City News Service

Randy Ferris, 65, and Walter Jones, 61, were among nine transients struck by the out-of-control Volvo station wagon in the 1500 block of B Street shortly after 9 a.m. Monday.

Using molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at UCSD estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19.

More than $2.44 billion was spent on public safety in Fiscal Year 2020, according to SANDAG's report, with roughly one out of every three general fund dollars dedicated to law enforcement for all incorporated cities with individual police departments.

Restaurants, movie theaters, fitness centers and other businesses resumed indoor activities Wednesday with San Diego County advancing into the less-restrictive red tier of the state's COVID-19 reopening blueprint.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved the $8.8 million purchase of 2,200 acres of land to preserve habitant and extend wildlife corridors in the community of Campo.

Federal prosecutors in San Diego put a call out Wednesday for the public's help in identifying alleged human smugglers at the center of the deadly Imperial County traffic crash that killed 13 people and injured several others.

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.