City News Service

Scams targeting San Diego Gas & Electric customers are on the rise.

A Spring Valley man who threw a pair of Molotov cocktails — neither of which fully ignited — into a National City home occupied by three children was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline dropped one-tenth of a cent to a record $6.025.

The unemployment rate is lower than the pre-pandemic level. In February 2020, the county's unemployment rate was 3.2% before much of the economy was shuttered because of COVID-19.

This system will be available for use by cargo vessels that aren't yet equipped to connect to shore power by placing a bonnet over the vessel's stack to capture and treat exhaust while the ship is at berth.

A Vista jury also convicted 29-year-old Eduardo Arriola of a gun-use allegation, plus a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, meaning he will face life imprisonment without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced.

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

A 19-year-old was arraigned Friday in connection with the crimes.

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews worked to put out a brush fire near Torrey Pines State Beach.