A fire burned in the San Diego Riverbed near the 100 block of Town Center Parkway in Santee; authorities urged residents to avoid the area while crews respond. Local officials and community groups say riverbed fires can spread quickly and have targeted hazard-reduction work in recent years.

A Jeep drove off the SR-54/I-5 overpass into the Sweetwater River early March 29, killing two people. CHP suspects drunk driving; investigation ongoing.

A late-night house fire in San Marcos killed two people; county bomb-and-arson and homicide teams have been called in as investigators probe the cause.

Homicide detectives are canvassing Barrio Logan after a late‑night stabbing left a 28‑year‑old man dead. Police are asking anyone with information or video to call.

Videos show teens fighting at La Jolla’s Marine Street Beach, drawing crowds and prompting San Diego police to increase patrols. Social posts appear to be organizing the meetups.

City attorneys are preparing a nuisance suit against a University Heights massage business after documents link the operation to years of alleged criminal activity.

After 32 years, San Diego police arrested a suspect in the 1994 Pacific Beach death of Clive Bland after fresh DNA leads and renewed detective work. Authorities say genetic genealogy helped point investigators to a Santa Cruz resident now in custody.

San Diego prosecutors filed 132 border‑related cases in one week after a 59‑lb cocaine seizure at Otay Mesa and a Coast Guard interception off Point Loma. The filings span drug importation, human smuggling and illegal reentry.

A chain-reaction crash on southbound I‑5 in East Village killed a motorcyclist and prompted a hazardous-materials cleanup that shut multiple lanes.

Deputies are searching for a 25-year-old man after a Friday-night stabbing near 700 Center Drive in San Marcos. The victim's injuries are reported as non-life-threatening.

A Rancho Bernardo father received no jail time Friday in a weapons case tied to a threat at Rancho Bernardo High School. Police had seized a trove of un‑serialized firearms during a January raid.

A suspicious package at the Santee Sheriff's Station prompted an evacuation; the Bomb/Arson Unit later rendered the item safe and officials say there's no known threat.

A woman was arrested after allegedly biting a police officer at Linda Vista Recreation Center last Saturday. Police say she was booked on multiple charges and the investigation is ongoing.