San Diego

Migrants seeking an asylum appointment with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers wait at El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana.

A Waiting Game For Immigrants And Border Agents On Both Sides Of The Wall

11:18am January 14, 2019

by John Burnett

While Border Patrol agents build up fences in San Diego to guard against a national security threat, Central American migrants waiting in Tijuana consider whether the journey was worth the effort.

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The Mexican port of entry at San Ysidro, Calif. The number of Central American migrants who arrived in Tijuana in a caravan in November has dropped from 8,000 to 2,000.

Border Patrol Makes Its Case For An Expanded 'Border Barrier'

12:25pm January 11, 2019

by John Burnett

NPR's John Burnett spent a day with Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector. Only 14 miles of that 60-mile sector is currently unfenced. More fencing would free up manpower for other tasks.

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A Marine uses concertina wire to fortify the border separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, near the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

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U.S. Officials 'Harden' Border With Mexico To Prepare For Migrant Caravan

6:53pm November 13, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Several lanes of northbound traffic from Tijuana will be closed to install "port hardening infrastructure equipment." U.S. Customs and Border Protection says drivers should expect delays.

At the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier in southern California, researchers logged the warmest sea surface temperature in 102 years.

San Diego Researchers Measure The Highest Ocean Surface Temperature In A Century

7:50pm August 03, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The water, collected by scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, measured 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit. "It really is weird," a research scientist said. It all started with the blob.

The Klamathon Fire burns this week in Hornbrook, Calif., just south of the Oregon border. At least one person was killed in the fire.

Fires Across California Force Evacuations, Claim Homes And At Least One Life

7:06pm July 07, 2018

by Maggie Penman

Multiple counties have ordered evacuations as crews work to contain fires across the state.

Central American asylum-seekers ride a bus to Tijuana on Wednesday, while passing through San Luis Rio Colorado along the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds of immigrants, the remnants of a caravan of Central Americans that began almost a month ago, set out on

Caravan Arrives In Tijuana, As Migrants Prepare To Request Asylum

4:48pm April 26, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A group of Central American asylum-seekers, who have been traveling through Mexico for weeks, is gathering near the border with the U.S. The migrants say they will request asylum on Sunday.

A plane en route to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., was losing altitude so the pilot decided to take the freeway.

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'Experienced Pilot' Makes Emergency Landing on Freeway

8:24pm January 29, 2018

by Asia Simone Burns

When the plane's engine failed, 25-year-old Izzy Slod guided the Beech Bonanza under a 20-foot overpass and used State Route 55 in Costa Mesa, Calif., as a landing strip.

Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., became the 31st Republican to announce he is not seeking re-election in this year's midterms.

Retiring Rep. Darrell Issa Was Once A Powerful Anti-Obama Voice

2:34pm January 11, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The San Diego Republican and former chairman of the House oversight committee, played a key role in GOP-led probes of the Benghazi attacks and IRS targeting of conservative groups.

Wat Arun or the "Temple of Dawn" is a Buddhist temple on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. It is one of the best known of Bangkok landmarks and often used as the icon for the city.

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San Diego Couple Arrested For Bare-Butt Photos At Buddhist Temple In Thailand

5:14pm December 01, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The men maintained an Instagram feed titled "Traveling Butts" and had posed for similar selfies at tourist sites around the world. They face fines and possible prison time in Thailand.

City workers wash down streets and sidewalks Monday in an effort to control a hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego.

San Diego Washing Streets With Bleach To Combat Hepatitis A Outbreak

6:56pm September 13, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The disease has killed at least 15 people and infected nearly 400 in the city, and it is hitting the homeless population the hardest.