SR-98 is closed both ways between Ferrell and Dogwood in the Imperial Valley after a vegetation fire. Caltrans District 11 is advising drivers to avoid the area.

DOJ documents show Epstein’s money reached a UCSD lab after an introduction by Deepak Chopra; emails name a ‘telepathic’ autistic savant and a $25K payment.

Lennar has begun grading the old Restaurant Row site in San Marcos for a major mixed‑use overhaul that will add homes, restaurants, outdoor dining and a park while salvaging parts of the original plaza. Sales and construction timelines are now moving into view.

Network changes to Medicare Advantage plans are forcing thousands of San Diego seniors to change primary-care doctors or pay more to keep access to UCSD and other systems. Local counselors are urging people to act now.

DHS has released headline-grabbing totals about attacks on immigration agents, but San Diego prosecutions and court filings show a narrower, legally constrained picture.

A Santee car-shop owner was sentenced to 23 years after an El Cajon jury convicted him of molesting two girls. A civil court previously awarded one victim more than $1.54 million.

Six students at San Pasqual Union School were treated by paramedics after sharing a candy bar that officials said contained an unknown substance; one child was hospitalized. The district says families were notified and staff followed protocols.

Cellphone video shows people running through southbound I‑5 lanes at the San Ysidro crossing; CBP says 13 were detained and others returned to Mexico. The footage raises questions about port safety.

A Fallbrook family found a mountain lion in a backyard trap; state wildlife officers removed and released the cat, leaving neighbors worried about missing pets.

A La Mesa man was sentenced to eight years after a wrong-way DUI crash on Broadway in Lemon Grove that killed a front-seat passenger and injured others.

Sunny and dry today with a high near 68°F; warming into the mid‑70s by Monday. Spotty morning frost possible inland; no watches or warnings.

UC San Diego plans a 6,000‑bed Pepper Canyon East village to ease record enrollment and housing waitlists, with the first phase and financing to be finalized over the next year.

The city activated its inclement weather shelter program for Feb. 20, opening temporary beds at Father Joe's Villages and Living Water Church for people sleeping outdoors.