City News Service

San Diego County public health officials reported 499 new COVID-19 infections and 12 deaths Friday, increased the county's totals to 262,360 cases and 3,371 deaths.

Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, announced more than $13.5 million in grant funding to San Diego and Orange counties to increase affordable housing.

Cue Health announced Friday it has received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sales of a COVID-19 test that the San Diego biotech company says can deliver results in about 20 minutes.

California are allowing people to attend Major League Baseball games and other sports, go to Disneyland and watch live performances in limited capacities starting April 1. The rules announced Friday coincide with baseball's opening day.

A former La Mesa police officer who was fired and criminally charged in connection with a controversial arrest near the Grossmont trolley station is seeking to regain his job, court filings show.

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine found that specific regions of the brain respond to emotional stimuli related to loneliness and wisdom in opposing ways in a study published Friday.

There were no reports of any damage or public threats related to the quake.

The plan calls for a permanent center that migrants and asylum seekers can use while they finalize travel arrangements to other parts of the country.

There have been 16 earthquakes reported near El Centro and Imperial since midnight.