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Napa Takes Stock of Quake Damage

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Downtown Napa remained shuttered on Monday, one day after a 6.0 earthquake jolted the heart of California wine country, though power was restored to nearly all of those plunged into darkness by the strongest quake to rattle the region in 25 years.

"Overall, we've made very, very impressive progress," Napa City Manager Mike Parness said at a Monday news conference where a host of city leaders highlighted the damage and the efforts to clean up the damage in the aftermath of Sunday's big quake. "We've been in emergency mode...We hope by tomorrow we will be in recovery phase."

Residents, businesses and officials continued to take stock of the damages from the temblor, which sent hundreds to the hospital and left up to 100 homes and buildings uninhabitable. The earthquake, which struck for about 10 to 20 seconds at 3:20 a.m.  nine miles south of Napa, was the largest to shake the Bay Area since the 6.9-magnitute Loma Prieta quake in 1989. Napa's fire chief said his team quashed 50 fires.

As of 4:30 a.m. Monday, 150 customers were without power, down from 70,000 on Sunday at its peak just after the Napa quake, PG&E said. The utility promised that "all power" would be restored later Monday morning. The Public Works Department in Napa also on Monday updated the number of water lines that broke and needed repair from 60 to 90. Eight had been repaired Sunday night.

On Monday, Napa's Community Development Director Rick Tooker said the number of structures that were red-tagged rose to 44 from 33, meaning they were deemed uninhabitable. In 2009, Napa was ordered to retrofit 18 of its historical downtown buildings up to seismic code. Twelve had been, but six were not - and three of those six suffered the worst damage.

In addition, Tooker also said a total of 100 buildings were yellow tagged, meaning that the owners were given a warning that the structure might be dangerous.

In terms of injuries, a total of 208 patients were treated at Queen of the Valley Medical Center on Sunday, though only 17 were admitted, according to hospital president Walt Mickens. Most suffered cuts to their feet and cardiac conditions. One person suffered a cardiac emergency and was still in critical condition on Monday morning.

The most serious patient,  identified on Monday as 13-year-old Nicholas Dillon, was airlifted in in serious condition to UC Davis Hospital, after a chimney collapsed on top of him.  But his aunt, Carmen Rosales, told NBC Bay Area that the ordeal could have been worse. Her nephew, was having a sleepover on Saturday night, and quickly moved from the air mattress on which he was sleeping when he felt the first jolt. Soon afterward, the fireplace collapased on the lower half of his body. X-rays show he suffered pelvic fractures, his aunt said, and there is no damage to his spine.

In a statement, the hospital said one person died on Sunday but doctors do not "believe this death was directly related to the earthquake." In addition, parents Connie Navarro and Angel Sanchez gave birth to a baby boy, Ismael Sanchez at 2:37 a.m. Sunday, just before the quake struck. The baby weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces, the hospital reported.

Damage was also reported at wineries and tasting rooms central to the region's famed wine industry, which has an estimated annual economic impact of $13 billion in Napa County alone. In nearby Vallejo, city leaders estimated the damage there cost about $5 million.

CoreLogic, which conducts natural hazard assessments, estimated the economic loss from from the quake in the region could range from $500 million to $1 billion.

The early morning wake-up call was shocking.

“We were just sleeping and all of a sudden there was enormous amount of noise and our bed started bouncing from side to side,” said Dandridge Marsh, 37, who works in the wine retail business and lives in Napa with his wife. “You could hear things falling down.”

There were at least 50 aftershocks reported following the big quake.

All Napa Valley Unified School District schools were closed Monday to inspect for possible damage. Officials announced Monday afternoon public schools would be closed again on Tuesday. Napa Valley College did not suffer any major damage and will be open on Monday.

NBC Bay Area's Gonzalo Rojas, Jodi Hernandez, Marianne Favro, Shelby Hansen,  Bob Redell,  Riya Bhattacharjee and Geoffrey Eisler contributed to this report.


San Diego Helps Rhino Group Exceed Goal

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San Diego has helped a rhinoceros conservation group surpass its fundraising goal.

The American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) aimed to raise $500,000 at its annual Bowling for Rhinos events across the country, a goal which it exceeded. More than $217,000 of this came from the San Diego chapter alone, according to a news release from San Diego Zoo Global.

The money donated will support rhino sanctuaries in Kenya and Indonesia.

The local Bowling for Rhinos event took place May 16 at Kearny Mesa Bowl, which was attended by NBC 7 meteorologist and “Down to Earth with Dagmar” correspondent Dagmar Midcap. Dagmar reported that rhino horn can sell for $90,000 a pound on the Asian black market.

AAZK was founded in San Diego in 1967. Bowling for Rhinos has raised over $5 million for the endangered creatures since it began in 1990, according to AAZK.



Photo Credit: Ina Saliklis/San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Crews Battle Carmel Valley House Fire

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Crews are working to put out a house fire that sparked Monday afternoon in Carmel Valley.

San Diego Fire officials say they discovered the smell of smoke as they arrived in the 4700 block of Caminito Lapiz around 3 p.m.

Firefighters rushed to the back of the home, where the fire was growing.

They say the blaze is mostly contained right now, and the residents will probably be displaced.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause.



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San Diego Teen on Police Stops: "I'm Their Prey"

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There were powerful words Sunday from leaders in San Diego's African American community, including one young leader whose message of mutual respect local law enforcement seemed to take to heart.

Christian Onwuka of Encanto says he’s been stopped by police five times. The St. Augustine High School student recalls there was one week when he was stopped three times.

“I was mad. I was livid because what am I doing but walking home. How do I look like a suspect by walking home,” he asked.

Those experiences and stories like that of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old Missouri resident shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting, that have led Onwuka to fear police.

“Instead of them being my protector, they're my predator and I'm their prey,” Onwuka said. At a rally Sunday attended by community leaders and members of the San Diego Police Department.

He said he had to turn his anger into a more intelligent fear.

“I accept it, I understand it but it still angers me at times,” he said. “Is every young African American man with a clean-cut head a suspect? No.”

Assistant Police Chief Walt Vasquez would not speak directly on the situation in Ferguson but said each law enforcement agency must figure out ways to connect to the community.

“If one of our citizens feels they're being stopped unjustly than it's something we need to take very, very seriously and we do,” Vasquez said.

With so many questions about exactly what happened between Brown and Officer Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer involved in the incident, there are new calls for police officers to wear body cameras.

Seventy-five SDPD officers already do with plans in the works to outfit all uniformed personnel in the future.

At Sunday’s rally, Bayview Baptist Church Senior Pastor Terry Brooks said citizens and police officers both must recognize the good in the other.

“Not everybody that looks like me is a gang banger drug dealer, up to no good,” said Brooks.

“We have to realize while we want them to stop doing things that make us feel uncomfortable how many times they've protected us from things that could have put us in harm's way,” he added.

Brooks called for sensitivity training for officers tailored to the communities they patrol.
 



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Caught on Cam: Panga Riders Bolt from Beach

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Law enforcement officers are looking for more than a dozen people believed to have come ashore in a panga that landed on Mission Beach Monday.

U.S. Border Patrol officials were on the sand right where West Mission Bay Drive ends and Ventura Place intersects with Strand Way.

The bright red panga was spotted about 6:45 a.m.

Lifeguards reported that about 20 people scattered. They believe there were 18 males and two females who ran into the neighborhood of Mission Beach.

Witnesses say about the group of people got out of the boat and ran towards shore, jumped the sea wall into the boardwalk and took off down an alley.

Phoenix resident Miranda Fuller said she could not believe what she was seeing from the balcony of her vacation home.

"I was in shock I think, and so were the couple people out here. They were just standing there pointing. Nobody knew what to do. What should we do to help," Fuller said.

Mission Beach resident Bill Wu caught the group on a surveillance camera mounted on his home. He recorded the group running up the beach and then across the boardwalk and into an alley.

"I guess there was somebody on the inside here that was supplying them with clothing and they went down to Mission Boulevard and changed clothes," Wu said.

A Phoenix resident staying near the beach while on vacation took images of the boat and its occupants from her balcony.

Border Patrol officials say they have taken multiple people in custody more than 14 blocks north near El Carmel Point.

In a statement late Monday, agents said they found 17 life preservers abandoned in the panga.

Check back for updates on this developing story.
 



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Napa Boy Suffers Fractures in Quake

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Nicholas Dillon had wanted a big sleepover party on Saturday with a bunch of friends.

His mom said, "How about just one?"

The smaller party, it turned out, was a good thing. If the 9th grader at New Technology High School in Napa had invited a bunch more buddies to crash on his living room floor, there likely would have been a lot more injuries.

Instead, only the 13-year-old was injured. He suffered pelvic fractures when the family fireplace fell on his lower body after the Napa earthquake hit about 3:20 a.m. Nicholas's family is thankful that the X-rays showed his spine, however, is OK.

"It's a miracle," Nicholas's aunt Carmen Rosales told NBC Bay Area on Monday. "We feel grateful that things weren't worse."

Nicholas had been sleeping on an air mattress when the fireplace fell. He had given his friend the couch.

Fortunately, his family said, he woke up with the first jolt and quickly flipped himself over and started crawling away.

Still, the fireplace collapsed on the lower half of his body, and his brother heard his screams for help. His mother stumbled through the bricks to get him, but didn't get any response when she called 911. His family drove him to the nearest fire station, and from there, he was able to get to the hospital, where he underwent a 10-hour surgery, his aunt said. 

Nicholas, an avid soccer player who will be off the field for at least four or five months, was one of the 208 patients treated at Queen of the Valley Medical Center complaining of pain. His was one of the more serious cases, though, and he was airlifted to the University of California at Davis Medical Center.

Aside from Nicholas, one other person remained in critical condition after suffering a cardiac emergency following the quake. Fifteen others were actually admitted to the hospital.
 



Photo Credit: Courtesy of Nicholas Dillon family

Apple Rolls out iPhone Battery Replacement Program

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If you have an iPhone 5 with a short battery life, you may be eligible for a new, free battery, thanks to Apple’s new iPhone battery replacement program.

Apple released a statement that it has determined a certain number of iPhone 5s purchased between September 2012 and January 2013 “may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.”

Go here if you think your phone meets these requirements and find out how to get a new battery.

Apple also said that if you already replaced your iPhone 5 battery, you could be eligible for a refund.
 



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Rain Closes Burning Man Gate

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Californians may be praying for rain but that's not the case in the Nevada desert right now.

The main gate into Burning Man was closed Monday due to too much rain according to the festival's main Twitter account.

Consistent rain has shut down the main entrance to the festival with law enforcement officials turning cars around.

"BRC is closed until midday Tuesday due to rain and standing water. Playa is un-drivable," posted @BManTraffic, the festival's Twitter account dedicated to getting participants in and out of the festival area safely.

Burners in the area can get hourly traffic reports on BMIR 94.5 at the top of the hour.

Tens of thousands of people were expected to descend on the desert north of Reno for the festival scheduled to begin Monday and run through September 1.

When tickets for the popular counter-cultural event went on sale in March, fans picked up 38,000 tickets in 44 minutes.

 

 



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Rock Climber Injured at Mission Trails

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An injured rock climber had to be rescued from Mission Trails Regional Park on Monday.

Fire officials told NBC 7 that a male climber fell from a rock face around 11:40 a.m.

A rescue helicopter transported the patient to Sharp Memorial Hospital. The extent of his injuries was unknown.

Emergency crews from both San Diego Fire-Rescue and Heartland Fire responded to the fall.

Motorcycle Passenger Dies in Julian Crash

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A female motorcycle passenger has died after her ride flew down a rocky embankment south of Julian on Sunday.

California Highway Patrol officials say the crash happened as a 45-year-old male driver and a 53-year-old woman, both from Descanso, were riding a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on State Route 79 just north of Sunrise Highway.

The two pulled up behind a slower vehicle, which pulled to the right to allow the motorcycle to pass.

The riders crossed into the northbound lane to go around the vehicle, but as they did, another car came around a blind left-hand curve and headed right toward the motorcycle.

To avoid a head-on crash, the Harley driver swerved hard to the right, causing him and his passenger to fly off the road and down the embankment.

The riders were dragged from the bike, slamming into several trees and rocks as they fell.

Both were wearing helmets, but the woman died from injuries at the scene.

The man was taken to a San Diego hospital for a broken right leg.

The CHP says they believe alcohol or drugs were not a factor in this crash. It is still under investigation.



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Man in Camo Tries to Sneak on Flight at Lindbergh Field

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A man dressed in camouflage tried to sneak on a flight Sunday after spending the night in a secure area at San Diego International Airport, officials said.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is investigating how the man arrived to Lindbergh Field from Atlanta on Saturday and then slept overnight at Terminal 2.

A flight attendant noticed the man on a jet bridge at Gate 46 around 6 a.m. Sunday. He was said to be wearing an airline safety vest at the time.

Officials say the man then ran through the terminal and tried to board a United Airlines flight to Houston at Gate 38 using a dated boarding pass.

The plane never left the gate, officials told KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston.

San Diego Harbor Police took the man into custody for questioning about an hour after he was first spotted.

He has been identified as Scot Jordan Fenton, 22, of Las Vegas. He faces misdemeanor charges of entering an airport operations area without authorization and providing false identification to police.

Officers did a full search of ramps and the planes from Gate 46 where he started and Gate 38. Each area was deemed cleared and safe for operations.

The man held a boarding pass for a Delta flight that arrived into San Diego from Atlanta on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The San Diego Airport Authority says "safety and security of travelers through San Diego International Airport is our top priority. The Airport Authority will work with Harbor Police and TSA to investigate how the incident occurred."

44 Neglected Animals Rescued From Valley Center

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Animal Services workers rescued 31 horses, three llamas, four miniature cattle, five geese and one dog from a San Diego County property over the weekend.

Pictures from the Valley Center stables in the 28300 block of Hell Creek Road show emaciated, reportedly neglected horses with ribs sticking out.

County officials say animal services tried to ask the property's owner to properly care for the animals. Workers even posted a warning on Aug. 16, giving the owner a chance to request a hearing to contest the animals’ seizure.

When no hearing request was filed, the county agency obtained a search warrant to rescue to the animals on Saturday, according to the county.

Several horses were found to be very underweight, large animal veterinarians say, and one was pregnant. But the worst damage was done to their hooves.

“The primary issue with the majority of the livestock was a lack of hoof care,” said Dan DeSousa, the animal services deputy director. “Although easy to remedy, prolonged lack of hoof care in livestock is a painful condition that can lead to permanent and severe damage.”

The 31 horses have been taken to the county’s animal care facility in Bonita. The rest of the rescued animals are at a private ranch or the county’s Carlsbad location.

A number of agencies helped in the rescue effort, including the volunteer Animal Response Team, the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.



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China White Heroin Found in Dashboard

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Images of smuggling attempts at their finest.

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Labor Day Weekend Events

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Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, but the good times are just beginning. Here are some ways to spend your long weekend in San Diego.

Thursday, Aug. 28

San Diego Chargers vs. Arizona Cardinals
7 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium
Are you ready for some football, like, now? If you just can’t wait for the NFL season to start, come watch the Bolts compete in their fourth and final preseason game. Plus, with tickets as cheap as $7, why not?

San Diego Bacon Week
6:30 p.m. in the East Village
True or false: Everything is better with bacon. Put this theory to the test with bacon skewers, bacon ceviche, bacon-wrapped chicken wings and more, just $5 for small plates. The bacon celebration continues with the International Bacon Film Festival (yep, it’s a real thing) on Friday and the Bacon Fest on Saturday.

SoundDiego Suggestion: Snoop Dogg
7 p.m. at Fluxx
The Doggfather is back! Get ready to “drop it like it’s hot” while sippin’ on gin and juice at one of San Diego’s premier nightclubs. His performances at this intimate club are always unforgettable – so make sure to get tickets early.

Friday, Aug. 29

U.S. Sand Sculpting Competition
9 a.m. at the B Street Pier
You’ve probably made some pretty impressive sandcastles in your day, but they won’t hold a shovel to the masterpieces that will on display this weekend. Sandcastle artists from around the world will create sandy sculptures like you’ve never seen before. The event runs Friday through Labor Day.

Glow in the Dark Golf
6:30 p.m. at the Loma Club in Point Loma
The links will light up with fluorescent colors. It’s like glow in the dark Putt Putt for grown-ups, only with drink specials and more.

SoundDiego LIVE featuring Barbarian and Buddy Banter
7 p.m. at Bar Pink
Barbarian and Buddy Banter are two of our favorite indie rock bands in San Diego, so we paired ‘em up to deliver the party of the year to Bar Pink for SoundDiego LIVE! If you RSVP, you’ll also be able to enjoy the hosted Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey happy hour -- so click here to get on the list while you still can. (The list closes at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29.)

Saturday, Aug. 30

San Diego Labor Day PubCrawl
2 p.m. – 10 p.m. in the Gaslamp District
Raise a glass (or two) to the long weekend. When you arrive at Taste and Thirst, you’ll receive a map of participating bars offering $2 draft beers, 2-for-1 mixed drinks and $4 shots.

Wienerschnitzel Wiener Dog Nationals San Diego Finals
5:10 p.m. at the Del Mar Race Track
They may not be the fastest competitors at the Del Mar Race Track, but they’re definitely the cutest. Sixteen speedy dachshunds will run their hearts, all for the chance to represent San Diego County in the 2014 Wiener Dog Nationals.

SoundDiego Suggestion: The Offspring, Bad Religion, Pennywise
6 p.m. at Sleep Train Amphitheatre
These three punk bands have been delivering some of the best hard-edged, guitar-led rock fury for decades now: The Offspring just celebrated the 20th anniversary of their classic album, “Smash,” Pennywise celebrated their 25th anniversary as a band last year, and Bad Religion are basically elder statesmen in the genre at this point – nearing 40 years since their inception. There’s absolutely no reason on the planet to miss all three of these groups on the same bill.

Masq Madness
9 p.m. at ALTITTUDE Sky Lounge at the San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter
Join Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal for a night of mystery and glamour. Through your masquerade, you’ll see breathtaking views of the San Diego skyline from 22 stories above ground. This upscale event benefits the Gary Sinise Foundation for wounded warriors and their families.

Sunday, Aug. 31

Labor Day Weekend Pool Party
1 p.m. – 9 p.m. at RoofTop600 in the Gaslamp
This Vegas-style pool party is BYOI: Bring Your Own Inflatable. The music and drinks keep flowing from afternoon to night at downtown San Diego’s largest rooftop entertainment space.

SoundDiego Suggestion: The Frights
6:30 p.m. at SOMA
This all-ages show promises some of the best youthful garage pop/punk you’ll find anywhere. The Frights are perennial favorites of ours, even though they’re not even old enough to hang out in the clubs they usually perform in, and they’ll be joined by the equally contagious Death Lens, making the trek to SD from LA. The two bands teamed up for an impressive split EP recently (which we reviewed here.) Bottom line: It’ll be fun, rowdy and cheap – what more do you need?

Monday, Sept. 1

85th Annual Oceanside Labor Day Pier Swim
8:30 a.m. at the Oceanside Pier
Grab your swim cap and goggles. Join hundreds of fellow swimming enthusiasts for this time-honored tradition in Oceanside.

Festival of Sail on the San Diego Bay
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Embarcadero
Set sail for adventure on the San Diego Bay. This four-day event features cannon battles, a petting zoo, a beer garden and even photo ops with a pirate. (New profile picture perhaps?) Don’t miss it.



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Va. Town Repeals Fortunetelling Ban

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The small Northern Virginia town of Front Royal voted Monday night to strike down a law banning magic arts and fortunetelling.

For decades, Front Royal has had a code listed among its ordinances that bans fortunetelling and the practice of magic arts. Understandably, the ban's legality and use of offensive terms like "gypsies" has come under fire.

More than 50 supporters and opponents showed up at a hearing earlier this month to voice their concerns, after a local tarot card reader was allegedly asked to stop practicing her craft because it violates city code.

Monday night, the town council voted 4-2 to repeal the ban.

Many Front Royal residents had wanted the ban to stay in place "out of fear" of harboring "Satanism," the Northern Virginia Daily reported.

Some residents, like Mary Stanford, thought striking down the law would bring chaos and crime to the small town. Stanford said she chose to live in Front Royal to keep her kids from these so-called temptations.

"These kinds of businesses do tend to attract, in part, a criminal element," Stanford said. "I don't like the idea of my kids walking down Main Street and having possibly criminal people lurking around."



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Stafffer Fired For Racist Caption

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A controversial photo caption using racial slurs to describe a group of Asians led to the firing of an employee at a Philadelphia newspaper.

The caption was written underneath a photo published in the Philadelphia Public Record. The photo shows Councilman Mark Squilla posing with a group of Asians during a fundraiser at a Chinatown restaurant last week. Instead of their real names, the Asians were referred to as “C****y Winky,” “Dinky Doo” and “Me Too.”

The Public Record's publisher Jimmy Tayoun, 84, first issued a written apology in the paper.

“In our Aug. 21, 2014 issue an offensive slur was accidentally published in the Philadelphia Public Record,” Tayoun wrote. “This shocking lapse of professional conduct occurred contrary to our editorial directives and in no way reflects the views of our staff or our organization.”

Monday morning, Tayoun fired the staffer responsible for the caption, though he has not identified him. Tayoun also spoke to NBC10 about the controversy.

“He comes from a background where these are cute sayings,” Tayoun said. “The rest of us are to be chastised for not catching it.”

Kay Kyungsun Yu, an attorney and former head of the Philadelphia Human Rights Commission, says the caption is disrespectful and believes the paper should have acted more quickly.

“Does just firing one person address the issue of making sure that people have the right sensitivity?” Yu asked. “How could someone write these kinds of captions to begin with?”

NBC10 also reached out to Councilman Squilla, who demanded that Tayoun make a personal apology. Squilla also said his office is working with the Chinatown community to organize a meeting with Tayoun.

Tayoun, a former Philadelphia city councilman, has been at the center of controversy before.

He spent three years in prison for racketeering and tax evasion. Tayoun represented the first district, which includes Chinatown, when he served in city council.

While Tayoun admitted he wanted to “choke” the former staffer who wrote the caption when he first saw it, he also said he believes the controversy and interest in the story is dying down. Tayoun also says he’s apologized to anyone who was offended by the picture.



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Former FBI Director Injured in Vt. Car Crash

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Former FBI Director Louie Freeh is being treated for serious injuries suffered from a car accident in Vermont, law enforcement said Monday.

According to Vermont State Police, Freeh has a broken leg, cuts on his head and other injuries after a car he was driving on Route 12 in Barnard crashed into a tree after he drove off the road, striking a mailbox and a row of shrubs.

Authorities say Freeh was taken by helicopter to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire to treat his injuries.

The crash is under investigation, but police say Freeh was wearing his seat belt at the time and that preliminary reports say alcohol and drugs didn't play a factor in the crash.

Freeh, 64, was FBI Director from 1993 to 2001.

In 2011, Freeh was hired by Penn State to investigate the handling of child sex abuse complaints involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, The Associated Press reported.



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Sheared Hydrant Pipe Floods Home

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Water began flooding into a home in the Black Mountain Ranch area after a fire hydrant pipe was sheared off Monday afternoon.

It's unclear what happened to start the flood around 4:30 p.m. in the 8100 block of Run of the Knolls.

The San Diego Water Department has been called in to help shut off the flow.

Firefighters will remain on the scene to investigate the cause.

Flames, Smoke Pour from Scripps Ranch Home

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Firefighters battled a second-floor house fire in Scripps Ranch on Monday.

Flames and heavy smoke were pouring from the second story of the home in the 11500 block of Winding Ridge Drive when crews arrived, according to fire officials.

The fire sparked just after 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Within 25 minutes, firefighters confined the flames to an upstairs master bedroom and bathroom and extinguished them.

A mother, son and daughter were home at the time, and the father drove up to see them standing outside their burning house. No injuries were reported.

There is no word on what started the fire.
 

County Seizes 31 Horses from Ranch in Hellhole Canyon

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Officials with the San Diego County Department of Animal Services consider a Valley Center incident to be a case of extreme neglect. NBC 7's Steven Luke has the story.
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