The DOJ and California Attorney General filed a proposed settlement requiring three San Diego ready‑mix plants be sold to Holliday Rock to preserve competition in the region.

Scripps researchers report a months‑long marine heat wave off San Diego, with daily temperature records at Scripps Pier and seabirds washing ashore emaciated.

A fatal collision closed westbound I‑8 east of Lakeside, scattering wreckage and forcing detours onto Olde Highway 80. CHP investigators are on scene.

Oceanside twins Janae and Jasmine Leovao helped Eastern Michigan earn a berth at the 2026 NCAA women's golf championships at La Costa after a fourth-place regional finish.

Navajo planners have reinstated a subcommittee to re‑examine blasting, dust and permit issues at the Mission Gorge quarry after neighbors reported stronger blasts. The panel will gather technical findings and recommendations this summer.

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.