City News Service

Even though none of Booker's current committee assignments give him authority over Tijuana River issues, the senator's visit is bringing more media attention to the crisis.

DNA testing determined that the body part was that of Indian national Mahi Patel, who was traveling in the small vessel with her parents, older sibling and about 15 other suspected undocumented immigrants.

San Diego County's public health department is working with Father Joe's Villages and the San Diego Rescue Mission to notify residents, employees and volunteers who may have potentially been exposed to tuberculosis.

Pollution from the Tijuana River makes its way into the air and decreases air quality as far north as La Jolla, according to a study released Wednesday by UC San Diego researchers.

An eighth grader at Bright Horizon Academy in San Diego advanced to the fifth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday in National Harbor, Maryland by correctly spelling shinplaster, a piece of privately issued paper currency especially one poorly secured and depreciated in value.

Dry and slightly warmer weather is expected to continue through the week in San Diego County, with breezy periods on the coastal mountain slopes into the deserts, forecasters said Tuesday.

California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter.

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.