An early-morning Coronado police pursuit ended when an SUV breached a fence on Brookes Avenue and tumbled into a Hillcrest canyon. Neighbors reported the crash and no other injuries were reported.

Stolen SUVs and pickups from across Southern California are ending up in Mexico, and recoveries are getting harder as thieves exploit the border. Authorities and prosecutors point to organized rings and fast windows of opportunity.

Cal Fire says new funding and faster permitting are cutting wildfire risk across Southern California. Officials point to home hardening, fuel breaks and tribal projects.

San Diego is experiencing moderate to strong Santa Ana winds, which are expected to continue until after Monday, leading to clear skies and rising temperatures well above average for the season.

Pastry chef Arely Chavez has debuted Amor, a small-batch ice cream project serving Mexican-inspired flavors at neighborhood pop-ups around San Diego.

Merritte and Hailey Powell are taking over Harley Gray’s Mission Hills corner at 902 W Washington with a yet-to-be-named restaurant; a liquor-license filing shows progress.

A San Diego man received a 20-year federal sentence after selling counterfeit pills that contained fentanyl and killed a Marine at MCAS Miramar.

A new 60,000‑square‑foot facility in Vista gives the San Diego Food Bank a permanent North County base and a grocery‑style client‑choice pantry.

A 41-year-old man was arrested after a months-long probe into the Aug. 11 Chula Vista crash that overturned an SUV and killed two. He faces suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving.

Police shut multiple downtown San Diego blocks Friday after a suspicious package was reported near Broadway and Front; a bomb‑arson team used remote robots to inspect the item.

A grand jury indicted 21 people in a probe that found organized high-speed freeway races, sideshows and social-media-fueled meetups. Authorities say drivers sometimes topped 150 mph and 16 vehicles were seized.

A shooting in Logan Heights on Friday night closed a stretch of Imperial Avenue and left one person hospitalized with injuries described as non‑life‑threatening.

An actuary told trustees the city's annual pension payment could reach about $563.2 million, tightening a budget already facing multi‑million shortfalls.