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More than 37 million people of Mexican origin live in the U.S., making it the largest Hispanic group in the country, according to Pew Research Center. But some of them might not know they lost their Mexican citizenship when they became U.S. citizens.

San Diego police are investigating after a man was killed in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies in Spring Valley on Friday afternoon.

New state laws — coupled with Prop 36 — will soon increase penalties for crimes like shoplifting. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria met with the Speaker of the State Assembly to talk about crime reform. NBC 7 political reporter Joey Safchik has more.

The judge sentencing the defendant, who said he was delayed because he “was too worried and anxious” about the hearing Friday, also said he laid blame on the victim

San Diego leaders asked for public input on several coastal resilience projects as the threat of rising seas could shape the future of the city’s coast.

Here are the latest results in the race for Oceanside mayor.

More than half of all drivers charged with DUI homicide offenses in San Diego County this year were between the ages of 18 and 26, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said.

Philip Rodriguez was taken into custody Thursday on base at Camp Pendleton by members of the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force

Drivers traveling on freeways through the San Diego area next week should take note of some closures affecting Interstate 805 and State Route 163.

Starting at 9 p.m. Friday and continuing through Monday at 5 a.m., the southbound I-5 off-ramp at Poinsettia Lane in Carlsbad will be closed to allow for ramp work and future bike and pedestrian improvements.

Neither the driver nor anybody else at the big-box store on Fenton Parkway in Mission Valley was injured in the wreck when the late-model blue SUV with handicap plates came to a rest.

It’s a new kind of play that is now showing at the Coronado Playhouse. It’s not meant to make you laugh, it’s not likely to make you smile, but it will make you uncomfortable and that’s what the creators want. 

A new government report is pointing the finger at postal workers, calling thousands of cases of stolen mail an inside job.

If you’re planning a ride on the San Diego rail corridor this weekend, you’ll need to reschedule. The rail will close between the Oceanside Transit Station and the Santa Fe Depot Station in Downtown San Diego at 12 a.m. on Nov. 16 through 5 a.m. on Nov. 18.