San Diego County Sheriff's deputies searched Fallbrook after 11-year-old Violet was reported missing from the 2700 block of Los Alisos Drive. Authorities say she was wearing pink when last seen.

Ensenada's Grand Carnival runs March 12–17 in Playa Hermosa with Yuridia, Banda MS and Alicia Villarreal on the main stage. Parades and free concerts are set to draw cross‑border crowds.

Lennar has begun grading the old Restaurant Row site in San Marcos for a major mixed‑use overhaul that will add homes, restaurants, outdoor dining and a park while salvaging parts of the original plaza. Sales and construction timelines are now moving into view.

Network changes to Medicare Advantage plans are forcing thousands of San Diego seniors to change primary-care doctors or pay more to keep access to UCSD and other systems. Local counselors are urging people to act now.

Six students at San Pasqual Union School were treated by paramedics after sharing a candy bar that officials said contained an unknown substance; one child was hospitalized. The district says families were notified and staff followed protocols.

The city activated its inclement weather shelter program for Feb. 20, opening temporary beds at Father Joe's Villages and Living Water Church for people sleeping outdoors.

California awarded San Diego $5 million from the CalVIP Cohort 5 pot to scale the Peacemaker Project’s outreach teams, trauma services and re-entry supports. The funding targets neighborhoods hit hardest by gang and gun violence.

Registered nurses picketed outside UC San Diego and Palomar hospitals, calling immigration enforcement a public-health threat and demanding clear SB 81 protocols.

MCASD La Jolla will host Giants this spring, a touring selection from the Dean Collection with 130+ works and a massive Mickalene Thomas installation. Preview April 17.

211 San Diego launched a local outreach campaign to connect residents to food, housing and health services as federal benefit changes loom. The helpline says it will expand outreach and track program updates.

A San Diego County deputy shot and injured a suspect during a traffic stop in San Marcos; the District Attorney's Special Operations Division will review the case.

Customs and Border Protection asked San Diego County for owner data on every parcel; county GIS officials say an in-person request is required and lawmakers want answers.

A jury convicted Robert Early Madden in the July 15, 2024 Talmadge killing of Senait Legesse; a judge sentenced him to life without parole Wednesday. The case hinged on a robbery-related special-circumstance finding.