SAN DIEGO–An additional four flu deaths were reported in the region last week; this at the same time the number of influenza cases went down significantly, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Thursday. The ages of the four people who died ranged from 69 to 90 years of age and all had underlying […]

LA JOLLA–Beginning Thursday at 9:30 p.m., and running through  April 12, at 5 a.m., all southbound lanes on Interstate 5 will be closed to vehicular traffic from the interchange of I-5 and Interstate 805 (I-805) to La Jolla Village Drive. Two northbound lanes will also be closed from La Jolla Village Drive to Genesee Avenue. […]

SAN DIEGO–San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors took a step toward creating a new park for Spring Valley residents Wednesday, voting to spend $6.4 million to buy nine acres of potential park land in the community. The vacant land belongs to the California Department of Transportation. If the sale is completed and approved by the […]

SAN DIEGO–Energy experts from across the state spoke before the County Board of Supervisors during a workshop Tuesday that may help determine whether the County buys and sells electricity. The Supervisors heard from utility experts, consumer groups and representatives from cities and counties that offer community choice energy. The Board voted in February to study […]

SAN DIEGO–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offloaded Friday in San Diego more than 14,300 pounds of cocaine seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean from February to late March. “The offload that you see behind me, the bales of cocaine, represents a successful example of the cycle of justice,” said Rear Adm. Nathan Moore, […]

SAN DIEGO–Several ticks trapped in routine monitoring along Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley have tested positive for tularemia, prompting County Vector Control officials to urge people to remember to protect themselves and their pets when hiking. The best way to do that, County officials said, is to start by wearing insect repellent, proper clothing […]

SAN DIEGO–San Diego County Crime Stoppers along with investigators from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Financial/Elder Abuse Unit are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating two unknown suspects who have defrauded local residents. Throughout March 2019, elderly Hispanic women shopping at local grocery stores were approached by an unknown female. The […]

SAN DIEGO–SANDAG business offices will begin operating under a compressed work schedule and will be closed to the public every other Monday, starting April 8. “We must walk the walk as regional leaders in alternatives to driving alone,” said SANDAG Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata. “This new schedule gives SANDAG staff the opportunity to do their […]

SAN DIEGO–Like the rest of the nation, influenza activity in the San Diego region remains elevated and widespread, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Wednesday. Reports of lab-confirmed influenza dropped last week to 564 cases from the season high of 692 cases the week before. A new flu death was reported last week, […]