Two local companies are in the record books – for saving the lives of children and babies around the country.Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSC of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine was awarded a Guinness World Record, after he was able to decode a newborn genome in less than 20 hours,…
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The latest craze over dockless bike and scooter sharing programs has taken the city by storm, filling the streets of San Diego with brightly colored bikes.In the last two weeks, these dockless transportation businesses have been popping up almost daily–each with a catchy name, shiny bikes and scooters galore. Lime…
Photos By Sandra Small Photographer. The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce held the first breakfast meeting of the year on Wednesday, February 21st. The featured speaker of this popular series was Supervisor Dianne Jacob. Supervisor Jacob was informative, upbeat, interactive and shared some real-life stories regarding her desire to create…
One of the students who barely survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting thanked first responders and her doctors Monday as she continues her road to recovery.Doctors from Broward Health North said 17-year-old Maddy Wilford suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her chest, abdomen and arm in the Feb. 14…
Messages threatening violence and referring to the recent deadly shooting in Florida were discovered Monday at Rancho Bernardo High School. San Diego police responded at approximately 7 a.m. to investigate the tagging of various buildings on campus. Earthquake Rattles Anza Borrego Staff at the school used paper to cover up the…
An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 occurred at 10:44 a.m. Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The epicenter was located 61 miles northeast of San Diego, 11 miles east of Anza, California and 18 miles southwest of La Quinta, California. Threats Painted on Walls at Rancho Bernardo High School…
A 24-year-old in Chicago is an unlikely thorn in the side of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, happy to be referred to by Pyongyang as a “poisonous mushroom” and “human rights propaganda puppet,” NBC News reported.Yeonmi Park fled the country in 2007 in a harrowing journey in which she…
The school resource officer accused of not entering a Parkland school building during the Feb. 14 shooting that claimed 17 lives is disputing Broward Sheriff Scott Israel’s account of his actions and the sheriff’s “uncalled for attacks upon his character.”Attorney Joseph A. DiRuzzo, who represents Deputy Scot Peterson, released a lengthy…
New York Jets linebacker Dylan Donahue was arrested on DWI charges early Monday morning after allegedly driving the wrong way into the Lincoln Tunnel and hitting a bus.Port Authority police said a driver went around traffic cones at about 2 a.m. Monday and entered the center tube of the tunnel…
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, an explosion that killed a half-dozen people and injured hundreds more. Take a look back at an attack that rocked Lower Manhattan and shattered New Yorkers’ sense of security.Photo Credit: NBC New York Source: NBC…
A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to Tampa was unable to take off on time Sunday evening after a passenger escaped the plane by opening the emergency exit door and jumping off using the inflatable slide, a witness and the airline tell NBC 4 New York.United Airlines Flight 1640…
An NBC Bay Area hidden-camera investigation provides a rare glimpse into a rising surge of criminal activity across San Francisco that continues to prey on the city’s most famed landmarks and popular tourist destinations. San Francisco’s nearly 30,000 car break-ins last year shattered previous crime records and illustrate an organized…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials reportedly detained multiple people in the Bay Area cities of Napa, Pinole and El Sobrante and elsewhere in Northern California on Sunday afternoon, according to witnesses and immigration rights officials.The San Jose-based immigrant rights group Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network, or SIREN, says…
Students, parents and faculty gathered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Sunday afternoon for the first time for an orientation to welcome students back to school since the tragedy that occurred on Valentine’s Day.“We have a good future and the rest of the year ahead of us,” said Jenna Korsten,…
A wrong-way driver caused a deadly crash on Interstate 8 where the freeway intersects with Interstate 5, California Highway Patrol officers said.A driver in a silver 2000 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling east in the westbound lanes of Interstate 8 when he collided head-on with another car. Earthquake Rattles Anza Borrego…
Ivanka Trump said she believes her father President Donald Trump’s denials about accusations of sexual misconduct. The White House senior adviser told NBC News that the question posed to her was “inappropriate.” But she said, “I know my father. So I think I have that right as a daughter to…
A powerful winter storm system will bring the potential for rain and snow along with thunderstorms into San Diego County Monday.“We’re about to get a whole lot of action by way of weather,” NBC 7 Meteorologist Jodi Kodesh said. “Big time rain, snow, wind, maybe even fog – you name…
San Diego police investigated a report of a patrol car colliding with a pedestrian in City Heights on Monday. An officer stopped a man riding a bicycle because of a vehicle code violation at Winona and University avenues, Lt. Charles Lara told NBC 7. ICE Agent Arrested for DUI in Patrol Car,…
Filmmaker Kevin Smith said he suffered a “massive heart attack” while performing at a comedy show in California on Sunday. The 47-year-old “Clerks” director and star said on Twitter that his doctor told him that if he had not canceled a second show and gone to the hospital he would have…
San Diego’s Olympians will be returning from the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games with memories that will last a lifetime along with some impressive hardware. Shaun White – HalfpipeShaun White of Carlsbad entered the Olympics with two gold medals under his belt and a shadow from the Sochi Olympics when he…
