Ava Kershner

1 day ago | 10news.com | Ava Kershner

LA MESA, Calif. (KGTV) — Traffic was put on pause last Friday afternoon on Jackson Drive and Grossmont Boulevard in La Mesa, as drivers stared at the skies instead of the road. “We knew something was going on and something was happening fast,” said Nessa Lene, the woman behind a viral video of a helicopter landing in the middle of the road. “I was kind of in disbelief. I heard it and then I look up and it's so much closer than you think,” she added.

2 days ago | 10news.com | Ava Kershner

SANTEE, Calif. (KGTV) — With soaring temperatures this weekend across San Diego County, the instinct was to head to the coast. However, residents in East County say that with drive times and parking challenges, it doesn’t feel worth it. As Mother’s Day in San Diego County arrived, it brought with it flowers and breakfast in bed, as well as above-average temperatures. “It was like 100 degrees,” said Lauren Lecavalier, while getting ice cream with her family.

4 days ago | 10news.com | Ava Kershner

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — With a culture as rich as Peru’s, you can see it, and you can hear it. So when the world started learning more about the new pope, they thought he was just a cardinal from Chicago. They were in for a surprise. “But then later on when we started to know more about who [Pope Leo] really is and when he mentioned about the town of Chiclayo in Peru, that emotion, that turned into an emotional moment,” said Claudia Newkirk, President of the House of Peru in Balboa Park.

5 days ago | 10news.com | Ava Kershner

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diego State University students have a lot of opinions on the new pope, whether they are Catholic or not. Thanks to the conclave being played out on social media, one of the most prestigious religious traditions turned into pop culture's latest obsession. “Like I saw it just pop up on my feed and I was like, 'Is that person doing a tier list of the new popes?Like the cardinals?' That’s interesting,” said Ryan Warden, a freshman at SDSU.

1 week ago | 10news.com | Ava Kershner

EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) – As an investigation into the discovery of two hidden cameras at an El Cajon fire station heads toward a conclusion, another hidden camera was recently found at another city fire station, ABC 10News has learned. El Cajon Fire Station 8 has come under scrutiny after cameras disguised as an alarm clock and phone charger were found in first responder bunkrooms. EMT Bella Mason recalls the moment she learned she was being watched.