City News Service

Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the Aruba Fire in Rainbow, which has scorched 54 acres and was 30% contained Monday.

San Diego County reported 697 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths, according to the most recent data released.

The U.S. Navy Sunday identified the five crew members who were killed when an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of San Diego last week.

A workplace investigation was underway Friday into a Valhalla High School security staffer's actions while breaking up a student fight at the eastern San Diego County campus this week — notably, kneeling on a Black teen's neck while detaining her.

San Diego County's case rate per 100,000 residents is 38.7 overall, as reported Wednesday, 15.2 for fully vaccinated people and 68 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.

The state Assembly followed San Diego County's lead Friday in passing a measure declaring medical misinformation a public health crisis.

California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.