Here’s where you can pick up sandbags to prepare for El Niño storm flooding
Officials have released a list of locations where San Diego residents can pick up sandbags to fill in the event that El Niño-related storms threaten to cause neighborhood flooding. “Very high tides are expected this Sat–Tue and may cause temporary flooding in low-lying coastal areas like Midway and Mission...
Ex-Kentucky Derby Trainer Mick Ruis Indicted in San Diego Navy Scaffolding Fraud Case
Alvin “Mick” McDonald Ruis Jr., a San Diego businessman once known for training a Kentucky Derby contender, has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of scheming to defraud the U.S. Navy out of scaffolding contracts worth millions of dollars. Federal prosecutors in San Diego indicted Ruis on...
Crews contain Forester Fire at edge of El Cajon
Fire crews contained a vegetation fire known as the Forester Fire near El Cajon on Saturday.
Fallbrook Vegetation Fire Halted Near De Luz, Evacuation Warnings Lifted
Sandia Creek Dr. & El Prado Rd. — Reported Current Fire Location. A vegetation fire burning near Sandia Creek Drive and El Prado Road in the unincorporated De Luz community stopped spreading. Smoke rose over a stretch of northern San Diego County that has seen similar blazes ignite in years past.
Evacuation warnings lifted for Granite Hills brush fire
EL CAJON, Calif. — Evacuation warnings have been lifted for the area surrounding a vegetation fire in East County, where forward progress has been stopped, according to fire officials. Firefighters responded to a fire in the Granite Hills area of unincorporated El Cajon that broke out at about 11:40...
Sig alert issued after vehicle flips on San Diego highway
An overturned vehicle temporarily closed the State Route 94 west to Interstate 805 connector ramp in San Diego on Friday night.
First North County EMS Corps Class Graduates
County Fire is launching 18 young men and women graduates of its Emergency Medical Services Corps into the emergency medical services field. This group is County Fire’s first North County cohort, following two earlier EMS Corps graduations at Southwestern College in February and June. “Behind every graduate in this...
Transit Based Affordable Housing Breaks Ground in La Mesa
County officials and local leaders broke ground today on Spring View Apartments, a new 147‑unit affordable housing development directly next to the San Diego Trolley Line in La Mesa. The six–story community will offer affordable studio, one-, two- and three‑bedroom homes for individuals, families and veterans earning b
Julian’s Famous Pie Shop in California Bakes Apple Pies So Fresh the Cinnamon Hits...
Some of the best food memories start with a place you almost drove right past. Up in the hills of California, there is a little pie shop where the smell of warm apples and cinnamon greets you before you even reach the counter. I walked in hungry and curious, expecting...
Two years after flooding at Bancroft Elementary, school district prepares for El Niño
It’s been more than two years since torrential rain flooded Bancroft Elementary School in Spring Valley. Valentina Solis was in transitional kindergarten then. Despite the sunny weather this Friday, the now-second grader vividly remembers when water flooded her campus. “I started to worry because I saw the rain going..
