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East County recycled water treatment facility set to go online in 2026
Work has been underway on a recycled water treatment project in Santee for about two years. In another two years, some East County residents will get their drinking water from the East County Advanced Water Purification program.
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East County recycled water treatment facility set to go online in 2026
A billion-dollar recycled water project is under construction near Santee Lakes. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell has an update on who the program will benefit.
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Judge orders to unseal videos in 2019 death of Elisa Serna at Las Colinas jail
A San Diego federal judge granted a request Friday to unseal videos and other evidence related to the death of an inmate at the Las Colinas jail in Santee.
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SWAT standoff in Santee ends with suspect in custody
A SWAT standoff is underway at an apartment building in Santee after a man inside is not cooperating with deputies.
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SWAT standoff underway in Santee
NBC 7’s Marianne Kushi has more details on the SWAT standoff in Santee.
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Father dies in ‘difficult' house fire, Santee Fire says
Bomb-arson investigators are at the scene of a deadly fire at a mobile home park in Santee.
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Father killed in mobile home fire in Santee
NBC 7’s Audra Stafford spoke to officials at the scene and has the latest details.
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‘I'm furious': Santee father says daughter was inappropriately touched by classmate at school
The Santee School District has been investigating a complaint that one student inappropriately touched another.
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Santee father demonstrates after daughter allegedly touched inappropriately at school
The Santee School District has been investigating a complaint that one student inappropriately touched another. The children involved are both in kindergarten. NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke with the father of the alleged victim on March 7, 2024.
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Woman who died in Santee during historic storm identified
Authorities Friday publicly identified a woman who was found in a brushy area alongside a Santee waterway and pronounced dead at the scene during last month’s severe storm.
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In fast-growing Santee, a plan to help fire department to keep pace
The Santee Fire Department, which hasn’t had an upgrade since the ’70s, is fighting to keep up with one of San Diego’s fastest-growing communities
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Body found in Santee creek weeks later may have been from Jan. 22 storm: Santee Fire
The body may have been tied to a rescue call during a thousand-year flood on Jan. 22, officials told NBC 7.
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Medical Examiner's office confirms John Doe found in Santee creek died during storm
A body that was found in Forester Creek in Santee Tuesday has been confirmed as a storm-related death, the Medical Examiner’s office told NBC 7 on Wednesday.
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San Diego-area company charged in statewide hazardous waste fuel scheme
The leaders at Lamb Fuels conspired to take fuel from abandoned cars in scrapyards, treat it illegally and sell the contaminated fuel to gas stations, according to the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
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Santee hosts first (and only) Olympic qualifying event in San Diego County
Santee hosted the only Olympic qualifying event in San Diego County this year for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Santee Drive-In ends 65-year run
It’s an “if you know, you know” type of thing. The Santee Drive-In Movie Theatre closed on New Year’s Eve, and many San Diego County residents who are familiar with it aren’t ready to see it go. “It’s really sad it’s closing,” Suzanne Cook, who grew up in San Diego, said. “It’s kind of like the end of an...
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Santee Drive-In Theatre closing at the end of December
NBC7’s Dana Williams is in Santee where some people are sad to see the drive-in go.
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Santee Drive-In Movie Theatre to close Dec. 31 after 65 years
It was announced on Facebook Wednesday that the Santee Drive-in Movie Theatre will be closing its doors after 65 years citing loss of customers, higher costs of business and competition with streaming services.
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Woman tried to snatch baby out of couple's shopping cart in Santee: San Diego deputies
A woman tried to take a couple’s baby from their shopping cart in a Santee parking lot on Monday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
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80-year-old woman dies in Santee house fire
An 80-year-old woman died in a house fire over the weekend in a neighborhood near Santana High School in Santee, authorities reported Monday.