A bloody handprint left on the wall where an Escondido man was stabbed to death helped lead to an arrest 32 years later.Richard Finney, 75, lived alone in an apartment on East Mission Avenue. In November 1986, Finney was found stabbed 31 times. Homicide investigators say the suspect actually used…
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Border Patrol agents from the Calexico station arrested a 55-year-old convicted sex offender for trying to enter illegally Thursday. Mexican national Jose Humberto-Diaz was previously convicted of felony assault to commit mayhem and rape in San Diego. He also has an active drug-related warrant out of San Bernardino. It’s a Prince!…
Ammar Campa-Najjar is one of three Democrats challenging five-time incumbent Duncan Hunter for his congressional seat in the 50th District, which includes Lakeside, Poway, Ramona, Las Mesa and Spring Valley.The 50th is a traditionally red district, which has been held by Hunter and his father, Duncan Lee Hunter, who served…
A van driver plowed into Toronto pedestrians Monday, leaving nine dead and 16 injured. The van fled the scene and the driver was taken into custody a short time later. Source: NBC San Diego
Retail giant Target announced Friday that it will not release tall women’s rain boots as part of its Hunter for Target collaboration due to quality and production problems.The boots — $40 versions of the British company’s original Wellington boots, which retail for $135-$155 — had initially been delayed when the…
Dozens of Southwest Airlines flights were canceled across the country Monday so inspections could be made to jet engines following a mid-air explosion that killed one passenger. Two departing flights from San Diego International Airport were canceled Monday, though the airline would not confirm that those specific flights were dropped for jet…
Students at an East County elementary school were evacuated Monday after reports of a propane leak that could not be found, firefighters said. A spokesperson for the San Miguel Fire & Rescue (SMFD) said Crest Elementary School, part of the Cajon Valley Union School District, was evacuated before 9:15 a.m.…
Residents of a high-rise in Bankers Hill awoke to a deep pool water in their parking garage Monday. Water began flooding the underground garage at Park One Condominiums, on the corner of 6th Avenue and Upas Street, the for unknown reasons overnight. According to resident Jess Fierro, about eight cars…
A defense attorney moved to dismiss charges against a Navy commander accused of trying to rape a colleague. NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala reports. Source: NBC San Diego
Inder Verma, one of the world’s leading authorities on gene therapy and cancer, is under investigation, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies confirmed Monday. Verma, a professor in the Laboratory of Genetics, is one of the leading experts on research to fight brain tumors and lung diseases. On Saturday, Salk…
A veteran who was injured in Afghanistan has received the world’s first total penis and scrotum transplant, Johns Hopkins Hospital announced Monday. A team of nine plastic surgeons and two urological surgeons performed the 14-hour surgery last month. The penis, scrotum and part of an abdominal wall came from a deceased…
Graphic video of a 25-year-old black woman taken to the ground by three white Alabama police officers during a controversial arrest Sunday morning at a Waffle House has sparked outrage online and in the local community, prompting protests and sit-ins, NBC affiliate WPMI reported.Cell phone video posted to Facebook shows…
President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser was, until last month, the chairman a nonprofit that promoted false, misleading anti-Muslim news, according to an NBC News review.John Bolton began chairing the Gatestone Institute in 2013. The advocacy group has warned of a “jihadist takeover” in Europe” and a “Great White…
Kensington Palace says Prince William’s wife, the Duchess of Cambridge has entered a London hospital to give birth to the couple’s third child.The former Kate Middleton traveled by car on Monday morning to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in central London. The palace says she was in…
Up to three lanes of State Route 163 will be closed in the late evening and early morning hours between Friars Road and Genessee Avenue starting Sunday, according to Caltrans. Crews will close up to three lanes in both the northbound and southbound 163 starting at 3 a.m. Sunday to 5…
A local high school robotics team beat out thousands of other teams to reach the finals of the Robotics World Championship in Houston this week. The Santana High School Robotics Team 3969 returned home Sunday as champions in its sub-division. The group beat out 3,000 teams to reach the finals of…
A house in Mira Mesa was fully engulfed in flames Sunday night after a vehicle hit several parked cars, burst into flames and drove into the house, police said.The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. at the 8700 block of Ferndale Street, San Diego Police Department Officer John Buttle said. 5th Grade…
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Riverside County on Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The temblor hit at 5:46 p.m. about 8 miles north-northeast of Thousand Palms located in the Coachella Valley. Updates: Download the NBCLA App More than 60 people immediately reported feeling the quake, according to…
USA Gymnastics tried to silence top athletes after they reported being molested by team doctor Larry Nassar and as they pushed to meet with law enforcement officials, the gymnasts and their family members told NBC News.Claims that the sports federation stressed discretion above all else are bolstered by text messages,…
Hundreds of people and their furry friends took advantage of Paws San Diego on Sunday in City Heights.The event, which is hosted by the San Diego Humane Society, offered a lot of special services and freebies such as dog licensing, vaccinations, free pet training tips, low-cost spay and neutering appointments…
