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A former U.S. Postal Service employee and his son who cashed out millions from stolen postal money order forms were sentenced in San Diego federal court Wednesday to federal prison terms.

San Diego fire crews have deployed resources to help in the firefight against several major wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have destroyed hundreds of homes, forced thousands to evacuate and killed at least 2 people.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego announced a merger Wednesday, combining the two hospitals into a health care system called Rady Children’s Health.

Amid an already dry winter season, the first Santa Ana wind event of 2025 is elevating fire danger this week and has prompted some school closures in the area.

The San Diego Unified School District alerted families on Tuesday night about a cybersecurity incident involving student data.

Evidence keeps mounting, pointing toward a public health emergency in the Tijuana River Valley, where toxic water continues to flow from Mexico. Scientists are preparing to publish new research showing the fumes from this sewage are dangerous.

Cal Fire says it’s preparing for critical fire risk across San Diego County by shifting resources from northern areas and canceling days off as Southern California faces dangerous Santa Ana winds and a red flag warning.

Attorneys representing alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Tuesday criticized Pope Francis’ appointment of Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to become the new Archbishop of Washington, D.C.

Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent government agency, announced two big actions relating to our credit reports. 

The county Board of Supervisors should approve a special election rather than a political appointment to fill the District 1 seat vacated by Nora Vargas, a candidate said Tuesday.

Terra Lawson-Remer will continue as acting chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, after a vote Tuesday to pick a new leader failed.

Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire. Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore. They typically occur during the fall months and continue through winter and ...

San Diego County firefighters responded Tuesday to a brush fire near Julian amid strong Santa Ana winds that investigators later determined was started from someone mowing grass.

Bomb investigators were called to the Otay Mesa area Tuesday morning to investigate a suspicious item, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.