Travelers left more than $675,000 in loose change at Transportation Security Administration airport checkpoints last year.

Where did passengers leave the most money?

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About $41,500 in loose change was discarded and never picked up by travelers at Los Angeles International Airport in fiscal year 2014, an amount second only to the $42,550 left behind at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. TSA agents at San Francisco turned over $34,889 in unclaimed changed, third on the list.

The agency makes "every effort" to return the money, usually removed from pockets and placed in containers at checkpoints before passengers pass through screening areas, according to the TSA. But money that goes unclaimed is turned into the TSA financial office.

The money is deposited into a special fund account and used for security operations in accordance with a 2005 law passed by Congress.

The $675,000 left at checkpoints in fiscal year 2014 is a nearly $37,000 increase over 2013. The figure is a significant increase over 2008, when $383,400 went unclaimed.

A woman with cancer headed from Hawaii to San Jose says she was bumped from an Alaska Airlines flight because she was wearing a surgical mask and admitted to a flight attendant she felt a bit "weak."

Elizabeth Sedway is now using her extra long flight delay to call for common sense from the airline regarding cancer patients and a written apology.

Apparently it worked.

Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Bobbie Egan on Tuesday told NBC Bay Area that the "communication breakdown was on our part," adding that the company will refund the airfare for family and reimburse any expenses.

Sedway, who lives in Granite Bay in Northern California and suffers from multiple myeloma, said in a phone interview Tuesday from Hawaii that her entire family was escorted off the flight Monday after she put on a surgical mask in the boarding area of the Lihue Airport.

The flight attendant asked Sedway if she was OK, and the 51-year-old mother, travel writer and attorney admitted she might need some extra time to board because sometimes "I feel weak." The flight attendant called a doctor, she said, who issued the opinion that Sedway shouldn't fly.

Sedway shot video from the plane, which she posted on her Facebook page, where she is heard saying in a frustrated voice: "I'm being removed like I'm a criminal or contagious because I have cancer. No note to fly. My family is being forcibly removed from the airplane because I have cancer."

Then she asks: "Does anybody wonder how I got to Hawaii?"

There are precautions that travelers with cancer should take, according to Cancer.net. Some people with cancer may not be able to fly because oxygen levels and air pressure changes at high altitudes can be dangerous. Changes in air pressure during a flight can also trigger swelling called lymphedema in the arms, legs, or other parts of the body for people who have had lymph nodes removed. Also, Cancer.net notes that people with cancer are at a higher risk to develop a blood clot after sitting through a long flight.

USA Today also compiled a list of reasons why airlines could refuse service, including if passengers have contagious diseases or pre-existing conditions such as cancer, heart disease, lung conditions, diabetes and other issues, and the decision rests with the captain.

Sedway acknowledges that she didn't have a doctor's note clearing her for safe travel. And she added that airlines officials told her that because she felt "weak," they were worried about her flying over an open ocean. "They didn't want me to collapse," she said.

Still, Sedway said she has flown for the last five years. She said she even emailed her oncologist during the encounter with the flight attendant, and her doctor gave her clearance to board and fly.

"What more can I give you?" Sedway asked rhetorically, recalling her question to the flight attendant.

But she was not allowed to reboard, so she and her family, including her two sons, spent the night in Maui. She is expected to fly out from Hawaiian Airlines later on Tuesday, expecting to arrive in San Jose by 7 p.m. She said the delay will cause her to miss her chemo appointment this week - something that's never happened before.

Sedway has gone through a range of emotions, from tears, to shock to anger. She just wishes the airline would have bit more accommodating, even if the company needs to cover its own liabilities.

"They need to polish their policies, apply some common sense," she said. "A simple mask, a word, shouldn't be enough to pull a whole family off an airplane."

San Diego’s North County communities came together Tuesday to unveil a new economic development plan dubbed “Innovate 78.”

The plan centers on San Diego’s 78 corridor, which links together the cities of Carlsbad, Escondido, Oceanside, San Marcos and Vista, and aims to better position the communities along the common corridor for prosperity, innovation and economic development.

The five North County cities have been working together for the past two years to brand the area along the 78 and maximize business retention, expansion, recruitment and local job creation.

The county is home to more than 600,000 residents and tens of thousands of businesses.

The plan was unveiled at a media briefing at Cal State University San Marcos attended by more than 100 local business owners, plus the mayors from all five cities.

Bio-tech and beer are two of the industries that have strong reputations in the North County.

“From biotech to sports innovation and beer, Innovate 78 is a place where innovation and lifestyle collide,” organizers said.

San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond said the idea is to work together to grow industries like those rather than competing between the cities.

“Not one city can provide everything,” said Desmond. “We realized a business in Vista is good for San Marcos. A business in Escondido is good for Carlsbad. So, we find that synergy exists and we're trying to capitalize on that.”

There is no real timeline on the project.

Rather, Desmond said this is more of a long term idea that will focus on job growth, luring new businesses, and communication between the cities.

A new “Innovate 78” website has also been launched, highlighting the many “business, lifestyle and educational opportunities” available throughout the region.

A group of volunteer firefighters were arrested Monday night in connection with an alleged sexual assault.

A man — whose identity was not released because he is a sexual assault victim — filed the complaint March 31, stating that five fellow firefighters held him down at the Emergency Service District No. 6 fire station, pulled his pants down and, while laughing and yelling, sexually assaulted him multiple times with multiple instruments on Jan. 20.

The allegation is outlined in graphic detail in the link below.

• WARNING: Graphic Account of Firefighter's Sexual Assault

Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Lonny Haschel said 26-year-old Keith Wisakowsky, 30-year-old Casey Stafford, 19-year-old Preston Peyrot, 28-year-old Alec Miller and 19-year-old Blake Tucker were arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault.

A sixth person, 23-year-old Brittany Leanne Parten, recorded the incident and was arrested for improper photography, according to Haschel.

The affidavit stated that all those arrested could be seen and heard yelling and laughing during the incident.

Online jail records show at 4:30 p.m. that five of the six accused had been released; Stafford remained in custody, held on $75,000 bond.

According to The Associated Press, the department's Facebook page listed Miller as 2014 officer of the year.

Authorities said the Texas Rangers are investigating the incident.

Ellis County Judge Carol Bush released the following statement regarding the incident:

NBC 5's Ellen Bryan, Frank Heinz and Jocelyn Lockwood contributed to this report.

A sweet toothed black bear who broke into a southwest Florida home and gobbled up a family's Easter candy tried coming back the next day for more, NBC affiliate WBBH reports.

Estero resident Caroline Tidwell told WBBH she awoke early Friday to what sounded like Venetian blinds coming off the track, then heard the sounds of furniture moving around.

What she was hearing were the sounds of a 300 to 400 pound black bear that had gotten into the house.

"He was making slobbering noises and bear noises," Tidwell said.

Tidwell feared the bear may have been eating her cats. The feline family pets were completely safe, but the chocolate treats held in a dish in the living room were not, as Tidwell found the sweet toothed bear going to town on the candy.

Tidwell called 911 and was able to scare the bear away, but only for a day. The following morning, the bear returned and she and her husband banged loudly on pots and pans and managed to scare the bear off.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tells WBBH that black bear sightings are common this time of year in certain parts of Florida.

The bears are quite hungry and will make a meal of just about anything they can find, including sweets and chocolate, FWC says.

The FWC has proposed that bear hunting be legalized again in an effort to curb Florida's growing population and to lessen the chances of dangerous interactions between bears and humans.

Police say they've arrested a man suspected of firing a gun in the parking lot of a Queens casino at the same time dozens of people were attacking each other in a food court brawl there.

Authorities found no one who had been injured by the gunfire, but used surveillance footage to track the suspect's movements, police said. The NYPD's Facial Recognition Unit identified him as 22-year-old Jaquan Roberts, police said.

Roberts, of Brooklyn, was arrested on charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment. It wasn't immediately clear if he had a lawyer.

The 911 call reporting gunfire in the parking lot of Resorts World Casino last Friday night came in at the same time as a number of 911 calls reporting a massive brawl.

Police responding to the casino found dozens of people throwing punches and hurling chairs, authorities said.

Three people were arrested and many more suffered minor injuries in the free-for-all, police said. One officer suffered a hand injury.

Police say hundreds of people watched and dozens participated.

A witness told NBC 4 New York that the melee started when two people argued about their place in line at a new Fat Tuesday daiquiri stand in the casino.

One of the arrested men was given a summons for disorderly conduct and released. Two others had previous warrants and were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.

A Resorts World Casino spokesman said in a statement that the casino's security had responded to the fight and worked to get it under control.

"The safety of our patrons is Resorts World's top priority, and there is absolutely no room for this kind of behavior at our facility," the statement said. "We are reviewing all aspects of this unfortunate event and are fully committed to taking steps to ensure similar acts do not take place ever again."

A rollover crash blocked three lanes of traffic on State Route 163 and trapped two people inside, according to California Highway Patrol.

The vehicle toppled over on the northbound SR-163 near Interstate 15 at 3:50 p.m.

Firefighters and CHP officers worked to free two people caught inside the badly damaged car.

The patients were taken to nearby hospitals.

Traffic is backing up in the area.

A Connecticut father-to-be was shot and killed by two gunmen who stole cash and a box of cigars during a robbery at a New Haven gas station where he worked as a clerk, New Haven police said.

Sanjay Patel, 39, would have been a first-time father in just three months. He and his wife, Bhavana "B" Chavada, had been trying to have a child for 10 years.

"My heart is broken already," she Chavada.

Patel was shot during a robbery at the Pay Rite Food Store at the Citgo station on Forbes Avenue around 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday.

Police said one gunman shot Patel four times. The other shot him more than once and Patel died at the hospital, according to police.

His wife spent the night in the hospital as a precaution because she was in shock.

With no other family members nearby, Chavada's friends are now staying with her around the clock to make sure she is OK.

In January 2014, Chavada was burned in an explosion on Farren Avenue and had to be hospitalized and receive skin grafts on her hands.

"She couldn’t eat, she couldn’t talk, because it was all (smoke) inhalation," Slesha Desai, a friend, said.

Witnesses to the crime last night in New Haven reported seeing two masked men running from the scene southbound on Fulton Terrace.

"We're looking for two people that may be involved," said New Haven police spokesman Officer David Hartman. "We don't necessarily believe that two were firing guns. We know at least one was."

On Tuesday afternoon, police said one of the robbers was masked and wearing black gloves, a light gray hooded sweatshirt with "Jordan" on the left sleeve and sneakers. He shot the victim with a revolver, police said.

The other robber was also masked and wore gloves. He was wearing a darker gray or darker blue sweatshirt with words on the front, dark or black pants and all or mainly white sneakers. He shot the victim with a semi-automatic handgun, police said.

The owner of the gas station and businesses nearby are shocked by the crime.

“For a couple hundred dollars, they took one human life away,” Raj Ali, the owner of the gas station, said. “It’s not worth it. It’s bad.” 

Danny Scarpellino, who owns Scarpellino’s Restaurant across from the gas station, said he is in shock over what happened to Patel and called his death a tragedy.  

“It’s a tragedy … for money,” he said. “Go in a store and shoot a guy like that? For what reason?”

No funeral plans have been set.

Police are asking anyone with information to come forward and call police at 203-946-6304.

An eerie projection of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden appeared on a war monument in Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park early Tuesday, hours after a large bronze bust of the ex-CIA worker that had been affixed to the statue overnight was removed by police and parks crews.

The projection of the 4-foot bust illuminated the sky before dawn, hovering over the same monument pillar where an anonymous artists' group had erected the 100-pound sculpture the night before. The word "Snowden" glowed at the bottom of the statue at the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, where the name had been adhered before it was removed Monday afternoon.

The Illuminator Art Collective, the mission of which is to "smash the myths of the information industry and shine a light on the urgent issues of our time," according to its website, recreated the bust "ephemerally by projecting an image of the sculpture in a cloud of smoke," its Facebook page said.

"The Parks Department and NYPD censored the work by placing a large tarp over Snowden's epitaph, so that while they worked to remove the artwork it remained concealed to the public," the Illuminator Art Collective wrote on Facebook. "Our feeling is that while the State may remove any material artifacts that speak in defiance against incumbent authoritarianism, the acts of resistance remain in the public consciousness. And it is in sharing that act of defiance that hope resides."

The group and some neighborhood advocates are calling for a community-based process to determine what happens to the bronze bust. The installation was captured on video; it showed several people in construction gear carting the bust into the park, then using a scaffold to hoist it to the top of the pillar. The anonymous artists who put it there told Animal New York it cost thousands of dollars to make and that they made a mold so they could create more Snowden effigies.

The NYPD says its intelligence division is looking into the statue and will be looking for DNA and other clues that may lead to arrests. It's not clear what charges could be filed in the case.

The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument is a centerpiece of Fort Greene Park and marks the burial sites of more than 11,500 men and women who died aboard British prison ships during the Revolutionary War. 

Philadelphia Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham is recovering after a scary moment during Tuesday night’s mayoral debate.

The former Philly District Attorney collapsed as State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams answered questions.

"I was on a riser," Abraham said during a press conference. "I leaned over to look at Tony and the lights went out."

Abraham quickly regained consciousness and was helped to her feet and taken off stage. A doctor checked out Abraham and told NBC10 she was going to be okay. She did not return for the rest of the debate.

"I believe I just had a sudden drop in blood pressure," Abraham said.

Abraham was in a good mood when addressing the media after the scary moment. She insisted she was fine and that nothing like that had ever happened to her before.

"It just happened at an inopportune time," Abraham said. "It's a little bit embarrassing but I fell gracefully. I didn't hurt anything. I'm fine."

Despite missing most of the debate, Abraham received a tremendous amount of support from viewers. In a poll asking which Democratic Philly Mayoral candidate might get their vote after the debate, 54% of participants voted for Abraham.

A local woman is returning from Iraq, after spending time with young girls who were raped, abused and tortured at the hands of ISIS.

Jacqueline Isaac is Vice President of Roads of Success, a humanitarian non profit organization, helping in the relief crisis in the Middle East.

Roads of Success has made two relief missions to Iraq and, most recently, one empowerment mission to Iraq.

Some 4,000 girls and children are still being raped, abused and tortured at the hands of ISIS, according to Isaac.

During a recent trip to the area, she spoke with and hosted empowering workshops for some of the 450 girls she said were rescued after being in the hands of ISIS.

“When you get to a point when you can share what you’ve gone through, you become a voice to the voices and automatically you bring awareness and that’s what these girls are doing.”

Isaac listened to the stories told by the girls who escaped from sex slavery or were rescued, she said. 

“ISIS said any girl over the age of five would go into the sex trade,” Isaac said. “They considered anyone under the age of five too young. Imagine that. Five is old enough. That’s their crazy and insane mentality.”

The organization is working with the Kurdistan Regional government, which is helping those fleeing from ISIS, said Isaac.

Isaac now wants to raise awareness about the girls in Iraq and their stories.

“ISIS could not break them,” she said. “ISIS tries to make so many stories about the destruction and devastation, but these girls, they remind us that terror will never win. Terror will never win.”

Roads of Success plans to make its fourth trip to Iraqi Kurdistan soon and will be bringing blankets, toys and clothing, along with doctors and counselors. If you would like to help out, either by donating resources or time, click here.

A dramatic NYPD rescue of a suicidal woman from the Kosciuszko Bridge Monday was captured on video, showing the moment two veteran officers were able to convince the woman to allow herself to be pulled up over the railing and onto the ground above the bridge. 

The 45-year-old Brooklyn woman was standing on a 5-inch pipe on the outside of the bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Queens over the Newtown Creek, when officers were called there, according to police. 

Emergency Service Units responded, as did a detective from the 108th Precinct station in Long Island City, police said. Det. Meghan Kinsella, a 14-year veteran who worked as a domestic violence officer for more than nine years, had just finished a home visit when she heard the 911 call and went to assist in the response.

Kinsella, along with Det. Steven Stefanakos of the ESU, began talking to the woman and taking turns engaging in conversation, despite her not being responsive at first, they said. 

"As a woman and a mother, I was nervous for her," Kinsella told NBC 4 New York. "I knew I wanted to do my best to get her back up." 

Kinsella said she tried to convince the woman the officers would be withe her every step of the way. She and Stefanakos took turns speaking with her for nearly two and a half hours. 

Stefanakos, a 24-year veteran with 20 years in the ESU, said when he first started speaking with her, she released a wire she was holding onto and bent her knees as if she was going to jump.

"I told her, I don't know what is going on and what is happening with you, but give us a chance to talk to you," he said. When he mentioned family and children, she grabbed back onto the wire.

Stefanakos, a father himself, said that's when he knew he'd made a critical connection with her. An instructor with the ESU, he teaches officers how to interact with emotionally disturbed persons in crisis and he was able to recognize that the woman was calling out for help, the NYPD said. 

Eventually, Stefanakos and Kinsella were able to convince the woman to come off the ledge, and that's when the officers reached over, grabbed the woman and pulled her up to safety.

"The first thing I did was I grabbed her, hugged her and kissed her, and I said, 'You're so brave,'" said Kinsella. 

EMS took the woman to Elmhurst Hospital for treatment. 

"It's a huge relief," said Stefanankos. "It actually is euphoric because you made a difference in somebody's life, right there and then."

Kinsella said, "I'm a mom, so I just wanted to get her home safe with her family." 

The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego received a $100 million commitment Tuesday from Evelyn and Ernest Rady, the largest commitment in history to a business school of that size. 

"The Rady School is an integral part of UC San Diego and a vital, entrepreneurial component to San Diego's science and technology communities. The generous commitment from Evelyn and Ernest Rady and the Rady Family Foundation allows the school to continue its tradition of success and impact," UCSD’S Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla said in a statement.

The money will go to fund projects and bring in more faculty and staff at the school. 

Ernest Rady said in a statement that he wants the resources from the school to in turn help other people and pointed to a local project did just that.

Ph.D. student Ashley Van Zeeland is the co-founder and CEO of a genome informatics company called Cypher Genomics, Inc. The technology created by Van Zeeland’s company helped a medical team identify suspicious gene mutations that were causing a 16-year-old girl to have seizures and muscle weakness.

Since the Rady family’s first donation of $30 million in 2004, the school has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and was recently ranked as the number one MBA program in the U.S. for intellectual capital by Bloomberg Businessweek.

The school is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration. Students and alumni from the school have created more than 80 sustainable companies.

San Diego County officials and the city council voted Tuesday to split the cost of a new NFL stadium between them.

At their weekly meeting, county supervisors discussed the importance of working to keep the San Diego Chargers from relocating to Carson, a city near Los Angeles.

Two months ago, locals learned the team had entered into an agreement with the Oakland Raiders that would build a joint-use stadium if deals could not be reached with each team's respective city.

The memorandum with the City approved Tuesday would be similar to what both the city and county did to build then-Jack Murphy stadium which is known as Qualcomm Stadium today.

All Board of Supervisors said they would approve the city and county agreement to pay up to $250,000 each to support finding the best lawyers and consultants that could come up with a stadium plan that makes sense for the city.

Tuesday afternoon, the San Diego City Council gave its OK to the county-city memorandum as well.

One thing that was a concern for a couple of the leaders was the financial uncertainty of the costs of a new stadium.

Supervisor Diane Jacob and Dave Roberts said they don't want a new stadium to come at the expense of taxpayers.

Supervisor Ron Roberts said Tuesday's vote is the first small step to make a new Charger stadium in San Diego a reality.

A California man will stand trial for threatening phone call and email sent to two chapters of an Islamic group that referenced "firepower" and the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

John David Weissinger, 53, of La Mesa, will stand trial on eight charges in connection with a criminal threat recorded January 15 as a voicemail for the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

"We're waiting for you. And you know what's going to happen? One day you're going to wake up and there's going to be a big, big incident," the voice on the recording states. The phone message was played in open court Tuesday.

"You're going to be in the news. It's going to be like Charlie Hebdo. Guess what? It's coming your way motherf----ers." 

The caller was referring to the January shooting in Paris, France that killed 12 people at a satirical magazine known for its mockery of political and religious leaders, including the Prophet Muhammad.

A center employee referred to as "Jane Doe" testified she receives many threats as part of her job but the voicemail she heard on January 14 was “heads and shoulders above everything else” the office had received in the past.

“I was terrified,” she said explaining how she saw the area code of the caller and realized it was a San Diego number. “That person was here and could be there in minutes.”

Listen to the call here.

She said the caller was very specific and threatened to use firepower.

“I believed he was going to shoot me. Everybody in my office,” she said. “I believe that was going to happen to me at any moment and I believe that to this day.”

Under cross-examination, "Jane Doe" testified that there was no specific language in the message that stated the caller was going to come to the office with a gun but that she interpreted it as a threat.

She also testified she still works at the CAIR office and still receives threatening emails and phone calls.

Weissinger's defense attorney Tom Matthews has said his client regrets making the phone call. He said Weissinger had been drinking too much while watching coverage of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in France.

"It's a drunken rant at most," Matthews told the court Tuesday adding that there were no clear or direct threats in the phone message to the San Diego center.

A San Diego Police Det. Dean Way testified that officers found a gun case with an AR-15 and a 30-round magazine in Weissinger's home.

Det. Way also found writings in Weissinger's bedroom that were anti-Muslim and referenced President Barack Obama and Rev. Al Sharpton.

He also testified an email was sent January 15 at 2:27 a.m. from Weissinger's iPhone to Ibrahim Hooper who serves as the National Communications Director and spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C.

Hooper confirmed he received a threatening email that included several threats and derogatory terms for Muslims.

"I'll show up any day, any time with plenty of firepower to kill any and every one of you [derogatory term]," according to the email read by Way in court. "It's coming your way and Hell is coming with it." 

Under cross-examination, the detective said Weissinger told officials several times that the phone call and email were stupid things to do.

The defense said there were no specific victims mentioned in the email to the D.C. chapter of CAIR.

"The whole situation, I think, indicates both the email and the phone call were nothing more than a rant, a drunken rant," said Matthews. 

Judge Frederic Link ordered Weissinger to stand trial on the criminal threat charge as well as charges of possessing, buying or selling an illegal large-capacity ammunition magazine and several related charges.

He was also ordered him to stay away from "Jane Doe," CAIR and Hooper.

Weissinger faces five years in jail if convicted.

Carlsbad-based Jenny Craig is one of the top weight loss programs for dieters to shed fat and keep it off, according to a new study.

The study by Annals of Internal Medicine showed people using Jenny Craig saw 4.9 percent greater weight loss after a year than those relying on dieting education and behavior counseling.

Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers were the two diet programs recommended in the study for doctors to refer patients to use.

Similarly, those who used Weight Watchers in clinical trials lost 2.6 percent more weight than people relying on just education.

Jenny Craig combines pre-planned meals and counseling with a professional consultant in a long-term weight loss plan.

The study looked at 141 different weight loss programs, but, according to published reports, only 11 of the programs had been tested in clinical trials lasting at least three months.

The research showed diets such as Medifast and Optifast showed marked weight loss after four or five months, but a lack of sustained results after nine months.

Nutrisystem also showed promising weight-loss results, but the study suggested further research on longterm benefits were needed.

Chula Vista police have surrounded a local hotel, trying to arrest a suspect running around with a knife.

The incident started at about 5:45 p.m. at the El Primero Boutique and Hotel at 416 3rd Avenue.

A hotel employee said they saw officers follow the suspect to a room, but officers have not been able to get the person out.

Police are getting hotel guests out of the building and then plan to sweep the hotel.

CVPD Capt. Turner said the suspect has mental health issues.

Check back here for details on this breaking news story.

Thousands of dollars of donations have poured in to replace bikes used by Wounded Warriors that disappeared from a local facility last month.

United Healthcare pledged $50,000 and Disabled Veterans National Foundation will donate $20,000 to go toward buying new bikes for the veterans who use them to and from the hospital.

About 16 bikes, valued at $10,000, disappeared March 24 from a shed the Wounded Warriors stored them at Balboa Naval Medical Center, despite the fact that both locks were intact.

The bikes have a Semper fi sticker on them and have the words “Ride to Recovery” written on them.

Wounded Warriors use these bikes to manage their injuries and post-traumatic stress.

Naval Base police are investigating the theft, but have not reported any arrests. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact them at (619) 556-1527.
 

A local family is memorializing their daughter in a special way after the City Council approved to rename her childhood street after her.

Seaman Lakiba Palmer was one of 17 sailors killed in a suicide bombing attack in the Yermeni port in Aden on Oct. 12, 2000. The street she grew up on, which is currently Lise Avenue, will be renamed Lakiba Palmer Avenue to honor the fallen sailor.

The City Council voted unanimously today to rename the street in Palmers honor after seven years of her family trying to make the change.

“It is my honor to support the Palmer Family and the American Legion’s request today to rename Lise Avenue to Lakiba Palmer Avenue in recognition of her ultimate sacrifice and contributions to this Country. Lakiba Palmer is undoubtedly a hero,” Councilmember Myrtle Cole, who represents that area, said in a statement.

Palmer's mother, Theresa Snell, called the street naming "bittersweet."

"It's sweet because of the name," Snell said. "Bitter because of how (the death) happened."

Still, Snell said naming the street after her daughter is fitting.

"She's a product of the fourth district," she said. "Why not? Nothing better than to name a street after her."

Several residents from the neighborhood came to the City Council to voice their concerns about the technical work that would need to be done on with the street change. Others said at the meeting that Palmer should be honored with something larger than a street, like a plaque or park nearby, and not just a street. 

Some residents are worried they need to file a change in address due to this change. However, the U.S. Postal Service assured customers that all changes are done internally and support is available if needed.

Palmer was a Purple Heart Medal recipient and one of the first women killed on a naval battle ship in the U.S. Naval history.

Two brothers watching late night television got into a fight over the remote control and ended in a stabbing Monday.

San Diego Police were called to Caminito Cascara in the Grantville neighborhood just before midnight when the fight between two men moved into the apartment complex courtyard.

The brothers, ages 28 and 25, were arguing over the control of the television, police said.

The older man struck his younger brother with a cane. In response, the younger brother stabbed him in the chest with a knife.

The men live with their parents according to police.

One was hospitalized but expected to survive. The other was detained for questioning.