City News Service

A mild late-winter storm brought rain and dustings of mountain snow to the San Diego area Thursday.

Police have notified the state Department of Fish and Wildlife of the presence of a cougar in the city, police said.

The streak of increases to the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County was extended Thursday to 10 days with an increase of three-tenths of a cent to $4.915, its highest amount since Dec. 5.

A landslide on private property above the city-owned Mariposa Trail Pedestrian Bridge led to debris on the tracks on Jan. 24, halting all rail service.

A San Diego man who allegedly smuggled potent greenhouse gases from Mexico into the United States is the first in the nation to ever be prosecuted under a recently enacted law aimed at curbing climate change, it was announced Monday.

Along the coast, mostly cloudy conditions are expected this week, with daytime highs in the low to mid-60s.

The two occupants of the aircraft have been rescued and transported to UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest for evaluations.

A dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service for San Diego County's coastal areas until 10 a.m. Friday.

An odor advisory was was issued Monday weeks after the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District unveiled their new odor alert system.