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While you're out enjoying the pool this summer and soaking up some rays, try this fun experiment. Ask some friends which season of the year they think the Earth is nearest to the sun. Unless your acquaintances are atypical, I'll... — Updated 7/18/2023

The San Diego region has reached a new energy milestone: more than 1 million customers in SDG&E's service territory are now getting their electricity supplies from two local community choice aggregators (CCAs) – public entities c... — Updated 7/18/2023

Dubbed as the toughest bicycle race of the world, and is one of the most respected and longest running endurance sports events, Race Across America has wrapped up yet another year. RAAM finishes not long after its 928-mile... — Updated 7/18/2023

I get it. There are lots of people out there who don't like snakes of any color, size or type. And while only the rattlesnake is potentially dangerous in this area, there are many species of snakes in Anza-Borrego Desert State... — Updated 7/18/2023

On the map, it's marked as Culp Valley, but since my first trip when a glorious arch of colors was hanging over this wilderness pot of gold, I've called it The Valley of Rainbows. Like a geological balcony overlooking Borrego Valle... — Updated 7/18/2023

Long ago, when I was in grade school, I counted the days until the start of summer. There was always something exciting to me about that time of year. Perhaps it was that I would have no homework to do for nearly three months or... — Updated 7/18/2023

A decades-old effort to kill invasive tamarisk trees in Anza-Borrego may be getting help from Mother Nature in the form of a beetle that naturally destroys the plants. Resource managers and environmental watchdogs are excited by... — Updated 7/18/2023

Tom Hildebrandt and Pamela Lange have been running Kesling's Kitchen for seven years, and have now decided to move on to pastures new. Tom told the Borrego Sun, "It's a new chapter in our lives allowing us to continue in the field... — Updated 7/18/2023

As riders made their way through Borrego Springs for the first time stop of one of the toughest cycling races in the world, they were greeted with quite pleasant weather in comparison to other years. With temperatures barely... — Updated 7/18/2023

Early morning sky watchers may notice a new star in their sky. OK, it's not really a "new" star, but it hasn't been easily visible for nearly a year. Its name is Mira, and it's what astronomers know as a long-period variable star.... — Updated 7/18/2023

Need your white mocha, iced latte, brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso fix from Starbucks? Well, Borregans are now in luck, as they can get just that and more from the Casa Café and Market. This is not an official Starbucks. The... — Updated 7/18/2023

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recognized Jim Wilson for 69 years of outstanding service, leadership and commitment to uplifting the lives of the Borrego Springs community and proclaimed May 16 as, "Jim Wilson Day"... — Updated 7/18/2023

At a time when soaring summer temperatures will keep most people away from the desert, dedicated state park volunteers will soon be trekking into remote locations to conduct the annual Anza-Borrego Desert Bighorn Sheep Count.... — Updated 7/18/2023

Bushes, cactus, a large decorative bell and a 6 foot swath of pool tiles were found missing from a house on De Anza Drive. The house is a block away from the golf course at De Anza Desert Club, currently being re-landscaped. While... — Updated 7/18/2023

It was like being greeted by the spring wildflowers that lined the rocky sides of the sandy desert wash as I approached. The cluster of happy little Parish's poppies seemed to act that way as their bright yellow flowers danced... — Updated 7/18/2023

Shhh...don't tell anyone, it's one of those best kept secrets. Summer in Borrego Springs can be a spectacular time for visitors looking to explore the heavenly show of clear night skies, escape vacation crowds or encounter unique... — Updated 7/18/2023

Eleanor Euwer Shimeall was born June 18, 1923 in western Kansas to Elmer Euwer and Mary Courter Euwer. She had an older brother and younger sister, both now deceased. In eighth grade, she met Clark Shimeall and decided he was the o... — Updated 6/21/2023

Scientists from the University of California Irvine (UCI) presented initial findings of a three-year study of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) in the Borrego Subbasin on March 27 at the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Res... — Updated 5/1/2023