City News Service

San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency Monday reported 5,482 new COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths associated with the virus.

Students at Los Angeles Unified School District were being required to wear higher-grade, non-cloth masks starting Monday, and the district has also extended weekly COVID-19 testing, regardless of vaccination status, through the end of February.

Friday's data increased the county's cumulative totals to 639,139 cases and 4,566 deaths.

A two-day old giraffe calf born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has been euthanized due to his deteriorating health.

San Diego County's unemployment rate decreased to 4.2% in December.

Gusty conditions will start off the weekend in the San Diego area Friday, creating a potential for wind damage and roadway hazards.

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.

It is a long-inactive commission focusing on the needs of women and recommending programs intended to fix gender inequality.