Cal Fire crews are battling a brush fire that has sparked along eastbound Interstate 8 in the Alpine area.

Two spots were burning along the highway near the Tavern Road exit at 11 a.m., according to Cal Fire Capt. Issac Sanchez. 

"This fire is about five miles east, completely unrelated to the Jennings Fire," Sanchez said. 

California Highway Patrol officers said one lane of I-8 and the off-ramp to Tavern Road were closed.

The forward rate of spread was stopped at two acres, officials said. Cal Fire canceled the call for air tankers.

Firefighters have roped off the spot where the fire started. 

No other information was available.

Cosmo DiNardo admitted in a "full confession" Thursday afternoon to participation in the murders of four men who disappeared in early July, according to one of his attorneys.

The confession is part of a deal to avoid the death penalty, attorney Paul Lang told reporters outside the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown.

Moments later, the 20-year-old was seen being escorted to a sheriff's van in an orange prison jumpsuit and shackled.

"I'm sorry," he said before being driven away.

The sudden announcement came a day after cadaver dogs helped lead investigators to a patch of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, farmland where the remains of one of the missing young men were buried deep underground.

The other three men's bodies had not yet been found at the time of the confession, though investigators had said other human remains were found in a 12-1/2 foot deep "common grave" on the vast 90-acre Solebury Township farm.

A source has told NBC10 that remains identified as two of the other men have been identified and that DiNardo gave searchers location details needed to recover the fourth missing man.

Lang deferred all questions about the murders to District Attorney Matt Weintraub, who was not immediately available for comment.

"He admitted to the participation in the commission of four murders," Lang said. "In favor of that, the Commonwealth will not be seeking the death penalty. So Cosmo was spared life for in terms of giving all of his relevant information he could."

DiNardo has been held since Wednesday on $5 million bail for allegedly trying to sell a car belonging to one of the missing men.

The discovery at the farmstead estate in the rolling, lush hills above New Hope marked a grim turn in the intense search for four men who disappeared late last week.

Weintraub said in a midnight press conference Thursday that the remains of 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro, of Middletown Township, were positively identified.

"A hole that's getting deeper by the minute," Weintraub said of the digging.

Finocchiaro's death was immediately ruled a homicide, though Weintraub did not reveal an exact cause.

"This is a homicide, make no mistake about it," Weintraub said. "We just don't know how many homicides. We are yet to know the answer to that question."

Finocchiaro, along with 22-year-old Mark Sturgis of Pennsburg, Montgomery County; 21-year-old Tom Meo of Plumstead Township; and 19-year-old Jimi Taro Patrick of Newtown Township, vanished last week.

Meo's grandfather, Chuck Meo, told an NBC News producer that crews found the remains under a blue tarp after lifting a propane tank out.

The sprawling property, which is bordered by three roads, is about three miles west of the trendy borough on the Delaware River, in a secluded part of the county where hidden mansions are marked by names like Idlewild and Mountaintop.

The property consists of three separate parcels that Cosmo DiNardo's parents, Antonio and Sandra DiNardo, of Bensalem, purchased between 2005 and 2008 for a combined nearly $6.5 million.

Cosmo DiNardo was named a person of interest in the case on Tuesday. 

DiNardo was arrested Wednesday after investigators determined he tried to sell Meo's 1996 Nissan Maxima to a friend after his disappearance. He has not been charged, however, in Finocchiaro's death. DiNardo is being held in the Bucks County jail on $5 million cash bail.

DiNardo was also arrested Monday on an unrelated weapons charge but left the Bucks County jail Tuesday night after his father, Antonio DiNardo, posted 10 percent of $1 million bail.

According to an affidavit obtained by NBC10, DiNardo was accused of possessing a 20-gauge shotgun and ammunition in February despite being barred from owning a firearm due to a history of mental illness that included an involuntary commitment. A district judge dismissed the charge in May, but the district attorney authorized for it to be refiled on Monday.

A family lawyer released a statement Wednesday, before the human remains were discovered, on behalf of DiNardo's parents.

"As parents, Mr. and Mrs. DiNardo sympathize with the parents and families of the missing young men and they are cooperating in every way possible with the investigation being conducted by law enforcement," the family attorney wrote.

High-powered attorney Fortunato Perri Jr., who has represented several local celebrities including Philadelphia hip-hop artist Beanie Sigel, was hired to represent DiNardo in court. Perri had no comment to reporters as he arrived at court Thursday morning with DiNardo's parents. Perri doesn't represent the parents, only Cosmo DiNardo.

DiNardo and the missing men all appeared to know one another, prosecutors said.

According to Sturgis' father, Mark Potash, Sturgis and Meo are longtime friends who work in construction for him. Finocchiaro was a mutual friend of theirs, Potash said. Investigators began looking at DiNardo after they received tips indicating he was seen with the men shortly before they went missing.

Patrick went missing on Wednesday, July 5 and has not contacted family or friends since, police said. Finocchiaro was last seen alive Friday around 6:30 p.m. getting into a vehicle.

According to a newly obtained criminal complaint, Meo's mother reported him missing Saturday. Meo's girlfriend said she last texted him Friday at 6:53 p.m. and didn't hear from him after. Meo is an insulin-dependent diabetic.

Sturgis, who was last seen leaving his home on Walt Road in Pennsburg around 6 p.m. Friday, told his father he was going to meet with Meo in Doylestown.

On Sunday at 2:10 a.m., Sturgis' vehicle was found in the area of Peddler's Village in Buckingham Township about two miles away from a DiNardo estate.

Unlike neighboring estates, the DiNardo property has no name markers at the main entrance on Lower York Road. Only a broken mailbox, with fading numbers, marks the driveway. On the other side of the property, along Aquetong Road, a small and crumbling white house stands near the road.

A marked police cruiser held guard over that location Thursday, idling in front of a decrepit garage several yards from the house. The car of Thomas Meo was found inside the still open structure less than two hours after Sturgis' car.

Detectives say they found Meo's car keys hanging up on the wall of the garage. They also found Meo's diabetic supplies inside the vehicle.

On Sunday at 4:30 p.m., Bucks County detectives interviewed DiNardo's friend, whose identity police are withholding. The friend told police DiNardo had called him Saturday at 5 p.m. The two then met on Bristol and Galloway roads in Bensalem where DiNardo allegedly offered to sell Meo's Nissan Maxima to him for $500, the criminal complaint reads.

Police also interviewed DiNardo Sunday. DiNardo allegedly told detectives he was driving a silver Ford pickup truck Friday night.

A Solebury Township police mobile license plate reader data found DiNardo's Ford pickup truck was on 2541 Street Road in Solebury Township Friday at 7:49 p.m. Within a few seconds, the license plate reader also captured Meo's vehicle at the same location.

The location where both vehicles were captured is within two miles away of the DiNardo home and less than one mile away from where Sturgis' vehicle was found.

Based on the information, investigators say they had probable cause that DiNardo did "unlawfully take and retain control" of Meo's vehicle.

Law enforcement members scoured the DiNardo family's Solebury Township farm for several days. Investigators also used heavy equipment to dig on the property and deployed canines to search for clues.

Susan Coleman, a woman who lives near the farm, told NBC10's Deanna Durante that she heard gunshots from around the property on Saturday — hours after Meo and others were last seen.

"We heard a series of blasts, they were loud," Coleman said.

Coleman said she was sitting outside with her husband when she heard the gunfire but at first didn't think much of it since people go hunting in the area. But, she decided to talk to investigators after hearing what sounded like more gunshots then yelling and commotion.

Family members kept vigil Wednesday though some relatives of one of the victims were seen fighting amongst each other in the early evening. 

Weintraub said he notified Finocchiaro's family about the discovery of their son's remains shortly before he made the public announcement.

About 50 students, faculty and staff also gathered at a chapel at Loyola University in Maryland where Patrick was a rising sophomore to pray for him and the three other men. Director of Campus Ministry Sean Bray told the Baltimore Sun the group wanted to honor the request of Patrick's grandmother to "storm heaven with our prayers for Jimi's safe return."

Patrick, who graduated from Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, was on the Dean's List at Loyola, his grandparent Sharon and Rich Patrick said in a prepared statement supplied to reporters.

Officials continue to work to identify the other human remains that were found Wednesday night. The investigation is ongoing.

"We're going to remain strong," Weintraub said after announcing Finocchiaro's death. "We're going to see this investigation to the end and we're going to bring each and every one of these lost boys home to their families, one way or another. And we will not rest until we do that."

The FBI set up a new tip line for information, 1-800-225-5324 (1-800-CALLFBI), then hit option 7, or submit a tip online.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

NBC10 journalists Deanna Durante, Denise Nakano, Drew Smith, Dan Stamm and Brandon Hudson contributed to this report.

In the midst of mosquito season, the County of San Diego Vector Control Program (VCP) will conduct its fifth aerial larvicide treatment for mosquitos next week at four dozen locations across the county.

VCP plans to spray on July 19 at 48 locations with large water bodies known to breed mosquitos including areas in Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, Lakeside, Santee, Chula Vista, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Fallbrook. This includes Rancho Bernardo Lakes, the San Diego River/Town Center area in Santee and the Otay River at east and westbound Interstate 805 in Chula Vista. The full list of sites can be found here. In all, the areas that will be treated span a combined 1,004.45 acres.

Depending on mosquito counts, the VCP conducts these applications every three or four weeks throughout the mosquito season, which typically lasts from April to October. This will be the fifth such treatment this year; others are slated for Aug. 9, Aug. 30 and Sept. 20 – as well as Oct. 18, if necessary.

According to the county, a helicopter is used to apply the larvicide. VCP staff will be on-hand at each location during the application to answer questions about the process.

The process aims to reduce the number of mosquitos that can grow into biting mosquitos and spread diseases like West Nile Virus. The best protection against the illness is to prevent mosquito breeding and mosquito bites.

The VCP website says the larvicide is made of naturally occurring bacteria that target mosquito larvae in the water. It is not toxic to people, pets, wildlife or plants.

The county offers information about West Nile Virus, Zika, and tips on preventing mosquito bites on this "Fight the Bite" website. This includes dumping any stagnant water and checking for spots around your home where still water may pool, such as clogged rain gutters, rain barrels, and pet bowls.

Two former employees of the U.S. House of Representatives have been indicted for allegedly circulating private, nude photos and videos of a Congress member and the member’s spouse, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

A grand jury indicted 35-year-old Juan R. McCullum, of Washington, D.C., on two counts of cyberstalking. The jury also indicted McCullum's former coworker, 45-year-old Dorene Browne-Louis, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on two counts of obstruction of justice.

According to the indictment, McCullum offered to help repair the Congress member's iPhone in March 2016 by taking the device to a local Apple store. The iPhone had private, nude photos and videos on it.

Federal prosecutors say that a month before the Democratic primary election held on Aug. 6, 2017, McCullum created a Facebook account with a fake name, Susan Ricenville. He friended many Facebook users, including those of politicians competing with the member of Congress, prosecutors say.

On the page, McCullum allegedly posted between several nude photos and videos taken from the phone and "encouraged others on Facebook to redistribute the nude images and videos throughout [the member's] congressional district."

Between July 2 and July 21 of that year, McCullum also allegedly sent at least 11 emails with nude photos and videos of the member of Congress. Politicians and members of the media were among the recipients.

McCullum appeared on the VH1 TV show "I Love New York" and in 2015 was named the No. 5 Most Beautiful person on Capitol Hill by The Hill. According to that report, McCullum worked for Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands).

In July 2016, Plaskett said in a statement someone had copied person photos and a private family video of her and her husband, according to a Politico report. Plaskett said her political enemies were behind the leak, the report said.

McCullum sent text messages and emails to Browne-Louis about distributing the images, according to the indictment.

Browne-Louis allegedly deleted texts from McCullum from her phone in addition to making false, incomplete and misleading statements to law enforcement and a federal grand jury about what she know about McCullum's actions, the indictment said.

McCullum worked from April 2015 to June 2016 in the House member's office in D.C., according to the indictment. Browne-Louis worked in the same office from January 2015 to April 2016.

Browne-Louis appeared Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on personal recognizance pending a status hearing scheduled for July 19.

McCullum’s first court appearance has not yet been scheduled.

Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates to this developing story.

Two people have been arrested, accused of killing a man whose body was found in Vista.

One of the people accused in the killing was tracked down by law enforcement officers to Alabama Street in North Park where he was taken into custody.

Shyrehl Wesley, 20 and Sheffah Chevis, 18, face murder charges.

Homicide detectives with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department say Wesley and Chevis were involved in the killing of a man who was found with multiple gunshot wounds on Twin Oaks Valley Road, near Gopher Canyon Road.

A man driving to work around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday saw a body on the side of the road and called 911. 

Detectives have not identified the victim pending notification of kin. 

Wesley, who is currently on parole for armed robbery, was arrested at a home on Alabama Street before midnight Wednesday. 

Chevis was arrested Wednesday night at a home on Clairemont Drive. 

Detectives say they have recovered what is believed to be the weapon used in the killing as well as the vehicle involved.

A brush fire has been reported Thursday along northbound Interstate 15, just north of Escondido near the Deer Springs Road exit.

Firefighters are at the scene are working to extinguish the flames. CHP officers along with San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area at 2:30 p.m.

Just before 4 p.m., the fire's forward rate of spread stopped at three acres.

Champagne Boulevard will remain closed for several hours, according to Cal Fire. The I-15 currently remains open.

“I came from Lansing, Michigan-area,” Kenneth Meyer said, “I had lived there thirty-some years.”

Kenneth said the first leg of his trip, from Michigan to West Covina went smoothly. It was his next move to San Marcos where this retired insurance broker said he ran into trouble.

“They packed it in about three hours, they drove the van part way down here and locked it,” Kenneth said, “I understand the gate was locked overnight and they picked it up the next morning, drove it here.”

Before Kenneth hired Bekins Moving Solutions for the move to San Marcos, he said a Bekins representative sold him on buying insurance for the move, an additional $85.75.

“I said to their representative, ‘You know, I think for 97 miles I’m just not going to get the insurance.’ and he said, ‘You really should get that insurance, things happen.’” Kenneth said.

Kenneth packed up his belongings to move into his new mobile home. One box was marked ‘Good Leather Coat’ and Kenneth said it also contained expensive dress shoes, a rare music collection, and two Baccarat glass figurines.

“One box was the only thing that was missing and it was the one that, from looking at the descriptions on it, it was obviously the most valuable,” Kenneth said.

Kenneth said the missing box had the most sentimental value and because of the short trip, the moving company did not inventory every box. All Kenneth could do was submit an insurance claim but that didn’t go well either. He said the company denied the claim, saying in a letter, “...there was nothing listed as missing at the time of the delivery.”

“I took that very offensive, meaning that I probably made it up or lied,” Kenneth said.

Kenneth said he wrote a letter appealing Bekins’ decision but the company did not respond. His next letter was addressed to NBC 7 Responds, asking for help. 

“If you could resolve it, I would be very thankful,” Kenneth said. 

After determining the value of the items in his missing box, NBC 7 Responds reached out to Bekins Movers. 

Within a few days, Scott Harvey, President and Chief Operating Officer for Bekins Moving Solutions told NBC 7 Responds he promised to revisit the claim. Kenneth received a call and the President of Bekins offered to waive the insurance deductible and send him a check for over $1,700. 

In an email, Harvey told NBC 7 Responds, “Mr. Meyer had a successful relocation with Bekins Moving Solutions, Inc., unfortunately, several days after his goods were delivered, he discovered he was missing a box. Mr. Meyer filed a damage / missing item claim, however, that claim was originally denied which is supported by the California Public Utilities Commission and the Max 4 Tariff. Bekins Moving Solutions follows formal (sic) process for administering claims including a dispute process, which was outlined in the original claim dispute letter to Mr. Meyer. With the help of NBC 7, Bekins was able to review additional documentation including Mr. Meyer’s dispute letter, not originally received by Bekins. This additional information allowed the claim to be settled within 48 hours in Mr. Meyer’s favor. Bekins Moving Solutions, Inc. works hard to make customers for life, we are happy that we were able to resolve this claim matter with Mr. Meyer and hope to earn an opportunity to be of service to him in the future.”

Despite nice beaches, great restaurants and plenty to do, Millennials are not looking to live in San Diego, according to a recently released list by Niche.com.

San Diego ranked #53 on the 2017 Best Places For Millennial Living list.

Arlington, Virginia, a place with a lot of high-paying government jobs and lower cost of living, ranked #1 on the list.

Young people in San Diego theorized Thursday the low rating comes from expensive housing. However, San Francisco, which has much higher rent rates, ranked #3 on the list.

“Cost of living is not as high as San Francisco here but our wages are not as high either," said Kelly Cunningham, an economist with National University in San Diego.

Cunningham said part of the problem is that it is so expensive to build housing in San Diego.

"We make it very challenging for somebody entering the market and the younger people trying to get started. We force people to go to Riverside or even Tijuana to live and then commute into San Diego to work," added Cunningham.

Cunningham said another factor is a lot of the millennials living in San Diego are part of the military. Now that defense spending has decreased, many of those young people have been reassigned or are not being stationed in San Diego.

Family members of a man who died during a confrontation with a San Diego County Sheriff's deputy met with investigators Thursday.

"There's no trust of the department. Everybody's scared. What the department needs to do is engage with the community," said Diego Coronel, the uncle of Jonathan Coronel. "Come together as one. They run the streets. We live in the streets."

One week ago, Jonathan, 24, was shot by Deputy Christopher Villanueva in a private yard on North Melrose in Vista. 

Villanueva was in the area with the Gang Enforcement Detail when Coronel was spotted. At the time of the shooting, Coronel had an active felony warrant for his arrest.

Family members met with the captain at the Vista sheriff's station for 90 minutes Thursday. They characterized the meeting as productive but say there is still mistrust. 

"I believe what the witness says that he was on the ground. Officers lie all the time. I see it on the reports," said Diego. "You can not trust an officer that he was on the ground because he already shot 16 shots."

This is the statement issued by sheriff's officials following the meeting: 

"The San Diego County Sheriff's Department empathizes with the family and friends of Jonathon Coronel for their loss. We also recognize their right to ask questions. It is always our goal to take a suspect into custody safely, regardless of the crimes they are accused of or their criminal history."

The statement went on to say the department is working closely with the District Attorney's Office to investigate the shooting. The results of the investigation will be reviewed by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office.

"It is our priority to complete this investigation in a timely and accurate fashion," officials said. 

Homicide investigators with the sheriff's department described the events as a foot pursuit that led to a confrontation. 

Coronel was in a crouched position when he was approached by Villanueva. Seconds later, Coronel began to stand with a T-shirt covering his right hand. 

Officials say Villanueva recalls Coronel holding his hand up in the direction of the deputy. That's when Villanueva fired his weapon fearing for his life, they said. 

NBC 7 has spoken with a witness who saw Coronel hiding from the authorities. He describes the suspect as laying on the ground, on his stomach prior to the shooting. 

Lt. Kenn Nelson said investigators have taken that witness' statement but that it does not match the preliminary evidence and the deputies' statements. 

Deputy Villanueva has been involved in two fatal shootings in the one year he’s been employed by the department.

On Aug. 11, 2016, Villanueva was one of two deputies involved in the fatal shooting of Sergio Weick, 33. In this incident, Weick, a known gang member, was unarmed at the time of his death. 

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office ruled the Weick shooting justified.

After Villanueva was cleared, he resumed his duties as a deputy. Now, Villanueva is under investigation once again, this time for Coronel's death. 

Before his shift that day, Villanueva had been briefed on Coronel and was told he was known to be armed and had made previous threats to kill law enforcement officers, according to Nelson.

The deputy fired 16 rounds. He did reload but he did not fire after reloading.

Coronel was struck multiple times, Nelson said.

Nelson would not release the location of the gunshot wounds Coronel suffered until the medical examiner’s office finalized the autopsy report.

Nelson said there is no personal body cam video available for the Coronel shooting.

Deputies have arrested an armed suspect in the Town Center Parkway in Santee Thursday, confirmed the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO).

SDSO officials received reports of a suspect armed with a weapon around 6:20 p.m. A sheriff's helicopter was patrolling the area.

The suspect was detained and arrested. Deputies said there is no threat to the community.

No other information was immediately available.

Please refresh this page for updates on this story. Details may change as more information becomes available.

Scripps Ranch High School is searching for a new principal, while students and parents are still dealing with the aftermath of cancelled AP exam test scores.

A botched AP exam session resulted in the cancellations of students' test scores in June, and some parents believe the lack of leadership could cause further problems.

"Right now, Scripps Ranch High School needs solid leadership with the AP scandal going on, construction going on," said Gloria Tran, the parent of a student at the school. "I think it's a little bit difficult to bring in two people temporarily who know little about the community or school to lead the school."

Currently, there is not a permanent principal to replace the one who retired back in June, according to the school district.

"They knew quite a few months ago that our principal was retiring, so I would think in that time frame they would have found a principal," said Tran.

Instead, there will be two interim principals when school starts in September. School officials said the two interim principals are experienced administrators who are coming back from retirement. After a review of the first round of applicants, no viable candidates were identified, according to the district.

"We have brought in experienced retired administrators who know the word of a school," said Acacia Thede for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). "It has to do with the type of candidates that come forward. Not everyone is a right match."

Some parents are not pleased with the decision and believe that two interim principals is not a satisfactory solution.

District officials said that Scripps Ranch High School is one of 13 schools that had principals retire in June. La Jolla High School and Serra High School were left without principals for months.

There are currently two other schools in the district that do not have principals because their staff members moved to new jobs, as well as two high schools without permanent principals due to retirements.

Some parents at Scripps Ranch High School said they are pushing for a permanent principal who will take charge and help get their childrens' AP test scores released.

District officials said they cannot rush to fill the positions.

The administrator shortage can take months to fill, as the district searches for an experienced leader.

The abrupt closure of a bridal store chain has left some brides panicking that they may never see their expensive wedding gowns.

"Panic, complete and utter disarray," said Julie Jones, one expectant bride who ordered several gowns from the store. "I am crying hysterically. My poor fiance is tired of hearing about it because I can't stop crying about it."

Alfred Angelo bridal stores have shut down across the country Thursday, including two in San Diego County.

After hearing from employees that the company is filing for bankruptcy, many customers raced to the stores to pick up their dresses.

The Clairemont and Oceanside Alfred Angelo stores were among the locations shutting down.

Some customers were told to pick up their orders before the stores closed. Many of them are upset after realizing their orders were not filled.

"It's my dream dress -- I've been waiting for 44 years for this," said Jones.

Last June, Jones paid Alfred Angelo Bridal the full cost for her wedding gown and three bridesmaid dresses for her daughters. The entire cost came to $3,600.

Before the doors closed, she received two veils, a dress preservation kit and hair comb -- but no gowns. Jone's order is due in September.

NBC 7 reached out to the company through emails and calls. They have not yet responded. The bridal shop told Jones to email her order information, but she received no assurance that her order would come.

According to customers, the stores made no mention of their closure beforehand and are turning away many clients who paid in advance, without their ordered items. Some customers told NBC 7 the completed orders will be shipped directly to their homes.

"You're pulling on emotional heart strings and that's just not right," said Jones. "You don't do that to people."

She tried to get a refund but was told the credit card machines were not operating at the store. 

A store manager at the Mission Valley location told NBC 7 they will stop carrying the Alfred Angelo line, but all the dresses previously ordered will be provided.

Alfred Angelo stores have offered bridal dresses and wedding accessories for over 80 years, with 60 locations across the nation, according to their website.

Neighbors in North Park spoke out about safety concerns surrounding a popular music hall after an all-out brawl broke out at a rap concert in early June.

One resident said he found vomit in his driveway after the event. Another complained the streets were filled with 'loud waves' of noisy concertgoers after the show let out.

San Diego City Councilmember Chris Ward and management from the Observatory North Park and the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) conducted a community meeting Thursday night to let community members voice their concerns.   

The frustration stems from a brawl on the stage that occurred on June 8 at the Observatory.

A man rushed onto the stage and punched the rapper in the head. The confrontation erupted into a full-blown fight on stage. At one point, a 19-year-old man was stabbed.

After the brawl, nearly 800 concertgoers spilled into the streets of North Park.

Although many community members raised concerns, others supported the business the Observatory brings to North Park, like local business owner Hanis Cavin.

"I think incidents that cause trouble or people to be uncomfortable are blown out of proportion when every day we do so much better for the community," said Cavin.

Detectives told NBC 7 the two victims in the brawl were not from San Diego and were very uncooperative with police after the incident. The criminal investigation has since been closed.

The Russian lawyer who met with the Trump team after a promise of compromising material on Hillary Clinton was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist — a former Soviet counterintelligence officer who is suspected by some U.S. officials of having ongoing ties to Russian intelligence, NBC News has learned.

The lobbyist, who denies any current ties to Russian spy agencies, accompanied the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, to the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower attended by Donald Trump Jr.; Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law; and Paul Manafort, former chairman of the Trump campaign.

The Russian-born American lobbyist served in the Soviet military and emigrated to the U.S., where he holds dual citizenship.

The Associated Press identified the lobbyist as Rinat Akhmetshin, and said he acknowledged attending the meeting.

Contacted by NBC News, representatives for Kushner and Manafort declined to comment. Alan Futerfas, the attorney retained by Donald Trump Jr., told NBC News two other people accompanied Veselnitskaya to the meeting — someone Futerfas described as a translator and someone he described as a "friend of Emin [Agalarov]’s and maybe as a friend of Natalia [Veselnitskaya]’s.”

A driver mows down six mailboxes, slurs her words and tells police she has a lizard in her bra. Throw in a wisecracking police officer, and what do you get? A flippant post on Facebook, along with photos of the woman, and of course, her lizard.

Not everyone is amused.

Police departments are increasingly using Facebook to inform the community about what they're doing and who they're arresting. Some add a little humor to the mix. But civil rights advocates say posting mugshots and written, pejorative descriptions of suspects amounts to public shaming of people who have not yet been convicted.

"It makes them the butt of a joke on what for many people is probably their worst day," said Arisha Hatch, campaign director of Color of Change, a civil rights advocacy organization that recently got Philadelphia police to stop posting mugshots on its Special Operations Facebook page.

"The impact of having a mugshot posted on social media for all to see can be incredibly damaging for folks that are parents, for folks that have jobs, for folks that have lives they have to come back to," she said.

In Taunton, a city of 57,000 about 40 miles south of Boston, the police department's post about the woman with a lizard in her bra was shared around Facebook and got heavy news coverage.

Lt. Paul Roderick wrote that Amy Rebello-McCarthy hit mailboxes, sending some airborne, before her car left the road, tore up a lawn and came to rest among trees. When police arrived, she asked them to call a tow truck so she and a male companion "could be on their way," Roderick wrote.

"Sorry Amy, we can't move the car right now. If we do, what will you use to hold yourself up?" he wrote.

Roderick described how she told police she had a lizard.

"Where does one hold a Bearded Dragon Lizard while driving you ask? Answer: In their brassiere of course!!"

Many commenters praised police. "Great job (getting drunks off the road and entertaining us)," one woman wrote.

But others said the tone was inappropriate.

"Hey Taunton Police Department ... Your holier than thou attitude is part of the reason why people don't like/don't respect police," one man wrote.

Rebello-McCarthy, who has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving and other charges, did not respond to attempts for comment.

Police have traditionally made mugshots and details on suspects available to journalists for publication. But journalists, for the most part, selectively choose to write stories and use mugshots based on the severity or unusual nature of the crime. Many crimes don't get any coverage.

Roderick said everything he wrote in the posting about Rebello-McCarthy was true.

"I guess I don't see a problem with it," he said in an interview.

"Can you go too far? I guess you could. I don't think I did. I'm just trying to report what's happening."

Still, Roderick did get a mild reprimand from the police chief. "He basically said, 'Tone it down a little bit,'" Roderick said.

Jaleel Bussey, 24, of Philadelphia, said he nearly got kicked out of a cosmetology school when instructors saw his mugshot on Facebook. Bussey was charged in 2016 after drugs were found during a police search of a house he was visiting to style a client's hair. Most of the charges were dismissed before trial; he was acquitted of the final charge, according to the Philadelphia public defender's office.

Bussey said he was allowed to continue school after explaining that he did not have any drugs and that the charges had been dropped. He felt humiliated, he said, when his family and teachers saw his mugshot.

"I was angry at the time," he said. "I was found not guilty. They're just putting people's faces up there like it's OK."

Some posts are more humorous than hurtful. In Marietta, Georgia, police poked fun at a man suspected of shoplifting from a pawn shop.

"Sir, you must have forgot that you gave the clerk your driver's license with ALL of your personal information as well as providing him with your fingerprint when completing the pawn ticket before you stole from him which, by the way was also all on camera. ... When you make it this easy it takes all the fun out of chasing bad guys!" police wrote in December.

In some communities, posting mugshots and glib write-ups has created a backlash.

In South Burlington, Vermont, Police Chief Trevor Whipple was in favor of posting mugshots at first, but then he started noticing disparaging comments about everything from suspects' hairstyles to their intelligence. The department stopped the practice after about a year.

"Do we want to use our Facebook page to shame people?" Whipple said. "Legally, there's no problem — all mugshots are public — but the question became, is this what we want to do?"

Workers are cleaning up two condominium units in Mission Beach after a water valve broke Friday. 

The blown valve caused water to spew into the air, more than two stories high and damage the two bottom units of a four-unit building on Ocean Front Walk, near Jersey Court. 

NBC 7 spoke with John McKinney, a handyman who was called in to help clean up after the valve broke, about 3 a.m. Friday. 

He said city crews were already making repairs when he got to the building.  

"The water went up on the deck and rolled into the house. It has a small drain up there that couldn't handle 145 pounds of pressure," said McKinney. "It went into the unit and flooded the one bedroom and went through the ceiling and down into the second bedroom underneath it." 

McKinney told NBC7 the two units were being rented out, and the occupants are now staying in a hotel, while workers repair the water damage. 

No other information was available.

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Veterans will be biking through San Diego for wounded warriors Friday and Saturday. 

Soldier Ride is a bicycling event that brings together wounded veterans. 

The veterans are challenged to push themselves physically and mentally, to help them overcome their wounds and regain confidence.

The event also gives the veterans an opportunity to learn about services and programs available them. 

Bikers begin their ride at Coronado Tidelands Park Friday at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday morning, bikers will ride through Del Mar. 

Soldier Ride is part of the Wounded Warrior Project. 

Beginning next year, autonomous cars will be traveling the streets of Chula Vista and the South Bay Expressway as part of a proposal approved by city and county leaders.

In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation selected the San Diego region as one of 10 autonomous vehicle (AV) proving ground sites.

In June, the Chula Vista City Council approved the use of its streets for the project.

“Already, businesses are here that are involved in emerging technology," Chula Vista City Engineer, Bill Valle said after the council vote.

Chula Vista hopes to use new, upgraded street lights with sensors to help collect the testing information and share it with other testing grounds and companies to improve self-driving car safety.

The San Diego Regional Autonomous Vehicle Proving Ground pilot is expected to launch in early 2018.

Now, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will meet Friday to discuss the plans and preparations to get the program launched by early 2018 as proposed.

Three areas in San Diego County were chosen where manufacturers like Toyota and Qualcomm will be testing vehicles.

Those test roads include the I-15 express lanes, the southern segment of the South Bay Expressway and streets and roads within the City of Chula Vista.

Because the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has linked 94 percent of vehicle crashes to human error, SANDAG officials say autonomous vehicles have immense potential to save lives.

Commissioner Jim Madaffer with the California Transportation Commission said while there are some failures, there are also a lot of successes and the cars are always learning.

"All those autonomous vehicles have a driver sitting behind the wheel, so there is a steering wheel with hands ready to take over at any moment,” Madaffer said in June.

More than 30 car and technology companies already have permits to operate self-driving cars in California.

California lawmakers are considering legislation that would give parents the ability to use accents, tildes, and umlauts on birth certificates.

The use of accents was not permitted on state records following the passage of Proposition 63 in 1986. Voters approved the proposition and declared English as the official language of the State of California.

If approved, AB 82 would require the State Registrar to require the use of a diacritical mark on an English letter to be properly recorded, when applicable, on a certificate of live birth, fetal death, or death, and a marriage license.

AB82 was approved in the Assembly and is up for discussion in the state Senate.

The former site of an El Cajon police station will be redeveloped to include a Hampton by Hilton hotel, a new location of In-N-Out Burger and other adjacent retail, following the city council’s recent approval of the project at 100 Fletcher Pkwy.

According to brokerage firm Retail Insite, which is handling commercial leasing, the project’s estimated development cost is $27 million. San Diego developer Brixton Capital and management firm Excel Hotel Group have proposed a 96-room Hampton hotel and approximately 16,000 square feet of retail space on the 4.14-acre site.

Brokers said the project includes a separate space for a drive-through building, slated to house the burger chain. The development is expected to be completed in late 2018 or early 2019, with leasing being handled by Retail Insite’s Matt Moser and Don Moser.

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