City News Service

San Diego County identified its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the county Health and Human Services Agency announced Thursday.

A former La Jolla media executive who paid more than $500,000 to get her children into prestigious universities as part of the wide-ranging college admissions bribery scandal was sentenced Thursday to six weeks in prison, plus one year of home confinement.

A total of 528,256 San Diego County residents have received their COVID-19 booster shots and all county vaccination sites have Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccinations available.

Closing arguments were delivered Wednesday in the trial of a former La Mesa police officer charged with lying on a police report.

Supporters said an airport expansion would be economically beneficial. Opponents of the expansion cited noise and jet fuel pollution concerns and said the airport doesn't serve the general public.

San Diego County public health officials encouraged residents to get influenza vaccinations before the typical rise in cases during the holidays and winter months on Wednesday.

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.