Mitek Systems, a San Diego provider of mobile deposit and identity verification software for banks and others, said Monday that Chairman and Chief Executive Jim DeBello will leave the company effective Jan. 1. DeBello, 59, has been a member of Mitek’s ...

The worlds of playwright Noah Haidle’s “Smokefall” are disparate and inscrutable. Act I (titled “Help Me Remember”) unfolds in a Grand Rapids, Mich., that smacks of David Lynch’s fictitious Twin Peaks, Wash. It’s a baleful place where an old ...

Up until Sunday afternoon, only about 15 skateboarders in the world had successfully completed the 360-degree loop ride made famous 20 years ago by Carlsbad skating legend Tony Hawk. Now, three more names — including the first woman — can be added to ...

Gabriel Arias’ August surged continued in a big way Monday night. The 18-year-old shortstop prospect hit for low Single-A Fort Wayne’s first cycle since 1993, a five-hit game that added up to five RBIs in the TinCaps’ 15-5 win at South Bend. Arias ...

Re “White House flags return to full staff 2 days after McCain’s death” (Aug. 27): The pettiness and ego-maniacal self-centeredness of our president has been recognized by the veteran’s groups of the country that publicly called for him to “lower ...

The Seattle Mariners are living in the moment, and that means trying to sweep a 21-hour series this week with the Padres at Petco Park and then win a bunch of the seven games left with the Oakland A’s — and if enough things work out, somehow, for the ...

A San Diego State University student was robbed Monday, the first day of the fall semester, in an incident similar to another sidewalk robbery that occurred near the campus Saturday. Monday’s theft happened about 6:40 p.m. at Lindo Paseo and College ...

The bill that would revise how California regulates the state power grid was amended late last week, prompting a fresh round of debate over the fate of the legislation. The new language posted online Saturday gives lawmakers nine months to consider how ...

A crash involving an ambulance and two other vehicles on south state Route 163 snarled traffic for Tuesday commuters, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported about 5 a.m. near Friars Road in Mission Valley. Witnesses told ...

HopSkipDrive, an Uber-like ride-hail service that only transports minors, has arrived in San Diego to help area parents get their kids to and from school, soccer practice or the myriad of other activities that often conflict with work schedules. The 4-year ...