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A man who drove drunk and struck two people standing outside their vehicle in Pacific Beach, killing one of them, was sentenced Friday to 21 years to life in state prison.

The Centers of Excellence for Labor Market Information estimates nearly 8,000 annual job openings for optical technicians, ophthalmic assistants and nursing assistants in the region through 2028

An Escondido native has a special connection to one of the witches of Oz and a pretty “wicked” connection to the actress who plays her in the movie.

Law-enforcement officials said the 95,000 chocolate bar could have been sold for more than $3 million.

The new high-rise complex is set to open this time next year and will house veterans, people living with special needs and those coming off the streets, reports NBC 7’s M.G. Perez.

With the winter season just starting to take hold in Baja California, several carbon monoxide poisoning deaths have been recorded in Tijuana, Mexico this week — an ongoing problem as people try to keep warm in countries with no federal carbon monoxide detection regulations.

The San Diego City Council passed new rules this week aimed at cracking down on unlicensed businesses that rent out boats and personal watercraft like jet skis.

Dozens of motorcyclists were stopped late Thursday in a large-scale police operation on northbound Interstate 15 in Serra Mesa.

Caltrans construction crews will close several onramps in La Jolla this weekend due to pavement work.

NBC 7 political reporter speaks with Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA 49), who secured a fourth House term representing coastal North County San Diego. Plus, newly elected Encinitas Mayor Bruce Ehlers is in the studio to discuss the issue that dominated his campaign: housing.

A new rule says no unaccompanied children at a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in San Diego’s Colina Del Sol neighborhood.

More than a dozen retailers across Southern California, including in San Diego County, were charged with selling flavored tobacco, officials said.

Officials also release the identities of the officer’s two colleagues who fired at the homicide suspect, who was pronounced dead at a hospital later in the day.

Two men designated as sexually violent predators — including one notoriously dubbed the “bolder-than-most rapist” — were ordered by judges to be released to temporary housing locations, on what’s known as “transient release.”