Local law enforcement issued more than 20 citations to people who visited the beach in Encinitas for violating the state’s stay-at-home order, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) said. “Violators who defied stay home orders were watching the sunset, having picnics near the beach,” San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said in a tweet. SDSO said they conducted targeted...

Four San Diego County Sheriff’s Department employees and one inmate have tested positive for COVID-19, the department announced Friday. On April 2, the department was notified that an inmate tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate was booked into jail by deputies on March 30, for domestic violence charges. The inmate was showing flu-like symptoms, the SDSO said, and was given…

In an exclusive interview with NBC 7, San Diego resident Tanya Suarez explains how she gouged her eyes out while in jail last May at Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility. She is suing the County of San Diego because she claims the jail staff failed to protect her from herself.

The woman sat down with NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia to talk about her experience.

A man who spent years in San Diego County jail on drug charges returned to the facility where he spent time behind bars to give a “sense of hope” to other inmates.

NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda reports on Travis Durbin’s story of hope, redemption, and second chances.

The man who drove a U-Haul rental into a crowd of people outside a bar in Encinitas and injuring three pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday. Christian Davis, 28, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and DUI with multiple victims, the District Attorney’s Office said. On Sunday, Davis drove…

A man who is accused of intentionally ramming a van into a crowd of people outside a bar in Encinitas was in court. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso reports.

A former San Marcos woman has been awarded $350,000 in civil damages, after claiming former San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Fischer forcibly hugged, groped and kissed her inside her home. According to her attorney, it is the fifth civil settlement granted by the county in cases connected to Fischer. On Wednesday, the county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in…

The victim says she was hugged, groped and kissed by Fischer in 2016. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more.

A North County man who accused a San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy of using excessive force reached a $100,000 settlement with the county on Wednesday.

A new lawsuit has been filed by a woman who was allegedly assaulted by former Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Fischer.

NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez explains what charges a former Sheriff’s deputy will be sentenced on.

A man was sent to the hospital after being assaulted by three masked intruders in his El Cajon home Wednesday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Two elderly Bonita residents were found dead by a family member checking in on them on Thanksgiving, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued nearly two dozen migrants trapped in a drainage tube in the Tijuana River Valley area as Thanksgiving storms flooded the tunnels, creating a dangerous environment for both parties.

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued nearly two dozen migrants trapped in a drainage tube in the Tijuana River Valley area as Thanksgiving storms flooded the tunnels, creating a dangerous environment for both parties.

Two elderly Bonita residents were found dead by a family member checking in on them on Thanksgiving, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Family and friends gathered at a Lakeside home for the Thanksgiving weekend but were shocked to wake up to a fire ripping through their building the night before the holiday even started.

Just before Thanksgiving could begin, a family was forced out of their home. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more.