City News Service

The jury found that Albert Lee Blake, 51, killed 28-year-old Maribel Merino Ibanez at the Church's Chicken restaurant at 3726 Del Sol Blvd. on Nov. 6, 2019.

Ardem Patapoutian, 53, of Scripps Research in La Jolla was selected as a recipient of the Nobel Prize for his use of "pressure-sensitive cells" to discover a class of sensors that "respond to mechanical stimuli in the skin and internal organs."

San Diego County reported 343 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no new virus-related deaths in its most recent data.

A total of 38,100 new tests were logged by the county Friday, and the percentage of positive cases over the past 14 days was 3.5%.

In a letter to the judge overseeing the proposed placement of Douglas Badger, Bryan and Ming Zublin wrote that they could not consent to having Badger reside at their property "in good conscience."

Sharp HealthCare today broke ground on the new Prebys Innovation & Education Center, named in recognition of a $5 million challenge grant from The Conrad Prebys Foundation.

The announcement comes after a judge struck down San Diego's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying only the state can make that a requirement.

Earlier this month, supervisors unanimously voted to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement process, including having full veto authority.