El Cajon

A woman was dragged and held against her will before being sexually assaulted near the El Cajon Transit Center earlier this week, leading to the arrest of an unhoused man, the El Cajon police department said Wednesday.

Two men accused in a shooting that fatally wounded two teenagers last month at an El Cajon house party pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder charges.

Two San Diego men were behind bars Tuesday for allegedly taking part in a suspected gang-related shooting that fatally wounded two teenagers last month at an El Cajon house party.

El Cajon’s Mother Goose Parade, San Diego County’s biggest Thanksgiving celebration, will not happen for the fourth consecutive year in efforts to bring a reimagined parade next year, organizers announced.

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.

If you’re interested in helping, you can contact the Afghan Community Center in El Cajon.

San Diego MLS is building a training facility and youth academy on 28 acres of Sycuan tribal land in El Cajon, becoming the first professional sports organization to establish a dedicated professional training facility on a tribal reservation, the team announced.

A homeless septuagenarian was behind bars Monday on suspicion of committing a lewd act in front of a 17-year-old girl over the weekend at the victim’s El Cajon workplace.

After being shot, the victim walked into a nearby Halloween store, police say.

A 16-year-old was shot Saturday in the parking lot of the Parkway Plaza mall in El Cajon, officials said.

When they did not show up on Friday as scheduled, a judge issued their arrest warrants.

Ben Kalasho and his wife Jessica failed to report to jail on Friday to serve their 8-day- sentences.

NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada speaks with residents in the area about the project that would add 160 new townhomes.

A 30-year-old man who allegedly assaulted several women in El Cajon over the weekend while trying to force his way into their homes was behind bars Monday and facing a slate of criminal charges.

The City of El Cajon began building a roundabout to improve the flow of traffic and reduce the number of accidents. Instead, business owner said, the road remains unsafe and the construction is hammering their business.

NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada spoke to store managers about issues they say are caused by construction.

A few years ago, 17-year-old Aiden Afshar started a free online tutoring program for refugee kids. Now, he holds summer camps for them in El Cajon.

This special summer camp has helped refugee kids learn English and forge a special bond with kids with similar experiences.

Homeless populations are increasing in several East County cities, including Lemon Grove and La Mesa. But it might be too early to tell if the increases are a direct result of the City of San Diego’s encampment ban.

Several East County cities — including Lemon Grove and La Mesa — are seeing a rise in homeless populations. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea speaks with a local nonprofit that has been serving unhoused individuals since the Great Depression.