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San Diegans may not be able to enjoy those booming fireworks displays this year that are typically synonymous with America’s Independence Day, but fire department officials warn residents that is not an excuse to create your own.

NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports on safety concerns over fireworks as we head into the Fourth of July holiday in San Diego.

A woman was found Saturday wounded by a gunshot in a car in Vista, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said. At about 6:15 a.m., deputies responded to the Shell gas station at 400 Sycamore Ave. after receiving a 911 call about a woman who had been shot, according to Lt. Thomas Seiver. Deputies found the woman in a vehicle suffering…

There is nothing like the smell of fresh-cut flowers. Flowers are there for the happy times and the sad. They can say “I love you” and sometimes say “I’m sorry.” Many might think the agricultural industry is thriving during the coronavirus pandemic due to the high demand for food, but flower farmers across California are not seeing big business....

Farmers are racing to sell flowers before they die. NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez reports.

The city of Vista announced on Wednesday that its city parks will reopen for “passive use” beginning Friday, following just over three weeks of COVID-19-related closures.

Friday’s heavy rainstorm left behind a mess of debris and potholes across San Diego County. During the storm, the county dealt with landslides and flooding. Residents are also worried about broken storm drain pipes and potholes. On Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, several residents reported issues of multiple potholes on the city’s “Get It Done” app. The city of San Diego...

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan takes a look around at San Diego and the clean-up efforts across the county.

A 59-year-old man suffered critical injuries Wednesday night when he was hit by a car in Vista, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

A parolee was back in custody today on suspicion of fatally shooting a 32-year-old man last week in a Vista-area parking lot.

The city of Vista closed its parks amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 7’s Ashley Matthews has more.

A North County vodka distillery has turned into a commercial hand sanitizer company seemingly overnight after its main buyers, bars and restaurants, were ordered to close or cease dine-in services. Co-founders Whit Rigali and Sam Chereskin observed the shortage of hand sanitizer and quickly turned Misadventure and Company into an FDA-approved hand sanitizer manufacturer. “We saw that we make ethanol…

A local vodka distillery recently restructured to produce FDA-approved hand sanitizer. NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado has more.

A homicide investigation is underway in Vista after a man was found shot in a parking lot Thursday night.

A North County property owner and five others were arrested Tuesday in a raid at a Vista home believed to be at the center of years of drug deals, thefts and firearms violations in San Diego.

A law known as the Crack House Statute was used to go after a house in Vista. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more.

Two neighbors jumped into action to help as a fire destroyed a Vista home and hospitalized two people, including a firefighter, Tuesday morning.

The house was a complete loss. NBC 7’s Joe LIttle reports from Vista.

A teenage boy was shot in the leg in Vista Monday afternoon. Detectives later learned the gunshot wound was apparently self-inflicted and accidental, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said.

The 45-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in Vista on Saturday night has been identified by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. Joshua A. Virginia was stabbed in a fight reportedly with a group of 15- and 16-year-olds at around 10 p.m. at the intersection of W. Vista Way and Valencia Drive, the SDSO said. He was transported to a...