A new prescribed burn, called Palomar Mountain Piles Wcsl, was initiated 12:10 p.m. Jan. 8 in San Diego County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for more than a month.

Forecasters warned Monday that a powerful storm system is approaching San Diego County that could trigger flooding and debris flows, particularly in recent burn areas.

San Diego County officials on Tuesday will consider exploring a tax increase. Why it matters: The county is facing a modest budget shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year, but County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer said she's instigating the conversation because of the uncertainty of federal funding under the Trump administration.

The National Weather Service reported a 10% to 15% chance of light precipitation on Tuesday as the marine layer deepens from coastal to foothill areas throughout the county.

Two 7-Elevens were robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning and suspects are still at large, San Diego police said. The holdups, only 30 minutes apart, took place at the 7-Eleven at 105 W. D Street, next to the Encinitas neighborhood sign, and another location on Convoy Street near Othello Avenue in the Convoy District.

Two 7-Elevens in Encinitas and San Diego were robbed at gunpoint Saturday by three suspects who matched the same description, authorities said.

Heading into peak flu season, San Diego County is seeing its highest rates of flu cases in five years, public health department data shows. The big picture: A "quad-demic" of illness is hitting simultaneously this winter with high levels of influenza A,

The county's latest flu vaccine reminder comes after three unvaccinated teenagers died from the virus this flu season.

Three teenagers are among 73 individuals who have died from the flu this season, according to San Diego County’s latest respiratory virus data, a statistic that has prompted public health officials to re-promote vaccinations.