A fiery crash on eastbound SR-54 near the SR-125 connector in Spring Valley left one person dead and snarled eastbound traffic for hours.

A May 15, 2026 court hearing will consider placing Sexually Violent Predator Gary Snavely in Borrego Springs. Officials say the SAFE Task Force is accepting comments April 11–24.

San Diego police say there was no active or credible threat to Torrey Pines High School after responding to a call. Officers will remain in the area while monitoring the campus.

Detectives and Child Welfare Services served a Spring Valley search warrant, arresting three residents and seizing meth, cocaine and marijuana from the home.

An advisory asked people to avoid the 900 block of Pinon Street in San Marcos while officers handled an ongoing incident; details were limited.

San Diego police are searching for a man accused of hitting a woman with a metal bat outside a Pacific Beach urgent-care clinic. Authorities have released a description and are asking for tips.

Three visiting athletes say Santa Fe Christian secretly recorded students changing in a choir classroom; a class-action complaint seeks to represent other visiting teams.

Federal agents say an Imperial Beach man sold as many as 44 guns to cartel and gang members; several were later recovered in San Diego and Tijuana.

Murrieta police say they caught a suspect who allegedly bought tools, removed the batteries and returned the empties — a method investigators link to about $350,000 in losses nationwide.

Evacuation warnings were issued for parts of Fallbrook and Rainbow after a small brush fire near Rainbow Valley Boulevard. Officials urged residents to check Genasys Protect for live zone maps.

Cal Fire San Diego says two airtankers are on "no‑divert" for life safety in San Diego County. A quick explainer on what that status means and where to get official alerts.

San Diego police launched a homicide investigation after a body was found near Fashion Valley Mall early Wednesday; detectives are searching for a suspect.

The county medical examiner identified three people killed in separate San Diego County crashes this week, including a 79-year-old Oceanside man and a 30-year-old motorcyclist.