Rafael Avitabile

San Diego

Digital Media Producer at KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA)

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‘Master of disguise' who slipped away from CBP after girlfriend found dead in Tijuana back in custody

Dec 20, 2023 | nbcchicago.com | Rafael Avitabile |Bill Feather |Eric Page

A fugitive who slipped out of the hands of border officials after his girlfriend's body was found decomposing in the trunk of a car in Tijuana, Mexico, in May 2022 was taken into custody last month in Orange County on charges including fraud and grand theft, as well as several warrants. Tyler Adams, 51, was last seen crossing the border into the U.S. on June 16, 2022, when his handover to U.S. Customs and Border Protection somehow went awry.
‘Master of disguise’ who slipped out of CBP’s hands after girlfriend found dead in Tijuana back in custody

Dec 19, 2023 | nbcsandiego.com | Rafael Avitabile |Bill Feather |Eric Page

A fugitive who slipped out of the hands of border officials after his girlfriend's body was found decomposing in the trunk of a car in Tijuana, Mexico, in May 2022 was taken into custody last month in Orange County on charges including fraud and grand theft, as well as several warrants. Tyler Adams, 51, was last seen crossing the border into the U.S. on June 16, 2022, when his handover to U.S. Customs and Border Protection somehow went awry.
‘They lost everything:’ Neighbor recounts University City house fire that caused $1M in damages – NBC 7 San Diego

Dec 17, 2023 | nbcsandiego.com | Rafael Avitabile |Renee Schmiedeberg |Adonis Albright

A family of five is without a home just days before Christmas after it went up in flames last Friday in the University City neighborhood of San Diego.
After hourslong search, police find downed plane in La Jolla; One person dead

Nov 16, 2023 | nbclosangeles.com | Brenda Gregorio-Nieto |Rafael Avitabile |Bill Feather

San Diego police confirmed the pilot of a small plane that crashed Wednesday night in a La Jolla neighborhood is dead after an hourslong search for the wreckage. The plane, which SDPD reported lost communication with area towers at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday crashed on a hillside just south of La Jolla Village Drive and Gilman Drive. After an hours-long search, police discovered the wreckage of the small plane using a drone unit at around 3 a.m. Thursday.
San Diego police searching for signs of downed plane near gliderport in La Jolla

Nov 15, 2023 | nbcsandiego.com | Rafael Avitabile |Bill Feather

The San Diego Police Department said it was searching for signs of a downed plane reported in La Jolla Wednesday night. SDPD said it hasn't found any signs of a plane crash reported near the Torrey Pines gliderport at around 9:30 p.m. The department confirmed police are looking for a single-engine Cessna that lost communication with area towers.
City, property owners agree to demolish old Vulcan Steam Room and Sauna building in Little Italy – NBC 7 San Diego

Nov 3, 2023 | nbcsandiego.com | Kelvin Henry |Rafael Avitabile

From the mid-1970s to 2013, the building was home to the Vulcan Steam Room and Sauna, a bathhouse owned and operated for around 40 years by Frank Stiriti, a...
Will we have ‘real' winter weather in San Diego? Here's what expert forecasters think

Oct 25, 2023 | nbcsandiego.com | Rafael Avitabile |Ana Cristina Sánchez |Ana Sanchez

Are you hoping for cooler, rainy winter weather in San Diego (and even snowfall in the mountains!) to justify that fabulous new pair of brunch boots? Here's how San Diego's winter weather forecast is shaping up, according to expert forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's (NOAA) climate prediction center just released its 2023-2024 winter outlook for the U.S. The report details the chances of cooler or warmer, and wetter or dryer weather in different parts of the country.
In Your Neighborhood: Cruising through the last 150 years in National City

Sep 26, 2023 | nbcsandiego.com | Rafael Avitabile |Nelson Hsu

Walk through the Kimball Block near downtown National City and you'll be instantly taken back to a simpler time. Spend a weekend in the city now and you'll see how far it's come. In our latest edition of In Your Neighborhood, NBC 7 set out to find people and places that tell the true story of National City, a misunderstood town with a rich and overlooked history destined for a brighter future.
USS Theodore Roosevelt, other Navy ships leaving California bases to dodge Hurricane Hilary

Aug 19, 2023 | nbcphiladelphia.com | Russian court |Rafael Avitabile |Bill Feather

2:04 NBC 7 meteorologist explains how Hurricane Hilary could impact San Diego County Replay Ad: Live --:--/ --:-- If you see a fleet of U.S. Navy ships headed out to sea away from the coast of San Diego this weekend, don't be alarmed.
USS Theodore Roosevelt, other Navy ships leaving Coronado base to dodge Hurricane Hilary

Aug 18, 2023 | nbcsandiego.com | Rafael Avitabile |Bill Feather

If you see a fleet of U.S. Navy ships headed out to sea away from the coast of San Diego this weekend, don't be alarmed. The ships are just trying to get out of the way of Hurricane Hilary. The Navy set plans to move about a dozen several aircraft carriers and ships, and park all of its aircraft at Naval Base Coronado in hangars.

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