City News Service

High pressure over California was bringing hot weather to inland areas this Labor Day weekend, while an eddy was expected to spin up and bring a few degrees of cooling to the coast and some valleys Monday, the National Weather Service said.

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.

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.