The long weekend is here! Expect calm weather with cooler temperatures and more clouds Be careful if you plan to head to the beach, since we'll have elevated surf and strong rip currents.

Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas are the focus of an updated beach hazards statement issued at 1:09 a.m. on Saturday by the National Weather Service. The statement is valid

In the dark stillness of night, a quiet, tree-lined street in a San Diego neighborhood was plunged into tragedy when a plane clipped a main power line and crashed onto the street — turning cars into fireballs and sending hundreds of residents fleeing in a haze of smoke and confusion.

A critical weather observation system at Montgomery Field Airport was malfunctioning for days before the plane crash early Thursday morning. The FAA did not issue an advance notice about the outage, records show.