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The Department of Veterans Affairs mistakenly declared nearly 5,000 veterans dead since 2020. It hasn’t explained why or what it’s doing to stop it.

Video showed the harrowing escape of neighbors from flames early Thursday after a plane crashed into their military housing community in Murphy Canyon. The video from Gilbert Gonzalez showed neighbors checking door-to-door for evacuees and working together to get two dogs out of a backyard. The acts of solidarity were commended by local officials. ...

A private jet carrying a music talent agent and five others hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood.

No part of a losing streak is enjoyable. But, even in the midst of a 6-game skid, what the Padres experienced on Thursday afternoon is gut-wrenching. Gavin Sheets hit a pair of home runs and drove in five, San Diego took the lead twice in extra innings, and still managed to lose to the Blue Jays 7-6 in 11 innings,…

A military housing resident was able to help her neighbor evacuate after a small plane, headed to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, crashed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood Thursday morning. Jasmine told NBC 7 that she heard the crash, which woke her up. She told NBC 7 that she thought it was another earthquake before seeing a burst of flames....

A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday, killing multiple people believed to be passengers and destroying nearly a dozen homes and several more vehicles.

A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday, killing multiple people believed to be passengers and damaging nearly a dozen homes and several more vehicles.

The 22-year-old was a lieutenant in the Venezuelan army who received specialized training in Cuba but witnessed oppression and “couldn’t tolerate” being part of the military any longer, according to his attorney.

San Diego County inspectors say too many local supermarkets overcharge their customers.

The four very young kittens were found in Riverside on Tuesday night by a pet-food rep who brought them to the Helen Woodward Animal Center, where they knew the felines could get treatment.

The Adam R. Scripps Living Seas Gallery replaces the Hall of Fishes, which saw more than 12 million guests during its 30-year run.

The 31-year-old suspect, Lisette Ortega Veles, was working at the school as a student support aide employed by a third-party contractor, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect, dubbed the Blue Glove Bandit, approached the counter in the bank, took a customer hostage then demanded the teller give him money, officials said.

More than 100 movies are showing for free at dozens of parks across San Diego County as part of this year’s “Summer Movies in the Park.”