CBP says Otay Mesa cargo officers found more than 2,462 pounds of meth hidden in concrete flowerpots. The seizure adds to a string of large busts at the port this spring.

The FBI says a nationwide HSTF surge since April led to 1,343 arrests and major drug, gun and cash seizures.

A North County man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing his 78‑year‑old stepmother after deputies found her dead on Citrus Hills Lane. The sheriff's homicide unit is investigating and the suspect is due in Vista Superior Court.

An 18-year-old Romoland resident was killed after a collision between a Can-Am and two ATVs near Gunther Road, the CHP said. Investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.

CBP officers at San Ysidro and Calexico East seized more than 130 pounds of fentanyl, cocaine and meth with an estimated street value of about $383,091. Two drivers were arrested and vehicles seized.

Police say a witness’s partial plate led officers to a Mira Mesa vehicle; the woman was able to get to an officer’s car and the suspect was arrested. The suspect faces multiple felony counts.

San Diego Crime Stoppers is offering $1,000 after more than 200 locks at Patrick Henry High were sabotaged, with repairs estimated at about $70,000.

A brush fire near Oceanside Municipal Airport prompted evacuation orders north of SR‑76 today and sent residents to a temporary shelter at El Corazon Senior Center.

A fast-growing brush fire in Sorrento Valley prompted mandatory evacuations and road closures Monday morning.

A 62-year-old woman died after being struck on El Cajon Boulevard near Hamilton Street Friday night. San Diego police say their Traffic Division is investigating.

A brief Pacific Beach pursuit ended when a Mercedes struck another car on Garnet Avenue, leaving a passenger with multiple fractured vertebrae. Police arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of felony DUI causing injury and evading.

Three people were hospitalized after a stabbing at San Clemente Pier Saturday night; deputies say one person was detained and the incident appeared gang-related.

The San Diego medical examiner lists acute fentanyl toxicity and records Nadine Jett’s death as a homicide, according to a death certificate obtained by local reporters.