Staff at senior care facilities in Ramona and the rest of East County are preparing for the possibility of power shutoffs with the strong Santa Ana winds and the potential fire risk.

Over 7,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers were reported to have their power shut off Wednesday morning as the region remains under a Red Flag Warning due to Santa Ana winds.

In an effort to reduce the risk of wildfire in certain areas of San Diego County, San Diego Gas & Electric has issued a Public Safety Power Shutoff warning.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped two-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.514, a day after dropping one-tenth of a cent.

First discovered: 4:55 a.m. Jan. 8 A new wildfire was reported today at 4:55 a.m. in San Diego County. Centre Fire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Re-elected San Diego County supervisors were sworn in Monday morning — with the exception of Nora Vargas, who decided last month not to serve her second term. Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Joel Anderson both took the oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony at the County Administration Center after winning second terms in November.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego announced a merger Wednesday, combining the two hospitals into a health care system called Rady Children’s Health.

Two children's hospitals in Southern California have completed the merger between their parent companies and will now operate under a new healthcare system, according to a news release Wednesday.