City News Service

A San Diego County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman said he is slated to be sentenced Sept. 1 in San Diego Juvenile Court.

The pilot, who had been the sole occupant of the aircraft, was conscious and alert after the crash.

A decades-old county ordinance preventing businesses from having coin-operated amusement devices, including arcade games, in the same area where alcohol is served will be repealed next month, two supervisors announced Wednesday.

The ruling issued this week from U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff stems from an $85 million award by a San Diego federal jury in March to the family of 32-year-old Lucky Phounsy, who died following his April 13, 2015, arrest in Santee.

Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas sponsored the resolution in support of the bill, which was introduced by Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-San Diego.

With above-normal temperatures expected in the San Diego area and many parts of the state, a statewide Flex Alert will be in effect from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, urging residents to voluntarily cut back on power use to avoid strain on California's electrical grid.

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

The department is looking to fill over 400 positions, and willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in signing bonuses to attract new employees.

It's going to feel a lot like summer across much of San Diego County starting Wednesday.