Video Above: President & CEO of the San Diego Seals talks preparations ahead of National Lacrosse League Playoffs SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The San Diego Seals are opening the 2024 National Lacrosse League (NLL) Playoffs this weekend at the Pechanga Arena, and fans can get discounted tickets while military families can go to the playoff game for free. Here's what you need to know ahead of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) Playoffs. The No. 2 seed Seals will take on the No. 7 seed Panther City Lacrosse Club at the Pechanga Arena at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are available onl ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- After an extensive nationwide search, the San Diego Association of Government has chosen its next chief executive officer. SANDAG appointed Mario Orso, the current chief deputy director of the California Department of Transportation District 11, as the next person to lead the agency, it announced Friday ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The former Metropolitan Transit System employee who accused Nathan Fletcher of sexual assault in a bombshell lawsuit has brought on a new attorney almost a month after parting ways with her second lawyer. Grecia Figueroa had previously opted to represent herself in the interim while she worked to secure new counsel. She dropped her previous representation days before discovery hearings were scheduled to begin in earnest ahead of a planned civil trial next year. During a scheduled discovery hearing on Friday, Figueroa's new lawyer, Maryann Gallagher, told the judge hear ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A recent national air quality "report card" shows that Southern California has the worst ozone pollution in the U.S., with more than eight in 10 Californians living in an area with unhealthy air quality. Data from the American Lung Association's 2024 State of the Air report shows Los Angeles-Long Beach ranked the "smoggiest" metropolitan area in the nation for the 24th time, making it the worst place for ozone pollution. Bakersfield topped the lists of cities with the worst year-round and short-term particle pollution. San Diego among cities with most eco-friendly hom ..read more

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- "It's just very shocking that something would happen to our Oceanside Pier. It just means so much to so many people, " said Kristi Hawthorne, the director of the Oceanside Historical Society. The iconic North County pier caught fire Thursday afternoon, sending many locals down memory lane. Hawthorne herself spoke of times shared with her family walking along the wooden structure that's visited regularly by so many. Hawthorne expressed sentiments mostly likely shared by many in the community after seeing dark plummets of smoke overcast the quaint beach town ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A U.S. Marine who died during “routine military operations” at Camp Pendleton Tuesday night has been identified by military officials. In statement released Friday morning, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing identified Cpl. Miguel A. Maya, a U/AH-1 Aircraft Avionics Technician and Texas native, as the Marine that lost his life earlier this week ..read more

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- If you were planning a beach day in Oceanside Friday or this weekend, you may need to adjust your plans. Those in the area may have already assumed this after seeing smoke billowing from the end of the iconic Oceanside Pier Thursday afternoon as the former Ruby's Diner went up in flames ..read more

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The community of Oceanside is reeling after the end of their beloved wooden pier went up in flames Thursday. The fire broke out around 3 p.m. with flames blazing through the old Ruby's Diner, which has been vacant since February 2021. SkyFox video shows the end of the pier charred and smoldered ..read more

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Nightclub owners in Tijuana are pushing back on new laws mandating the need for more security guards and other safety measures in their establishments. The laws also require all security personnel to be trained for medical emergencies and other incidents, and all security guards must receive training and clearance from the city's police department. Narcocorrido ban: Tijuana clubs, bars warned not to play music about cartels or drug lords Julián Palombo Saucedo, president of Tijuana's Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, is asking club owners not delay implementing the ..read more

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — At least one person is dead after a car collided with a semi-truck on Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton Thursday night, according to California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported just before 9 p.m., near the Cockleburr Road overpass. According to CHP logs, a sedan was traveling at high rates of speed along the southbound lanes when the driver lost control and struck the semi-truck, which was on the right hand side of the road. Smoke was reportedly visible following the crash, law enforcement added. At least one person was reported deceased as a result of the cra ..read more