Detectives hunting for the Golden State Killer got their man after climbing up and down dozens of online family trees in search of somebody who fit his profile and could be a DNA match, authorities told NBC News on Thursday.Sacramento investigators narrowed down their search to a 72-year-old former police…
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On the morning of Nov. 11, 1978, a family member stopped in to check on Simi Valley single mother Rhonda Wicht and her 4-year-old son Donald.The two had not shown up for a family gathering in a quiet eastern suburb of Los Angeles located in Ventura County.The relative discovered a…
Jim Sargent grew up loving Corvettes. He waited 40 years until 1997 when his dream of owning one came true.“Even when I was a kid. When I first got my driver’s license I said, ‘Someday I’m going to own a Corvette,’” Sargent told NBC 7 Responds.Since buying the car, Sargent…
Two immigration attorneys gave free legal advice to a crowd Thursday at the San Diego Central Public Library. “Coffee With Counsel” was put on by the San Diego County Bar Association to inform attendees about visas, green cards, deportation and more. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that protections must stay in…
Standing outside the courtroom where Bill Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting a woman, Lili Bernard wept and asked a reporter to pinch her. She felt like she was dreaming.Cosby’s conviction on Thursday was only for accusations made by one woman — Andrea Constand, whom a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,…
The U.S. government risks placing migrant children in the custody of human traffickers because federal agencies have delayed crucial reforms needed to keep the children safe, according to the findings of a Senate subcommittee obtained by The Associated Press. View Full StoryPhoto Credit: Ross D. Franklin/AP Source: NBC San Diego
Bill Cosby has been found guilty on sexual assault charges in a case that destroyed the legacy of one of America’s most influential comedians long before the verdict came down.Cosby, 80, was originally charged in 2015. He faced three counts of aggravated assault related to an encounter with a former…
San Diego researchers will use a $4.7 million gift to examine a cannabis plant extract as a treatment for severe autism.The largest gift to date for medicinal cannabis research in the U.S. was awarded to the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, the…
An east county school district has cut down on the number of bus routes in operation, outraging some parents who say the change has negatively affected children with special needs and elementary age students.The Alpine Union School District (AUSD) eliminated two bus routes during spring break, reducing the number of…
The largest batch of documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy was released Thursday morning.More than 19,000 files related the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 were posted online by the National Archives. Botulism Pills, the CIA, the Mob and the JFK Assassination Thursday’s…
A child who hadn’t been seen since an after-school program at his middle school was found safe about 14 hours later. The 12-year-old child was last seen at about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, at the after-school program at Roosevelt Middle School located on the northern edge of Balboa Park, the San Diego…
Margaret Wardlow was just a child when she was raped by the man believed to be a serial rapist and killer. She shares her reaction to learning of his arrest. Source: NBC San Diego
The woman identified as the killer in a murder-suicide stemming from a love triangle that occurred in a tony Philadelphia suburb had some unusual items inside her car, police said Wednesday.Latex gloves, ear plugs and binoculars were found by officers inside Jennair Gerardot’s black Cadillac XTS, police in Radnor Township,…
Two black men who say they were racially profiled and ordered to leave an LA Fitness gym in Secaucus, New Jersey, earlier this month say they were humiliated when staff called police on them twice while they were working out. Rachid Maiga, 27, and Tshyrad Oates, 25, are breaking their silence…
“You’re long past leaping over a fence. Take one of your hyper, gulping breaths. Clench your teeth. Inch timidly toward the insistent bell. This is how it ends for you.”These are the words of Michelle McNamara, a mystery writer who coined the name “Golden State Killer” and the late wife…
Mandy Rodriguez from Escondido is an entrepreneur and a busy mom and step-mom of three kids. Five years ago, Rodriguez said she started a side business as a DJ, going by her stage name “DJ Mandy Mixes.” La Mesa City Council Rejects Proposal for Dispensary near Children’s Clinic In August…
Just a few days ago in a win against the Diamondbacks, Tyson Ross came within four outs of pitching the first no-hitter in Padres history.On Wednesday it was a different story as the San Diego pitcher struggled against the Rockies in a game the Friars would ultimately lose 5-2. New…
At least eight cars were damaged in a fire that sparked at a body shop in Oceanside Wednesday evening.The fire started for unknown reasons in a storage lot at Coast Auto Care near Washington Avenue and Tremont Street just before 7 p.m. and burned for about 10 minutes before firefighters…
A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of San Diego for the death of a woman who was killed by a falling tree in Pacific Beach.The giant tree uprooted during a winter storm in 2016 and fell all the way across Ingraham Street. The…
The family of a 27-year-old father killed by a wrong-way DUI driver in 2016 was left questioning the legal system Wednesday following the driver’s sentencing.Richard Gideon Hammond was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and sentenced to six years in prison. State Bill Proposes First-Ever Tax on Drinking…