Next time you're apartment hunting, you may want to add "communal dog" to your checklist.

In addition to sweeping views, updated appliances and all modern conveniences, one new D.C. apartment complex comes with an English bulldog for all residents to enjoy.

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Doug Crawford, the manager of 2M, a building set to open Aug. 1 at the corner of North Capitol and M streets, is making it possible for busy residents to have a pet without all the work.

His 10-month-old pup, Emmy, will serve as the communal dog.

"People work endless amounts of hours, so it's rather difficult to get a puppy and care for them," he said.

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Residents will be able to visit and interact with the dog seven days a week, but Crawford will take full care of Emmy.

"People sometimes don't have time to take care of a puppy like they'd like to," said Crawford. "I just thought it would be something extra that our residents can enjoy." 


 

 Smiles filled bounce houses, rock walls and barbecues Saturday in Santaluz, a stark contrast to just one month ago when the area was smoke-filled and desolated ahead of the Bernardo Fire.

That wildfire was the first of May’s devastating firestorm that encompassed San Diego County, and Santaluz was among the first communities hit.

But thanks to the tireless work of firefighters, no homes or lives were lost, even though 600 acres and 60 percent of the perimeter around Santaluz was burned.

Neighbors recognized that hard work Saturday during the Santaluz Summer Celebration.

Organizers turned the annual fundraiser for the local Fire Station 46 into a big “thank you” for all the fire departments that helped to save their homes.

“They are amazing. We love our station 46 and Cal Fire and all of the other firefighters that came from all over the county and the state. Just amazing that no structures burned, and we’re just so grateful to them,” said Santaluz resident Susan Center.

An estimated 4,000 residents joined the bouncing, feasting and fun-filled celebration, which culminated in a bright fireworks display over the community park.

As for the fundraising efforts, organizers say they gathered $6,000 to benefit firefighters. They hope to surpass $10,000 by the end of the night.

The first problem was being naked, at a bar in Clarendon, Virginia.

But there was much more mayhem in store Saturday night when Arlington police tried to apprehend the naked guy.

The chaos started shortly after 8 p.m., when police responded to Goody's bar for a report of a naked man. When police approached, the man -- who police said was in his 20s -- ran away.

He then jumped into a car and sped off, going down Wilson Boulevard the wrong way. He hit several parked cars as he drove.

Then he jumped out of the car, and ran again -- but police caught him. Police said that he is facing several charges, though they did not detail what they were.

No one was injured.

The capture understandably drew the attention of a large crowd, including the viewer who tweeted the picture above.

A 3-year-old girl is dead after an accident occurred at a Rita's Water Ice Saturday afternoon.

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A security gate detached and came crashing down on the child shortly after 4 p.m. when she was standing outside a Rita's location at 2829 Girard Ave. in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood, according to reports.

An ambulance rushed the victim to Hahnemann University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 5:02 p.m., according to officials.

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Police say the girl was with her mother attending a fundraising event for the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority when the tragedy occurred.

Neighbors tell NBC10 issues with the gate's ability to lock to the frame have been apparent for some time.

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Officials with Philadelphia's Licenses and Inspections arrived on the scene shortly after the deadly accident and shut down the Rita's. An investigation is underway.

Maintenance, care and inspections of roll down security gates are the responsibility of the property owner, according to City of Philadelphia property codes.

Property records list P&G Development as the owner. Attempts to reach P&G were unsuccessful.

L&I officials say they inspect these gates if they receive a complaint of an apparent defect.

There are no open violations and there is no violation history related to the gate, according to L&I.

Rita's Italian Ice, the shop's parent company, released a statement about the crash.

"Our hearts and prayers go out to the child's family," said Linda Duke, Rita's spokeswoman. "Due to the current investigation we really cannot comment about the unfortunate incident."

Contact Alison Burdo at 610.668.5635, alison.burdo@nbcuni.com or follow @NewsBurd on Twitter.

A pilot died in the crash of a home-built plane at an Ellis County airport on Saturday afternoon.

Lynn Lunsford, Mid-State Public Affairs Manager for the Federal Aviation Administration said the crash happened around 4:40 p.m. at Mid-Way Regional Airport in Ellis County.

The aircraft involved in the crash is a single-engine home-built Skybolt biplane.

Law enforcement told the FAA that the pilot died in the crash.  Their name has not been released, but Department of Public Safety State Trooper James Colunga says the pilot/builder of the plane, who is also the crash victim, is from the Arlington area.

Lunsford also said witnesses claim the plane was performing aerobatic maneuvers over the runway when it crashed.

Tracy Gilby from the Waxahachie area said she and her son saw the plane in the sky and pulled over near the airport to watch it.

"We saw the airplane doing tricks so we kind of slowed down to watch him and then he just kind of spiraled down,” said Gilby.

She said when emergency vehicles began rushing by into the airport all they could do was pray.

FAA investigators are headed the crash site. The National Transportation Safety Board was also notified of the accident.

Family of the victim have been notified and were also at the scene Saturday night but declined to speak to the press.

The victim’s name has not yet been released.

Witnesses described hearing loud “pops” and commotion in a community near Imperial Beach Friday night during a shooting that left one man dead and three other victims injured.

“It just sounded like a couple of firecrackers going off. It sounded like someone was lighting M-80s or something,” explained witness Frank Streightiff.

Streightiff works at a Walmart near the site of the deadly shooting and said he was in the process of clocking out when he heard about nine loud pops. When he went outside, he saw the area lit up with police officers, some of whom were tending to victims.

“I clock out and see helicopters and a bunch of cops,” he said.

According to the San Diego Police Department, shots erupted in the Egger Highlands community near Imperial Beach at around 9:45 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Cathy Street.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a man in his 30s lying in the street, suffering from mortal gunshot wounds to his upper torso and at least one shot to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene, officials confirmed.

But that man wasn’t the only victim of the shooting.

Police discovered three more men in their 20s in the area who had sustained gunshot wounds. The three men were taken to a local hospital. As of early Saturday morning one of those victims was listed in critical condition, while the other two were listed in stable condition, officials said.

One of the victims was found less than two blocks away, near a Home Depot along Saturn Boulevard. Police believe he was shot on Cathy Street before he stumbled to where he was eventually found injured.

According to investigators, witnesses reported hearing several people arguing right before gunshots rang out. Still, a motive for the shooting has not been determined.

The suspect or suspects responsible for the shooting fled before police arrived and, at this point, police do not have a suspect description. Investigators said a dark-colored, 4-door vehicle was seen leaving the area right after the shooting.

The case is under investigation. Anyone with information should contact the SDPD Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2275 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

Officials have not yet identified the victim killed in the shooting but a friend told NBC 7 the victim is Ismael Moreno. The friend said Moreno was a good man. He was married and leaves behind a wife and daughter.

Egger Highlands residents said they were surprised to hear of the deadly shooting, since many have never experienced such violence in their community.

“I’ve never heard anything like this happen before, so it just makes me wonder how violent this area is,” said Streightiff.

Hector Loustaune, a neighbor of the shooting victim, told NBC 7 he was still in shock Saturday morning as police continued to collect evidence at the crime scene and interview witnesses.

When he came home Friday night, he saw police officers everywhere and found out his neighbor had been killed.

“He was a good dude. He seemed like a good guy, not a bad person. I’m still shocked. This doesn’t happen here,” said Loustaune. “It’s scary. I have a daughter.”

Loustaune recalls often seeing his neighbor with his child, taking her to the bus stop and laughing.

“He seemed happy,” he added. “Not a bad person.”

At least 29 people have been shot in Chicago since Friday, including two women shot near Montrose Beach Sunday just hours after the Chicago Pride Parade.

The two women were shot in the 4500 block of North Simonds Drive around 6:45 p.m., police said.

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Police initially said one woman was shot in the leg and back and another shot in the leg, but later said a 21-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder and a 48-year-old woman shot in the arm and back. Both were transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

The shooting took place a little over a mile away from where the Pride Parade stepped off earlier in the day.

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"After the parade a lot of people just go by Montrose Beach," said witness Kim Shine. "Everyone barbecues out there, vendors sell candy and water bottles, it's just a big gathering around the hill or beach area."

Shine said she heard a sound she thought was fireworks but quickly realized was gunshots.

"We were standing near the top of the hill near Montrose Beach and we heard a few noises," she said. "We didn't know if it was gunshots or fireworks. We just saw a slew of people running toward us."

Eleven others were shot Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning.

• Most recently, a 25-year-old man was shot in the back and buttocks in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood on the South Side. The man suffered gunshot wounds to the back after being shot around 5 a.m. Sunday in the 6400 block of South King Drive and was listed in critical condition. Police did not have any further details surrounding the shooting and said the victim was being uncooperative.
• Just after 3 a.m., a 34-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the neck near 132nd Street and Langley Avenue. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Michael Sullivan.
• About 30 minutes earlier, a 37-year-old man was shot in a parking lot near 19th Street and Pulaski Road. The man told police a small, dark-colored vehicle approached him and someone with a handgun exited the vehicle and opened fire. The man was shot in the arm and back and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.
• Just before 1 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in the 1800 block of South Throop. The man was standing on a corner when a dark-colored truck pulled up and someone inside the vehicle opened fire, police said.
• On Saturday, a 24-year-old man was shot in the buttocks around 8:30 p.m. near 78th Street and Bennett Avenue. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition. Details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available.
• Two hours earlier, a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 5600 block of South Wolcott Avenue. The man was standing on the block when vehicle approached him and someone opened fire. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition, according to authorities.
• Just before 5:30 p.m., two people were shot in a possible drive-by in the 6200 block of South Vernon Avenue, police said. A 20-year-old man was shot in the foot and a 32-year-old woman was shot in the upper arm. Both were taken to University of Chicago Hospital for treatment, Sullivan said.
• Around noon, two people were shot in the 300 block of North Laramie Avenue.
• A 21-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were passengers in a van traveling southbound on Laramie Avenue. When the van stopped at a stoplight, an offender approached them on foot and opened fire. The 21-year-old was shot in the leg and taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital and the 22-year-old was also shot in the leg and taken in good condition to West Suburban Medical Center.
• Police said the weekend’s sole fatality, as of Sunday morning, occurred just before 9 a.m. Saturday when a 42-year-old man was fatally shot in the head while riding his bike. The shooting took place in the 3600 block of West Chicago Avenue. Police said the man was taken to Mount Sinai hospital with wounds to the head and right arm and was later pronounced dead.

At least 16 others have been shot in Chicago since Friday, including a teen who was shot just outside the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters and just two blocks away from President Barack Obama’s Chicago home.

One person was killed and at least four people were injured in a shooting during an after-hours event ahead of  the BET Awards Sunday in East Hollywood.

Police responded around 5:15 a.m. to reports of shots fired at the Monalizza Restaurant and Banquet located in the 1100 block of North Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

At least five people were shot at the club. One of those people was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Witnesses told NBC4 that the event was affiliated with the BET Awards taking place on Sunday, June 29 in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles police officer Drake Madison said the party was related to the BET Awards, but it was not part of the official events, The Associated Press reported.

A voicemail left with BET was not immediately returned.

The extent of other injuries were unknown. Authorities were unsure what led to the shooting.

On Friday night, a man in his 30s was stabbed at Lure nightclub in Hollywood during a similar pre-party, police said. He was expected to survive.

An Oak Park party was thrown into chaos Saturday night when a suspect fired shots into a crowd of people, sending at least one person to the hospital. 

Two vehicles drove up to the party in the 6500 block of Lemarand Avenue around midnight. 

When the people inside the vehicle joined the scene, they began fighting with partygoers, San Diego Police say. 

A man about 19 years old pulled out a handgun and fired three to five shots into the crowd, according to witnesses. He then fled in one of the vehicles. 

Later that night, a 35-year-old man arrived at Alvarado Hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his right shoulder. 

Police are still investigating this incident.

Police say a woman was drunk Sunday morning when she fell onto subway tracks in Manhattan and survived a train pulling into the station.

The 22-year-old woman fell from the platform on West 49th Street at around 6 a.m. as an N train was entering the station, officials said.

The woman rolled into the bottom of the third car rail and tucked herself into a fetal position as the train was approaching, and the conductor pulled the brakes after he saw her move.

The woman suffered leg and hip trauma, police said, and was treated at Bellevue.

A skunk in Long Beach tested positive for rabies in the first confirmed case in Los Angeles County since 1979, city officials said.

The skunk was tested after it was reported to Long Beach Animal Care Services on Thursday exhibiting erratic behavior, officials said.

Officials said they are not aware of any human contact with the skunk.

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Any mammal can be infected by rabies, but in California the disease is most commonly found in bats, skunks and foxes, officials said.

Humans can contract the disease through bites or saliva from an infected animal.

"Residents need to avoid any contact with wildlife and ensure their domestic pets are vaccinated for rabies to avoid the disease being passed to humans," said Dr. Mitchell Kushner, a city health officer.

According to authorities symptoms of rabid skunks include crusty eyes and noses, disorientation and staggering. Other signs of rabies include excessive salivation and aggressive behavior.

Rabies is a viral infection that leads to encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, along with the more well-known symptoms of paralysis, spasms and the inability to drink water.

Symptoms for the disease usually present themselves one to three months after infection, but after they do, the disease is nearly always fatal.

City officials advised citizens to vaccinate and leash their pets and avoid contact with wild animals.

In addition, officials said that people should not touch injured or sick animals and instead report them to appropriate authorities.

If an animal bite does happen, authorities said to wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention immediately.

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The World Health Organization says while roughly 55,000 people worldwide die of rabies annually, this is generally centered in Asia and Africa. In the United States, only one or two rabies deaths per year are reported.

The CDC attributes this to the nearly 100 percent effectiveness of the rabies vaccine when administered promptly after infection.

Four people were killed and another 19 were injured in a wave of gun violence that has spilled into all five of New York City's boroughs since Friday.

Brooklyn saw the most violence of all the boroughs, with 11 people hurt in seven separate shootings. Five people each were shot in Manhattan and the Bronx. There was also one shooting each in Queens and Staten Island. 

Four people were killed in the shootings.

On Saturday in Queens, a man was fatally shot in the head. Then on Sunday, one man in Brooklyn and another in the Bronx died in separate shootings. A 55-year-old man also died after being shot in the neck in the Bronx early Monday, police say.

Many of the injuries came in shootings that included multiple victims. In one, in Harlem, four people were shot, including a 16-year-old boy. 

Children were also victims in other shootings. In one non-fatal shooting in Brooklyn, a 10-year-old boy was wounded. In another bout of gunfire in the Bronx Sunday night, a 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg. 

The volume of shootings so far in 2014, however, is lower than it was last year, police say.

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said shootings are down compared to last year.

"We're always concerned about any shootings, but we have 1,200 additional cops this week," Bratton said, referencing recruits that will graduate from the NYPD's police academy Monday.

Some residents said the violence has put them on edge.

Veronica Tutton, who lives in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx where two men were shot Sunday afternoon, said she is considering moving her family out of the neighborhood.

"I don't take my little ones outside much,” said Tutton. “And that's sad because I have a 6-year-old and he's always wanting to go to the park and play and as you can see, it happened right next to our park."

Vandals struck in Oak Lawn overnight tagging at least three places with 666, the Biblical sign of the Devil.

“My heart just sank, just sank - couldn't believe it,” said Brenda Marks, president of The Oak Lawn Committee.  

Drivers passing the Legacy of Love monument at the corner of Oak Lawn Aveune and Cedar Springs Road couldn’t miss the three large sixes painted in bold red along the monument’s side. In the past, gay community leaders have gathered at the monument in the past to celebrate past court victories.

“This is our neighborhood plaza,” Marks said. “Things that happen that make our community joyful are celebrated here and things that are sad that we commemorate are commemorated here.”

“It's personal to us - we treasure this, it's our personal space,” Marks said.

Volunteers spent the day trying to remove the markings but without luck. 

“It felt good to try to scrub that away,” said Todd Whitley. “Our actions were important - we were scrubbing but what we were doing we were coming together to show that love is stronger." 

A church just down Cedar Springs road where Whitley attends was tagged as well. The Cathedral of Hope is the world’s largest lesbian and gay church. Senior Pastor Jim Mitulski is disappointed but says it’s a teaching moment.

“This is what our Christian faith teaches us - it's not hypothetical that when people hate us we respond not with violence as this is, this is passive violence but it's violence never the less, we respond with love, with compassion,” said Mitulski.

“I'm disappointed to see that there are people in the world who use hate to express themselves,” said Whitley. “There are so many other ways to try to work through things even if we don't like each other, don't understand each other, we don't have to do stuff like this.” 

“Get a life, grow up or as Rodney King would say, “Can’t we just all get along?”.

Dallas' largest pride-fest celebration, the Alan Ross' Texas Freedom Parade will take place September 21.

 A detectives’ hunch that a man stole a gun from a fumigated house led them to discover a gas mask at that suspect’s home.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department started its investigation when deputies contacted Sergio Perez, 20, and James St. Clair, 22, in a parked vehicle Saturday morning in Lemon Grove.

Both men were told to step out of their car, and when deputies searched the vehicle, they found a loaded handgun, sheriff’s officials say.

Investigators checked the gun and discovered it had been stolen from a nearby home about two weeks ago.

At that time, the house had been tented for fumigation.

Deputies arrested Perez -- who they say is a documented gang member – and St. Clair.

During their follow-up investigation, detectives served a search warrant to St. Clair’s home. There, they found a gas mask, which would be necessary when burglarizing a fumigated house, sheriff’s officials say.

They also arrested another suspect at the home for an outstanding felony warrant.

Perez was booked into jail on a stalking charge, while St. Clair was booked on charges of receiving known stolen property more than $400 and not being the registered owner of the handgun.

Two kittens, who survived being shipped more than 100 miles in a sealed box, are ready for their next adventure.

The San Diego Humane Society is accepting applications for Mouse and WiFi.

A worker at Cox Communications in San Diego County discovered the days-old kittens inside a shipment from Hollywood, where the kittens had been packed up and mailed by accident.

Their survival was miraculous because newborn kittens need to eat every two hours, according to the Humane Society.

Mouse and WiFi struggled to gain weight at the Humane Society’s 24-Hour Kitten Nursery, but they are now healthy and ready to go home.

Anyone interested in adopting the pair should apply in person at 5500 Gaines Street. Applicants are asked to write a brief paragraph about why he or she would make the best pet apparent. Applications will be accepted through July 3 at 6 p.m.

Because Mouse and WiFi are a bonded pair, they must be adopted together.

 The biggest Independence Day fireworks spectacular in the county is set to launch over the San Diego Bay Friday, and if you plan to go, you’ll want to enjoy the pyrotechnics, not the explosion of hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend.

Luckily, we’ve gathered some tips and trick to help you navigate the Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom, which starts at 9 p.m.

First Up: Getting There

As with most downtown events, parking will be a struggle.

Event organizers say parking along the bay and Shelter Island filled up by 1 p.m. last year, so they recommend forgoing the car in favor of public transportation.

A free shuttle will run from a parking lot next to the Port Administration building at 3165 Pacific Highway to take visitors to the Harbor Police parking lot on Harbor Island Drive. From there, fireworks-goers can walk to the bay for an up-close view. That shuttle service starts at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. Friday.

If you have your eye on Shelter Island, the Old Towne Trolley shuttle will take people from the corner of Carleton and Rosecrans streets in Point Loma (where there’s just street parking) to the gazebo on Shelter Island. The first passengers will be picked up at 3 p.m., and the last will be taken away at 11 p.m.

Public transportation like the San Diego MTS buses and trolleys, the COASTER and Amtrak trains will also be running their normal routes into downtown.

Where to Watch:

The 4th of July spectacular reaches high in the sky, but a few spots around the bay are prime for taking it all in.

On their website, organizers list their official locations as the Coronado Ferry Landing, North and South Embarcadero, Seaport Village, Harbor Island and Shelter Island.

Homes in Point Loma, Liberty Station, Little Italy and downtown hotels and high-rises should also offer a good glimpse.

You could make it dinner and a show by booking a reservation at one of the many bayside restaurants, though you’ll want to call in soon to make sure they’re not filled.

But no matter where you sit, don't forget to bring a radio along. The fireworks' soundtrack will be broadcast live on WALRUS 105.7 FM beginning at 7 p.m.

If you don’t feel like fighting the crowds, 2014 is the first year the show will be aired live on TV, so starting at 8 p.m., you can snuggle up on your own couch and avoid breaking up your personal Independence Day party.

The Run-Up

Leading up to the bay blowout, special events will dot the downtown area. The Midway Aircraft Museum is opening it up its flight deck at 6:30 p.m. for a family picnic-style viewing, including live entertainment, flight simulators and food.

A free outdoor concert kicks off at Seaport Village at 1 p.m., followed by other all-American activities like face-painting and carousel riding.

The decks of the Berkeley and Star of India – two of the ships that make up the San Diego Maritime Museum – will also open for some fireworks watching.

If you want to view the display from the high seas (of the bay), Hornblower Yachts and Flagship Cruises are both offering star-spangled dinner cruises.

The fireworks will launch from four barges stationed in the north bay, so those setting sail on their own boats should keep a safe 300-yard distance away from where the pyrotechnics are taking off.

The 14th Annual Big Bay Boom is expected to draw in at least 300,000 people from across Southern California.

This year, all proceeds will go to the Armed Services YMCA.

 Six suspects cut and beat a man in his own home after an argument over money turned violent Sunday morning, according to San Diego Police.

Around 2:10 a.m. Sunday, five men and one woman visited a 30-year-old man’s apartment in the 7300 block of Tooma Street in Bay Terraces.

Once inside, the group began quarreling over money. Someone fired two gunshots in the home, which missed the intended target.

Then the six intruders started beating up the victim. Police say one person pulled out a sharp object and sliced the man on his chest, stomach and bicep.

When help arrived, the man was taken to Mercy Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The SDPD will continue investigating this armed assault.

 The downcast faces on computer screens are 1,500 miles away at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas: a 20-year old Honduran woman arrested rafting across the Rio Grande and a 23-year-old man caught under similar circumstances.

Four agents wearing headsets reel through a list of personal questions, spending up to an hour on each adult and even longer on children. On an average day, hundreds of migrants are questioned on camera by agents in San Diego and other stations on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The long-distance interviews -- introduced last year in El Paso, Texas, and extended to California -- are a response to the dramatic increase of Central Americans crossing the border in Texas that also has flooded immigration facilities with hundreds of women and children. The Border Patrol does not have the staff to process all the immigrants crossing in the Rio Grande Valley, but faraway colleagues have time to spare.

The remote video processing reveals a perpetual predicament that has long bedeviled the Border Patrol. Many agents wind up stationed in places where crossing activity is slowest because the Border Patrol struggles to keep up with constantly shifting migration patterns.

One example of the staffing mismatch: the roughly 2,500 agents in the San Diego sector arrested 97 immigrants illegally crossing the border on June 14, according to an internal document reviewed by The Associated Press. On the same day, the roughly 3,200 agents in the Rio Grande Valley made 1,422 arrests.

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for more than $2 billion to respond to the flood of immigrants illegally entering the U.S. through the Rio Grande Valley and for new powers to deal with returning unaccompanied children, a White House official said Saturday. A letter will be sent to Congress on Monday, said the official who was not authorized to speak by name and discussed the requests on condition of anonymity. The exact amount and how it will be spent will come after Congress returns from recess on July 7. Whether any funds will go toward border staffing is unknown.

In San Diego, the video processing is a welcome change of pace. Arrests are at 45-year lows and many agents go entire shifts without finding anyone. Cesar Rodriguez, who joined the Border Patrol in 2010, said eight hours fly by since he gave up his assignment watching a stretch of scrub-covered hills east of San Diego and took on a new assignment to process the immigrants via video.

"If there's nothing going on, what are you going to do? You're just staring at the fence," Rodriguez said in his new office, whose parking lot offers sweeping views of hillside homes in Tijuana, Mexico.

A few feet away, Victor Nunez says he interviewed a woman carrying a 4-month-old child and spent his last shift working on a group of 93 people that crossed the Rio Grande at once. Such activity was unheard of on his overnight shift patrolling the quiet mountains near San Diego.

"I feel like we're helping out our agents," said Nunez, who joined the Border Patrol in 2011. "It's a big problem going on there."

The McAllen station is designed to hold a few hundred people, but often teems with more than 1,000 who spill into hallways and outside. Migrants have been sent to stations in quieter parts of Texas, and they were overwhelmed. Overcrowding at the Laredo station prompted a visit from the fire marshal last month.

The shift to the Rio Grande Valley is part of a long-running trend where immigrants and smugglers change crossing locations faster than the government responds.

San Diego was the hot spot until the mid-1990s, when 1,000 agents were added there. After traffic moved to Arizona, staffing in Tucson ballooned under President George W. Bush, who doubled the Border Patrol close to its current size of more than 21,000 agents.

Some warn against bulking up in South Texas because smuggling routes will inevitably change along the 1,954-mile border.

"They don't want to transfer a mass amount of agents and open a gap somewhere else where we have control," said David Aguilar, the Border Patrol chief from 2004 to 2010.

Forced transfers must be negotiated with the National Border Patrol Council, the union which represents agents, and have not happened on a large scale.

The Border Patrol can move agents for 35 days -- longer by mutual agreement -- but those temporary assignments are expensive. More than 100 agents were sent to Rio Grande Valley this spring for short stays.

Voluntary transfers were an option but have not been used widely in South Texas. The Border Patrol began a campaign about 10 years ago, partly aimed at boosting morale, to offer more transfers if agents moved themselves. And, as agents quit or retire, the vast majority of new hires who replace them are now assigned to Rio Grande Valley.

The Border Patrol introduced video processing in El Paso in April 2013 to address the surge in Rio Grande Valley, where most border crossers are from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala and many are unaccompanied children. It expanded the processing to El Centro, California, in March, and to San Diego last month.

Between 230 and 500 people have been processed by video each day since it was introduced last year, but lack of detention space in Rio Grande Valley recently prompted authorities to fly migrants to El Paso and Arizona for processing, said Jackie Wasiluk, a spokeswoman for the Border Patrol's parent agency, Customs and Border Protection. The agency said Friday that it will also fly migrants to California for processing.

Costs are not an issue with video processing. Headsets and cameras are $70 apiece, and it's a small sacrifice to supervisors.

Agents use a long questionnaire that aims to establish identity -- where they lived, where they went to school, where they went to church. Most migrants don't have identification, so U.S. authorities must convince consulates to issue passports. Otherwise, they can't be deported.

Throughout their shifts, agents trade instant messages with counterparts in Rio Grande Valley.

"If you have time, can you adjust the camera? It was too high. Ready for another case if you have one," typed Jake Garcia, a San Diego agent for five years.

His counterpart was talking to a group of migrants. Garcia swirled his chair for something rare in his new role: He took a break.

Associated Press writer Christopher Sherman in McAllen, Texas, contributed to this report.

San Diego's military community is mourning a Navy SEAL who died in a parachuting accident.

Chief Special Warfare Operator Bradley Cavner, 31, died June 23 during the training exercise in El Centro.

On Sunday, family and friends packed Coronado High School, Cavner’s alma mater.

Some high school classmates remembered Cavner as a humble, soft-spoken man, but close friends said he was also sarcastic, aggressive when necessary, quirky and charismatic.

Cavner served in Iraq and Afghanistan and earned more than 10 medals since joining the Navy in 2003. Some classmates said they didn't even realize how decorated Brad was until his death.

Growing up in the tight-knit Coronado community, friends said it's like losing a family member.

“You're a part of a family so when you see one of your own die so early, it's very upsetting,” high school classmate Leighanne Lewis said. “In a way, he died for his country, which is awesome and amazing because he gave his life, but still so devastating. You don’t just get over it.”

Friends said Cavner's father served on the Coronado Police force.

After the memorial service, mourners made their way to Danny’s Palm Bar and Grill on Orange Avenue. In the early 2000s, Danny’s started the tradition of hanging photos of fallen SEALs on the restaurant’s walls.

Employees said there are about 50 pictures on the wall and are saddened to have to add one more.