City News Service

UC San Diego Health completed the first surgery in the nation to implant a device that uses neurostimulation in the form of electrical pulses to key nerves and muscles responsible for stabilizing the lower back, it was announced Thursday.

More than 140,000 San Diegans who have received their first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are overdue for their second dose, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported Thursday.

Eight people were hospitalized after a suspected smuggling boat capsized Thursday near Moonlight Beach in Encinitas.

Following Coronado High School's 60-57 overtime victory in the boys' Division 4-A regional final some members of the crowd in Coronado gym on June 19 threw tortillas at the largely Latino Orange Glen players.

Almost all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths reported in San Diego County in 2021 occurred among residents who are not fully vaccinated.

SDSU will distribute 6,000 home testing kits for COVID-19 at a San Diego County middle school this summer, part of a pilot program to determine whether self- testing of students' high-risk family members can help keep schools safe.

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.