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A SWAT standoff prompted San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies to shut down both directions of Vista Ramona Road between Old Julian Highway and Wood Hills Lane on Tuesday afternoon, San Diego police told NBC 7.

A head-on collision resulted in the death of a 44- year-old woman and the arrest of a 26-year-old man on suspicion of impaired driving, California Highway Patrol officials said Monday.

Video shows two black bear cubs enjoying a giant pumpkin in Ramona. The 467-pound gourd was donated to the wildlife center by an Escondido couple who wanted it to have a greater purpose.

A Ramona man has been jailed on suspicion of distributing child sex abuse materials over the internet,  federal authorities announced Monday.

The suspect was last seen running from deputies Saturday afternoon in the Walnut Street and Maple Street area, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

At least one person was killed Monday morning in a head-on crash involving two sedans in Ramona.

Cal Fire is holding flames from a small brush fire that sparked Friday in Ramona from inching too close to nearby homes.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports from the burn area of a 20-acre fire that sparked in Ramona.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports from a paintball park that was partially damaged by the fire.

The Wildcat fire has the potential to burn 30 acres, according to Cal Wildfire.

Large plumes of smoke could be seen from a vegetation fire that erupted in the community of Ramona around 4 p.m. Tuesday.

NBC 7’s Dana Williams spoke to people who knew Pat Casey, including his wife.

The dirt bike rider who was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon east of Ramona has been identified by the San Diego County medical examiner.

A dirt bike rider was killed in a crash at a private motocross facility Tuesday afternoon near Sutherland Dam Road, east of Ramona.

House fires are most common in the winter, when people strongly rely on heaters, Cal Fire Capt. Cornette says.

After four lives were lost due to house fires in San Diego County just this week, Cal Fire is urging people to be aware of fire safety inside their homes.

Authorities Wednesday publicly identified a 55-year-old man who was fatally injured last week when the pickup truck he was driving crashed head-on into a school bus on a Ramona-area roadway.

A bed-headed black bear cub that may have been orphaned by recent winter storms was rescued and transported to San Diego County for rehabilitation.

An 11-year-old missing dog was found trapped in a 10-foot deep oil-filled well in a Ramona mechanic’s private garage by San Diego County Animal Services officers on Tuesday.

Two weeks after an orphaned black bear cub was rescued and transferred to the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, the animal is gaining strength and appears to be in good health, officials said Wednesday.