SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — UC San Diego sent out an emergency alert to students Thursday night reporting a possible bomb threat on campus. The "Triton Alert" was sent out around 8:20 p.m. According to the alert, the bomb threat was reportedly impacting Atkinson Hall, a classroom and event space in the Warren Mall area of campus. In a statement, a spokesperson for UCSD said Atkinson Hall was evacuated and the area surrounding it has been cleared of people. The building has not yet been cleared of any safety hazards, as of 10 p.m. No additional details were immediately available. The university sa ..read more

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Crews are battling a fire that broke out on the Oceanside Pier Thursday afternoon. The blaze erupted in a vacant restaurant at the end of the pier, Oceanside Fire Department said. The business was formerly Ruby's Diner. A large plume of smoke was seen rising from the burning building. Residents as far east as Vista reported on social media they could see the smoke. Aerial video showed at least three boats fighting the blaze from the ocean ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- There will be a full closure of the southbound lanes of State Route 163 from Interstate 8 to Interstate 5 Saturday, Caltrans announced Thursday. On Saturday from 3 a.m. to noon, crews will be picking up litter along the highway as well as trimming trees, removing brush and repairing damaged pavement ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Gusty winds reaching up to 75 miles per hour are expected in parts of San Diego County until late Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. The agency issued a wind advisory for the San Diego mountain and desert areas early Thursday morning which remains in effect until 11 p.m. Friday ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Looking for a new job? Belmont Park is set to host the largest job fair in Mission Beach on Friday. The event is called Jobapalooza and organizers say it's meant to connect job seekers with local employers from a variety of industries. This includes jobs in hospitality, service, ride operators and more. This year, there will also be additional job opportunities outside of to Belmont Park and its restaurants, which include Cannonball, Beach House and Draft ..read more

Reggie Bush, the legendary University of Southern California running back who helped guide the Trojans to two National Championships in the mid-2000s, spoke to the media on Thursday for the first time since his 2005 Heisman Trophy was returned this week. "You can't get to this or a National Championship by cheating, I promise you," Bush told reporters at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on Thursday, while pointing to the Heisman Trophy. Bush, a San Diego County native who played for USC from 2003 to 2005, forfeited college football's most prestigious award in 2010 in light of the discovery of "impro ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off Thursday morning at San Diego’s Navy Pier, officially launching construction of the largest veterans‘ park on the West Coast. The USS Midway Museum and the Port of San Diego hosted the event, which is meant to celebrate a multi-year joint project that's expected to open in 2028 ..read more

CARLSBAD, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Lockdowns at Carlsbad High School and Carlsbad Village Academy were lifted Thursday morning after police determined an earlier threat was "not credible," district officials said. Shortly before 10 a.m., Carlsbad police said the high school in the 3500 block of Monroe Street was on a "precautionary" lockdown. Carlsbad Village Academy was also placed on lockdown, district officials said. Around 10:30 a.m., Carlsbad Unified School District officials said police had removed the schools from lockdown and determined the campus was safe ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Drivers in East County will need to find alternative routes for their weekend commute. All lanes of northbound State Route 125 at Jamacha Road will be closed for the weekend, according to Caltrans. The closure will be in place starting at 8:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday so crews can work on concrete slab replacement ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The City of San Diego has installed a new four-way stop at a busy North Park intersection. The new installation comes after years of neighbors pushing for better safety measures, including calling into the city and filing tickets through the city’s Get It Done app.  “I think it’s something we needed,” said Henry Spindell, who lives in North Park near the Polk Avenue and Utah Street intersection.  “This is a great idea, thank God the city did it,” another North Park resident said. It’s construction noise that North Park neighbors are glad to hear, but more im ..read more