The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Illinois and Chicago, filed Thursday over their policies limiting local law ...

This Valentine’s day, San Diego native Alison Hranek is celebrating the love she found in caring for the Alzheimer’s ...

Several wildfires broke out in San Diego County early Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders and school closures as Southern California faced strong winds and regional red flag warnings.

By the time firefighters arrived, all six people living in the home were working their way out and flames were pouring from ...

The powerful Santa Ana winds contributed to the rapid spread of wildfires in San Diego County, where at least three fires have broken out, including the Pala and Lilac fires, which have grown to ...

A temporary evacuation point was set up at the Snap Dragon West Parking Lot, located at 2101 Stadium Way, San Diego, CA 92108. The San Diego County Office of Education announced its Linda Vista ...

In San Diego County, the Friars Fire erupted on Tuesday near a shopping mall, prompting immediate evacuation orders as the flames quickly spread. Southern California faces another round of extreme ...

Three wildfires broke out in quick succession overnight and into early Tuesday in northern San Diego County, California. That comes amid another round of Santa Ana winds, which prompted Extreme ...

Meki Gaono, now 36, was originally convicted of first-degree murder in 2009 and sentenced to life without parole plus 61 years. He was 17 years old at the time.

ICE started transferring an unusually high number of detainees who already had San Diego-area attorneys out of the Otay Mesa ...

Here is a collection of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County. Coast Guard Offloads ...

Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Tuesday, Jan. 21. For the latest updates on the LA and San Diego fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday ...