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The blood drive is being held at the Cygnet Theatre from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 19.

Police say no suspects are outstanding because both victims were also the suspected shooters, reports NBC 7’s Audra Stafford.

October’s supermoon is the closest of the year, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac

National City Police Department Officer Monique Hawk said that she started the event last year to create a positive interaction between kids and police. Dozens of Integrity Charter students participated in pumpkin carving, NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports. 

The supermoon rises around 5:49 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Your best chance to see it is above San Diego’s inland valley communities, NBC 7’s Brooke Martell reports

Tonight’s moon is also classified as a supermoon, and is the third of four in 2024.

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas made its closest pass to Earth on Saturday. The space rock should be visible through the end of October when skies are clear.

People sat in the “shake trailer,” which simulates a 7.0 quake, learned about the latest detection technology and received preparation tips from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

While some community members are worried about mass surveillance, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl says the technology has allowed his investigators to be more precise than ever before. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.

The law will eliminate the “sell-by” date on food packaging so that consumers are only presented with the essential information. This effort may help avoid food waste from prematurely throwing food out, Sergio Flores with NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 Responds reports.

According to the Better Business Bureau, baseball’s postseason is when scammers swing for the fences.

While the nationally-celebrated highlights the benefits of exercise and the importance of being safe on the road, a program at Feaster Charter School aims to get the community excited about getting to school amid concerns over chronic absenteeism, reports NBC 7’s Nichole Gomez.

NBC 7’s Joe Little tracked down some of the survivors who are living quite well now.

They spend their days rolling around in mud or napping under a small wooden table. Such is the life of three pigs named Wendi, Mesa, and Grande at the Little Bitty Animal Sanctuary in Ranchita, just northeast of Santa Ysabel — but it wasn’t always.

Among the group of Task Force 8 that arrived home is local Fire Captain Greg Davies, who was injured last week near the Texas-Louisiana border. The 15-year veteran of the department was hurt alongside a battalion chief and another captain, who both remain in the hospital.