City News Service

Initial reports from witnesses indicated they saw four sharks, ranging from six to 10 feet in length. A lifeguard using a personal watercraft also observed a shark, according to the city.

After a four-day battle against a raging fire, the blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego is believed to be fully extinguished, but crews are working Friday to verify that no fires are still burning.

The state's unemployment rate dropped to 15.1% in June, while nationally, the rate decreased to 11.2% in the same time period.

San Diego County public health officials reported a record 17 COVID-19-related deaths and 409 new cases as they opened a new testing site in Imperial Beach.

A series of legal cases and claims were announced Thursday against various San Diego-area law enforcement agencies and jurisdictions stemming from recent alleged instances of excessive force against detainees and protesters.

Molecular biologists and bioengineers at UC San Diego isolated two distinct paths that cells travel during the aging process and engineered a new way to genetically program these processes to extend lifespan in yeast cells.

Mayor Todd Gloria and City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera Wednesday announced an update to San Diego's climate action initiative.

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.