Ramona Station will convert the old Kmart into a 107,470‑sq‑ft center anchored by Marshalls, PetSmart and Grocery Outlet, with openings expected late this summer.

General Atomics' DIII‑D tokamak in Sorrento Valley fires plasma hotter than the sun and hosts hundreds of researchers testing fusion technology.

A fast-moving brush fire on the Campo Reservation grew quickly on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders and a temporary shelter at Golden Acorn Casino as crews worked near I‑8.

Bird Rock Elementary celebrated 75 years as a multi‑building modernization moves toward construction, promising new classrooms and refreshed play spaces.

Kitchens for Good bought a four‑story Bankers Hill building to create a 29,000‑sq‑ft Culinary Impact Center that will expand apprenticeships, shared kitchens and microenterprise support by mid‑2027.

A 43-year-old Warner Springs man was found dead in his overturned pickup about 1.5 miles from home. A sheriff helicopter and Cal Fire assisted during the recovery.

Carlsbad’s council voted to let Toll Brothers pursue rezoning and review for 111 townhomes on a 7-acre Bressi Ranch parcel, triggering studies and public hearings. Neighbors raised traffic and housing concerns.

Sen. Adam Schiff toured Feeding San Diego and warned proposed federal budget cuts to SNAP/CalFresh could strain food banks and county services across the region.

A locally active fault runs beneath downtown San Diego; experts warn mapping gaps and recent seismic swarms make the Rose Canyon Fault a closer concern than most residents realize.

The Fa/drd Fire was reported in San Diego County on May 15; federal feeds list it as burning on private land with cause and containment unknown.

A 17-year-old was arrested May 13 after deputies say he fled a Feb. 4 traffic stop on an e-motorcycle; investigators later found the bike abandoned in Carlsbad. Authorities say the case followed a nearly three-month probe.

Morning clouds give way to a partly sunny afternoon with a high near 69°F. Expect deeper marine layer and gusty inland winds Saturday–Sunday.

A wildlife monitor says a dead osprey chick was found tangled in fishing line at the La Jolla Tennis Club, prompting stepped-up cleanups and calls to report injured birds.