The San Diego County Fair was established in 1880, and has grown into San Diego County’s largest and longest-running annual ...

Lu the hippo died June 8. He had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years ...

Lu, the beloved hippopotamus who spent decades at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, passed away Sunday at 65.

It’s unclear if the birds will return, but SeaWorld says their relocation is a first step toward reimagining Penguin ...

Learn about the court ruling impacting San Diego Humane Society's stray cat release policies and what changes are now in place to ensure compliance with state law.

The San Diego County Fair will begin its "Summer Pet-tacular" Wednesday, bringing wild rides, hot musical acts and crazy culinary concoctions to the Del Mar Fairgrounds through July 6.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This year’s San Diego County Fair theme is “Summer Pet-tacular” and over several weeks, it will highlight several ...

One mystery in limb regrowth is how cells “know” which part of the limb to rebuild. If an axolotl loses its upper arm, it ...

The 1939 Pan Am “flying boat,” with comedian Bob Hope and actress Greta Garba among its famous passengers, touched down in Shediac to refuel en route to Europe.

It turns out criss-crossing the country on a multi-state road trip in the midst of a heated election cycle was a rather ...