City News Service

From February through May, nearly 90 separate law enforcement operations were conducted, leading both to the firearms seized and the recovery of large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.

The San Diego Blood Bank and San Diego Padres will host their 7th annual Summer Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Petco Park's Gallagher Square.

A seventh-grader from Sabre Springs was eliminated in the fourth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday.

Kenneth Chaney, 21, is accused in last Tuesday's shooting death of 20-year-old Trey Walker.

Mihir S. Konkapaka correctly spelled "vexillologist," a noun meaning a person who studies flags, according to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary, the bee's official dictionary.

Some beaches — like Dog Beach in Ocean Beach — remain closed due to high bacteria levels.

Earlier this month, supervisors unanimously voted to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement process, including having full veto authority.