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Two adults, three children saved from sinking boat in San Diego Bay

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The United States Coast Guard, along with area agencies, saved five people from a sinking boat in San Diego Bay Tuesday morning. A Coast Guard boatcrew was deployed at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday to a 34-foot recreational boat after the Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center received a […]

First all-electric tugboat in U.S. christened on San Diego Bay

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — History was made today in San Diego. The first of its kind, all-electric tugboat, the eWolf, was officially christened on San Diego Bay Tuesday. The eWolf will begin commercial service this week. Instead of burning diesel fuel like other tugboats, the eWolf is the first all-electric powered harbor tugboat in […]

San Diego Zoo celebrates birth of endangered Baird’s tapir

June 25 (UPI) — The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a female Baird’s tapir, an endangered animal native to Mexico and Central America. The zoo said the calf, born June 3 to mother Luna, is now on display alongside the facility’s capybaras in an enclosure located in the Elephant Odyssey section of the […]

San Joaquin Delta College to place $598M bond measure on ballot in November

In November, voters will decide whether to pass a $598 million bond measure to upgrade aging facilities at San Joaquin Delta College. The Delta College Board of Trustees recently approved placing the measure on the ballot in the upcoming general election. School officials say the bond would help address improvements needed at each of Delta […]

Swimming in waters at these San Diego County beaches could mean illness

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Summertime calls for beach days and swimming, but San Diego County health officials have warned this could mean illness for those who submerge in certain areas along the coast. On Saturday, the Department of Environmental Health and Quality released an updated water contact closure and advisory list for the county. […]

Growing wildfire burns in San Bernardino County

Fire crews are battling a growing wildfire that prompted evacuations in San Bernardino County near Saturday. The “Needles Fire” was first reported on the 900 block of Bush Street in Needles at around 1:15 p.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. By 5 p.m., it grew to 70 acres and by 7:45 p.m., […]

San Jose fire closes lanes on Highway 101

(KRON) — A San Jose brush fire is “severely” impacting traffic on Highway 101, California Highway Patrol said on Saturday afternoon. Airtaxi network announces five planned Bay Area locations The brush fire is southbound north of Alum Rock Ave. in San Jose, CHP said. As of 6:30 p.m., CHP said Highway 101’s third and fourth […]