgeport, near Kyle's home, the affidavit reveals.

"The cell site activity and text messages exchanged between (Kyle) Navin and Jeffrey on Aug. 4, 2015, do not accord with (Kyle) Navin’s statements to law enforcement," authorities wrote in the affidavit.

Late last month, investigators scoured a 186-acre site used to dump ash from the state's waste-to-energy plants but did not uncover any human remains.

Kyle Navin has not been charged in connection with his parents' disappearance. It's not clear if he has an attorney.

Read the full arrest warrant here.

 I’m no lawyer, but allow me to make an early opening statement on how the Padres should step into the batter’s box for the 2016 season.

Attendance was sparse at Petco Park Tuesday as the 4th-place Padres eked out a 2-1 victory over the last place Colorado Rockies.

An old-fashioned pitcher’s duel by two young rookies turned into a roller-coaster ride in the 9th inning. Pinch-hitter Brett Wallace did enough to plate Cory Spangenberg with the game-winning run.

What struck me the most watching this game was how the small ball approach can work in America’s Finest City.

Yes of course it’s easy to win games when everyone on your team is bashing homers or when Wil Myers sends a majestic drive towards the Western Metal Supply Company building.

But when the ball stays in the yard or your team is struggling to score (as we’ve seen a few times this year), productive outs are crucial.

The Padres have been shut out 17 times this season – the most in the majors – and were blanked on 19 occasions in 2014. Really the only Home Run Derby we should expect to see in San Diego is the one scheduled during next June’s All-Star festivities.

In Petco Park, the Padres need to commit to a small-ball approach to become a consistent winner. Here are a few examples of why I think they are on the right track in this department.

Exhibit A: Homegrown starting pitching backed by solid defense

Iowa native Colin Rea turned in his best outing as a Padre against Colorado. He danced around the plate with his control for 7 shutout innings and finished with more balls (49) then strikes (47) but was able to tiptoe his way out of trouble on multiple occasions. He left the bases loaded in the second by striking out his counterpart Jon Gray.

You could almost hear him exhale from the press box after rookie Travis Jankowski tracked down Charlie Blackmon’s deep fly ball at the warning track to end the 5th. He struck out 4 and allowed only 2 hits to offset his high pitch count and 3 walks.

The goal is for Rea to be on the bump every 5th day for years to come in San Diego with many more quality starts just like this.

The Friars also played mistake-free baseball Tuesday with zero errors behind Rea. Playing in a pitcher’s park and keeping a low ERA is crucial if you are going to adopt a small-ball approach. It starts with the pitchers and then the fielders being able to cover lots of ground without giving away extra outs.

Exhibit B: Put yourself in position to score runs with productive outs

This isn’t breaking news, but the Padres haven’t had many players bat over .300 since Tony Gwynn retired. That’s especially true over the last couple seasons.

So when you get runners on 1st or 2nd with zero or only 1 out – why not sacrifice an out you may make anyways to move a teammate into scoring position more often?

In the bottom of the 5th inning, Derek Norris worked a walk and was bunted over to 2nd by Rea. With two outs, Jankowski lined a potential RBI single to centerfield but it ended up in Blackmon’s glove. Even though the Padres did not score that inning, they still put themselves in position to score despite not having a base hit all inning.

Exhibit C: Steal and/or bunt more often

In the 9th inning, Clint Barmes bunted Cory Spangenberg over to 3rd after the second baseman led off the frame with a double. It’s an underrated play by a long-time veteran and well-respected player who’s been doing the little things for years for multiple franchises.

That sac bunt put the pressure on the Rockies with a runner on 3rd and only one out setting the stage for Wallace.

Speaking of setting the stage, did you know that the Padres actually own the 5th best steal percentage in MLB at 76 percent?

The Padres didn’t swipe any bags in this particular game but Justin Upton does have 19 steals to his name. Jankowski fits that mold too from the small sample size we’ve seen so far.

But if you’re stealing a base 3 out of every 4 times you try, maybe you should push the envelope more often.

Exhibit D: Have a closer you trust – even when he makes a mistake

Even with the blown save, Craig Kimbrel certainly has held up his end of the bargain since coming to town. Kimbrel is a Top 5 closer dating back to his days with the Braves.

With the exception of the one pitch Kimbrel wishes he had back against Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado, he hit 98 mph on the radar gun and made Carlos Gonzalez look silly.

Kimbrel is so good that most Padres fans thought this game was locked up with 2 outs in the 9th. You could hear the shock in Dick Enberg’s voice when Colorado’s star first baseman crushed his league leading 37th homer to deny Kimbrel the save and Rea the victory.

"I'm not shocked, Nolan is a great hitter," Padres interim manager Pat Murphy said. "Craig didn't put that pitch where he wanted to. Nolan kind of had that look in his eye when he came up to the plate. In my mind, Craig is one of the best closers in the game."

Here’s to hoping San Diego keeps Kimbrel and does not pawn him off for prospects when you already know he is an elite closer.

It’s only one game and one victory. It was far from perfect. But some of the ingredients for a winning small-ball formula were evident.

And If the Padres want to be one of the best teams in the game, they need to fully embrace that approach and tweak their roster by adding more players that fit that mold.

The defense rests.

Authorities are treating a spate of shootings targeting cars and drivers along Interstate 10 in Arizona as "terrorism," state police said Tuesday after a ninth incident in 10 days, NBC News reported.

"Any time you have multiple shootings against American citizens on a highway, that's terrorism. They're trying to frighten or kill somebody," said Arizona Director of Public Safety Colonel Frank Milstead.

He confirmed officers were investigating nine crimes — five shootings and four other incidents involving some sort of projectile — but stopped short of saying that there was a serial shooter. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. he said.

A TV camerawoman has been fired after she was caught on video kicking and tripping migrants entering Hungary across the border with Serbia, NBC News reported. 

Hungary's N1TV Internet channel said their employee, widely identified in Hungarian media as Petra Laszlo, has been dismissed because she "behaved unacceptably" at a makeshift gathering point for migrants.

In videos posted online, Laszlo can be seen kicking at least one migrant in a group trying to break through police lines and tripping a man carrying a small child while also running from police.

N1TV editor-in-chief Szabolcs Kisberk said in a statement late Tuesday that the dismissal was immediate. 

 Within minutes, fire consumed two homes in City Heights early Wednesday.

Firefighters rescued three people through a window after fire broke out around 1:15 a.m. on Violet Street.

The fire started inside a pool filled with debris instead of water, officials said. The exact cause is undetermined.

There was a big area in front of the house that was on fire with smoke visible from several blocks away.

Two homes combined created one large structure, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief David Picone.

“There were a lot of nooks and crannies and people living in some odd places, underneath the structure itself and possible in the rafters,” Picone said.

Nine people were believed to be living on the property including several in a parked motor home.

Three people had to be rescued out of the home. One person was treated and released for smoke inhalation, Picone said.

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The San Diego Zoo’s famous giant panda, Bai Yun, celebrated her 24th birthday Monday with a slushy ice cake and other special treats, taking her sweet time, as a birthday girl should.

The zoo’s mama bear – a mother of six and the world’s oldest actively breeding female panda in captivity – came out of her den another year older and wiser.

In her habitat, keepers had set up a birthday cake made of ice and applesauce, filled with chunks of apples, carrots, and yams. Before she devoured her cake, she took a moment to check out other surprises in her habitat, including colorful gift boxes filled with hay and pine shavings.

“She took her time, came out of her bedroom slowly and then went straight to the cinnamon and honey on her swing,” explained San Diego Zoo senior keeper Jennifer Becerra.

“Then she decided to visit a few boxes and destroy them, then she moseyed over to her cake, which took her about 15 minutes to eat,” she added.

Zoo officials said Bai Yun also spent some time pampering herself.

Keepers had sprinkled some of the panda’s favorite scents throughout her habitat, including cinnamon, wintergreen, peppermint and spearmint, which she rubbed all over her face.

Apples were also tossed into a pool in her habitat and Bai Yun had some birthday fun bobbing for them as zoo visitors and keepers looked on.

According to San Diego Zoo keepers, Bai Yun began her life as a very curious, playful cub with memorable acrobatic skills. Later, she developed into an amazing, playful and doting mother, who, according to keepers, showers every single one of her cubs with special attention.

The panda has also built special relationships with her keepers over the years.

“Bai was always in tune with her keepers,” said Kathy Hawk, Bai Yun’s primary keeper. “She knew how to manipulate us into giving her what she wanted, especially during the times when she was a nursing a cub. She felt entitled! Most importantly, I think, she has taught us a great deal about pandas.”

Becerra echoed this, and said in her six years as a San Diego Zoo keeper, Bai Yun has taught her so much about giant pandas and how to care for them.

Bai Yun arrived at the San Diego Zoo in September 1996. Over the past 16 years, she has given birth to six cubs: Hua Mei in 1999, Mei Sheng in 2003, Su Lin in 2005, Zhen Zhen in 2007, Yun Zi in 2009, and Xiao Liwu in 2012.

In April 2015 keepers attempted to artificially inseminate Bai Yun with her seventh cub after breeding sessions between her and the zoo’s male panda, Gao Gao, were unsuccessful.

She was placed on pregnancy watch for several months, but the insemination did not take and the zoo announced early last month that Bai Yun is not pregnant again – at least for now.

As many San Diegans are aware, pandas can only get pregnant for 48 to 72 hours each year. If she had gotten pregnant this year, Bai Yun would’ve been one of the oldest giant pandas to give birth, according to the zoo. It’s in her nature, since her mother is the current record-holder.

Over the years, the zoo says Bai Yun has helped researchers and keepers learn more about panda behavior, pregnancy, birth and maternal care.

The San Diego Zoo is currently home to three giant pandas: Bai Yun, her son Xiao Liwu, and her mate, Gao Gao.

The giant pandas are on loan to the zoo from the Chinese government, which can recall the pandas to their native China after they turn 3 years old.
 

As temperatures soar across San Diego County to uncomfortable levels, not all schools are enjoying the relief of air conditioning.

Students and teachers at Creative Performing and Media Arts School in Clairemont had to endure 100-degree classrooms on Tuesday.

One class used it as an “educational” experience. An eighth grade Spanish class felt like in addition to learning the language of South America, they were experiencing the weather -- almost.

Blinds were shut. Lights were off. Fans whirling. The teacher bought the window fans herself with her own money (she’ll be reimbursed if she remembers).

Still, students aren’t the only ones getting overheated.

“The Promethean board because of the heat has been pooping out all day,” said teacher Lupe Celedon. “It basically turns off on its own when it’s had enough.”

School officials say they adjust the teaching process during heat waves, such as teaching class outside, being flexible about water breaks and not overwhelming students with work.

At last check, the classrom had reached 98 degrees with humidity, but NBC 7 has learned that air conditioning are in the plans for the school.

Two men suffered moderate burns after a boat caught fire in Oceanside Harbor Tuesday afternoon.

The flames were reported on a docked boat at 3 p.m. near the 1300 block of N. Harbor Drive, according to the Oceanside Fire Department (OFD). 

Oceanside lifeguards found two men outside the boat suffering from moderate burn injuries. The lifeguards started treating the victims until they were airlifted to UC San Diego's burn center in two helicopters.

A firefighter was also injured while fighting the fire, according to the OFD. He was treated and released at the scene.

A fire engine, police rescue boat and several other units responded to extinguish the flames. They were able to stop the fire before it spread to other boats or the dock.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but the OFD says it started in the engine compartment.

A California Marine veteran whose service dog was stolen from her San Diego-area home in December has found her beloved pooch, thousands of miles away in a small Texas town. 

Alexandra Melnick’s dog, Kai, disappeared from her Vista home on on Dec. 10 last year. San Diego Sheriff's officials say an unknown suspect entered Melnick's property and took the dog from a secured backyard. 

Kai is a 1-year-old, tri-colored German Shepherd that is trained and certified as a service animal. The dog has a microchip that helps identify him. 

Following Kai's disappearance, Melnick canvassed the North County with fliers in hopes of finding Kai.

“He was never used for the military, but he does help with PTSD-related aspects for me as a service dog,” she told NBC7 in San Diego when he disappeared. “I would really like for him to come home.”

On Aug. 31, Melnick received a tip that told her Kai was in Aubrey, Texas. The same day, she boarded a plane to Texas and confirmed Kai was there. 

With the help of Denton County Constable D. Boydston and Animal Control officials, the dog's microchip was scanned and his identity confirmed. 

Kai is with Animal Control officials and a property hearing is scheduled Wednesday to determine proper ownership of the dog. 

Sheriff's officials have identified a suspect, but did not identify him or her. The investigation is ongoing.

When spear fisherman Joel Smith dove into the waters off San Diego last week, he would have been satisfied with piercing a couple small catches. So the 413-pound marlin he came home with was like winning the lottery, he told NBC 7 Tuesday.

On Sept. 2, Smith ventured 25 miles off Point Loma with his dad, Andrew, and best friend Jaden Jeters.

The trio was in search of small, floating kelp patties that attract bait fish and predators. With spear guns in hand, Smith and Jeters dove in while Andrew manned the boat.

It was Jeters’ first time getting in the water to spearfish, so the group celebrated the moment he got his first catch. Soon, a few more fish were reeled in from the boat.

“We would’ve been happy just calling it a day after that,” said Smith.

However, a few yellowfin tuna caught his eye not far away. When he started to pursue them, a huge marlin came shooting out from the darkened depths, also on the tuna’s trail.

The marlin spied Smith and moved aggressively toward him, like it was “trying to show dominance,” Smith described.

But as it came within 10 feet of the fisherman, the fish made a fatal error: turning broadside and presenting the perfect opportunity.

Smith was able to get off one good shot. The marlin twitched and floated upside down, making Smith believe he killed it.

The astounded fisherman began pulling the enormous fish toward the boat, but it soon stirred from its daze, beginning its struggle against him.

Smith was forced to grab hold of a buoy to stay afloat and keep a grip on the marlin. He had just enough time to swim close enough to the boat so Andrew could toss him a line and pull him in.

Grasping the line with just their hands, Smith and his group spent three hours chasing the marlin through open waters. When they finally managed to subdue it, they spent another half an hour plotting how to lift the 413-pound catch onto the vessel.

One of them finally stood perched on the swim step as all three muscled the fish onto the back of the boat.

Smith told NBC 7 he normally processes his own catches, but this one was too much to take on. Instead, he took his prize to Point Loma Seafood, where they smoked it for him.

On Monday, Smith picked up about 150 pounds of vacuum-sealed fish steak.

“It’s like when you win the lottery and suddenly you have a bunch of friends,” said Smith. “Everyone’s like, ‘Hey man, where’s my steak?’”

Thankfully, he has a deep freezer in his studio that can hold the gold mine of seafood, and he does plan to share with family and friends.

The Escondido Union School District superintendent said an elementary school did not follow protocol when administrators waited at least 10 minutes to call police after spotting a man with a gun on campus last week.

Superintendent Luis Ibarra met with parents Tuesday night to discuss the Aug. 31 incident, when a suspect with a high-powered rifle strapped to his back rode his bike onto the Oak Hill Elementary School campus as he escaped the scene of a burglary.

About 60 kids were outside playing at the time. Police say the suspect took a shortcut home through a break in the school's chain link fence.

The school was locked down, but administrators decided to first call the school district’s office. It took between 10 and 11 minutes for them to report the suspect to 911.

The man was later arrested after a SWAT standoff away from the school. However, as word spread about the school’s handling of the situation, criticism began to flood into the district office.

"If it is your baby, you want them to call 911 first and ask questions later, and it didn't happen," said parent Jessica Simmons.

Ibarra told NBC 7 he hoped to alleviate some of those concerns at Tuesday's meeting.

He called the incident a learning opportunity for the school.

"We should be notified, but that's always after the fact,” he said. “First and foremost, get your students and yourselves and your staff to safety, notify 911, and then notify the district office."

No one will face disciplinary measures at Oak Hill Elementary following the incident, according to the superintendent.

But Ibarra promised to create more secure campuses. He said the district has hired security and will order more dependable fencing at the front and back of schools. Most importantly, they are retraining staff on how to handle emergency responses.

"Why would he wait for this to happen in order for them to have an action," said Concepcion Ibarra, the mother of an Escondido student. "So you still question it. I do." 

At the meeting, the Escondido police chief did give credit to the teachers who were able to describe the suspect and help lead police to him. As they arrested him, they recovered three weapons.

Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project that suggests the Kremlin is digging in for a prolonged stand-off with Kiev.

The base, when completed, will even have its own swimming pool, skating rink and barber shop, according to public documents.

NATO has accused Russia of using makeshift bases for sending soldiers and hardware into Ukraine to support pro-Russian separatists fighting Kiev. 

 A brush fire burning in the Whiskey Impact area on Camp Pendleton sent smoke into the air. 

Camp Pendleton officials said the fire near Range 208 sent significant amounts of smoke into the air. 

No further information was immediately available. 

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September brings the summer’s end, the ring of school bells and, for many, the hustle of getting back to the daily grind. As you settle in to your fall schedule, take a moment to breathe and get cozy at a local coffee shop or café. Trish Sanderson from Yelp, a caffeine fiend herself, shares a list of some highly-rated San Diego java joints – perfect places to take a little break.

The Swell Café (Del Mar)
This new café in Del Mar took over the spot that formerly housed Cantata. A glance at Swell’s website or a visit to its other location in Mission Bay will give you a taste of what you’re in for, including coffee beans snagged via direct trade agreements and items focused on sustainability. Plus, baristas here create some lovely latte art.

Succulent Café (Oceanside)
A simple coffee cart, surrounded with succulents so gorgeous they can only be described as living art. There is plenty of seating in the garden-like setting for some quiet time with your monthly planner. If you’re in need of a jolt, try the Spanish Mocha from the menu. Basic pastries are available to nosh on, as well as a wide range of teas.

Rebecca’s Coffee House (South Park)
Known for its scones and sandwiches, Rebecca’s Coffee House boasts a snug, pleasant environment complete with cozy couches, free Wi-Fi and local art on display. This family-friendly java joint serves breakfast all day and hosts poetry slam events and open mic nights, too. Insider tip: Friday nights here feature live jazz!

Subterranean Coffee Boutique (North Park)
Order a dirty Chai and a sandwich created by the owners, Gene and Kelsey Padigos, for the perfect afternoon break from the grind. This spot also offers steamed eggs in the morning and plenty of vegan or gluten-free options. The Honey Banana Toast is a favorite among locals at this hip, small business.

Le Petit Chateau Coffee Bar (La Jolla)
This tiny and cozy coffee shop features comfy window seats and intimate tables to ponder pours of delicious coffee brews. You’ll also find authentic French pastries and a collection of loose leaf teas. This is truly a hidden gem and so small you’ll be lucky to snag a seat, but if you do, you’ll be delighted.

Lazy Hummingbird (Point Loma)
Beyond being a lovely spot for coffee, teas and bites, the Lazy Hummingbird hosts a community of artists with classes and showings. The space doubles as an art gallery and has plenty of free Wi-Fi. Reviewers vote it a great place to meet a pal and chat, and rave about the menu options, including $1 coffee deal on Tuesdays if you bring your own mug.
 

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A lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Carlsbad boy critically injured when a plane crashed on a local beach.

Nicholas Baer, 12, was struck when a single engine plane crashed at Carlsbad State Beach on the Fourth of July.

Nicholas suffered a concussion and underwent emergency brain surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital. He was released from the hospital less than a week later.

Now his family is suing Air Ads, Inc., its owner James Oakley and pilot Luke William Kanagy.

The plane was towing an ad banner when it lost power before the crash, FAA officials said.

The pilot had 700 hours of training and the plane had just been serviced and checked out okay, the owner of the plane told NBC7.

Although many Apple fans were excited by Apple's announcement of a new iPad Pro, two new iPhones and a new version of Apple TV, one Photoshop demonstration during Wednesday's event faced backlash.

Adobe presenter Eric Snowden manipulated the mouth of a female model using Photoshop to show off the new iPad Pro's capabilities. Many social media users, including journalists covering the event, were outraged at the optics of a man forcing a woman to smile, as Mashable reported. 

Weird. Wacky. Whimsical. That should pretty much describe the theme of next summer’s San Diego County Fair, according to organizers.

On Tuesday, the 22nd District Agricultural Association Board of Directors approved a theme dubbed “Mad About the Fair” for the 2016 San Diego County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Organizers say the fair will fuse the artistic movement known as Steampunk with the magic and whimsy of Lewis Carroll’s iconic story, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

The adventurous theme will encompass a “wild tea party” vibe that includes outlandish landscapes, crazy rides, lively entertainment, festivals and, of course, outrageous fair foods. Guests can also expect appearances by well-known “Wonderland” characters.

In addition to the theme, organizers revealed the San Diego County Fair will officially open to the public at 4 p.m. on June 3, 2016, and will run through July 4, 2016. As usual, the fair will be closed Mondays (except for July 4) and the first two Tuesdays of the season.

The San Diego County Fair is the largest annual local event and one of the 10 largest fairs in the U.S., drawing more than 1.5 million visitors each year.

This past summer’s fair – themed “A Fair to Remember” – brought a total of 1,503,508 guests through the gates, pretty darn close to the record-breaking attendance figure set in 2012 with 1,517,508 fairgoers. Read more about the 2015 fair by the numbers, including how much fried food was consumed.