City News Service

San Diego County's latest coronavirus numbers show 738 new COVID-19 infections and four additional deaths.

A brush fire near Rainbow was holding at 54 acres and was 97% contained Thursday morning.

The number of suicides in San Diego County declined slightly in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department and the Health and Human Services Agency's Behavioral Health Services division will seek to develop a better way to provide behavioral and physical health services in the county's seven detention facilities.

Former San Diego County Chief Medical Officer Dr. Nicholas Yphantides filed a lawsuit against the county Wednesday alleging he was discriminated against and wrongfully fired after taking a medical leave of absence.

UC San Diego researchers found that breastfeeding mothers who received either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine reported the same symptoms as what has been previously reported in non- breastfeeding women, with no serious side effects in their infants, it was announced Wednesday.

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.