A San Diego man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 10 years after agents seized PCP, meth and multiple firearms during a federal probe.

A landlord was arrested in Normal Heights after allegedly striking a tenant with a baseball bat; officers negotiated a standoff before taking the suspect into custody.

San Diego police responded to a barricaded suspect on the 4800 block of 35th Street, prompting heavy resources and traffic disruption in the Normal Heights area.

A late-night brush fire burned roughly 8–10 acres near Burckthorn Trail in Campo as Cal Fire and county crews worked the scene.

San Diego police are investigating a homicide in East Village after a reported death on the 300 block of Park Boulevard. Detectives ask anyone with tips to come forward.

A downtown San Diego jury will decide whether a Victra-run Verizon store is liable after an elderly Poway customer was struck and seriously injured last June.

A man in his 30s was shot and killed Wednesday in Valencia Park. Homicide detectives are investigating; police say there is no ongoing threat.

A multiagency FBI‑led sweep in San Diego arrested 28 people tied to the Crips; prosecutors linked the operation to a crack‑cocaine street market in related filings.

A parole panel denied the early release of Kenneth Bogard, convicted in a string of Pacific Beach assaults in the early 1990s. Prosecutors said he remains an unacceptable risk and won't be reconsidered for at least three years.

A San Diego jury split on a murder charge in the National City DUI that killed Tina Smith; jurors convicted the driver on other counts while leaving the murder charge unresolved.

A person was ejected and killed in a two-vehicle crash on southbound I-5 at Washington Street early Wednesday, prompting a full southbound shutdown near Mission Hills.

The county medical examiner identified 12 people killed in recent crashes across San Diego County — from an Encinitas teen to motorcyclists and an e‑bike rider. The names and brief case notes were published this week.

A Temecula martial-arts instructor accused of abusing students had his preliminary hearing vacated; a felony settlement conference is now set for Sept. 23. The sheriff’s office says the probe is ongoing.