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San Diego is among the top 10 places in the country where consumer prices have risen the most, according to Pew Research data. Researchers say prices of everyday items are up about 25%, compared to the days right before the pandemic. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports on Dec. 31, 2024.

After an 11-year-old boxing champion was hit by a car in an unincorporated area near El Cajon and later died, residents and the boy’s coach are pushing for safety improvements to the street they say has been dangerous for years.

People working for minimum wage in the city of San Diego will see more money in their paychecks starting Wednesday, when the minimum wage rises from $16.85 to $17.25 an hour.

With just a few hours left in 2024, crowds are picking up downtown getting ready to ring in the new year. NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes is in the Gaslamp Quarter with a look at the festivities, as well as a reminder from law enforcement. 

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Bomb/Arson Unit is investigating the cause of the fire.

A demolition crew has gutted most of the old Fry’s Electronics building in Serra Mesa to make way for a new apartment complex.

Council president and La Jolla resident Joe LaCava has pointed out that the only California community that succeeded in such an effort was Coronado in the 1800s.

While San Diego is turning a new leaf into 2025, law enforcement officers will be out in full force this New Year’s Eve to ensure drivers and the public are safe.

Crews spent Tuesday morning at Snapdragon Stadium getting ready for this weekend’s Monster Jam, sculpting 350 truckloads of soil into a track.

From fires to floods and everything in between, it was an unforgettable news year in San Diego County.

Offices and services in the city, the county of San Diego and other local municipalities will close on New Year’s Day.

Doctors say norovirus — also known as the stomach flu — is spreading around San Diego faster than it did last year.

The city of San Diego may be able to deny a proposal for a 23-story, mixed-use high-rise in the Pacific Beach neighborhood.

San Diego County’s controversial new policy ending the use of any county resources for federal immigration enforcement will likely have to be resolved in court, those on both sides of the debate say, as the measure draws national attention just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.