La Mesa

Vivian Crowder, who had dementia and diabetes, was last seen on Oct. 29, reports NBC 7’s Dana Williams

Vivian Crowder, who had dementia and diabetes, was last seen on Oct. 29

Vivian Crowder, who had dementia and diabetes, was last seen on Oct. 29.

The family of a teen boy who collided with a garbage truck while riding his bike to school is now calling for better protections for cyclists in the city of La Mesa.

The suspected homicide in the 8000 block of High Street in La Mesa was reported about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according to police.

A 14-year-old boy is recovering from serious injuries after colliding with a garbage truck in La Mesa while riding his bike to school on Thursday morning.

The murals are bringing joy and peace to the same trolley stop where Aumarie Johnson’s arrest by a former La Mesa police officer triggered days of protests in 2020.

NBC 7’s Jeanette Quesada spoke with the artist about the inspiration and MTS rider reaction.

A 25-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday in La Mesa, police said.

Dozens of children spent the day with their favorite baseball idol, Manny Machado. The San Diego Padres star hosted a baseball youth camp at Helix Charter High School.

A Mount Helix driver lost control of her SUV before it rolled down a cliff face and into a house. The woman behind the wheel survived.

NBC7’s Dave Summers met with the homeowner who was inside the house at the time of the crash.

A La Mesa Mexican restaurant that locals have loved for 50 years is closing.

A mountain lion was hit and killed Tuesday morning on Interstate 8 near La Mesa. It’s the second time in the past three months that a mountain lion has been killed on a local roadway.

While firefighters are keeping watch on a fire at a battery storage facility in Otay Mesa that broke out last week, families in other parts of San Diego County are worried about similar projects in their communities.

Authorities Wednesday publicly identified a 42-year-old man who was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant last weekend while behind the wheel of a car in La Mesa.

A man in his 40s was found fatally shot in the driver’s seat of a car early Sunday morning in La Mesa, according to police.

A 31-year-old man who allegedly pulled a hammer out of his waistband Friday at a La Mesa jewelry store, used it to shatter a glass display case and steal thousands of dollars worth of watches was arrested a short time later while trying to make his getaway.

Sparrow Academy Charter School parents and students showered the executive director of their school with a round of applause after she spoke her truth about the school’s future to the La Mesa-Spring Valley School Board on Tuesday night.

District leaders say Sparrow Academy Charter School has financial issues and is not properly equipped to teach students with disabilities, NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.