Fears of salmonella contamination have led to the recall of major grated cheese brands nationwide. 

4C Food Corp. has voluntarily recalled its 4C Grated Cheese, Homestyle Grated Cheese and Cento Grated Cheese brands over concern the cheeses may contain Salmonella.

4C Food Corp. said that none of the other food or cheese products it produces are affected by the recall.

No illnesses have been reported but 4C Food Corp. is voluntarily recalling the products out of an abundance of caution after FDA testing revealed the cheeses may be at risk.

The recall includes the following products, which were packed in 6-ounce vacuum-sealed glass jars with “best by” dates between November 12, 2016 and November 12, 2018.

4C All Natural Parmesan Grated Cheese (UPC 41387-33126) 
4C All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese (UPC 41387-37126) 
4C All Natural 100% Imported Italian Pecorino Romano Cheese (UPC 41387-77126) 
4C HomeStyle All Natural Parmesan Grated Cheese (UPC 41387-32790) 
4C HomeStyle All Natural Parmesan/Romano Grated Cheese (UPC 41387-11627) 
4C HomeStyle All Natural 100% Imported Italian Pecorino Romano Cheese (UPC 41387-12302)  
Cento Parmesan Grated Cheese (UPC 70796-90502) 
Cento Romano Grated Cheese (UPC 70796-90501)  

Consumers with questions can contact 4C Foods Corp. at 866-969-1920.

Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses.

It’s been one year since the body of a 14-year-old missing teen was found dumped in a Grant Hill ravine, and her community still has very few answers as to what caused her disappearance and murder.

Anna Hernandez, 14, was found dead from a gunshot wound to her upper body on Nov. 18, 2015. Her body was wrapped in a blanket and left behind the home of another missing teen, who police described at the time as a runaway.

Family members said Hernandez disappeared five days before her body was found. At the time, they said they were frustrated with San Diego police, describing them as slow to respond to their missing person crisis.

SDPD homicide investigators did not initially notify the public about the Nov. 18 homicide, instead describing the discovery of the body as a non-suspicious death.

NBC 7 first reported Hernandez’ murder, along with the disappearance of another child, Nelly Espinoza, 12. Espinoza left home the same day as Hernandez, later calling her family to confirm she had run away to Mexico.

Police arrested Espinoza on Nov. 28, 2015 on suspicion of being an accessory to Hernandez’ murder. She was prosecuted in Juvenile Court. Because juvenile proceedings are sealed, information about the outcome of the case is unavailable.

More recently, SDPD said there are no new developments in the case.

Homicide Captain Brian Ahearn said it is important to keep Hernandez’ memory alive, as well as bring awareness to the crime. However, he said he could not discuss details of the open case.

“I am reluctant to discuss the case on camera because of the sensitivity of the investigation,” Ahearn said.

Prior to her murder, Hernandez was the victim of another violent crime. Court records and family confirm two juvenile boys sexually assaulted her in Mountain View park on Sept. 21, 2015.

The two minors were charged in that violent attack.

Police looked last year for a “person of interest” in connection with the homicide: 16-year-old Janeth Mendoza went missing near the 3000-block of Webster on Nov. 13, 2015, the same day as Hernandez and Espinoza left home. Police believe Mendoza fled to Mexico.

They also searched for 19-year-old Daniel Flores, describing him as armed and dangerous.

Mendoza is 5-foot-5inches tall, 160 pounds, has black hair, brown eyes. She has a Charger bolt tattoo on her neck and "Bella" on her right front forearm and "Perla" on her left forearm.

No description for Flores has been given.

Authorities scrambling to stamp out dozens of wildfires that have scorched more than 80,000 acres across the Southeast have a stern warning for apparent arsonists, NBC News reports.

"We're coming for you," David Purkey, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, said at a news conference in fire-ravaged Cocke County.

"If one of these first responders is injured or killed as a result of your actions, then the full weight of state government will come down upon you," Purkey pledged.

At least seven people have been arrested in hard-hit Tennessee on suspicion of starting forest fires in the past 20 days, officials said. At least two other incidents in Alabama are being investigated for arson, while one person described as an aspiring weatherman was charged with second-degree arson for a fire in eastern Kentucky.

A San Diego woman was arrested in University City early Wednesday on suspicion of driving under the influence with her two children in the car, San Diego Police said.

Someone called 911 just before 4 a.m. to report a suspected DUI driver at Genesee and Governor, police said.

The caller said a woman appeared to be asleep behind the wheel of a black GMC.

After the woman drove about a mile to an apartment complex at Toscana and Renaissance, police said they gave her a field sobriety test and eventually arrested her.

Two children, ages 6 and 7, were taken into custody by Child Protective Services.

Their mother faces DUI and child endangerment charges, police said.

Wall Street may find a testy relationship with Donald Trump's White House if comments by one of his senior advisers are any indication, CNBC reported.

In a presentation Steve Bannon gave during a conference at the Vatican in 2014, the Trump confidant ripped into big banks and their role in the 2008 financial crisis.

He rued that no one ever was held accountable, which he said helped fuel populist fury and groups like the tea party, according to a transcript of his remarks that Buzzfeed published Wednesday.

Bannon ultimately would take the reins of the Trump campaign and will be the White House chief strategist when Trump is sworn in Jan. 20.

Hundreds of customers were out of power Wednesday after a vehicle collided into a transformer in El Cajon.

According to the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD), the crash happened at approximately 3 p.m. on Ballantyne Street and Broadway, near State Route 67.

Police say this was a single vehicle crash. 

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) had shut down power in the area as a precaution.

There were no injuries reported and no arrests made.

Approximately 344 customers were without power, according to SDG&E's website. Power was expected to be restored by 6 p.m.

At this time, it is unknown what led up to the collision or what happened.

No other information was immediately available.

A lost dog may lead to a legal fight after a Carmel Valley family said the San Diego Humane Society approved the adoption of their dog even though the family was told the dog wasn’t in their custody.

A family friend in Escondido was taking care of Prince when he slipped out of his harness and ran away on October 2nd.

A few days later, someone who had found the dog brought him to the Escondido location of the San Diego Humane Society.

However, by the time the family learned their dog was here, it was too late.

Arlene Alvarado drove to Escondido and began searching for the 5-year-old Alaskan Malamute. She went to the San Diego Humane Society and filed a report.

"If I did the Facebook ad, if I did the Craigslist, if I posted missing signs and I filed a report with the Humane Society. What else am I supposed to do,” Alvarado asked.

She started asking herself that question after she saw a lost dog post on a Facebook group for Husky dogs.

She called the San Diego Humane Society to let them know that was her dog, but it was too late.

“They told me that my dog was already put up for adoption," Alvarado said.

Prince, now called Frontier, was found on October 6 and was held until October 11 and was adopted on October 12.

Alvarado said she can prove she called the humane society on October 7 asking if there was any sign of her dog.

Alvarado said she gave photos and a full description of Prince but the humane society did not follow through on their end to find his owner through the missing dog reports.

“They told me that the only thing they can do is reach out to the people who adopted him and if they want to give him back, they can. Other than that there's nothing they can do about it," Alvarado said.

Since the Humane Society's policy withholds adoption information, Alvarado must get a subpoena to get the contact information for the adoptive family.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the San Diego Humane Society says "We're very sorry for this misunderstanding and have offered Ms. Alvarado our deepest regrets and a free adoption. It is extremely important that pet owners have their pets licensed and micro-chipped so animal shelters are able to reunite pets with their owners as quickly as possible."

Alvarado is starting the judicial process to get Prince back. It will be a long and stressful process but she hopes she can soon tell her kids their dog is coming home.

She is hoping they will give her the dog but will fight to get him back if they won't.

To the adoptive parents, she said, "He has a family. We miss him very much and we want him back."

Eddie La Salle was expected to take over as Varsity Head Coach for the basketball team at Chula Vista’s Hilltop High School this season after serving as an assistant last year. Instead, just days before the season, he is out of the job and facing accusations of embezzlement.

An investigation is now underway into potentially illegal behavior according to Sweetwater Union High School District Director of Grants and Communication, Manny Rubio.

Rubio confirms to NBC 7, the investigation doesn’t involve misconduct with students and the allegations are more white collar in nature.

La Salle informed the team last week of his dismissal according to parents of players on the team. At least two parents say they became concerned after the money from a recent team fundraiser disappeared.

As a Head Coach, La Salle oversaw the funds.

One parent told NBC 7 that La Salle admitted to him in a text message he was let go for “mishandling the team’s fund."

NBC 7 emailed La Salle last week for comment, but he has not replied.

The school district plans on contacting the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD), which would handle a criminal investigation.

A spokesperson with the CVPD says they have not yet been made aware of the situation.

San Diego County Sheriff's officials are investigating a reported sexual assault in a bathroom at an RV Park on the Viejas Indian Reservation. 

The assault happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday when a 30-year-old female walked into a campground restroom, where she saw a man facing away from her in the stall, deputies said. The Ma-Tar-Awa RV Park is located off Interstate 8, approximately 36 miles east of San Diego. 

When she walked into a stall, deputies said, the same approached her from behind and said "Hey." 

He then sexually assaulted her, deputies said. 

At one point, the victim asked the man not to hurt her. Immediately after that, he stopped, and fled the scene, deputies said. 

The suspect is described as a 5 foot 10 inch man who weighs approximately 200 pounds. He has long, dark hair that goes to the middle of his back. 

At the time of the assault, he was wearing blue jeans and a long-sleeved black t-shirt. 

The victim never saw the suspect's face and does not know how old he was. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 to remain anonymous.

No other information was immediately available.

For students at one South Bay school, sports are more than just a game: they are a unifying force. 

That's why the Sweetwater School District decided to organize a basketball game between the Otay Ranch Mustangs and the Olympian High Eagles, two team that are usually rivals. 

But on Wednesday afternoon, the players - students with special needs - were ultimately on the same team. The goal was not to win a game, but to join in and support the students. 

"Everyone is here," said Olympian High School student Malia Talavera. "It makes everyone come together as one. It makes them happy seeing everyone here."

For the parents, it's what has happened before and after the game that has made all the difference.

"She was so excited," said Gina O'Cleary. "She has not stopped talking about it, and 'Mom, I want you to meet my coach.'"

These type of unity games have been so successful that now that the school district is looking ahead to organizing more games. They are planning a match between Bonita High School and Eastlake High School. 

This fall, high school and middle school students will come together for a track and field competition with students with special needs. 

A man riding a Quad bike fell 100 feet off the side of State Route 52 into a canyon, Heartland fire officials said. 

The crash happened at approximately 6:49 p.m. Wednesday on the Carrizo Creek Truck Trail on the Santa Ysabel Reservation, officials said. 

The man suffered a leg injury, but is responsive, crews said. 

Rescue equipment is being brought to pull the patient up. 

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

An affordable housing development for veterans in Poway was voted down by the Poway City Council Tuesday, 

The City Council voted against the new Habitat for Humanity housing project, set to be built on a vacant lot zoned only for affordable housing.

The Mayor of Poway said the community supports veterans, but in the end, could not support the project proposal put in front of them. 

"We have roughly 20 parcels around the city and we would gladly provide those parcels to the right project we just don't have the ability to throw a bunch of money on top of that," said Poway Mayor Steve Vaus.

Neighbors initially complained the project would be too big. As a result Habitat for Humanity scaled down the development. However, the cost of the project then went up. 

The $800,000 price tag for the City of Poway would have been spread over a period of years for the 22 units.

Vaus said the decision came down to an additional cost to the city they did not expect. 

"For me the biggest question was, can we handcuff all of our affordable housing projects just to make this one happen, is that the right thing to do, and for me the answer was no," he said.

Poway City Council Member John Mullin told NBC 7 San Diego that he is at a loss after years of work. 

"We had a number of veterans come up to say how much they would look forward to joining the Poway community it is heartbreaking to me that they won't have this opportunity without this project," he said.

However, some residents in the area, who did not wish to be interviewed on camera, said they worried about an increase in traffic if the project were to go through.

A City study found traffic would not increase significantly as a result of the project.

Veterans disapointed with the vote said they feel as if the move is simply a way of denying them affordable housing options. 

"I don't think the country does enough for us and I thought I lived in a place, in the city of Poway, which holds veterans very high," said Veteran and Poway resident Thomas Farrell. "You know, we have a beautiful Veterans Park here, but for us a lot of us, we are just disheartened now."

Mayor Vaus says he is talking to another Veteran's group about the possibility of creating another project the City can afford.

Another City activist told NBC 7 the land has been zoned only for affordable housing - and zoned for 10 more units than the most recent plan called for. 

Bernie Sanders flatly rejected the idea that he played any role in costing Hillary Clinton last week's election, telling an audience in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night that he actually made her a better candidate and possibly could have beat Donald Trump himself, NBC News reported.

"I say to those critics, number one, that you can argue the exact reverse, that maybe I would have been elected President of the United States," he said to cheers while being interviewed by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne on stage at George Washington University.

Dionne pressed the Vermont senator on criticism that he damaged Clinton during their primary campaign by drawing out the race and telling supporters that his rival was corrupt and that the system was rigged.

Sanders rejected the notion out of hand. "The presumption behind that question is, I guess, we should anoint candidates for president," he said, noting that stolen emails released by Wikileaks showed the Democratic National Committee was "not a neutral force" in the primary.

There are two group names you have likely been hearing throughout the presidential campaign—White Nationalist and Alternative-Right.

Now that President Elect Donald Trump has named Steve Bannon as his Chief Strategist, they are names being more commonly used.

But how did they come about and what do they really mean?

University of San Diego (USD) Professor Tom Reifer, Ph.D, says these ideologies and beliefs are far from new, adding that they date back to centuries ago.

“The Democrats used to be the party of white supremacy in the South. And once the Democrats started to accept civil rights, you got a shift and the whites started moving to the Republican Party. So there's always been this kind of White Nationalist aspect of Republican politics in the late 20th century,” Reifer said.

He says that Alternative-Right is the more extremist side of White Nationalism and is a continuation of those same beliefs.

“Politics of White Nationalism can be seen as a continuum. To those people who are concerned about immigration, who want to build a strong wall, to those people that are more explicitly more racist, and more explicitly stand up for white people, and have hostile attitudes towards persons of color," Reifer said. “That latter group is what they've been calling the Alternate-Right."

“A lot of voters on all sides of the political spectrum are rightfully upset with American politics. They're upset with the economic system," he added.

He told NBC 7 that there is a lot of public discussion about the "forgotten man." In recent years. due to affirmative action, some say whites in America feel like they are the ones being suppressed.

Reifer says that could be increasing this notion of White Nationalism and Alt-Right in America. Those individuals will be welcome to expressing their views by Bannon who wants to create a haven for the discussion.

According to White Nationalist and Alt-Right websites, they don’t agree with the KKK and extreme white supremacy groups. They feel there are many things that separate them and the Alt-Rights are a much more intelligent group of people standing up to stop the demographic shift in America.

An El Cajon community gathered for a public meeting Wednesday to discuss the testing done in the area for possible toxins in the air and groundwater.

The affected area covers approximately two miles, stretching from Greenfield Drive all the way to Gillespie Field.

In October, the San Diego Water Board informed residents living on the 700 block of Greenfield Drive of voluntary testing for possible contaminants.

On Wednesday, some residents received long-awaited answers while others remain concerned over the impact.

Test results for Magnolia Elementary School, which has been tested for contaminants in the soil and air since 1994, were negative for contaminants. But 19 residents at Starlight Mobile Home Park learned that their properties will also be tested for possible contaminants.

"We known the vapors are underground," said Craig Carlisle, Senior Engineering Geologist from the Regional Water Quality Control Board. "The questions we're answering again are how many of those vapors are in the ambient air."

But residents NBC 7 spoke to say not knowing if they have been living in a toxic plume all this time is very concerning.

"When we moved in, we were never told there was this plume or whatever it's called and how are we ever going to sell to get out there?" resident Sandra Pepper said.

She added that she is afraid of getting sick from any possible contaminants.

Resident Janice Melroy had other questions.

"Does that have any impact on the produce on our yards and impact the ones we eat?" Melroy asked.

But the Water Quality Board says the contaminated plume is so deep underground, it shouldn't impact plants. Since the Helix Water Department provides water to the City of El Cajon, drinking water is also not affected.

The toxic plume is located where the former aerospace facility Ketema/AMETEK was based, which opened in the 1950s. The company had dumped chemicals into the groundwater that were discovered after testing in 1987 when chlorinated solvents in the groundwater.

Since then, environmental agencies have been monitoring the soil and groundwater, as well as taking steps to clean up the contamination.

The levels of chlorinated solvents have decreased over the years. Sixty groundwater monitoring wells were also installed as part of the investigation and cleanup efforts.

Ketema/Ametek is leading the testing under the supervision of the San Diego Water Board and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTCS).

A driver sideswiped a car and then slammed into a retaining wall Wednesday night in Chula Vista.

According to the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD), the incident occurred around 6:06 p.m. on the 1900 block of Gotham Street near Rutgers Avenue. 

Police say the driver narrowly missed crashing into a parked car and a house. When officers arrived on scene, they found the suspect passed out behind the wheel.

He was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital for minor injuries to his face and later arrested for suspicion of DUI.

No other information was immediately available.

Methamphetamine has been called a wrecking ball in San Diego County by the U.S. Attorney's office.

Now, a new report by SANDAG reveals drug use, specifically marijuana and meth, is up among men who have been arrested.

“These individuals are more prone to risky behaviors, such as driving under the influence, sharing needles, committing property crimes to support their habits, and going to work under the influence of drugs, which can put others at risk," Director of SANDAG's Criminal Justice Research, Cynthia Burke, Ph.D said in a statement.

According to the SANDAG report, methamphetamine and marijuana use is at a 16-year high among those arrested--52 percent of men tested positive for marijuana and 48 percent tested positive for methamphetamine.

Buke says the numbers affect everyone.

In April, deputies discovered a 9-year old girl living in a shed in the backyard of a Lakeside home. Deputies also found a shotgun, rifle and eight grams of methamphetamine in the shed.

The girl's father and several others were arrested.

“My heart goes out to her," neighbor David Van Kirk told NBC 7.

Two children were taken into protective custody from another home in Lakeside, located on Moreno Avenue after deputies seized methamphetamine and stolen cars during a raid in August.

A parolee was also arrested after racing away in a vehicle through someone’s yard, crashing into power pole and fence and then leading deputies on a chase.

Neighbors in the area told NBC 7 they are concerned for their safety.

“I’m always just concerned that somebody dealing with those things would approach me or my family and what that might how that might impact them," Van Kirk said.

A sign displayed at a popular Mission Hills coffee shop is garnering a lot of attention and has been a boon for business, the owner says.

“Syrians + Muslims + Mexicans + Immigrants + Everyone Are Welcome,” the sign at Meshuggah Shack reads.

The owner, John Bertsch, said he posted the sign at his coffee shop, at the corner of Goldfinch Street and Fort Stockton Avenue, the day after last week’s election.

He sees it as a "protest" sign against some of the divisive rhetoric he heard during the campaign season.

He told NBC 7 that business has been up 20 percent this month over the same month last year, and largely all of the response has been positive. The only exceptions: one person shouted a slur at hime and another Trump supporter complained, Bertsch said.

Patrons in this neighborhood, which voted against Trump by more than a 1 in 3 margin, overwhelmingly said they supported the sign's message.

"I love it. I think we're supposed to be showing our diversity and our differences," said patron Katelyn Ford.

"We wanted to express the opposite of what his campaign stands for," patron Connie Johns echoed. "This sign means everything for our neighborhood. It has made our spirits rise."

The Meshuggah Shack’s sign comes as protests have sparked nationwide against the presidency of Donald Trump. Many protesters decried and expressed fear over Trump’s campaign to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico and also to deport undocumented immigrants and Muslims.

Many of these campaign promises have been either softened or removed from Trump’s website.

Bertsch said he plans to keep the sign up "as long as he needs to."

A man accused of killing a 92-year-old woman found in her National City apartment will be eligible to face the death penalty if convicted, according to court officials. 

Peter Thao, 26, was charged with first degree murder with a special circumstance in the death of Maria Rivera, 92. He pleaded not guilty through an attorney.

A spokesman from the District Attorney's office said the charge, first degree murder with a special circumstance of committing a murder in the commission of a qualifying felony - in this case, residential burglary - makes him eligible for either life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. 

National City Police said they found Rivera in her D Street apartment on Oct. 22, 2016. 

When officers began investigating, they determined the apartment had been burglarized prior to Rivera's death. 

Thao was arrested and charged in her death after an investigation. 

Police declined to comment on what evidence linked Thao to the crime but said they found the evidence inside his home. They also confiscated his car.

Authorities do not believe there are any outstanding suspects, but the investigation is ongoing.

The homicide is believed to be random.

Thao is expected to next appear in court on January 12, 2017.