Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's every move — including stops over County — will once again be followed by the vigilant eyes of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

More than 700 properties are due to be sold to the highest bidder at an online auction early next year due to their owners’ failure to pay millions of dollars in taxes to San Diego County. It is the county’s biggest sale of so-called tax-defaulted properties in seven years.

Among the new California laws taking effect on Jan. 1, 2025 is a bill legalizing cannabis businesses to sell food and non-alcoholic drinks as well as host live performances.

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:51 a.m. in San Diego County. Williams 4 Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

The public was being warned of dangerous ocean conditions at San Diego County beaches Tuesday due to high surf.

With the high surf advisory in place in San Diego County until Christmas Day, concerns about the impacts on the natural and manmade structures along the coast remain top of mind.

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:44 p.m. in San Diego County. Monte 3 Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.