Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Sorted by date Results 151 - 175 of 2047
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, June 28, unanimously approved a $7.35 billion budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, including $200 million in additional funding requests. Part of the increase will go toward hiring more county employees, wildfire reduction efforts and park or community center projects. Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher said budgets aren't just buckets of money, but ``a reflection of values,'' which include better public safety and behavioral health services, sustainability and... Full story
DE LUZ - A brush fire erupted today at the end of a dirt road in the unincorporated community of De Luz, scorching about an acre before Cal Fire aircraft boxed it in during a series of drops. The non-injury blaze was reported at 4:55 p.m. in the area of Patton and Gavilan Mountain roads, just west of Temecula, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames moving slowly through heavy vegetation, well cl... Full story
The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a flood advisory for portions of far northern San Diego County into Riverside County. Motorists can expect minor flooding along portions of Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Anza....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Drug use is at a 22-year high for men arrested in the San Diego region, while female arrestees are testing positive for drugs at the lowest rate in 14 years, according to a report released today by the San Diego Association of Governments. SANDAG's findings were based on a random sampling of detainees interviewed last year at the San Diego Central Jail and the Las Colinas Detention Facility, as part of SANDAG's Substance Abuse Monitoring program examining drug trends among local offenders. The new report...
SAN DIEGO - Record low temperatures were set in parts of San Diego County, the National Weather Service announced today. It was 68 in Ramona, the highest minimum temperature recorded since 2006 when it was 67. It was 91 in Borrego, the highest minimum temperature recorded since 2009 when it was 85. A few showers and thunderstorms rolled across San Diego County early Sunday morning with Barona recording 0.04 inches of rain, and Alpine and Ramona recording 0.01 inches, the National Weather Service said. An excessive heat... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Black families experience higher and more volatile inflation, impacting prices on groceries and household essentials, according to a report published today with research from UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy. The study, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, looked at inflation for Black compared to white households from 2004 to 2020 and found inflation is 13% more volatile for Black families. Study author Munseob Lee, assistant professor of economics at UCSD, said Black families...
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy today publicly identified the 22-year-old sailor who died of unknown causes over the weekend aboard the Coronado- based aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Darren Collins, a native of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was pronounced dead at Naval Air Station North Island shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, according to military officials. Though an official ruling on Collins' cause of death is still pending, there were no... Full story
FALLBROOK - A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an estimated 500 pounds of fireworks found in his garage and illegal sales of fireworks, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Sunday, July 3. Natanael Garcia was booked Sunday into the Vista Detention Facility on felony charges of possessing more than 100 pounds of fireworks and illegal sales of fireworks. His bail was set at $20,000 and he was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, according to jail...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A pilot program going into effect today will offer free transit fares for people 18 through 24 who have previously been in and exited the foster care system, or who are currently in Extended Foster Care. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and North County Transit District approved the PRONTO Extend pilot program in June ``to provide support and improve access to opportunity for former foster youth and young adults currently in foster care as they transition into more independent living,'' according... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man who sold fentanyl-laced pills which led to the death of a La Jolla woman pleaded guilty today to voluntary manslaughter and drug possession charges. Joshua Alan Breslow, 54, is expected to be sentenced to 15 years in state prison next month for providing pills that led to the September 2020 death of 49-year-old Sally Manchester Ricchiuti, daughter of developer and former San Diego Union-Tribune owner Doug Manchester. Breslow, who was previously charged with murder in the case, pleaded guilty to the man... Full story
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - A brush fire erupted alongside a stretch of train tracks in Oceanside and moved up an adjacent slope toward some hilltop homes today, prompting evacuations, train delays and road closures but causing no structural damage or injuries. The blaze broke out about 9:30 a.m. off the 2800 block of Industry Street, near Loma Alta Creek and west of El Camino Real, according to police. Authorities evacuated six houses on Eldean Lane and Skylark Drive as the flames spread uphill through thick vegetation, Oceanside... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Four of five former Navy officers charged with accepting bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn ``Fat Leonard'' Francis were convicted today by a San Diego federal jury. Prosecutors allege the defendants, former members of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, took bribes in exchange for providing Francis with classified information regarding ship schedules and used their positions in the Navy to influence the movements of ships to ports serviced by Francis' Singapore-based company, Glenn Defense... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Cooler temperatures are in the forecast today for San Diego County, but highs of 95 are expected in some parts. Highs between 90 and 95 degrees are in the forecast near the foothills, and between 84 and 89 in the western valleys. It'll breezy in the afternoon. A heat advisory was in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday in San Diego County valleys, including Escondido, El Cajon, San Marcos, La Mesa, Santee and Poway, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures in those area reached the upper 90s, reaching 100... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A proposal to place a marijuana business tax on the November ballot was approved today by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Supervisors will discuss the exact ballot at an August board meeting. If passed by voters, the measure would affect marijuana businesses in the county's unincorporated areas. Supervisors Joel Anderson, Nathan Fletcher, Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas voted yes on the second reading of the proposal to place the marijuana tax measure on the ballot, with Supervisor Jim Desmond voting... Full story
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - Stone Brewing, San Diego County's largest brewing company, has been acquired by Japanese beer giant Sapporo's United States branch, it was announced today. The deal is valued at around $165 million with potential for additional payments based on business performance and is expected to close in August. ``This is the right next chapter for Stone Brewing,'' said Greg Koch, co-founder and executive chairman of Stone Brewing. ``For 26 years, our amazing team has worked tirelessly to brew beers that have set... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A 31-year-old man is behind bars today following a hit-and-run accident that injured three people -- two of them children. The 31-year-old man, driving with three minors under the age of 10 in the back of his Toyota Camry, pulled out of a shopping center and broadsided a motorcycle near East Bobier Drive and East Vista Way around 9 p.m. on Thursday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The victim was ejected from the vehicle and transported to Palomar Medical Center suffering serious... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A man who worked as a youth dance instructor in northern San Diego County for years was behind bars today on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least four underage students. David Mandujano Silvas, 39, was arrested at his Vista home on Tuesday and booked on suspicion of child molestation, assault to commit rape and sexually assaulting a drugged person, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Silvas' alleged crimes came to light in July 2020, when a 30-year-old woman reported that he had... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Scattered showers and thunderstorms could lead to flash flooding today in parts of San Diego County, according to the National Weather Service. The risk of flash flooding is low in San Diego County mountains, and rainfall amounts overnight and this morning are expected to be minimal. Thunderstorms are expected throughout today and isolated flash flooding is possible in Julian and Pine Valley. Scattered showers will likely develop tonight with movement from south to north, according to reports from the NWS.... Full story
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - The city of Oceanside announced today that it has chosen its new fire chief, who is set to take over late next month. David Parsons' appointment to head the Oceanside Fire Department, San Diego County's third largest, will be effective July 30, according to a statement from the city. He takes over for Fire Chief Rick Robinson, who is set to retire following six years as the North County city's fire chief. Parsons, the Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction, has served in a firefighting capacity for 27... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard joined lifeguards in searching for a teenage boy who might have drowned in Mission Beach, emergency responders said today. Recovery efforts continued as of 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a boy in his teens who submerged and did not resurface, according to the San Diego Fire & Rescue Department. At around 3:30 p.m., a lifeguard radioed for backup after spotting a swimmer who appeared to be in distress among a group in an areas near Jersey Court. Two unidentified teenagers were rescued, while the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego International Airport's Terminal 1 parking lot, as well as the pedestrian bridge that links the parking lot to the terminal and ground transportation island will close permanently today as a major construction project advances. A new crosswalk and traffic light to replace the pedestrian bridge will be activated in front of Terminal 1. Between Wednesday and July 9, SAN volunteers will be stationed outside the terminal to assist arriving and departing passengers. The work will make way for a new Terminal... Full story
SAN DIEGO - In the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, Buffalo and elsewhere, San Diego County supervisors voted 3-2 today to seek out policy recommendations that would enable the county to sue gun manufacturers for deaths caused by firearms. Supervisors Nathan Fletcher, Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas voted in favor, while their colleagues Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond were opposed. Fletcher and Lawson-Remer made the proposal, under which Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer will develop... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Federal prosecutors in San Diego announced today that 26 people have been indicted for alleged drug smuggling and trafficking as part of a two-year investigation that led to the seizure of nearly 500,000 counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the charges stem from an investigation into an alleged international drug-trafficking conspiracy, which prosecutors say involved the trafficking of drugs from Mexico into the United States. Prosecutors say traffickers coordinated...
SAN DIEGO - Five Camp Pendleton-based servicemen killed when an aircraft crashed during a training flight in Imperial County have been identified by the U.S. Marines Corps, including the son of former Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Steve Sax. Cpl. Nathan E. Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Illinois, a crew chief; Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, New Hampshire, a pilot; Cpl. Seth D. Rasmuson, 21, of Johnson, Wyoming, a crew chief; Capt. John J. Sax, 33, of Placer, a... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An excessive heat warning for San Diego-area desert communities remains in place today. Triple-digit daytime highs -- possibly up to 115 degrees -- will prevail in Borrego Springs and other parts of the county's arid eastern reaches, according to the National Weather Service. The warning kicked in at 10 a.m. Thursday and continue through 8 p.m. Sunday. The sweltering temperatures will ``significantly increase the potential for heat-related illnesses,... Full story
