In this aerial handout photo provided by Chelsea's Light Foundation more than 500 people gathered Friday, March 11, 2011. The ceremony ended with students forming a giant human sunflower, and spelling "Joie de Vivre" or Love For Life.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than 500 people have gathered at a San Diego County park to honor Chelsea King, the same park where the 17-year-old was murdered by a convicted sex offender last year.
The gathering Friday at Rancho Bernardo Community Park was initiated by San Diego State University's Greek community.
A King family spokeswoman says the event began with hundreds of students placing plaques with some of Chelsea's favorite quotes along the running trails. It ended with students forming a giant human sunflower, an art project initiated by the Chelsea's Light Foundation and aerial artist and environmental activist John Quigley.
Chelsea's story was a catalyst for California's Chelsea's Law, legislation passed last year which requires sentences of life without parole for some convicted sex offenders.
Friday, May 24 2013 2:34 AM EDT2013-05-24 06:34:08 GMT
A man who opened fire on vehicles on State Route 163 during the morning commute more than two years ago, was convicted Thursday of four counts.
A man who opened fire on vehicles on State Route 163 during the morning commute more than two years ago, wounding a college student and damaging the car of another motorist, was convicted Thursday of four counts.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:59 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:59:06 GMT
Help is on the way for victims of the deadly tornado in Oklahoma. A group of local military wives organized a relief effort, collecting hundreds of boxes of donations.
Help is on the way for victims of the deadly tornado in Oklahoma. A group of local military wives organized a relief effort, collecting hundreds of boxes of donations.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:45 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:45:48 GMT
A stolen vehicle crashed off a Mountain View-area street during a police chase Thursday and struck a pedestrian, leaving the person with two broken legs and the driver under arrest, authorities reported.
A stolen vehicle crashed off a Mountain View-area street during a police chase Thursday and struck a pedestrian, leaving the person with two broken legs and the driver under arrest, authorities reported.
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:32:41 GMT
Staffers from every department at the San Diego Zoo are pitching in to get the three-acre Conrad Prebys Australian Outback exhibit ready for its Friday opening.
Staffers from every department at the San Diego Zoo are pitching in to get the three-acre Conrad Prebys Australian Outback exhibit ready for its Friday opening.
In this aerial handout photo provided by Chelsea's Light Foundation more than 500 people gathered Friday, March 11, 2011. The ceremony ended with students forming a giant human sunflower, and spelling "Joie de Vivre" or Love For Life.
