City News Service

San Diego County public health officials reported 3,493 COVID-19 infections as of Saturday and no new deaths, bringing the county's total to 126,465 cases and the death toll remaining at 1,280.

The 2021 Rose Bowl Game has been relocated from Pasadena to Texas, leaving Southern California without its signature New Year's Day sporting event for the first time since 1942.

Sunday will be a warm day in all of San Diego County with the highest highs in the valleys and 80-degree highs in a few spots because of the downslope warming associated with offshore flow.

San Diego County public health officials have reported 2,509 COVID-19 infections and 27 additional deaths, bringing the county's totals to 122,972 cases and 1,280 fatalities.

Deacon Jim Vargas, president and CEO at Father Joe's Villages, praised San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria Saturday for extending the shelter operation at the San Diego Convention Center to protect hundreds of homeless San Diegans as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens.

A Santa Ana weather pattern will bring very dry conditions to San Diego County with sunny, warm days and clear, cold nights Saturday through Monday.

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.