A two-alarm blaze in San Diego sent three people to hospital; one suffered life-threatening burns.

San Diego police ran a Friday-night DUI checkpoint and posted video urging partygoers to choose sober rides ahead of St. Patrick’s Day.

A two‑vehicle collision on Otay Lakes Road east of Wueste Road killed one man and injured another. CHP San Diego is investigating and seeking witnesses.

A jury convicted Davarold Jucynn Zeno of first-degree murder and a lying-in-wait special circumstance in the 2021 El Cajon killing of Jaylin Moore; Zeno was sentenced to life without parole.

A Clairemont family is canvassing neighbors after 43‑year‑old Andres Gallardo was killed in a hit‑and‑run while riding his bike. Police and Crime Stoppers are asking for video or eyewitness tips.

A judge handed Gregory Carlomagno a 43‑year, 8‑month to life term after his conviction in the 2024 El Cajon stabbing that left Steven Barron dead. Local records and court filings detail the incident and arrest.

A multi-agency sweep of four Oceanside smoke shops turned up more than 100 pounds of products police say contained kratom, psilocybin and THC.

U.S. and Mexican authorities say they seized more than 270 kilograms of fentanyl in Colima after joint raids; the DEA called the haul potentially life‑saving.

An abandoned, red‑tagged apartment on Georgia Street burned and collapsed in University Heights; firefighters used ladder pipes to protect nearby homes and no injuries were reported.

A 27-year-old woman was killed and two people were airlifted after a head-on collision on State Route 371 near Anza, CHP says.

CBP says officers at the San Ysidro port intercepted about 23 pounds of fentanyl hidden in a vehicle — a haul that amounts to millions of potentially lethal doses by DEA estimates.

A 34-year-old murder suspect was found hanging in his San Diego Central Jail cell and later died at a hospital; sheriff's homicide investigators have opened a probe.

Oceanside police are responding to an active incident in the 2100 block of Vista Way and have asked the public to avoid the area while officers work on scene.