The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating a fatal shooting at a Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego after a driver approached a base entrance with a knife. The alleged intruder was shot by base personnel after several warnings and was pronounced dead at the scene moments later.

Don Kojis, an original member of the San Diego Rockets who was also the NBA franchise’s first All-Star, has died. He was 82. Kojis, who had recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, died early Friday morning at his San Diego home.

A river hippopotamus named Otis has died at the San Diego Zoo. He was 45. Otis was nicknamed the “smiling hippo” at the zoo, The Associated Press reported. He got his nickname in 2010 when he was caught in a viral photo showing all his teeth in what appeared to be a big grin.

A 45-year-old river hippopotamus named Otis has died after wildlife crews at the San Diego Zoo said his condition “dramatically declined” over the weekend, zoo officials said Monday.

Authorities say a California man has died after he dove off a pontoon boat into shallow waters while trying to catch a football in the Florida Keys.

A 18-year-old male student at UC San Diego‘s John Muir College has died, university officials said Saturday. UCSD officials announced the death, but did not disclose the circumstances surrounding it.

Officers found the victim lying on Sabre Street near Sawtelle Avenue around 1:30 p.m. after heading to the area for reports of gunfire, a police spokesperson said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene,

A man who was stabbed during a fight at a trolley station on Palm Avenue in San Diego has died. The suspect is facing a charge of first-degree murder.

Sidney Walton, a San Diego World War II veteran who traveled the country even as he surpassed age 100, has died, his family announced. He was 102.

The 35-year-old man riding the scooter was pronounced dead at the scene. It was not known whether the 17-year-old female driver was arrested or cited.

A 16-year-old boy was found dead Wednesday morning at the Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility, county officials said. The boy showed no signs of trauma or assault, and there was no immediate indication as to how he died,

Carly Medina, 30, died "unexpectedly" Aug. 10 "after medical complications," according to an online obituary. She was hired as a police recruit in 2014, and was most recently an acting sergeant assign

After showing signs of illness, a 6-year-old female orca has died at SeaWorld San Diego, the park said Thursday. The orca, Amaya, died with animal care specialists by its side, according to a statement from park officials.

Stuart Hedley, San Diego's famous Pearl Harbor survivor, has died at age 99 from complications of COVID-19, according to a published report. The San Diego Union-Tribune said Hedley, a longtime Clairemont resident,

Funeral services were set to be held Tuesday for Father Joe Carroll, a San Diego icon of charitable services whose decades of work for the homeless made him a noted figure nationally and a beloved civic fixture in his adopted hometown.

Funeral services were set to be held Tuesday for Father Joe Carroll, a San Diego icon of charitable services whose decades of work for the homeless made him a noted figure nationally and a beloved civic fixture in his adopted hometown.

Father Joe Carroll, who spent decades helping the homeless in San Diego, has died at the age of 80, according to Father Joe's Villages.

Father Joe Carroll, a San Diego icon who built a nonprofit organization to help the homeless in San Diego, has died at the age of 80 after a battle with diabetes, Father Joe’s Villages confirmed in a release.

Father Joe Carroll, the legendary San Diego priest who built a nationally known nonprofit organization to help the homeless, has died at the age of 80 after a battle with diabetes, the San Diego Union Tribune reported Sunday.

Father Joe Carroll, who spent decades helping the homeless in San Diego, has died at the age of 80, according to Father Joe's Villages. “Though I am personally saddened at Father Joe Carroll’s passing,