City News Service

On Tuesday, authorities said they were evaluating the possibility of re-populating the Cold Springs area, but fire crews were still working on narrow, one-way roads, and they were still urging people to avoid the area.

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,025 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths Monday. Fully vaccinated county residents now number close to 2.09 million, or around 74.4% of the county's eligible population.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to declare COVID-19 misinformation a public health crisis and adopt a series of recommendations to actively combat it.

San Diego Unified is investing nearly $3 billion in academic and social-emotional and well-being programs for students as well as upgrades to classrooms this school year, a 14% increase per student from a year ago.

A group of civic and health leaders Monday announced the imminent opening of a Monoclonal Antibody Regional Center in the Clairemont area to provide on-site COVID-19 testing and early treatment at no cost for anyone who is medically eligible.

John Timothy Earnest previously pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior Court to murder and other charges and is slated to be sentenced next month to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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.