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Nine apes from the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated with an experimental COVID-19 drug meant for animals. The doses were given after a recent outbreak of COVID-19 among the zoo’s gorilla troop.

With every grueling day, every physically punishing drill and every emotionally exhausting challenge, a group of female recruits is making history as they train to be U.S. Marines at boot camp in Southern California.

San Diego’s world-famous Comic-Con announced Monday that it will be held virtually again this year and plans to host an in-person fall event that will be held on a smaller scale.

Ex-NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II, who committed sexual offenses against five women in Northern San Diego County, will be sentenced to 14 years in state prison next month following a modification made Friday to his original guilty plea.

A Navy veteran in San Diego, who lost his wallet 53 years ago while serving in Antarctica, got his wallet back, thanks to a New Hampshire family. “This is it, it’s a little faded,” said Paul Grisham’s wife, Carole Salazar. It’s been more than five decades years since the beat-up, brown leather wallet has been slipped into someone’s pocket....

A Navy veteran who lost his wallet 53 years ago while serving in Antarctica now has it back.

Paul Grisham’s wallet was missing for so long at the bottom of the world he forgot all about it. Fifty-three years later, the 91-year-old San Diego man has the billfold back along with mementos of his 13-month assignment as a Navy meteorologist on Antarctica in the 1960s. “I was just blown away,” Grisham told The San Diego Union-Tribune after the wallet...

San Diego Superior Court Judge Randa Trapp’s story began in National City, where she was raised with a loving family with strong values, reports NBC 7’s Amber Frias.

NBC 7’s Jacke Crea had a chat with two retired Black judges who had to fight through racism and discrimination on their way to becoming trailblazers in their profession.

Supporters of Pres. Donald Trump faced off with counter-protesters on Saturday in Pacific Beach, prompting San Diego police to declare the situation an unlawful assembly “due to acts of violence.”

The San Diego Padres star shortstop agreed to an endorsement deal with the Pepsi-owned company.

A San Diego strip club is still open despite a vow from California’s attorney general vowing to take legal action if it does not close to comply with the state’s stay-at-home order that was issued earlier this month

The California non-profit Nurtured by Nature is not only making a difference for the animals in its care but also for young Make-A-Wish recipients, like Reagan McBride. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin visited the program outside San Diego to get an up close look at its otter program, which is a special source of joy for these young people.

An Arizona family visiting San Diego faced a scenario that could be any parent’s nightmare when their 3-year-old scraped his knee, leading to a double amputation, NBC affiliate KPNX reports.

The Federal Trade Commission filed a civil complaint against Beam Financial, which claims to offer above-market interest rates on federally insured deposits.

Authorities in Colorado used DNA to identify a man who was found dead by hikers 46 years ago, while his wife remains missing.

Federal agents announced what they called the largest methamphetamine bust in U.S. history Wednesday, displaying a 10-foot high pile of the confiscated drugs representing a haul of more than 2,200 pounds seized at stash houses in Riverside County, along with cocaine and heroin.

If you’re a parent, you know arranging last-minute childcare can be a challenge. But one San Diego dad recently got a little help in that department – and from the San Diego Police Department, no less.

Human trafficking is a global problem. The victims caught in the torrent of sex trafficking are of all nationalities, all ethnicities, all ages, and all genders. Yet, while the crisis impacts a wide swath of humanity, there are some profiles for children who are most at risk in America.

To offset the increased exposure caused by social media and technology, experts are placing more and more emphasis on parents to sit down and have conversations with their children to make them aware of the dangers that lurk online.