Public records show an Arizona medical license entry for a convicted Bonita surgeon while he serves a three‑year sentence. Family and lawyers call the renewal alarming.

A San Ysidro man is due to plead guilty in Los Angeles after allegedly posing as an ICE agent and bilking Latino immigrants out of tens of thousands of dollars.

Attorney General Rob Bonta called 2024 "historic" after state data showed the fewest firearm-related deaths since 1968, while warning the gains are fragile. DOJ reports show falling homicides but tracing gaps remain.

Hazmat crews evacuated businesses near Girard and Silverado in La Jolla after elevated carbon monoxide readings; officials say there is no public risk.

A Spanish teacher at High Tech High North County was arrested on a federal charge accusing him of buying and possessing child sexual‑abuse material. School officials say students are not believed to be involved and counseling is available.

A hang‑gliding accident at Torrey Pines sent air and ground rescue crews to the cliffs on Sunday; authorities say the situation is developing.

A 24-year-old inmate was found unresponsive at MCC San Diego and later pronounced dead. Federal officials say the FBI has been notified as investigators review the case.

A motorcycle and a truck collided on SR‑78 in Shelter Valley Saturday; one person died and CHP says investigators are on the scene.

CBP officers at Otay Mesa intercepted more than 430 pounds of cocaine and meth in two April inspections, seizing about $2.8M in drugs and arresting two men.

CHP says a routine Temecula traffic stop ended with a DUI arrest and the seizure of multiple illegal firearms, including rifles and high-capacity magazines.

A vegetation fire was reported near Gird Road and SR‑76 in Fallbrook; North County Fire crews responded and residents were urged to monitor official alerts.

After 32 years without an arrest, relatives of Vera Campbell say renewed police review and new DNA tools offer a chance at closure.

The California DOJ concluded it will not pursue criminal charges after an AB 1506 review of the 2022 San Diego police shooting that killed John Romero.