Audra Stafford

California, San Diego

Morning Reporter at KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA)

Morning Reporter & Fill-in Anchor for @NBCSanDiego. Host of annual @BroadwaySD TV special. Wifey to @littlejoetv. 7x #Emmy winner. #AztecForLife. Dog Lover 🐶

Articles

'Hands Off Our Parks,' local leaders say to Mayor, San Diego City Council

1 day ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford

Local leaders and community groups on Tuesday demanded that Mayor Todd Gloria and the San Diego City Council reject proposed budget cuts that would slash parks, libraries, recreation centers and more. The mayor's "draft" city budget for Fiscal Year 2026 includes $157 million in new revenue, partly composed of increased fees, as well as net increases for both the San Diego Police Department and Fire-Rescue Department, $29.3 million for the former and $24 million for the latter.
Volunteers help San Diego Air Force veteran make his house fire-safe

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford

Lawrason Springwell's El Cajon home was recently tagged by the fire department for not having defensible space. Lawrason Springwell, 81, and his wife have lived at their El Cajon home for more than 30 years. At that time, maintaining an acre of land was manageable, but in recent years, it's become a struggle for the couple.
Facebook Marketplace tip leads to stolen trailers, Mira Mesa SWAT standoff: SDPD

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford |Brenda Gregorio-Nieto

After an hours-long SWAT standoff in Mira Mesa, five people have been arrested after investigators found multiple stolen trailers at a home Friday, thanks to a tip from Facebook Marketplace. Police say they got a tip that one of the stolen trailers was listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace at a home on Calico Street. NBC 7 spoke with the owner of the stolen trailer, who said he only used it once before it was taken from a self-storage place in the UTC area.
New homeless shelter for women, children to open next week in downtown San Diego

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford

A new shelter for women and children experiencing homelessness is set to open next week, thanks to a joint effort between several public, private and non-profit partners. The shelter, named Rachel's Promise Center for Women and Children, is located at 733 Eighth Avenue downtown. It will open with 50 beds, but the plan is to eventually expand it to 210 beds, with 109 designated for single women, including seniors, and 101 designated for women with children.
Deadly crash in La Mesa blocks multiple lanes on EB I-8

4 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Brenda Gregorio-Nieto |Audra Stafford

A deadly wrong-way crash closed all lanes of Eastbound Interstate 8 for several hours Thursday morning. The crash was reported at 4:30 a.m. when a BMW, which was driving the wrong way on EB I-8 in the slow lane, crashed head-on into a woman driving a Mini Cooper, the California Highway Patrol said. That impact sent the Mini Cooper down an embankment while the BMW stayed on the freeway, blocking some lanes. Update: EB 8 at La Mesa Blvd (College), all lanes blocked due to police activity.
UC San Diego workers join statewide 1-day strike, demand better pay, staffing

1 month ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford

Roughly 11,000 service and patient care workers at the UC San Diego campus and medical facilities are taking part in a one-day, statewide strike on Tuesday. For the second time in just a little over a month, tens of thousands of University of California workers represented by a pair of unions went on strike Tuesday amid continuing contract negotiations.
Episcopal church in North Park to build affordable housing on its property

1 month ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford

St. Luke's is the first church in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego to build affordable housing on its property. The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego calls it "real estate with a mission."Friday morning, the diocese celebrated the official groundbreaking for an affordable apartment complex next to St. Luke's Church in North Park. The site is located at the corner of 30th Street and Gunn Street, on church land that used to house a community garden.
NTSB flags Coronado Bridge as one of 68 in need of risk assesment in US

1 month ago | nbcsandiego.com | Brenda Gregorio-Nieto |Audra Stafford

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a vulnerability assessment of 68 bridges across 19 states, including the Coronado Bridge, a year after a massive vessel hit and caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. The NTSB identified bridges built before the safety guidance was established in the 90s that did not have a current vulnerability assessment, and the Coronado Bridge is one of them. It was built in the 1960s.
San Diego Unified's $37.5M remodel brings 1903 elementary school into 21st century

2 months ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford

A local elementary school is celebrating the completion of a major makeover. Franklin Elementary STEAM Magnet School opened in Kensington in 1903, but the playground, classrooms and many other facilities are brand new. The San Diego Unified School District recently completed a $37.5 million "Whole Site Modernization" project on the campus. The project was paid for through Propositions S & Z and Measure YY.
Hillcrest church hopes to spread message of unity and inclusivity on Ash Wednesday

2 months ago | nbcsandiego.com | Audra Stafford

A Hillcrest church is hoping to spread a message of unity and inclusivity this Ash Wednesday, by showing solidarity with immigrants. Wednesday morning, members of University Christian Church traveled to the San Ysidro Port of Entry to distribute "ashes to go.""We like to serve the community - the immigrant community that comes and works every day in the U.S. but lives in Mexico," said Reverend Diego Salazar Galvis.