City News Service

An appeals court Wednesday extended a stay on a San Diego judge's ruling that would have allowed county restaurants and live adult entertainment venues to reopen amid COVID-19 restrictions.

One day after pardoning former San Diego-area Rep. Duncan Hunter, who admitted misusing campaign funds for personal expenses, President Donald Trump Wednesday granted a full pardon to Hunter's wife, who pleaded guilty to the same crime.

San Diego County public health officials urged residents to avoid large holiday gatherings as they reported 2,598 new COVID-19 infections and 39 deaths from the virus.

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group completed a sustainment exercise and deployed Wednesday for the first time since returning to San Diego in July.

San Diego County public health officials reported 28 new deaths and 2,381 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, the fewest cases reported since Dec. 14.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday nominated Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, to serve as the next California Secretary of State, a move that would make her the first Black woman to ever hold the position.

It is a long-inactive commission focusing on the needs of women and recommending programs intended to fix gender inequality.

Hundreds of people lined the street Monday at an Allied Gardens gas station waiting to get free gas.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning urging people to be prepared for dangerous road conditions on passes and mountain roads.