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A man who pulled over to help a couple stranded on the side of a Pacific Beach roadway was struck by a car who then drove off Monday, police said.A station wagon struck the good Samaritan near the intersection of Interstate 8 and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just after midnight, according…

Flint, Michigan residents remain frustrated and angry after learning the state will stop providing them with free bottled water. Source: NBC San Diego

San Diego-based Thai restaurant Saffron Thai is opening a second location in La Jolla. Its original location is in Mission Hills at 3731 India Street.Saffron Thai’s La Jolla location is scheduled to open June at 1055 Torrey Pines Road. Malarkey Steps Down From Searsucker, Herringbone Group “I’m thrilled to expand…

Refugees taken in by the United States eventually integrate into nearly every aspect of American life, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Urban Institute.NBC News reports that the research goes against President Donald Trump’s dire warnings about people who seek asylum in the U.S. The research showed that,…

An American Airlines passenger flying to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport from Hong Kong says a ceiling panel fell on her 1-year-old son’s head.Jennifer Zanone wrote in a Facebook post about the April 7 incident along with a picture showing an oxygen canister and masks dangling from the ceiling above her…

A chemical attack on civilians in Syria may be half a world away to most but one Syrian refugee living in the United States fears for those in the midst of a warzone. NBC 7’s Alex Presha talks to Ammar Kawkab about the attack. Source: NBC San Diego

A man was stabbed several times Sunday evening in Hillcrest and police are still searching for the suspect.The man was stabbed four to five times in the head and neck around 7:20 p.m. in front the McDonalds at the corner of Richmond Street and University Avenue, San Diego police Officer John…

Sixteen San Diego firefighters who are part of the first class of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Paramedic Training Institute have completed their training and are graduating Monday.These firefighters have spent the last eight months training to become paramedics. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said the program is “one-of-a-kind,” “innovative” and…

Six months ago Sunday, a wind-whipped firestorm ignited in Northern California. Over the course of the following weeks, flames from simultaneously-burning blazes stretched across multiple counties, leveling neighborhoods and leaving behind dozens of lives lost.More than 8,000 structures across Northern California’s wine country were wiped out by the fires, hundreds…

Canadian authorities on Sunday identified the 15 members of a junior league hockey team who died after their bus collided with a tractor-trailer on Friday.In a statement, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Saskatchewan’s chief coroner said the victims included 10 players from the Humboldt Broncos and five team personnel,…

A woman died after being struck by an Amtrak train in Del Mar on Sunday, authorities said.The accident happened a little before 10 a.m. at the intersection of 15th Street and Coast Boulevard, San Diego County sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Eikermann said. Menendez Brothers Reunited in San Diego’s Donovan Prison The…

“NO MORE DACA DEAL!” President Trump tweeted on April 1 about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that chiefly allows undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to work, study and get a driver’s license.The program, a 2012 executive order by President Obama affects some 800,000 young…

Thousands of cyclists hit the roads of Little Italy Sunday morning for the 10th annual Gran Fondo bike ride. The course fittingly started in Little Italy and ended a few blocks away at Ruocco Park by the Embarcadero. Gran Fondo loosely translates to “Big Ride” in Italian.Cyclists of all athletic…

A student filled her backpack with 217,069 grains of rice Saturday to represent the number lives killed because of gun violence.She was among the students from Westview and Poway High School hosting a town hall to promote discussion on common sense gun reforms and school safety at Westview High School.The…

Two people were struck and killed by a driver after a good Samaritan stopped to help someone who had crashed early Sunday morning.The initial crash happened around 1:20 a.m. when a driver lost control and crashed into the center divide on Interstate 8 near El Cajon Boulevard.Two good Samaritans stopped…

A man has died of his injuries and police are searching for a suspect following a shooting on Highland Avenue and Eta Street in National City outside of a 7-Eleven early Sunday morning, San Diego police confirm.Authorities believe the victim was either riding or walking his bike on the street…

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday defended embattled Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, saying much of the scrutiny seems to be nitpicking.”I don’t know how much of it is overblown and how much of it is accurate, to be honest,” Rounds said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “I’m not…

“Saturday Night Live” returned to the airwaves to take on Fox News anchorman Harris Faulkner the host of Outnumbered, played by Leslie Jones, who wanted to “impeach Obama” and went straight to Alex Baldwin’s Donald Trump, bored and speaking an internal monologue, at a press conference with Baltic nation leaders.”Oh…

Thirteen injured veterans joined thousands of athletes at the Ironman 70.3 Oceanside triathlon Saturday to fundraise for the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Operation Rebound program.The program uses sports and fitness to help strengthen the mental and physical well-being of veterans, military personnel and first responders with permanent physical injuries Menendez Brothers…