After a long, and often emotional, meeting, the majority of the Escondido City Council opted to continue a contract letting federal immigration officers train at a city-owned firing range.
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A KPBS analysis shows police traffic stops in the city of San Diego have fallen by about 57% and traffic deaths increased by 47% since 2014. -
A San Diego woman vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico was advised to shelter in place Sunday at the resort where she is staying, as violence erupted around the city and throughout western Mexico. -
A new state law gives cities more authority to set speed limits based on safety data. Some streets near schools could see speed limits as low as 15 miles per hour. -
The city has industrial pumps and vacuum trucks on hand to try to prevent flooding. -
A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has introduced 10 bills, an unprecedented package designed to stop deadly drivers. -
The San Diego Police Department is asking the public for any information leading to those responsible for vandalizing dozens of parking meters in Balboa Park. -
The new plan retreats from some ambitious projects but aims to deliver tangible improvements in the near term. -
California law enforcement agencies seize about 11,000 ghost guns every year. The state now is suing websites that help people manufacture untraceable firearms. -
The blast resulted in the "traumatic amputation" of the teen's right hand along with severe burns to his chest and face, the agency reported. -
A federal judge denied a request Wednesday from defense attorneys for a former San Diego County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a fleeing, unarmed man outside the San Diego Central Jail to delay his trial in connection with the shooting. His attorneys argued that recent high-profile law enforcement shootings could unfairly bias potential jurors against their client.
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