Three days after a fire burned through a south San Diego home, shock is wearing off and reality is setting in.

"It's a whole lot to deal with," said Darrell May, who owns the home. "It's not like a car wreck where you have one person ...

It’s college application season, and FAFSA application submissions have plummeted compared to this point in previous years.

By the time firefighters arrived, all six people living in the home were working their way out and flames were pouring from ...