Alexis Rivas

San Diego

Reporter at KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA)

Investigative Reporter @nbcsandiego and @telemundo20

Articles

San Diego isn't considering salary cuts

5 days ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

San Diegans are already feeling the pain of the city's $258 million budget shortfall, and the deepest impacts from Mayor Todd Gloria's budget proposal are still about two months away. On the chopping block are cuts to police and homelessness services, libraries, parks, rec centers, the arts and more. In the meantime, the city doubled the price of parking meters. The angry voices have been out in force at city council meetings as well as inside NBC 7's viewer-tip inbox.
Family that escaped Dulzura house fire upset over station's unannounced closure

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

Gary Lane's three dogs jumped up and down excitedly as he walked through his son's backyard Monday. It was the first time they'd seen him since he rescued them from his burning home. "You guys OK?" Lane said. "They'd like to go home, but there is no home."The fire that ripped through Lane's Dulzura home early Sunday morning on April 27 took almost everything from the family.
Cal Fire station closure delayed the response to Dulzura house fire

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman
Cal Fire station closure delayed the response to Dulzura house fire

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

Several members of a Dulzara family are still in the hospital nearly a week after escaping a fire that destroyed their home and killed two pets. The family's recovery is expected to take even longer, with the prospect of lifelong injuries. Now the Lane family is left wondering what could have been saved if firefighters had gotten there a little bit faster, especially after NBC 7 Investigates learned the fire station less than three miles away from their home was closed for months.
San Diego Police Department proposes shutting down its Northwestern Division

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

The San Diego Police Department is tightening its belt. It's being forced to make tough choices to help overcome the city of San Diego's $258 million budget deficit. Families and community leaders who live in the city's Northwestern neighborhoods immediately expressed shock when they read Mayor Todd Gloria's draft budget proposal. A key part of that proposal includes shutting down SDPD's Northwestern Division.
San Diego County courtrooms ‘video bombed’ with porn and hate imagery

3 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

There aren’t many places as controlled as courtrooms. Judges can quickly dole out punishment to those who violate the rules of decorum, and deputies stand ready to expel anyone who breaks the peace. On Tuesday, that peace was shattered in nearly a dozen San Diego County Superior courtrooms after someone logged into the court’s virtual appearance portal and began posting explicit pornography and images of hate. San Diego County uses Microsoft Teams for virtual appearances.
San Diego County courtrooms 'video bombed' with porn and hate imagery

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

There aren't many places as controlled as courtrooms. Judges can quickly dole out punishment to those who violate the rules of decorum, and deputies stand ready to expel anyone who breaks the peace. On Tuesday, that peace was shattered in nearly a dozen San Diego County Superior courtrooms after someone logged into the court's virtual appearance portal and began posting explicit pornography and images of hate. San Diego County uses Microsoft Teams for virtual appearances.
Murder trial in Spring Valley girl's death may not begin until 2026

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman
Murder trial in Spring Valley girl's death may not begin until 2026

4 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

The child murder and torture trial for a Spring Valley family was supposed to get on the court's calendar Wednesday morning. Instead, any trial now looks unlikely until the end of 2026 at the earliest. Eleven-year-old Arabella McCormack died more than two years ago. Prosecutors said her adopted parents and grandparents starved and beat Arabella and her sisters for years, ultimately killing Arabella in August of 2022.
Teacher at La Mesa's Learning Choice Academy accused of sex with a student

4 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

A high school math teacher at the Learning Choice Academy has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student, according to criminal court documents. Michael Davis carried out that relationship from February through March of this year, according to the criminal complaint filed by the San Diego County District Attorney. San Diego police arrested Davis last week at the academy's location on Spring Street.