Police and federal agents had been waiting for Juice WRLD’s plane to land at Midway Airport even before the rapper suffered a fatal medical emergency, authorities said Monday. According to Chicago Police Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, the rapper, whose real name is Jarad Higgins, and his entourage “were intercepted by the…
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A man accused of killing the mother of his two children on the day she intended to serve him with divorce papers pleaded not guilty in San Diego court Monday. Julia Maria Serrano Avila, 29, was killed in a shooting on Dec. 5 that was being investigated by San Diego…
A Spring Valley man was charged with multiple gun-related felonies in a San Diego Superior Courtroom Monday after a graphic video was posted, showing the suspect fire empty assault-style rifles at unknowing pedestrians from a hotel window downtown. Steve Homoki, 30, was charged with three felony counts of possession of…
The older I get – which, admittedly, is still not old enough to claim much wisdom – the more I realize how difficult the holidays can be. I am one of seven children. As you can imagine, Christmas is quite the holiday in my family. I remember the first year…
Suicide can affect all people regardless of ethnicity, age or gender. However, suicide rates are the highest among older adults, and these numbers are on the rise. Older adults make up 12 percent of the U.S. population but account for 18 percent of all suicides, according to the American Association…
A man who kidnapped and carjacked a La Mesa teen-ager with hypodermic needles held to his neck which he said contained the AIDS virus was sentenced on Nov. 22 to 147 years to life in prison. “It was the maximum sentence,” said Deputy District Attorney Matthew Carberry. The complicated sentencing…
As Mother Nature drenched San Diego County with rain and snow on Thanksgiving, law enforcement warned travelers of flooded and blocked roadways. In a tweet, the San Diego Police Department told natives and visiting family alike to avoid the following roadways: Southern Areas: Hollister Street (2500 to 2700 blocks) Monument…
A heavy portion of rain with a side of gusty winds and snowfall for dessert is on the menu for San Diego County’s Thanksgiving. The first sign of showers reached North County communities like Oceanside, Carlsbad and Julian just before 1 p.m. Wednesday and continued to push southeast, according to…
Family and friends gathered at a Lakeside home for the Thanksgiving weekend but were shocked to wake up to a fire ripping through their building the night before the holiday even started. Emanuel Penney and seven others, including children, were fast asleep in a home on Vista Camino when a…
A draft copy of a report compiled by the Department of Justice inspector general concludes that the FBI didn’t spy on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, a person familiar with the document confirmed to NBC News. The information from the inspector general, Michael Horowitz, is expected to be included in…
The San Diego Police Department formed a perimeter around businesses in the Midway District as officers continue to search for an alleged stabbing suspect. A suspect reportedly stabbed a victim at around 8 a.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of Sports Arena Boulevard, according to SDPD. Tips for Navigating Political…
East County high schools will be sending three teams and five additional individual qualifiers to this weekend’s state cross country championship meet in Fresno following spirited competition at last Saturday’s San Diego Section finals at Morley Field. El Capitan High School qualified both its boys and girls teams for the…
Some years we don’t feel thankful. Some years are just that difficult. This has been one of those years for me. Perhaps you are in a similar place. Perhaps death has visited your home, too, this year, casting a shadow on even the joyous occasions you have celebrated. Or maybe…
LA MESA, Calif. — A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly fleeing a crash in La Mesa that left one person dead on Halloween night. Theresa Clouthier, 38, of El Cajon, died at the scene of the Oct. 31 crash, which happened near the Severin Drive onramp to westbound Interstate…
Lemon Grove City Councilman Matt Mendoza tendered his resignation, effective Nov. 4, 2019, with nearly a year left on his term. Mayor Racquel Vasquez announced Mendoza’s resignation at the Nov. 5 city council meeting. “The City of Lemon Grove owes councilmember Matt Mendoza our appreciation and respect for his service…
San Marcos-based brewery, Wild Barrel Brewing Co., has opened a second location in Temecula. The 2,500 square foot tasting room opened Nov. 15 in a strip mall near the Promenade Temecula, according to reports. The tasting room has 16 beers on tap as of now, with plans to increase to…
A 7-Eleven customer tells NBC 7 his complaint to the store clerk about the way he was handling donuts without gloves led to a brawl in between store shelves. The alleged attack happened last week at a store on Jamacha Boulevard near Grand Avenue in Spring Valley. Suspected Church’s Chicken…
When an expecting San Diego mother visited her doctor’s office for her 20-week ultrasound, she was hoping for a glimpse of her future daughter. What she saw was that, and also something more: a look back at her past. Santee resident Shantel Carrillo, 30, went to her routine ultrasound appointment…
The top-seeded Santana Sultans (11-1) will try for their first-ever San Diego Section CIF football championship when they meet the second-seeded Serra Conquistadors (10-2) in the section’s Division IV final at Southwestern College’s DeVore Stadium on Friday at 1 p.m. The Sultans gave up the game’s first touchdown last Friday…
San Diego County may now begin taking advantage of a program that has been available to cities in the state of California for more than a decade. The California Statewide Communities Development Authority has a Statewide Community Infrastructure Program (SCIP), and the County of San Diego will become a member.…