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We know Halloween parties have to be different this year, but how can we still make them awesome? Consumer advocate Jeanette Pavini shares clever ideas on how to hack the feeling of a party—from virtual reality to outdoor activities.

Los Angeles police detectives said Thursday their investigation into an alleged identity thief who worked as a surgical assistant inside prominent LA area hospitals was rapidly expanding, and the amount of money stolen in the case was already in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It was March 13, 1969 when Apollo 9 landed back on Earth after a successful space mission that would pave the way for lunar exploration.

The county health department reports 410 confirmed cases of the flu, for the week ending December 26. That’s a fraction of the 2,332 cases reported for the same week last year. But the flu season lasts until at least April, so doctors recommend the flu vaccine, especially for the elderly, very young, and chronically ill. They also report seeing more...

For many, December 25 is spent with friends and family, either at home or out and about.

NBC 7’s Danielle Radin shows you the top purchased items in the United States each year on December 25.

A winter storm is expected to bring light rain and the possibility for snow to San Diego County just in time for Christmas, according to forecasters.

In a cost-saving measure, the Miramar Landfill will be closed one day a week and on summer holidays starting in October, the city announced this week.

They were isolated from any news and it was Bedinger who shared with McCain, with careful communication through the prison cell walls, that another Navy pilot turned astronaut, Neil Armstrong, had just landed on the Moon.

Speaking Friday at a historically black university, potential Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren delivered what she called “the hard truth about our criminal justice system: It’s racist … I mean front to back.” The Massachusetts senator identified some of the system’s failures: disproportionate arrests of African-Americans for petty drug possession; an overloaded public defender system; and state laws that keep...

The controversy surrounding family separations at the U.S. Southern border has prompted outrage, opinions and finger-pointing. It has also raised a number of questions, including from our readers. “Are there really children being separated from their parents at the border and being kept in cages?” one reader asked. We answer that and other questions here.

Although her solar panels successfully sustained Hurricane María’s winds, Madeline Batista couldn’t turn on her lights, her refrigerator or other appliances that needed electricity. The photovoltaic system, installed at her Naguabo home by Sunnova, stopped working. It was connected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) network, which was destroyed by the hurricane. Meanwhile, in the mountains of Adjuntas,...

State Farm wants to raise rates, but state officials say they should lower them. NBC 7’s Consumer Bob breaks down the arguments.

Consumer advocate pushing for credit reporting agencies to offer credit freeze for free.

Dr. Glenn Balfour On Probation After Signing Agreement With Medical Board. According to the agreement, he can’t prescribe opioids and other drugs that have the potential for abuse.

A frustrated El Cajon homeowner contacted NBC 7 Responds after she said the local company she hired to remodel the doors in her home caused her major headaches.

“I feel like i’m the bad guy asking them to come help me,” Annemarie Perry told NBC 7’s Consumer Bob. “I’m the consumer. They should be calling me.”