SAN DIEGO–U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations agents stopped a boat offshore of Sunset Cliffs early Wednesday morning with 17 men onboard attempting to illegally enter the U.S., including 16 Mexican nationals and one Cuban national. “It took two warning shots before the vessel would stop,” said Tim Sutherland, Director of the […]

SAN DIEGO–Starting Sept. 14, San Diegans wishing to get a COVID-19 test have a new option:  the Mexican Consulate in Little Italy. Each Monday, the County will offer free, no-appointment tests from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the patio of the Mexican Consulate, located at 1549 India St. in San Diego. “The Consulate is […]

SAN DIEGO–A series of overnight closures will go into effect along the Rose Canyon Bike Path. The closures will allow crews to landscape areas along the bike path and are necessary due to limited construction access. The closures began Sunday to Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. Work has been scheduled during […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is asking for the public’s help in identifying one person, and possibly others, who may have been exposed to rabies while visiting San Diego Zoo Safari Park in San Pasqual on September 6. A bat was witnessed flying around an unidentified female guest at […]

SAN DIEGO–With the Labor Day weekend beginning, the County of San Diego is reporting 120 additional confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases among San Diego State University’s undergraduate students, bringing the total number of cases at SDSU to 184 since Aug. 24. The number of cases includes multiple suspected outbreaks involving students living both on and […]

SAN DIEGO–Lane closures along northbound Interstate 5 will be in effect from Balboa Avenue to Mission Bay Drive starting Sunday. The required closures will allow SDG&E crews to relocate overhead power lines for the future Balboa Avenue Trolley Station. California Highway Patrol will direct the closures, which are scheduled to take place from 5 to […]

SAN DIEGO–The County is releasing additional race and ethnicity data that provides a more complete picture of how COVID-19 is impacting the region. Starting Monday, the data will now be available on coronavirus-sd.com for tests administered, case investigators, contact tracers, as well as geographic and other breakdowns. Updates will be uploaded on Wednesdays. The County has been […]

SAN DIEGO–SANDAG construction crews broke ground on a series of community enhancements to add approximately 4.5 miles of separated and buffered bikeways and neighborhood safety improvements between B Street in Downtown San Diego and Washington Street in Hillcrest. The $12.2 million project will make it more comfortable, safe, and attractive to walk, bike, drive, scoot, […]

SAN DIEGO–An increasing number of San Diego children have had to be rescued from private pools after nearly drowning, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Thursday. Local data shows that 49 rescues occurred in private pools, beaches and bays from March through July 2020 compared to 37 in the same time period of […]

SAN DIEGO–A truck filled with compacted cars caught fire on northbound Interstate-5 in San Diego on Tuesday afternoon, according to the San Diego Fire Department. The blaze was reported shortly before 1 p.m. near Del Mar Heights Road. The truck was hauling the scrap metal when it caught on fire. Fire crews used an extended […]