San Diego County News

Two people who caught the measles might have exposed others at a Navy commissary, medical facilities and a lawyer's office, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.

A single adult needs to earn nearly $28,000 annually to make ends meet on a no-frills budget without government assistance in San Diego County, according to a report released today by the advocacy group Center on Policy Initiatives.

Two bills recently introduced in the state legislature would provide relief from the fire tax imposed on property owners in state responsibility areas, and on Feb. 25 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to endorse both of them.

A sheriff's statement says deputies and firefighters responded to a report Thursday afternoon of a man who had been stung multiple times while working on his property in Valley Center northeast of Escondido.

A dropped or kicked grenade was the "most probable cause" of an explosion that killed four Marines during a training exercise last year at Camp Pendleton and a captain and master sergeant who were in charge were relieved of their duties, a base spokesman said Thursday.

SAN DIEGO Newly sworn-in San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer held his first media briefing, and he has a lot to talk about.

San Diego county sheriff's deputies went door to door in Jacumba Hot Springs Wednesday, notifying residents about a sexually violent predator that recently moved into the area.

A man who stabbed his mother's boyfriend during a fight at the victim's Spring Valley home pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter.

A San Diego County woman has been ordered to stand trial on a murder charge in the death of her 79-year-old mother.

The Elizabeth Hospice and CSU Institute for Palliative Care are hosting a four-week series for those who care for a family member or friend who is aging, ill or in decline on March 26, April 2, 9, 16 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at California State University, San Marcos Campus in Temecula, located at 43890 Margarita Rd., Room M41, Temecula, CA.

Fresh-Mex food chain Chipotle has issued a guacamole warning, saying the restaurants may stop serving the dip due to avocado prices increasing as climate change affects availability.

On Tuesday, Kyle Kraska read "Casey at the Bat" and "Green Eggs and Ham" to 4th and 5th graders at Fay Elementary School in Colina Del Sol.

The posh Grand Del Mar resort in North San Diego County has joined the ranks of the country's leading supporters of sustainability.

SINGLE WATER SUPPLY SOURCE: The district purchases all of its potable water supply from the San Diego County Water Authority .

San Diego businesses are starting to feel more optimistic about the future, according to the most recent San Diego County Business Forecast.

Peter Lee, executive director of the Covered California health insurance exchange, addresses the media at the Council of Community Clinics in Mission Valley Tuesday.

Zoo InternQuest is a seven-week career exploration program for San Diego County high school juniors and seniors.

Investigators are searching for the suspect responsible for starting at least nine fires inside different men's restrooms at Palomar College in San Marcos, often using toilet paper to set the bathroom blazes.

Authorities with the San Diego County Sheriff's Dept., Fallbrook substation, have arrested a man they believe is responsible for breaking in to a dozen businesses recently in Fallbrook.

Who knew fighting cancer could be so much fun? The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is teaming up with the St. Baldrick's Foundation to raise money to fight childhood cancer.