MECHANIC

With new-and used-car prices still surging due to increased demand and supply shortages, more and more people are trying to keep their current car on the road longer. But who should you trust to keep yours going strong: the dealer, an independent mechanic, or yourself?

Here’s how to keep your car going now that way fewer people are driving in LA. Randy Mac reports May 15, 2020.

When was the last time you drove your car?  For a lot of people, it could be weeks — or even months — as we all practice social distancing and stay home, and experts say, that could lead to some expensive problems. The NBC4 I-Team spoke to local mechanics who said a lot of families are only driving one car…

Hundreds of positions are open at San Bernardino Mountains at Snow Valley this season, and two hiring events coming up in November.

An American Airlines mechanic is accused of sabotaging a flight over stalled union contract negotiations.

A $250,000 lottery prize is providing a ray of light for a North Carolina man battling stage 4 cancer. Richard Beare, of Charlotte, told the North Carolina Education Lottery that he rarely plays the lottery. But when Beare’s wife asked him to buy a Powerball ticket two weeks ago when the jackpot “was so high,” the retired mechanic decided to...

Omar Nabi skipped Friday prayers because of work. But news of the attack at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in New Zealand’s Christchurch filled Nabi with fear because his father had been there, NBC News reports. Nabi rushed to the mosque as soon as he heard reports of the massacre, only to be told that his father, Daoud Nabi, 71,...

Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, known for starring in the television series “Airwolf,” has died. He was 73.

A bicycle store manager suffered critical injuries Tuesday chasing thieves who stole a bicycle worth several thousand dollars in Chino, and the store owner is offering a $10,000 reward to find the men responsible.

The blast of polar air that enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday spread into the Northeast Thursday, putting 120 million people across 27 states are under wind chill warnings or advisories. When winter temperatures plummet, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning increases, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Know as a “quiet killer,” CO is...

A U.S. Army mechanic who killed three people at a Southern California home because he believed a man there was molesting a teenager has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole.

An Army veteran convicted of killing a teenage friend’s mother and stepfather and a third person to free her from what he perceived as an abusive family situation was sentenced Friday to life in prison without possibility of parole.

A new problem complicated Florida’s ongoing recount battle as lawyers headed back to court on Wednesday: Palm Beach County’s tallying machines have overheated, causing mismatched results with the recount of 174,000 early voting ballots.

A 93-year-old woman who was stranded in her Magalia, California, home as a raging wildfire spread through the county was rescued by her longtime sanitation worker on the last stop of his shift. NBC affiliate KCRA reports Margaret Newsum feared for her life after hearing news on TV Thursday morning about the Camp Fire threatening the town of Paradise, about...

Polls have barely opened on the East Coast, and voting machines — and people — are already causing a few foul-ups. Experts say that the errors are normal, and that none that have emerged so far should prevent voters from casting a ballot. “There are literally hundreds of thousands of voting machines being set up, mostly by volunteer poll workers,...

Tonight’s episode of “This Is Us” travels back in time to Jack’s (Milo Ventimiglia) experiences in Vietnam and even before, growing up as a protector of his little brother, Nicky (played as an adult by Michael Angarano), and it’s the beginning of a story that will change an awful lot about what viewers know about the Pearson...

Looking for a fun seasonal job? A snow resort hiring for the 2018 winter season promises adventure and fun, where you can snowboard or sled for free during your off hours.

The search continues for the shooter who gunned down a grandfather in a drive-by shooting in Long Beach.

A great-grandfather is shot and killed while watering his lawn in Long Beach. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2018.