A man is looking for answers after his beloved miniature horse, named “Smokey” was taken from his pen Thursday night. Michael Pratt owns the Ferdinand’s Familia & Rescue and Sanctuary Ranch, an animal sanctuary in the Tijuana River Valley near Imperial Beach. Saccone Concedes Pennsylvania US House Race to Lamb “I’m…
La Mesa California
Drivers in the East County were surprised Wednesday when officers approached them to check whether or not their disabled placards were valid. With 2.7 million placards issued in California, it can be difficult to find a handicapped parking space. Adding to that difficulty are the countless drivers who misuse them. Armed…
Heartland Fire Department crews extinguished multiple spot brush fires burning along the shoulder of Interstate 8 near the border of El Cajon and La Mesa.News Chopper 7 spotted several small fires burning along the highway within about a quarter-mile stretch near Severin Drive west of Main Street at around 6:30…
The Medical Examiner’s Office (ME) has identified the driver and passenger of a stolen car being pursued by a sheriff’s helicopter who were killed in a head-on crash Saturday.The driver was identified as 22-year-old Gabriel Gomez Gutierrez of Escondido. The passenger was identified as Mario Alberto Lemus Garcia, 22, of Escondido. Armed…
NBC 7 Responds had heard from people who thought they were the only ones experiencing water bill problems but now, the numbers show complaints were reported in every city council district. On Tuesday evening, the Public Utilities Department released numbers to NBC 7 Responds showing the different types of complaints reported…




