Packed, loaded with medical supplies and ready to go help those in need, a group of doctors and volunteers left San Diego for Guatemala Saturday. The reason for their trip? The help those less fortunate see again.Helps International is a nonprofit based in Texas that provides sustainability programs to help…
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Outrageous hats and wild-patterned suits were on full display at the 144th Kentucky Derby, despite soggy and muddy conditions at the track. Take a look at the Derby pageantry and horses at Saturday’s Run for the Roses.Photo Credit: Getty Images Source: NBC San Diego
Residents of several apartment buildings are being evacuated because of a seven-acre vegetation fire near Montecito Road and Ramona Street in Ramona.The fire is 10 percent contained, and firefighters are making good progress, according to Calfire. Calfire and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department are at the scene attempting to contain the fire,…
Republicans from across the Golden State gathered in San Diego this weekend for the California Republican Party Convention.While Democrats dominate the State Legislature, a pair of gubernatorial candidates with San Diego ties is fighting to take back the Governor’s seat.A vocal group of conservative activists spent their morning rallying outside…
The weekend started out with patchy morning fog Saturday, but the temperatures quickly rose to above average temperatures – as much as 15 degrees higher than they should be in May, according to NBC 7 weathercaster Liberty Zabala.Temperatures along the coast and in the mountains will be in the 80s…
A Vista family’s surveillance cameras gave deputies an up-close look at three men who burglarized their home in afternoon hours last week.The three men were spotted breaking into a home on a rural street off Buena Creek Road at 4:40 p.m. on April 25, according to deputies at the San Diego County…
The San Diego Padres were the home team at the Estadio de Beisbol, Monterrey against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night. In the first game of the Mexico series, the Dodgers completed their first combined no-hitter in franchise history against the Friars. This was the 23rd overall no-hitter for the…
Two people were taken into custody following a brief pursuit through the San Carlos area that started when shots were fired from inside of their car.San Diego Police Department Lt. Ernesto Servin said officers saw three gunshots fired from inside the car near the San Carlos Recreation Center at around…
Multiple fire protection agencies are battling separate brush fires in unincorporated areas of Temecula.The Tornado and Woodchuck fires both sparked Friday afternoon, Cal Fire said. Security Cameras Catch Broad-Day Burglary in Vista The Riverside County Fire Department and Cal Fire Riverside responded to the larger Tornado Fire near the 28000…
While the caravan of asylum seekers from Central America may have captured the nation’s the attention, the reason these refugees are seeking asylum is a human one.Anna arrived in San Diego just before the latest groups of asylum seekers from Honduras arrived at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. She…
NBC 7 has learned the three people arrested in connection with the random shooting and killing of a man in Chula Vista earlier this month are connected to two other violent crimes across the county.The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) announced the arrests Friday in the death of 59-year-old Mario…
You can circle the block, once, twice, three times, or more, without finding a parking spot on 30th Street in North Park.That parking problem often causes customers, and the employees who serve them, to park on nearby residential streets. Security Cameras Catch Broad-Day Burglary in Vista But the increased traffic…
Jockey Jose Ortiz, 24, remembers the last time he visited the school in Puerto Rico that kick-started his horse racing career. The teacher in charge at Escuela Vocacional Hípica, the Vocational Equestrian School of Puerto Rico (VES), in Canóvanas, east of San Juan, asked the incoming class if they knew who their…
A parolee accused of pulling a gun on a woman in a restroom at an Old Town hotel and demanding sex pleaded not guilty Friday to five felony counts and was held on $500,000 bail.Jason Lee Jones, 31, was arrested Tuesday evening, six hours after he allegedly attacked a woman…
A large earthquake rattled Hawaii’s Big Island after a volcanic eruption that sent lava flowing into communities. Source: NBC San Diego
It’s a question on many people’s minds: What will the housing market look like in San Diego in the near future? San Diego Association of Governments’ Regional Planning Committee (SANDAG) met Friday downtown to discuss regional growth forecasts and regional housing need assessments. Thieves Give Woman Their Phone Number Before Taking…
A well known, record-holding rock climber and East Bay resident spent the night on the wall of El Capitan at Yosemite National Park after he fell while climbing Thursday afternoon, said Scott Gediman of the National Park Service.Rescue crews with a helicopter worked to extricate Hans Florine, 53, off the wall Friday…
For the first time since 1999, regular season Major League Baseball games are going to be played in Mexico. Just like then, the Padres will be involved.San Diego will play a 3-game “home” series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey starting Friday night. This is the…
More than 1,900 pounds of marijuana hidden in a shipment of Jacuzzis were seized at the Otay Mesa Cargo Port of Entry this week, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday.The drugs were seized around 10:35 a.m. Wednesday from a truck carrying a manifested shipment of “Jacuzzi spas,”…
At least one person was injured when a car went off the roadway of westbound State Route 78, through a fence and collided with cars in a parking lot.Oceanside police said a female driver became trapped following the crash and had lacerations to her head. It is unknown if the…