A hiker missing in Joshua Tree National Park for four days was found alive Thursday, according to the park’s search and rescue team.Joshua Tree Search and Rescue (JOSAR) said that 54-year-old Paul Hanks was injured after falling approximately 20 feet near the Maze Loop. Doctors Say Escondido Teen Dies After Catching the Flu…
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The U.S. Navy said two aviators died after an F-18 Super Hornet fighter jet crashed off the coast of Key West on Wednesday.”We are sad to report both aviators have passed away,” U.S. Naval Air Force Atlantic Comdr. Dave Hecht said in a statement late Wednesday. Dramatic Video Shows Drivers Try…
An op-ed has sparked a social media war between two East County politicians who didn’t even know each other before its publication.La Mesa City Councilmember Kristen Alessio published an opinion piece on an online blog Tuesday about why she left the Republican Party. In it, she called out local Republicans…
Vanessa and Donald Trump Jr. filed for divorce Thursday ending their 12-year marriage. The couple released a joint statement that said their children remained their top priority. Source: NBC San Diego
A military helicopter with U.S. service members aboard crashed in Iraq late Thursday, U.S. Central Command and military officials said, and rescue teams were responding to the scene, NBC News reported.”A U.S. military aircraft has crashed in western Iraq with U.S. service members aboard,” CENTCOM said in a statement to…
“Terrorist threats” made by San Diego County students against their schools greatly increased in the 2016-17 school year, with 110 students expelled, suspended or otherwise disciplined for that dangerous and disruptive behavior.Data from the California Department of Education reveals that every student who was judged to have made a “terrorist…
It has been estimated more than 450,000 people in the San Diego area are dealing with medical debt. RIP Medical Debt tells NBC 7 Responds that San Diegans owe close to $670-million dollars, sitting in collections right now. Delinquent accounts are typically sold off to third-party collection agencies three months after…
Uniformed law enforcement posed for a photograph at the border wall prototypes and their actions were caught on video by a California college student on the Mexico side.Three officers, who appear to be with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD), can be seen near one of the prototypes east of Otay Mesa…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has vowed to hold people responsible if there was any fault after a 950-ton pedestrian bridge near Florida International University collapsed Thursday, killing four people. View Full Story Source: NBC San Diego
A North County teenager is the 302nd person to die of flu-like symptoms in the region this season, according to the San Diego County Department of Health (DEH).Alexa Barbin, a 19-year-old from Escondido, was feeling ill for several days before her family rushed her to the hospital last Thursday, according to…
In light of National Walk Out Day Wednesday, where thousands of students walked out of their classrooms to protest gun violence in schools, a new debate is sparking. Should school mascots be holding guns? In San Diego County, there are two mascots that hold muskets: both are patriots. Patrick Henry High…
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson died Thursday afternoon at the age of 90 after a battle with the flu, according to the Saints website.The businessman started off as a bookkeeper for a Chevy dealership and invested his money in car dealerships, local banks, and sports teams to amass…
Police arrested a man after he turned himself in Wednesday for an alleged hit and run that killed a victim in Chula Vista last weekend.Guillermo Jimenez, a 28-year-old Chula Vista resident, went to the Chula Vista Police Department and admitted that he was driving the vehicle involved in the fatal crash.…
A 950-ton pedestrian bridge near Florida International University collapsed Thursday, killing several people and trapping cars under slabs of concrete just days after its installation.Eight cars were pinned underneath the damaged structure, Miami-Dade Fire Chief Dave Downey said. Eight people were taken to area hospitals, and authorities said around 100 firefighters…
The fun rages on: There were awesome sets aplenty during Day 2 of our 2018 South by Southwest journey in Austin, Texas — including those by hometown surf-punk heroes the Frights, TJ shoegaze buzz band Mint Field, and more! Source: NBC San Diego
Special counsel Robert Mueller has issued a subpoena to the Trump Organization for documents related to Russia and other areas, The New York Times reported Thursday.NBC News reported that the White House referred questions to the Trump Organization. An organization lawyer called the report “old news” in a statement. Today’s Gun-Control…
A Chula Vista police officer has been arrested on allegations of domestic violence, the department confirmed Thursday.The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said the officer was taken into custody by officers with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) for a domestic violence incident that happened at a home while the…
Nearly 100 spellbound students are contending for the championship starting Thursday at Liberty Station in the 49th annual UT San Diego Countywide Spelling Bee.Word wizards from grades 6 to 8 that attend public and independent schools across San Diego County are vying for a spot in the National Spelling Competition,…
A school resource officer whose actions in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting have come under intense scrutiny can be seen in surveillance video released Thursday outside a room in the first moments after the massacre last month. The video shows the moments when school officials and the officer,…
The collapse occurred during the day Thursday and caught several drivers underneath. Source: NBC San Diego