City News Service

Cmdr. Rick Goulding will now serve the North County of San Diego, which includes the following cities and neighborhoods: Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, Vista, San Marcos, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Escondido, Valley Center and Pauma Valley.

Increasing moisture was likely to bring scattered thunderstorms by the middle of the week, mainly over the mountains and high deserts, forecasters said.

San Diegans under the age of 18 will still be able to ride public transit for free through June 2024, with funding coming from the San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG) Fiscal Year 2024 Budget passed Friday.

Officials around the county are asking for federal aid, even as the White House rolls out new rules.

More mental health clinicians and services are needed in San Diego County jails, particularly to assist a growing number of criminal defendants who are considered mentally incompetent to stand trial, according to a report released this week by the San Diego County Grand Jury.

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search of the ocean near San Clemente Island for a downed plane with three people aboard, authorities announced Thursday.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive-heat warning, effective from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. next Monday.