Commuters heading north from the South Bay Wednesday faced gridlock on Interstate 805 after a driver crashed into a dump truck overnight. The slowing begins south of the L Street exit and continues through the construction zone north of Bonita Road and E Street. Around 11:30 p.m., a Nissan pickup…
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In August, Cindy McCain was with her husband of 38 years, Sen. John McCain, when the former Navy pilot, Vietnam POW, Senate maverick and presidential contender died at their home in Arizona after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. In an exclusive essay for TODAY’s Voices series, Cindy McCain recalls…
LA MESA, Calif. — Dozens of residents showed up to the La Mesa City Council meeting Tuesday evening to speak out against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opening a parole office in the community of Mt. Helix. The topic was not an agenda item, but nearly the entire…
A Dulzura man pleaded guilty to trying to poison and kill his wife Tuesday by repeatedly feeding her a dangerous chemical once used in rat poison, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s office. Race Remington Uto, 27, an active-duty Navy sailor, was arrested in March and faced three…
A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a mother jailed after police violently pulled her toddler son from her arms in a videotaped encounter in the crowded waiting room of a New York City social services office. The development came hours after Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said that…
If you live in the City of San Diego, chances are your black city-issued trash container is past its life expectancy. According to Renee Robertson, program manager for San Diego’s Environmental Services Department, the average trash container in San Diego is over 13 years old. Robertson told NBC 7 Responds,…
Four teenagers were charged Tuesday with murder and torture in connection to the beating and death of a man near Petco Park last month, according to Deputy District Attorney Mary Loeb. Dominick Wells was one of four teens arrested after Edward Starland was found unresponsive downtown near the pedestrian bridge that connects…
This story has been updated. One month after NBC 7 Investigates reported on the death of a Solana Beach man and his family’s search for justice, an arrest has been made in the case. San Diego Leads State in Whooping Cough Cases On Monday, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department…
The California Highway Patrol is warning drivers of vehicles with auto-pilot technology about a dangerous and potentially deadly loophole. Some people are posting YouTube tutorials showing a “hack” of a vehicle’s auto-pilot setting using a water bottle strapped to the steering wheel. The videos are promoting the trick as a…
To help make sure you stay informed on the most shared and talked about stories in San Diego County, each Saturday we’ll revisit five stories from the previous week and capsulize them in this digest with the most recent updates. Brightwood College Permanently Closes 3 Local Campuses Brightwood College closed…
Generous San Diegans donated nearly $95,000 and more than 11,000 toys in one day at NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Toys for Tots Program collection site. Thank you, San Diego! Professional Drivers Say Rain Exposes Unseasoned San Diegans The annual toy drive kicked off Friday morning with drop-off sites opening across…
Days after a man had his toolbox stolen on a job site in broad daylight, an NBC 7 viewer’s generosity is helping him get back to work. “There’s no words to describe how I feel. I’m happy,” Alfredo Medina said Friday after he received $1,000 in cash from an anonymous donor.…
An Ohio man who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year, killing one woman, was found guilty of first-degree murder and all other counts. James Alex Fields Jr. plowed into a crowd of counterprotesters at a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville…
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department will not reopen the investigation into the 2011 death of Rebecca Zahau at Spreckels Mansion and the official cause of her death will remain a suicide, the department announced Friday. Sheriff Bill Gore opened a review in April into their previous investigation, which determined Zahau…
A power outage downtown forced San Diego City College (SDCC) to cancel the majority of its classes for the second week in a row. The power outage temporarily left more than 1,650 San Diego Gas & Electric customers Friday afternoon but the utility service had power restored to most customers in…
Four businesses in Moreana were flooded Friday morning when an eight-inch concrete pipe burst, sending water flowing down an alleyway. The concrete water main break broke on Naples Street, just east of Morena Boulevard sometime Friday morning, according to the city of San Diego. County Braces for Second Wave of…
The Ventura County Sheriff’s sergeant who was slain during a gun battle with the Borderline Bar mass shooter was fatally struck by a California Highway Patrol officer’s bullet and not the suspect, the department announced Friday. Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the department, was struck 5 times by…
Scripps Ranch High School was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon due to an investigation into a bomb threat, according to the San Diego Unified School District. The lockdown lasted for about an hour as SDUSD police investigated a threat with the assistance of the San Diego Police Department, a district…
NBC 7 is now available on Roku. Similar to the previously launched NBC 7 Apple TV app, our new Roku app lets you browse current news videos, get the most up-to-date forecast from First Alert 7 and watch our top stories on your TV whenever you want. The app refreshes…
Mark your calendar: Balboa Park’s beloved holiday tradition, December Nights, returns this Friday and Saturday. December Nights has it all – from holiday lights and seasonal music to dancers and tasty winter treats. Things to Do This Weekend: Dec. 6 – Dec. 9 The free weekend festival returns for its…
