A single-vehicle crash on Shirey Road in Escondido ignited a small brush fire and destroyed a car. Crews contained the flames and investigators are probing the fatal wreck.

Bright-blue Velella velella have washed ashore in huge numbers along California’s coast, carpeting beaches from the Bay Area to Southern California while experts say they’re mostly harmless.

A magnitude-4.5 quake and dozens of aftershocks rattled Brawley and the Imperial Valley Saturday evening.

Encanto neighbors appealed to pause a D.R. Horton plan that would build 123 homes on a long‑vacant hill, saying approvals relied on a repealed 'Footnote 7' loophole.

San Diego County closed the Campland beachline in Mission Bay after water tests flagged contamination. Swimmers, paddlers and pets should avoid water contact while samples are retested.

Coastal mornings stay foggy while inland valleys heat up; parts of the deserts and Inland Empire are under heat alerts through Monday. Plan for morning activity and know cooling options.

A major blaze at the Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club left part of the clubhouse partially collapsed and red‑tagged. Fire and arson investigators are on the scene.

BEA county data and a San Diego Union-Tribune analysis show 16 California counties tripled in size from 2001–2024, led by Bay Area growth and small-county percentage spikes.

Google opened its first San Diego store at Fashion Valley, offering Pixel devices, on-site repairs, classes and Gemini AI demos.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner is asking for the public’s help identifying a man whose burned body was found in a dumpster at National City’s Galleria. Surveillance footage and an anthropological profile may hold clues.

Patchy morning fog clears to sun with highs near 72°F. Low deserts face an Extreme Heat Warning Sunday–Monday.

UC San Diego researchers built T1GRS, a machine‑learning genetic score that finds more people at risk for type 1 diabetes and reveals four genetic subtypes.

San Diego police say a woman was found unresponsive in an O'Farrell apartment and detectives from the Homicide Unit are investigating. Authorities ask anyone with tips to come forward.