Marine helicopter crew of 4 is presumed dead after crash in California,

The four crew members aboard a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter that crashed in Southern California on Tuesday are presumed dead, authorities said. A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing went down "in the vicinity" of El Centro during a routine training mission, according to a statement from the Miramar air station near San Diego.

Trump inspects border wall prototypes, denounces California

President Donald Trump eagerly inspected eight towering prototypes for his long-sought wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and accused California of putting "the entire nation at risk" by refusing to take tough action against illegal immigration. Trump, making his first trip to California as president, said Tuesday he preferred a fully concrete wall because it was the hardest to climb, but he noted that it needed to be see-through.

Intense security on both sides of border for Trump’s visit to wall prototypes

President Trump will arrive in San Diego County on Tuesday to survey the border wall prototypes he commissioned amid high security and expected protests. Any demonstrators will be confined to a dirt lot in Otay Mesa that the County Sheriff's Department has designated a temporary "free speech zone."

Steve Hilton: Hey Gov. Jerry Brown, why won’t you talk to me about illegal immigration?

California Governor Jerry Brown delivers his final state of the state address in Sacramento, California, U.S., January 25, 2018. Don't expect California Gov. Jerry Brown to roll out the red carpet for President Trump when the president is scheduled to visit the Golden State in the week ahead.

Israeli DACA Recipient Facing Deportation After Accidentally Entering Mexico

An Israeli citizen living in California under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status was jailed for nearly a week and threatened with deportation after making a wrong turn at the U.S.-Mexico border. Orr Yakobi, 22, is a senior at the University of California, San Diego.

Rep. Peters discusses the GOP tax bill and what’s to come in 2018

Flu cases locally and nationwide have spiked this season and concerns are growing over a new strain of the virus that is overpowering vaccines. Flu cases locally and nationwide have spiked this season and concerns are growing over a new strain of the virus that is overpowering vaccines.

Steve Forbes to Congress: “Just do a big fat rate cut and come back for reform later.”

Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine, spoke on education reform and the workforce skills gap in a conference in San Diego this week. Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine, spoke on education reform and the workforce skills gap in a conference in San Diego this week.

Ship in San Diego Bay continues to burn

Flames spread through a docked commercial fishing and research ship near Seaport Village Friday, posing a challenging daylong firefight for emergency personnel unable to safely brave the furnace-like interior of the burning vessel. The blaze erupted for unknown reasons inside the 120-foot Norton Sound about 9:30 a.m., sending thick plumes of dark-gray smoke billowing over San Diego Bay, according to the city Fire-Rescue Department.

Salda a enters race for county supervisor

Lori Saldaa has announced that she is running for the Board of Supervisors, the fourth Democrat and second former state assembly member to enter the race for an open seat. Saldaa, who has been discussing plans to run for months, filed a candidate intention statement with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters on Friday afternoon.

Fences have been put up in the area where purposed border wall prototypes will be built.

Fences have been put up in the area where border wall prototypes will be built on Otay Mesa. A coalition of environmental groups on Thursday sued the Department of Homeland Security challenging the use of sweeping power under a federal law to ignore environmental laws in order to build walls, fences and roads on the border.