City News Service

The requirement will remain in place for now, pending a Feb. 28 reassessment of COVID-19 case rates and other pandemic metrics.

In a move touted as a means of increasing public trust in the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the advisory Citizen's Law Enforcement Review Board will begin responding to scenes of in-custody fatalities and deputy-involved shootings that result in critical injuries or deaths.

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returned to San Diego Monday, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation.

The coolest day of this week was predicted to be Tuesday, when high temperatures could be 5 to 10 degrees below average.

Friday's data increased the county's cumulative totals to 722,683 cases and 4,894 deaths since the pandemic began. Total COVID-positive hospitalizations decreased from 868 to 837.

Alexander King, 20, admitted Thursday to his role in setting the May 30, 2020, fire inside the Chase bank branch.

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.