As Mother Nature drenched San Diego County with rain and snow on Thanksgiving, law enforcement warned travelers of flooded and blocked roadways. In a tweet, the San Diego Police Department told natives and visiting family alike to avoid the following roadways: Southern Areas: Hollister Street (2500 to 2700 blocks) Monument…
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A heavy portion of rain with a side of gusty winds and snowfall for dessert is on the menu for San Diego County’s Thanksgiving. The first sign of showers reached North County communities like Oceanside, Carlsbad and Julian just before 1 p.m. Wednesday and continued to push southeast, according to…
Family and friends gathered at a Lakeside home for the Thanksgiving weekend but were shocked to wake up to a fire ripping through their building the night before the holiday even started. Emanuel Penney and seven others, including children, were fast asleep in a home on Vista Camino when a…
A draft copy of a report compiled by the Department of Justice inspector general concludes that the FBI didn’t spy on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, a person familiar with the document confirmed to NBC News. The information from the inspector general, Michael Horowitz, is expected to be included in…
The San Diego Police Department formed a perimeter around businesses in the Midway District as officers continue to search for an alleged stabbing suspect. A suspect reportedly stabbed a victim at around 8 a.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of Sports Arena Boulevard, according to SDPD. Tips for Navigating Political…
East County high schools will be sending three teams and five additional individual qualifiers to this weekend’s state cross country championship meet in Fresno following spirited competition at last Saturday’s San Diego Section finals at Morley Field. El Capitan High School qualified both its boys and girls teams for the…
Some years we don’t feel thankful. Some years are just that difficult. This has been one of those years for me. Perhaps you are in a similar place. Perhaps death has visited your home, too, this year, casting a shadow on even the joyous occasions you have celebrated. Or maybe…
LA MESA, Calif. — A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly fleeing a crash in La Mesa that left one person dead on Halloween night. Theresa Clouthier, 38, of El Cajon, died at the scene of the Oct. 31 crash, which happened near the Severin Drive onramp to westbound Interstate…
Lemon Grove City Councilman Matt Mendoza tendered his resignation, effective Nov. 4, 2019, with nearly a year left on his term. Mayor Racquel Vasquez announced Mendoza’s resignation at the Nov. 5 city council meeting. “The City of Lemon Grove owes councilmember Matt Mendoza our appreciation and respect for his service…
San Marcos-based brewery, Wild Barrel Brewing Co., has opened a second location in Temecula. The 2,500 square foot tasting room opened Nov. 15 in a strip mall near the Promenade Temecula, according to reports. The tasting room has 16 beers on tap as of now, with plans to increase to…
A 7-Eleven customer tells NBC 7 his complaint to the store clerk about the way he was handling donuts without gloves led to a brawl in between store shelves. The alleged attack happened last week at a store on Jamacha Boulevard near Grand Avenue in Spring Valley. Suspected Church’s Chicken…
When an expecting San Diego mother visited her doctor’s office for her 20-week ultrasound, she was hoping for a glimpse of her future daughter. What she saw was that, and also something more: a look back at her past. Santee resident Shantel Carrillo, 30, went to her routine ultrasound appointment…
The top-seeded Santana Sultans (11-1) will try for their first-ever San Diego Section CIF football championship when they meet the second-seeded Serra Conquistadors (10-2) in the section’s Division IV final at Southwestern College’s DeVore Stadium on Friday at 1 p.m. The Sultans gave up the game’s first touchdown last Friday…
San Diego County may now begin taking advantage of a program that has been available to cities in the state of California for more than a decade. The California Statewide Communities Development Authority has a Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (SCIP), and the County of San Diego will become a member.…
A man suspected of killing a La Mesa man with a sword in his own home in 2006 pleaded guilty Nov. 13 to voluntary manslaughter. Deputy District Attorney Brian Erickson said Zachary Aaron Bunney, 39, will be sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing Scott Martinez on June 17,…
By DAVE THOMAS | La Mesa Courier To say 2019 was a banner season for Helix High golfer Jamie Lau would likely be an understatement. Lau turned in a great performance and then some for the girls golf team. The senior defeated the No. 1 seed from Steele Canyon High to…
By DAVE THOMAS | La Mesa Courier For a pair of Grossmont High girls tennis players, 2019 has been a year to remember. The doubles duo of junior Helaena Calimlim and freshman Ashley Smith recorded a fantastic season for head coach Hillary Park. In post-season action this month, the duo lost…
By JENNIFER OSBORN While the San Diego weather belies the fact that it is autumn, we can measure the seasons in Southern California using high school sports! As we approach the end of the fall sports season, Helix is celebrating the success of many of our student athletes – many…
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested more than a dozen people in an alleged smuggling operation Wednesday afternoon after a large hole was found in the fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. At around 3:45 p.m., agents were alerted of a white Dodge 4500 utility truck that crossed into the Campo area…
A “dumb move” turned a sightseeing trip to the U.S.-Mexico border into a rescue from a truck submerged in the Tijuana River on Thursday, two tourists told NBC 7. A 75-year-old father, a retired Camp Pendleton-based U.S. Marine of Idaho, and his 49-year-old son of North Dakota wanted to check…