Melissa Mecija
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- Sep 9, 2026
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San Diego author uses love of art to spread literacy across the county (opens the original)
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Award-winning author Salina Yoon said reading didn’t always come easy to her. Her parents came to the United States from Korea in 1976. "They came here to the US with only $400 in their pocket. My parents wanted to come here, settle, and prepare for having the kids come, and so I came two years later," Yoon said. Starting school in a new country was not easy. "I started kindergarten. I didn't speak a word of English, and so school was really uncomfortable for me,” Yoon said. A
Neighbors frustrated over red-tagged Chula Vista home (opens the original)
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) — A red-tagged home on Woodlawn Avenue in Chula Vista has attracted several people who shouldn’t be staying there, and some neighbors told ABC 10News they are frustrated. It has been more than seven months since a fire destroyed the home on 1090 Woodlawn Avenue. The fire also damaged Linda Sanchez’s home next door. She had to move out for several months while the insurance company worked on thousands of dollars worth of repairs, which still isn't complete. She said the
San Diego police honor fallen officer Austin Machitar with annual blood drive (opens the original)
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diego police officers and civilian employees gathered at SDPD headquarters Wednesday to donate blood in memory of Officer Austin Machitar, who died in the line of duty two years ago. Machitar, a five-year veteran of the force, was only 30 years old when he was killed on August 26, 2024, while responding to a car chase. His partner was seriously injured in the same crash. San Diego Police Sgt. Jessica Thrift, a close friend of the Machitar family, helped organize the blood
Chief Patrol Agent says 'lowest levels of illegal entries' at border (opens the original)
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SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (KGTV) — It’s been nearly 10 months since San Diego got a new Chief Patrol Agent for the U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector. ABC 10News anchor Melissa Mecija first spoke to San Diego native Justin De La Torre back in December, weeks after he took over. He talks about how the agency is doing now. “It’s been going really well for us operationally,” De La Torre said. “We're seeing the lowest levels of illegal entries that we've seen in decades.” It is much quieter compared to a
San Diego man says he lost life savings in crypto retirement plan (opens the original)
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A San Diego man said he put all his retirement money into a crypto platform only to have it disappear. Now, a state financial watchdog agency said the company where that man and thousands of others invested wasn’t license to operate in California at the time. Joe White spent a long career working for several start-up companies. “I think it’s over 10 startups that I worked at, and then it’s like a numbers game, and then finally I got a good exit,” White said. He used the money
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