The number of suicides throughout San Diego County have mostly held steady during three recent years, with 2023’s total notably below what was seen before the pandemic. There were 363 deaths one year ago,

Suicides in San Diego County rose by four in 2023, a 1% increase from the previous year, according to data released Monday by the county’s Suicide Prevention Council.

First discovered: 4:48 p.m. Jan. 13 A new wildfire was reported today at 4:48 p.m. in San Diego County. Fairmount Fire has been burning on private land. At present, there are no details on the containment or cause of the fire.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — San Diego County officials announced Monday that a deer mouse collected in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park has tested positive for hantavirus. The mouse, found on Jan. 3, 2025, marks the county's first case of hantavirus this year. In 2024, officials reported 25 cases of the potentially deadly virus in wild rodents.

Earlier this month, agents assigned to U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector arrested a man wanted by Interpol for sexual abuse of a minor, authorities announced in a news release Monday.

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:33 p.m. in San Diego County. Beyer Way Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment or cause of the fire.

Dry air and gusty winds will continue throughout San Diego County through the middle of next week, followed by cooler and cloudier weather by the end of the week and possible light precipitation by next weekend.

Smoke is drifting to cities miles away from where multiple major wildfires are burning in Los Angeles County, prompting several air quality alerts, but will it reach San Diego County? No air quality alerts have been issued in San Diego County as of Monday but NBC 7's team of meteorologists is tracking wind movements to determine whether locals will begin to see or smell smoke.