As high-profile police shootings continue to shake the United States, a growing number of black police chiefs are struggling to deal with the way their officers treat young men of color, NBC News reported.Daniel Hahn, police chief of Sacramento where Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old black man, was killed in March,…
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Three people were found dead Sunday in the wreckage of a plane that crashed and sparked a 12-acre brush fire in San Diego’s East County on Thursday, officials confirm. The plane crash on Volcan Mountain in the Ranchita area was first reported to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) at about…
Two hundred military moms from Camp Pendleton were honored on Mother’s Day with a special brunch held at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa. “Feels good to be with my husband and my children on Mother’s Day,” military mom Sonia Torres told NBC 7. “We always think about those military moms…
A local woman is crediting a pillar for saving the lives of her husband and herself.On Mother’s Day, Audrey Wilmot and her husband went to Mary’s Donuts in Santee. While they were eating near the window they heard a loud crash. OPD Looking for Man of Interest in Home Invasion…
Happy Mother’s Day, San Diego! Here are a few shout-outs and photos from our NBC 7 team. We hope all of our mothers and all the other moms out there have a great day! OPD Looking for Man of Interest in Home Invasion Attack Photo Credit: Marianne Kushi This story…
Two people had to be taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation early Sunday morning when part of their Bonita house went up in flames.The fire started in a downstairs bedroom of a two-story house on the 500 block of Elkhorn Court. One of the people living there told NBC 7,…
Drug dealers are offering teenagers $400 to strap a kilo to their bodies and walk across the U.S.-Mexico border and, increasingly, federal prosecutors are seeing San Diego-area high schools as the dealers’ recruiting grounds.“These kids are 14, 15, 16, 17 years old. They just see the $400 that they’re making.…
A 26-year-old motorist was severely injured by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of Fifth and Ash in downtown just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday night.The 82-year-old driver, identified as Herbert Green, was arrested by San Diego police shortly after the crash just a few blocks away. OPD Looking for Man…
Four minor earthquakes shook the Ocotillo Wells area on Saturday evening between 5:00 p.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific Time. The largest of the quakes was a 3.5-magnitude temblor.The area started shaking with a 3.4-magnitude tremor, followed by the 3.5-magnitude peak, another 3.1-magnitude quake and finishing with a 3.3-magnitude shake. Updates:…
A driver hit a woman in the 500 block of E. Mission Rd. Saturday morning around 11 a.m., the San Diego Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) confirmed.Deputies said the woman was walking on the north sidewalk of the road when she was hit by a westbound vehicle OPD Looking for Man of…
Shane Harris took the final steps of his seven-month journey across the country on the Ocean Beach Pier Saturday.Harris, who started in Jacksonville, Florida, is a Navy veteran who found himself unemployed and nearly homeless a few years ago. He was raising his teenage daughter at the time. OPD Looking…
Abolishing human trafficking is a big part of the mission at the Human Trafficking Research Conference at Liberty Station. Experts from around the country are in San Diego to share their research and try new approaches to solve the problem.Human trafficking is the second largest underground economy in San Diego…
The shortest organized walk in San Diego every year, 1/8th of a mile, proved once again to be one of the most powerful on Saturday as hundreds of kids fighting cancer crossed a finish line to a rousing applause.The 23rd annual “Celebration of Champions” event has already raised $480,000 dollars…
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting murders of two men in Mountain View last Sunday, the San Diego Police Department confirmed.Shannon Bryant has been charged in the murders of Tony Jackson, 33, and Robert Brown, 37, who were shot while standing in front of the Rec Center…
Two adults were killed and seven children were injured in El Centro when their 1999 Ford rolled into the center divider after the driver lost control on Interstate 8 Friday morning around 10:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The Ford, which was hauling a heavily loaded trailer, veered…
President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said Saturday that the president did not intervene in the Justice Department’s decision to block the AT&T- Time Warner merger — walking back earlier comments appearing to suggest that Trump did.Giuliani told NBC News Saturday that Trump said he “was against that merger when…
More than a dozen people are still out of their homes Friday night after a fire ripped through Santee Villas Apartments Thursday.Several neighbors are now being credited with getting people out of their homes safely, but two are getting a little extra praise because they’re just teenagers. What You Should…
The celebrations continue at Petco Park as the San Diego Padres honor the 1998 National League Championship Team. A highlight for fans who attended Friday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals was the chance to take home a Ken Caminiti commemorative bobble head. With many of the 1998 Friars…
A suspected smuggler who tore through a San Diego County Border Patrol checkpoint at high speeds injuring an inspection agent was sentenced to prison Friday.The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Jorge Garcia-Osornio, 28, drove through the Pine Valley checkpoint going at least 100 mph as he tried to evade agents…
A San Marcos veterinarian facing weapons and substance abuse charges has had his license to practice suspended by the California Veterinary Medical Board (VMB).Dr. Brian J. Hosking, a veterinarian at San Marcos Animal Medical Center on Rancho Santa Fe, had his license suspended on May 4 after it was determined…
