LA Selects Garcetti as Next Mayor
Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated City Controller Wendy Greuel in a mayoral election that set spending records and saw both candidates rack up high-profile endorsements on the way to...
View ArticleWoman's Remains Identified Decades After She Was Murdered, Dismembered
The decades-old mystery of female body parts that washed up on South Florida's beaches has been solved. Nilsa Padilla was murdered, her body dismembered and then tossed into the waters off Key...
View ArticleFamily Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against BP Agent
The family of a 32-year-old woman shot and killed by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Chula Vista has filed a wrongful death suit. Valeria Alvarado was shot 9 times in September 2012. The...
View ArticleVolunteers Ready to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
San Diego Fire-Rescue teams spent the morning Tuesday packing, ready to jump into action if needed by Oklahoma tornado victims NBC 7: Devastation in Oklahoma San Diego Search and Rescue Task Force 8...
View ArticleBoy Injured by Trash Truck to Get Millions: Attorney
A boy who lost his leg after colliding with a city trash truck has reached a tentative multi-million dollar settlement with the City of San Diego according to an attorney. Luke Acuna was riding his...
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Local Blogger Seeks Help for Oklahoma Family Members
The devastation in Oklahoma hit close to home for a San Diego blogger whose sister and niece lost their home. North Park blogger Sean Sala is a nationally-recognized gay rights activist. He's turning...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Ways to Find Victims
Oklahoma searchers are using high-tech tools used right here in San Diego every day. NBC 7's Jason Austell reports.
View ArticleBear Roams SoCal Neighborhood
A bear is wandering through a residential area Wednesday morning north of Los Angeles with officers in squad cars and a helicopter on its tail. The bear has been climbing fences and roaming through...
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Police Search for Pet Snatched from Owner’s Lap
A Temecula woman is asking for the public’s help to find her stolen pet cockatoo, Soloman. Katie Aldrich told NBC 7 that Soloman was stolen Monday at the Haunted Head Saloon in Oceanside. Aldrich says...
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Driver Involved in Fatal Crash Arrested: CHP
An 18-year-old man whose car fatally crashed into another driver last week on state Route 56 had been arrested on the day of the collision, California Highway Patrol investigators said Tuesday. Timothy...
View ArticleSan Elijo Parents Upset over School District Plans
One of the county's best school districts, San Marcos Unified, is building more schools to make room for thousands of new students. But parents in one neighborhood aren't happy with the district's...
View ArticleSuspect Hides Atop Roof in Standoff
A man wanted on a felony warrant decided to hide from police on a roof. Just after midnight Wednesday, officers responded to the 7800-block of La Mesa Boulevard for what was reported as street...
View ArticleResidents Rally to Clean Up after Tornado
NBC 7's Greg Bledsoe reports from Moore, Okla. on cleanup efforts after Monday's devastating tornado.
View ArticleJersey Shore's LBI Fights "Perception Problem"
A drive around Long Beach Island, N.J., a popular summer destination for families across the state, reveals few scars from Sandy. Many damaged homes and businesses have been repaired. Streets, once...
View ArticleRebuilding Highlands
The carnage wrought by Sandy—up to eight feet of water inundated downtown—has prompted what might best be described as an existential crisis, with residents, business owners and public officials...
View ArticleFirefighters Extinguish Canyon Fire
A canyon fire prompted the evacuation of a high school in City Heights Wednesday. Firefighters were called to University Avenue and 54th Street just before 2 p.m. The grass and brush were scorched in...
View ArticleChicago School Board Votes to Close 50 Schools
The Chicago School Board voted Wednesday to shutter 49 elementary schools and one high school in the nation's third-largest school system despite demonstrations and community outrage over the closings....
View ArticleNew Red-Light Sensors Installed in Poway
Drivers in Poway will be monitored by new devices designed to catch red-light runners. Deputies have installed five detection devices, or sensors, at several busy intersections around the North County...
View Article'Arts and Entertainment District' Bid Draws Critics
Plans for a downtown "Arts and Entertainment District" north of Broadway drew fire at City Hall during a council committee hearing Wednesday. Critics warned it could create a garish ‘Times Square...
View ArticleMiami Steals Game 1 in OT, 103-102
The Miami Heat opened the Eastern Conference Finals with a dramatic overtime win, securing victory at the buzzer in overtime on a LeBron James layup. With 2.2 seconds to go, James took an inbounds pass...
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