San Diego implements SB-43, redefining "grave disability" for involuntary mental health treatment, allowing longer detainment and new criteria for conservatorship. Preparations involved extensive training and could lead to more detentions.

Firefighters are containing a 25-acre brush fire near the US-Mexico border, now 20% contained. No structures threatened; cause may be linked to fireworks.

An SDSU student was injured in a New Orleans attack where a man drove into a crowd, leaving several dead and injured.

Two pedestrians died after a traffic collision in Lemon Grove, where a car hit them following a vehicular accident. The drivers were hospitalized with non-fatal injuries, and investigations are ongoing.

A pedestrian in critical condition was hit by a Chevrolet Silverado in Chula Vista. Police and fire departments responded, drugs or alcohol are not suspected factors in the incident.

San Diego's weather will fluctuate with warm temps followed by a cool down and winds. Conditions will warm again by the weekend, but uncertain weather is expected next week.

The San Diego Zoo's Rose Parade float 'Friendship Across the Earth' won the Sweepstakes Trophy, featuring pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao and taking over 30,000 hours to complete.

San Diego is installing new barriers at Sunset Cliffs to prevent tragedies linked to coastal erosion, with the recent initiative part of a wider Coastal Resilience Plan.

San Diego celebrates the 50th anniversary of Cowles Mountain's preservation. The city and county formed an alliance 50 years ago to protect the mountain from development, which has since become a beloved recreational site.

Warmer temperatures are expected in southwestern California at the start of 2025 with cooler weather and potential for dense fog and Santa Ana winds to follow.

A man died at Vista Detention Facility, officials are investigating the incident, which followed his severe respiratory distress after flu-like symptoms.

Firefighters overcame fog and water challenges to extinguish a fire at an Otay Mesa wrecking yard that engulfed multiple vehicles. No injuries were reported.

A man was arrested after a stabbing near a trolley station in San Diego's Barrio Logan. The victim was hospitalized, with their condition unknown. Details about the individuals involved have not been released.