East County

Tragically, 26-year-old Austin Spirz’s family lost another loved one not long ago.

A brush fire that broke out Sunday night off of Interstate 8 near Live Oak Springs in San Diego’s East County was contained after about an hour and a half, fire officials said.

An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were killed in what police said was a gang-related shooting at a “loud house party” in El Cajon, authorities said Sunday.

Two people were arrested this week after allegedly being caught in possession of thousands of rounds of ammunition and more than 50 guns, including assault rifles, in the far southeastern reaches of the San Diego area, authorities reported.

NBC7’s Shellye Leggett spent the day in Lakeside where preparation for fire season is front and center.

The woman who died in a house fire on Mount Helix Saturday afternoon was a bed-ridden grandmother who was once a nurse to sailors and even taught herself to sculpt, according to her granddaughter who escaped the flames.

Officials said Gary Zing was home last Wednesday morning when he told relatives he was going out to cut a tree near his home in the 1950 block of Altozano Drive in El Cajon.

Officials said Gary Zing was home last Wednesday morning when he told relatives he was going out to cut a tree near his home in the 1950 block of Altozano Drive in El Cajon.

Kenneth Burchette, 76, and his 84-year-old sibling, Wilburn, were found dead in the 15500 block of Creek Hills Road in unincorporated East County Sunday.

The damage is creating new concerns among neighbors. NBC7’s Kelvin Henry reports on July 8, 2023.

A woman was found dead after a house fire on Mount Helix Saturday, authorities said.

The two people who were found dead in a residence in unincorporated El Cajon on Thursday morning have been identified, officials said.

Several neighbors told NBC 7’s Dave Summers that the victims were a couple who seemed happy and had big plans in their future.

Two people were found dead in an apartment in unincorporated El Cajon on Thursday morning, officials said. Police received a call around 9:30 a.m. from a 14-year-old girl who said she came home and found her parents dead in their bedroom in the 200 block of East Bradley Ave., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies arrived and...

Authorities are searching for a 27-year-old man who went missing at Three Sisters Falls on Friday night.

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea spoke to family members of a woman killed decades ago about their newfound closure.

A North County San Diego woman was identified 37 years after her death, but now detectives are calling for help to determine who killed Claudette Powers, 22. Solving the case may also lead them to the killer of another John Doe.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) is investigating a substitute teacher at an Alpine school following allegations of what they described as “inappropriate use of social media.”

An investigation is underway in Alpine, where a teacher is accused of inappropriate use of social media.

Two registered sex offenders accused of engaging in sex acts with a 16-year-old girl at an El Cajon motel were ordered Thursday to stand trial on several felony sex crime counts.