Orange paint tags, including a racial slur, showed up near SDSU and left neighbors cleaning up and adding cameras. The city’s Get It Done app logged reports as residents share photos on neighborhood boards.

Two suspects, Kyle Henely and Veronica Merlo, were arrested for a series of storage unit burglaries in North County, with stolen items including weapons and valuable comics.

UC San Diego researchers used experimental evolution to broaden bacteriophage activity against multidrug‑resistant Klebsiella, offering a potential new option where antibiotics fail.

An elderly woman sustained severe injuries in a collision on Imperial Ave., San Diego. She suffered brain bleeds and fractures after her Jetta was hit by a Ford Excursion while turning.

San Diego is forecast to have below-average temperatures and showers, with the possibility of snow in higher elevations. Visibility may be reduced by fog, and mariners are warned of potential hazardous conditions.

Security footage captures a suspect breaking into Launderland in El Cajon, with the police seeking public assistance in identifying the individual responsible for the property damage and theft.

A man tied to a May panga capsizing off Del Mar that killed migrants is due for federal sentencing Monday as prosecutors ready their case. The hearing follows a multiagency probe.

High-speed chase after a burglary in Poway leads to the arrest of Daniel Baker for drug possession and sales, with a significant amount of narcotics seized.

A 105‑unit assisted‑living complex along El Camino Real won state approval, but neighbors and conservation groups warn of wildlife and traffic impacts.

The Coast Guard intercepted a boat with 12 suspected unauthorized migrants near Mission Bay, leading to a pursuit and the use of force to stop the vessel.

A 30-year-old man was stabbed while in his car in San Ysidro by an assailant in his 50s. The motive is unclear, and the victim has non-life-threatening injuries. Police seek information.

A binational trash boom trapped hundreds of tons of debris — and now much of that contaminated plastic is being buried in San Diego landfills, officials say.

National City’s council unanimously approved a tobacco retail licensing program that caps permits, sets 1,000‑foot buffers near youth facilities and funds inspections. The measure includes stepped fines and potential revocations for repeat violations.