With the arrival of the new year comes the arrival of a slew of new laws that go into effect for residents of California. Among them, one that could provide some relief for cash-strapped renters throughout the state.

A South Park doctor who wrote a third of the vaccine exemptions for San Diego Unified students is now under investigation by California’s Medical Board.

The doctor is being investigated for gross negligence by the Medical Board of California. NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez has the story.

The rush is on to fight so-called “deepfakes”—videos and audio altered to make a person falsely appear to say something that they did not. California has passed a ban that makes it illegal to share such videos within two months before an election.

NBC 7’s Ramon Galingo reports.

Dozens of gun control activists dressed in orange are making it known they want the Crossroads of the West Gun Show out of their neighborhood.

The 28-year-old firefighter first started as a seasonal firefighter in 2018, Cal Fire officials said.

New autopsy report shows a Cal Fire firefighter died from heat exposure on a training hike.

NBC 7’s Steven Luke shares one family’s struggle when trying to pay for hearing aids and how a new bill could help.

A nearly two-decade-long battle may soon be victorious as a monumental bill aimed at expanding insured hearing services for children in California has reached the governor’s desk.

Governor Newsom signed a bill aimed at deterring shootings by police in California. NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia has the details.

A report released by Cal Fire is giving new insight into the death of a firefighter during a training hike last month.

Cal Fire San Diego County Fire Chief Tony Mecham describes the grief he felt when 28-year-old Yaroslav Katkov died.

Cal Fire firefighter Yaroslav Katkov received his final alarm on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.

Cal Fire San Diego’s Yaroslav Katkov received his last alarm on Tuesday during a celebration of life for the firefighter who died after suffering a medical emergency during a training hike last weekend.

NBC 7’s Erika Cervantes spoke to some of Cal Fire firefighter Yaroslav Katkov’s high school football coaches.

The 28-year-old firefighter first started as a seasonal firefighter in 2018, Cal Fire officials said.

Volunteers from across the country spent the day in San Diego learning the best ways to teach others how to prepare for natural disasters. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more.

San Diego hosted the first day of Governor Newsom’s California For All Emergency Preparedness Campaign, on Thursday. Hundreds of volunteers from across California, Mexico, and Chile are learning from the Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Listos teams.

Governor Newsom visited San Diego as part of his “California for All” health care tour. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo has more.