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Interfaith leaders gathered in Hillcrest on Tuesday to declare that a local church would become a sanctuary to protect immigrant families at risk of deportation.Leaders at First Unitarian Universalist Church on Front Street said they will begin the process of learning how to support local immigrants and protect families from…

Firefighters made quick work of a truck fire in Point Loma early Tuesday, sparing several businesses from catching fire.A truck ignited in flames outside a two-story building in the 4200 block of Voltaire Street at about 4 a.m., the San Diego Fire-Rescue (SDFD) said. 1,200-Plus Properties Hitting County Auction Block…

A teen began singing the theme song to the TV show “Cops” as he was arrested following a pursuit through a New Jersey golf course over the weekend.Hawthorne police tell the Bergen Record that the 16-year-old was driving a stolen Mazda3 when officers gave chase at about 3 a.m. Saturday.…

A retired U.S. Marine has just published a book detailing what it was like for Camp Pendleton-based troops in Ramadi during the U.S. troop surge in Iraq. Retired Major Scott Huesing wrote “Echo in Ramadi” with the help of 75 interviews with Marines and their families. Nonprofit Helps Deployed Parents Send Home…

Jill McCabe, the wife of fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, broke her silence Monday in a passionate op-ed piece about President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks against them, NBC News reported.”For the past year and a half of this nightmare, I have not been free to speak out about…

Still have a Toys R Us gift card?Since announcing last month it was going out of business, Toys R Us customers have been scrambling to spend that list bit of store credit before the toy chain stops accepting gift cards on April 21. Hand Markings on Sewer Wall Led Rescuers…

Panera Bread’s website leaked customer records for at least eight months, according to cybersecurity blog KrebsOnSecurity, which claimed that millions of accounts were affected. Panera Bread disputed that number, telling Reuters that the company believed fewer than 10,000 had been potentially affected.KrebsonSecurity reported that the records included names, email and…

A third woman has filed a lawsuit to void a nondisclosure agreement in connection with President Donald Trump, according to NBC News.  Jessica Denson, a former campaign staffer, says Trump “weaponized the NDA by using it as a club to thwart and chill” her discrimination allegations. Trump Seeks Arbitration in Stormy…

An avid cyclist took a bad tumble on a local road and thinks someone hit him and just drove away.He’s asking the community for help piecing together the moments after the crash.  Gas Prices on the Rise in San Diego County It was a typical Friday afternoon ride for Gary…

A Granite Hills High School football player is in a fight for his life Monday after he was hit by a car in El Cajon.The 16-year-old freshman was crossing East Washington Avenue at Waterloo Avenue with three others when he was hit by an oncoming car at around 8 p.m.…

Even though the MLB regular season just started, the San Diego Padres had a shot at fresh start with the first of four games against the Colorado Rockies Monday night. Byran Mitchell made his Padres debut and his first career appearance at Petco Park. In five innings pitched, the righty…

Medical problems and death resulting from prescriptions inaccurately prescribed or taken, costs an average of $528.5 billion annually – 16 percent of the total U.S. health care budget in 2016 – according to a research study at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy at the University of California San Diego.Non-optimized medications,…

A shooting suspect was taken into custody without incident following a SWAT standoff in the 2800 block of Prospect Street Monday by 7:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. A female victim had been transported to Scripps Mercy Hosptial with a gunshot wound around 4 p.m. just before the standoff.  Suspect Fires…

Six weeks after an expert pointed out to NBC 7 Responds “inadequacies” in how the city of San Diego tests customer water meters, the Public Utilities Department unveiled its new, state-of-the-art water meter testing system to help ensure the accuracy of their customers’ water bills. “We are moving into the 21st…

A San Diego County Sheriff’s Department employee is suing the county, alleging her supervisors took no action when she complained about inappropriate sexual behavior involving an assistant sheriff. NBC 7 reported on the allegations involving former Assistant Sheriff Rich Miller in February. Miller resigned from his position on March 2.  Suspect…

While heavy rain in Northern California took much of the state out of drought status for the start of April, areas of drought were expanded just slightly in San Diego County due to less than spectacular rainfall last month.Rainfall amounts for the last six months were 30 to 50 percent…

More than $2.4 million has been dedicated to beautification and improvements for Memorial Park in Logan Heights, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Monday.He made the announcement at the park while surrounded by a group of children who attend nearby Logan Heights Elementary School. Suspect Fires Shots at Bouncer Outside Strip…

The owner of a La Jolla restaurant who faces more than a dozen charges ranging from sexual battery to rape made his first appearance in court Monday.Daniel Dorado, 59, was taken into custody last week in Escondido and held in the San Diego Central Jail in lieu of $900,000 bail,…

The Museum of Man in Balboa Park is teaming up with PostSecret for a 2-year-long exhibit of secrets made into artwork on postcards. The exhibit boldly asks, ‘Would you share your secrets with a stranger?’ It is interactive and many of the secrets on display come from locals.  Thieves Give Woman…