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New OB Sign is as Good as Old

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When it came to designing a new Ocean Beach welcome sign that would be just as iconic as its predecessor, it was tradition that won out.

The Ocean Beach Town Council solicited design proposals from a number of artists for a new sign with flare, but after voting on the designs, decided to stay with the old.

As San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts told a crowd Wednesday during the sign unveiling, why change a design that’s always been so popular?

“This has been a historic entrance to Ocean Beach for many years,” he said.

Roberts and several officials unveiled the new OB sign on Wednesday morning. The new sign is weather resistant and made with sustainable materials.

The old sign, and landmark in OB since 1984, had fell victim to termite infestation and weathering two years ago.

“The termites were holding it together,” Roberts said.


"Over the years, the elements have been unkind to the sign and its trademark seagull and big
red letter 'O,'" Roberts said. "So I'm pleased to help support the community's wishes and bring
back a new, sturdier version of the entryway everyone loves."

So the next time you’re in OB, see the new, improved and very familiar welcome sign.


Search Expands for Missing Ramona Man

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The search for a missing Ramona man entered its second day Wednesday.

Carl Salayer, 67, was last seen on Monday when he went to bed. Investigators believe he left his home in the 17000 block of Handlebar Road in Ramona between 2:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday and has not been heard from since.

The missing man’s wife of 48 years told NBC 7 that she is worried sick because her husband needs his medication. She said he suffers from Parkinson's disease and dementia.

Investigators said Salayer also has a feeding tube and might only be wearing his undergarments since he disappeared in the middle of the night. He may run if approached.

On Wednesday evening, searchers were focusing their efforts in Lakeside where a retired deputy believes he spotted the man Tuesday.

Officials describe the missing man as 6-foot-3 and 150 pounds with blue eyes, balding gray hair and a moustache. A command post for the search has been established at Highland Valley and Handlebar roads, close to Salayer’s home.

For San Diego County Sheriff's Sgt. Don Parker, the search for Salayer is tedious work.

Parker and a team of volunteer searchers have been scanning the ground for footprints, looking for any possible trace of the missing Ramona man.

“Mornings and evenings are best because the light comes in and it highlights all the little ridges,” Parker explained.

Family and friends said this isn’t the first time Salayer has had people out looking for him. He’s wandered off before, but never for this long.

“He’s always comes back or someone has seen him or found him within a few hours,” said Danell Marks, a family friend.

“He just plain old disappeared,” added Parker.

Word of the missing man has started to spread around Ramona. Total strangers have showed up to help in the search, and officials said they could use the extra eyes, as it’s a difficult area to be searching.

"There's a lot of dense brush and some outbuildings. Every building here has two or three outbuildings," Parker said.

So, from house to house, the search teams have been talking to residents, searching their properties and asking them to be on the lookout for Salayer.

“We’ll just do it one step at a time. That’s all we can do,” Parker added.

The sheriff’s department said residents should expect increased law enforcement activity in the area Wednesday due to the ongoing search. Anyone with information on Salayer’s whereabouts should contact the sheriff’s department at (858) 565-5200.
 



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Road Rage on Tape: Vet Punched in Parking Lot

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In a violent parking lot attack caught on surveillance tape, officials from the El Cajon Police Department are searching for an unknown man accused of punching a 76-year-old Army veteran over some sort of apparent road rage incident.

The assault happened on April 30 at around 10:10 a.m. in the parking lot of a CVS Pharmacy located at 572 Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon. Officials released details – along with this short surveillance clip – for the first time Wednesday in hopes of tracking down the accused assailant.

As seen on the tape, the suspect walks across the parking lot, approaches the victim’s parked car, opens the driver's side door and throws a punch.

Watch surveillance video of the attack

“I said, ‘get out of my face. Get out of the way.’ At that point, I got him. He just, hey, knocked me back into the car,” the victim Ron Tornocello told NBC 7.

When officers arrived at the scene of the parking lot fight, they found Tornocello suffering from major injuries to the face. His injuries were so severe, he had to have two facial reconstructive surgeries after the incident.

Tornocello said he has a hard time sleeping and can't drive and do other normal activies since the attack.

More than six week later, the suspect remains at large. Police said the fight stemmed from some sort of road rage incident.

Tornocello told NBC 7 he was on his cell phone and didn't think he cut off the suspect or did anything that may have provoked the attack.

A Good Samaritan stepped in to stop the suspect. If that person hadn't intervened, the victim said he think his injuries might have been much worse.

The suspect was last seen leaving the parking lot in a newer, red, SUV-style vehicle. Police said he is described as white man, at least 6-feet tall, with a muscular build. He was wearing dark shorts, a white T-shirt and a light-colored baseball hat with the letters “UFC” on the front.

Officials said the suspect actually pretended to be a witness when police arrived, then slipped away.

In addition to a reward offered by San Diego Crime Stoppers for information leading to an arrest in this case, police said the victim has increased the reward to $2,500 so that someone will come forward and help identify the suspect.

The case is still under investigation and anyone with information should contact the El Cajon Police Department at (619) 579-3320 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Tipsters can remain anonymous.



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Public Memorial Planned for Tony Gwynn

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The San Diego Padres have announced plans for a public memorial service to honor "Mr. Padre" Tony Gwynn who passed away Monday.

The tribute will take place on Thursday, June 26 at Petco Park. The event is free to the public. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 7:19 p.m. (Gwynn was No. 19 during his 20-year career with the Padres.)

Free parking will be offered at the Parcel C and Tailgate lots on Imperial Avenue and in the Padres Parkade garage on 10th Avenue at J Street.

Attendees can enter the stadium through the Home Plate, Park Boulevard, Gaslamp and East Village gates.

The tribute service “will feature special guests from throughout his lifetime,” according to a news release from the Padres. Gwynn’s longtime agent John Boggs told NBC 7 that many of his former colleagues and fellow baseball players have expressed interest in attending the memorial.
 



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Mother Accused of Branding Her Kids

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A Southwest Florida woman is facing child abuse charges after police said she intentionally branded her two young children with a hot stick in order to know the kids were hers, according to NBC 2 in Fort Myers.

The children, aged 5 and 7, told police their mother, Kayla R. Oxenham, 23, used a lighter to burn a stick and then injured their arms by touching the hot stick to them, NBC 2 reported.

The kids said Oxenham told them she burned them so they could have ice cream and to identify both kids as hers.

NBC 2 reported medical exams on the kids showed at least one had injuries indicative of a burning.

Oxenham also faces allegations she grabbed her child by the hair and hit the child. According to police, Oxenham declined to talk with law enforcement about the alleged burns.

Oxenham has bonded out of jail, according to NBC 2.



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Mother Fights Hospital for Son

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A Kansas City mother is fighting to get custody of her son back after she says a Chicago hospital accused her of medical child abuse.

Michelle Rider took her 16-year-old son, Isaiah, to Lurie Children's hospital after doctors in her hometown, Texas and Boston were unable to effectively treat his neurofibromatosis -- a painful condition that causes tumors to grow on his nerves.

When Isaiah's pain continued at Lurie, his mother sought to have him transferred to another hospital.

But Lurie officials -- citing Michelle Rider's requests for stronger medications -- told a Cook County Court that it was  best that Isaiah be taken into temporary protective custody. They said the boy's symptoms appeared to improve when his mother was not around.

"You just feel like ... I think I was in shock. It was like a nightmare that wasn't happening. How can they take my son? I don't understand how someone can do this. It's been heartbreaking," Rider said.

"They took extreme measures to keep Isaiah there, they removed me from the situation, they took my parental rights away."

Rider's aunt, Carol Hart, and supporters from her Kansas City church drove to Chicago Wednesday in hopes of raising awareness about the case.

"They are trying to say it only happened in her presence, so how could it start in the operating room and continue under anesthesia and after she was kicked out and they still say she is causing the problems?" Hart said.

A hearing in the case was scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed until next week.

"We were hoping that justice would be ... that he would come home," Rider said.

Hospital officials say they cannot comment on the case because of privacy concerns.

Michelle Rider has not been charged with any wrongdoing. Her son remains in foster care.

 

Driver in Morgan Crash Speeding

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The truck driver charged in the fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that injured comedian Tracy Morgan and several others had logged over 13 hours behind the wheel and was driving 65 mph in a 45 mph zone, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

Kevin Roper pleaded not guilty last week to charges of vehicular homicide and assault by auto. Roper was driving a Wal-Mart truck on June 7 when he allegedly swerved to avoid slowed traffic on the turnpike and plowed into Morgan's limo.

Roper had a logged a total of 13 hours and 32 minutes on the job that day, the NTSB report said. The maximum consecutive duty period allowed for commercial drivers is 14 hours. The report also states that Roper was traveling at 65 mph for 60 seconds preceding the crash in a construction zone where the speed limit had been reduced from 55 mph to 45 mph.

A criminal complaint alleges that the 35-year-old Roper, of Jonesboro, Georgia, hadn't slept for more than 24 hours before the accident. Wal-Mart has said it believes he was in compliance with federal safety regulations.

The 45-year-old Morgan suffered a broken femur, a broken nose and several broken ribs. His friend and fellow comedian James McNair was killed, and two other passengers were seriously injured.

Morgan underwent surgery for his broken leg and his condition was upgraded earlier this week from critical to fair.

 

1 Stabbed Over Jacket at Friendship Hotel

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A fight over a jacket led to a stabbing at the Friendship Hotel in Hillcrest Wednesday, authorities said.

According to police, at around 6:15 p.m., two men got into an argument over a jacket at the hotel on 8th Avenue. One of the men took out a knife and stabbed the other man one time in the abdomen. The victim was taken to a local hospital with a non-threatening wound.

The suspect, police said, was arrested nearby a short time later. He will be booked into jail for assault with a deadly weapon. His name was not released.

The case remains under investigation.
 



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San Diego's Cutest Critters

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San Diego's own zoo babies and other adorable animal moments captured on camera.

Photo Credit: Ken Bohn/ San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Draft Brings Craft-Brew Stars to Belmont Park

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San Diego-based hotel and restaurant operator Eat.Drink.Sleep has opened Draft, a new restaurant and bar at Belmont Park in Mission Beach.

The venue, at 3105 Ocean Front Walk, features craft beer on more than 60 taps and 50 available bottled varieties. Operators said the craft beer menu will rotate seasonally, and there will be gatherings geared to beer education and tastings.

Located in the southwest corner of Belmont Park, on the South Mission Beach boardwalk, the restaurant also serves sandwiches, ribs and other food items. The venue has a television screen measuring 31.5 by 8.4 feet.

The restaurant has a “laidback aesthetic” and was designed by Mauricio Couturier and Hollis Brand Culture.

Eat.Drink.Sleep also operates local hotels including Tower23 and The Lakehouse Hotel & Resort. Draft is
among several additions being made by the company as part of a larger long-term overhaul of the historic Belmont Park.
 

 

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San Diego Honors Tony Gwynn

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On June 18, 2014, Padres fans showed their love and support at Petco Park for Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who died Monday. It was the first home game since his death. On June 19, Mayor Kevin Faulconer encouraged all San Diegans to wear Padres gear to work in honor of the beloved "Mr. Padre."

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2 Teens Injured in Power Pole Crash

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Two teenagers were injured when their vehicle plowed into a power pole in Ramona early Thursday morning, officials confirmed.

The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of San Vicente Road. A Jeep Patriot driven by an 18-year-old man was traveling south when it hit a power pole, followed by another one.

California Highway Patrol officials said the driver was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with unspecified but minor injuries. He’s expected to recover. Meanwhile, his passenger – a 17-year-old girl – was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to Palomar Medical Center.

She was unconscious but breathing, CHP officials said.

The crash is under investigation. CHP officials said the driver told an officer they were driving home from a friend’s house at the time of the accident. The officer did not find any drugs or alcohol in the car and at this point, neither is considered a factor in the crash.

The names of the teens were not released. The accident did not cause any power outages in the area. SDG&E officials were called to the scene to inspect the power poles following the crash.
 



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UCLA Students Targeted by Peeping Toms

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The UCLA community is on alert after multiple students reported that their privacy was compromised because of peeping toms, campus police said.

The two off-campus incidents occurred approximately two hours apart Monday night.

According to UCLA Police, a female student was showering at her apartment at 10960 Roebling Ave. around 11:40 p.m. when she noticed a strange man holding a cellphone through the blinds of her bathroom window. When she noticed him, the peeping tom fled the area.

Less than two hours later, a witness told police she saw a man looking into apartment windows at 400 Kelton Ave. UCLA Police arrested the suspect shortly thereafter on suspicion of invasion of privacy.

The two incidents occurred less than a mile apart, but UCLA Police believe the suspects are two separate offenders.

Police are looking for the man involved in the earlier crime. He has been described as a white male, 5-foot-10-inches, with a slim build and short hair. At the time of the offense, the suspect was wearing a black hat and sweater with grey pants.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the UCLA Police Department at 310-825-1491. 

This incident comes just two months after female students reported a peeping tom peering over shower stalls on the UCLA campus. 



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Pickup Truck Set on Fire Stalls Bay Bridge Commute

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A man who set his pickup truck on fire near the Bay Bridge toll plaza was taken into custody Thursday morning after causing a major traffic headache for morning commuters traveling between Oakland and San Francisco.

Witnesses said the man was seen dancing on the bridge. He then set his ablaze 1998 Ford F-150, according to California Highway Patrol. He was later taken on a psychiatric hold to Highland Hospital in Oakland, the CHP said, where officers ultimately decided not to charge him. Officers said he suffered a "psychiatric emergency."

The fire was reported at 8:17 a.m., causing several lane closures on the westbound side of the bridge, according to the CHP. First responders cleared the scene at 8:48 a.m.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers happened to be in the area and helped out, according to the CHP.

The driver of the truck was identified by CHP officials as a 32-year-old man from Sacramento, who suffered minor injuries.

There were no other reported injuries, according to the CHP.

Still, the sight -- a pickup on fire in the middle of the morning rush hour -- caused a ruckus among those commuting on the Bay Bridge.

Kevin Wilson shared a photo of the scene via Twitter: "There's a truck on fire just past the toll plaza and a crazy guy is dancing all around it as they spray him," he wrote.

Naren Naidoo was also on the bridge at the time and posted Instagram video of the blaze, with the Port of Oakland and toll plaza visible in the background. He had left his home in Emeryville about 7:30 a.m. en route to his job as a digital artist at Industrial Light and Magic in San Francisco's Presidio when he saw the flames. Like nearly everyone else nearby, he whipped out his phone to capture the scene.

"It started like another normal day," he said. "But as I got up to the toll plaza, it got smoky real quick. You just don't see that every day. I wanted to get it on video. It was pretty bizarre."

 

NBC Bay Area's Jodi Hernandez, Lisa Fernandez, Shelby Hansen, Tim Bollinger and Bay City News contributed to this report.



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Entrepreneur Barbie Makes Her Debut

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From nurse to pilot to NASCAR driver to computer engineer, Barbie has had a lot of different careers. Now she’s adding entrepreneur to the list of titles under her exceptionally small plastic belt.

Equipped with a smartphone, briefcase, tablet and even LinkedIn, Entrepreneur Barbie is now being sold.

The doll’s description explains that she has partnered with “a diverse group of female entrepreneurs,” including the founders of the Girls Who Code, Rent the Runway, One Kings Lane, Plum Alley, Genuine Insights, Sugarfina and TheTomKat Studio.

Adding to the innovation element of the plastic doll, who dons a hot pink dress, “elegant hair” and a glam necklace, Entrepreneur Barbie even hosts Twitter chats alongside her established entrepreneur partners and has her own hashtags like #BarbieChat and #unapologetic.

The entrepreneurs offered tips and advice to young girls with a Twitter discussion Wednesday to help reinforce the doll’s slogan, “If you can dream it, you can be it.”

“This year alone, female entrepreneurs have graced the cover of TIME's Most Influential People issue and lead 1-in-5 start-ups,” toy maker Mattel said in a statement. “Alongside Barbie, female entrepreneurs are changing the world, surpassing their goal and showing girls they can be both capable and captivating.”

More companies are starting to take note of female entrepreneurs. In Chicago, 1871 is set to launch a new facility designed to foster growth and opportunity for women-owned tech startups in the city.

But Entrepreneur Barbie isn’t without criticism. Some have questioned why she has no real career focus, and others claim she is categorized an “entrepreneur” thanks to her handy electronic devices and “dressed for success” attire.

Others have also rasied questions about her hashtag, #unapologetic, wondering what a female entrepreneur would need to be sorry for.

It wouldn’t be the first time the doll has been at the center of a controversy over her 55 years in the mannequin “business.”

Most recently, Mattel received criticism after the doll appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue.

In the issue Barbie wears an updated version of her black-and-white bathing suit she sported when first introduced in 1959.



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Chihuahua Puppy Injured, Then Abandoned in Oceanside

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Authorities are searching for a suspect who bound a Chihuahua puppy’s muzzle with rubber bands, causing severe injuries, and then abandoned the puppy in Oceanside.

San Diego Humane Society officials said the 2-month-old puppy, Flynn, was brought to the humane society on June 5. The puppy had serious injuries – it’s muzzled had been sliced through to the bone from being bound by rubber bands.

Flynn had been found abandoned at a Chevron station in Oceanside.

Veterinarians performed reconstructive surgery on Flynn and the prognosis looks good, according to the humane society.

The puppy is eating and growing, but his injuries will take time to heal.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for Flynn’s injuries. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or the humane society at 619-243-3466.



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More Problems in Shuttered Stadium

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The deep cracks that forced Allen school officials to shutter Eagle Stadium were likely caused by structural problems with the nearly $60 million stadium's press box, scoreboard and more, a new report by engineering experts has found.

The report Nelson Forensics presented to the school board detailed numerous shortcomings in the 2-year-old stadium's structural design that extended beyond significant cracking, officials with the Allen Independent School District said Thursday.

They include "inadequate concrete columns that support the press box" and "insufficient steel framing of the press box," the report said. Also, connections at the base of the main scoreboard were not strong enough, and a retaining wall had inadequate steel reinforcement, it found.

Allen ISD has authorized its consulting engineers to begin working on a plan to repair Eagle Stadium starting in late July. The district hopes to have the stadium back in operation in time for graduation in June 2015.

"This district did everything it should have done with regards to this stadium. This is not a black eye – I've said that from the beginning – for Allen ISD, nor a black eye for the City of Allen," Superintendent of Schools Lance Hindt said Thursday.

The stadium was designed by PBK Architects Inc. and built by Pogue Construction. Hindt said the district will insist that PBK and Pogue pay for the repairs.

"We have an issue with an architect and a contractor. I'm not going to speculate who's more responsible than the other – they can work that out amongst the two of them – but they've accepted that responsibility," said Hindt.

Pogue Construction company's Ben Pogue also spoke to the media on Thursday.

He said the engineering firm's findings were similar to what Pogue's own assessment team found.

"We knew there were other issues and concerns around the stadium," Pogue said. Taxpayers will not be out a dime for this, and I want to be very clear. This is not their problem and it will not be their burden."

The 2-year-old stadium, the most expensive high school stadium in the country, was shut down earlier this year amid concerns over the structural integrity due to "extensive cracking."

Allen ISD released the following to the media before the news conference Thursday:

Repair Schedule for Allen Eagle Stadium Taking Shape
Final engineering report reveals additional structural deficiencies

Allen ISD has authorized its consulting engineers to begin working on a plan to repair Eagle Stadium with a goal that it can be re-open in time for graduation next year, Superintendent of Schools Lance Hindt announced today.

The announcement comes after engineers provided a detailed presentation to school board members on Monday night that reported additional shortcomings in the structural design of the stadium that extended beyond significant cracking on the concourse level. Monday's meeting was in closed session as the board met with its lawyer to discuss the legal implications of the report.

Work crews could begin repairs in late July, Hindt said, starting with some the smaller design defects.

As the full scope of the project emerges, we are not able to develop a repair plan that will address the design flaws and have the stadium back in operation by next June," Hindt said.

Nelson Forensics, the engineering firm the district hired last year to investigate cracking on the concourse of the 18,000-seat stadium that opened in 2012, completed its analysis of the entire stadium and found structural design shortcomings in seven major areas: retaining walls, concourse framing, press box support columns, press box structure, single-story structures, main scoreboard and durability of the structure.

The engineers found no problems in the concrete seating, the concrete pier foundations that support the above-ground structure, and on the small scoreboard on the north side.

The stadium was designed by PBK Architects Inc. and built by Pogue Construction.

"These are primarily engineering failures," said Ryan T. Chancey, a structural engineer and executive director of operations at Nelson Forensics. "While the concourse is the largest and most serious area, we did find failures in the structural design throughout the stadium."

The deficiencies may not be visible, but their design does not meet building codes, particularly in high winds for the press box and scoreboard, and they must be fixed, Chancey said. Examples of the structural deficiencies uncovered beyond the concourse are:

  • inadequate concrete columns that support the press box;
  • insufficient steel framing of the press box;
  • connections at the base of the main scoreboard are not strong enough;
  • a retaining wall does not have adequate steel reinforcement.

Hindt said the district will insist that PBK and Pogue pay for the repairs. Both firms have said they will stand behind their work, but no agreement has yet been reached over how much each company should pay, Hindt said.

The cost of repairs is still being developed by Nelson and a second firm, Datum Engineering, which is developing the repair and strengthening plan. The district and its consulting engineers are in regular discussion with engineers hired by both PBK and Pogue.

The repair work will be broken into segments so construction can begin as the design for each segment is completed.

The stadium has been closed since Feb. 27 after an initial structural analysis revealed design and construction deficiencies that were causing cracking on the concourse. The district announced last month the stadium would remain closed until repairs are completed and relocated home football games to neighboring Plano.

School district officials noticed the cracking near the time the stadium opened in September 2012, but were assured it was normal as concrete shrinks when it dries. When the cracks became more pervasive and grew in width, the district hired Nelson Forensics to investigate.

More: Nelson Forensics - Allen Eagle Stadium Presentation, Allen ISD Stadium Information

NBC 5's Elvira Sakmari, Holley Ford and Catherine Ross contributed to this report.



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Accident Shuts Down SR-163 South

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A multi-vehicle accident closed all southbound lanes of State Route 163 in the Mission Valley area during Thursday’s evening commute.

The California Highway Patrol said at least three vehicles were involved in the crash, which happened around 4:15 p.m. just north of Friars Road.

The crash brought traffic to a complete standstill. CHP issued a Sig Alert.

At least one person was trapped inside a vehicle, according to CHP.

There is no word what caused the accident or if anyone was injured.
 



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Reward Offered for Arrest of Driver

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San Diego County Crime Stoppers are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a driver who hit two vehicles on Interstate 5 just north of Encinitas last month and then fled.

The suspect, a female driver of a silver Acura TSX station wagon, is wanted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run causing injuries.

Investigators said the woman was driving south on I-5 north of Encinitas Boulevard when she approached a slowdown due to heavy traffic. One of the victims said the woman then drove in and out of the lane and onto the shoulder to dart around the traffic, according to a news release from the California High Patrol.

That’s when the victim, in a white Acura, was deliberately struck by the suspect’s vehicle several times before the suspect struck a black BMW, troopers said.

The drive left the scene before troopers arrived.

The victim in the white Acura suffered neck and back injuries.

The suspect was described as white, in her mid- to late-40s with long, curly brown hair with highlights.

Her Acura likely sustained minor to moderate front damage. The above photo is of a vehicle similar to the one she was driving.

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477. Anonymous email and text messages can be sent in via www.sdcrimestoppers.org.

Fire Breaks Out on Yacht in Chula Vista

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A fire broke out on a yacht in Chula Vista Thursday, engulfing the vessel and sending plumes of smoke into the air.

The blaze began around 9:15 a.m. on a drydock in the 900 block of G Street. Dispatchers said there was a lot of fuel aboard the vessel, so fire crews were warned of the risk of a possible explosion.

Firefighters doused the 100-foot-plus yacht from water from all directions, but with little success because a yacht is designed to keep out water.

Police opened fire on the boat with high-powered rifles to blow out the windows so the water could be more effective.

A Hazmat team was also called to the scene.

The shipyard was evacuated as a precaution. Fire officials said two workers suffered minor smoke inhalation injuries.

Fortunately, the fire did not spread to other nearby vessels. However, the yacht -- dubbed "The Polar Bear" -- sustained heavy damage.

A witness told NBC 7 he and his crew were doing welding work on the yacht when it caught fire. Fire investigators' initial assessment is that the welding started the blaze.

As of Thursday night, the burned-out yacht was still smoldering.

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