City News Service

Starting Aug. 1, Cal Fire will begin a "significant" construction project to upgrade the Air Attack Base in Ramona to accommodate a new air tanker.

AfghanEvac called President Donald Trump's offer to help Afghan detained in the United Arab Emirates on Truth Social, a "welcome surprise."

The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's summer season spans eight weeks and 31 racing days, including 38 stakes worth more than $7.8 million, all told.

The events are billed by organizers as a "national day of nonviolent action" on the fifth anniversary of the death of Rep. John Lewis.

Some local union workers at Republic Services were honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash, recycling and yard waste bins overflowing along the sides of Chula Vista and other South Bay area streets.

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.