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SAN DIEGO - Search-and-rescue efforts continued today for five military personnel who went missing this week when a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of San Diego. One sailor aboard the MH-60S Knighthawk was pulled from the ocean after the aircraft went down roughly 60 nautical miles from shore about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday while its six-member crew was engaging in routine flight operations off the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to USN public affairs. The rescued sailor and two others who were... Full story
VISTA - A man who was rescued from a burning car after he allegedly pummeled his mother to death with a hammer pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Sean Devin McCarthy, 29, is accused of killing his mother on June 8, the same day Escondido police found him inside a car on fire in the 1800 block of Foothill View Place. McCarthy was rescued by fire personnel and taken to a hospital burn ward in ``grave'' condition, according to San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Thomas Seiver. He remains hospitalized. His mother,... Full story
SAN DIEGO - An apparently disabled light plane landed today on Interstate 5 near the Del Mar Fairgrounds, striking several vehicles on the freeway, injuring two people and forcing a closure of a stretch of the heavily traveled freeway. The pilot of the single-engine Piper PA-32 brought it down on the southbound side of the freeway south of Via de la Valle in the North City area shortly after noon, according to the California Highway Patrol and Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft ``clipped'' several vehicles before... Full story
VISTA - An 87-year-old Vista resident had to be rescued from her burning home today after her son allegedly set fire to the residence while high on some sort of drug. The woman made a 911 call shortly before 2 a.m. to report that her son was behaving violently in her residence in the 1300 block of Teelin Avenue and threatening to burn the house down, according to sheriff's Lt. Daniel Vengler. The octogenarian then told a dispatcher the man had set a fire in a closet and that she was unable to get out of her home due to her li...
FALLBROOK - A state appellate court panel upheld the first-degree murder conviction today for a 29-year-old Fallbrook man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend. Oscar Rodas was convicted by a Vista jury last year and sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for killing fellow Fallbrook resident Yesenia Becerril on Nov. 1, 2018. Becerril, 20, was found by San Diego County sheriff's deputies at 12:45 a.m. on the ground in the 1100 block of South Vine Street. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 6-year-old female orca died unexpectedly today at SeaWorld San Diego, one day after showing signs of illness, the aquarium announced. Amaya began showing signs of illness on Wednesday, and animal care specialists and veterinarians began treating her immediately, SeaWorld said in a statement. ``Despite her care team's efforts, Amaya's condition continued to decline rapidly. Her death was sudden and unexpected,'' the statement said. "This is a very difficult time for those who knew and loved Amaya. She inspi... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it is proposing more than $500,000 in civil penalties against airline passengers for ``alleged unruly behavior,'' including more than $50,000 in fines against four people who flew out of San Diego. The unnamed passengers referenced in an FAA statement were levied fines for not complying with a facemask mandate as well as drinking alcohol that wasn't served by the airline. Three passengers on a Jan. 29 Frontier Airlines flight from San Diego to Las...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County public health officials today reported five deaths and 104 new hospitalizations --discouraging news as the Delta variant continues to surge. The newly hospitalized patients bump the county total to more than 700 people currently in the hospital with the illness. One month ago, that number was 179. Patients in intensive care units increased by one to 143, but that still marks a increase of nearly 100 people since July 19, when 45 people were in ICU beds with COVID-19. San Diego County's case rate...
SAN DIEGO - Drug use was at a 21-year high for adult males arrested and booked into local detention facilities in 2020, with methamphetamine and fentanyl posing some worrying trends, according to a San Diego Association of Governments report released today. The new SANDAG report found 82% of males surveyed tested positive for at least one illicit substance, a 3% increase from 2019. Drug use among adult females surveyed significantly decreased from the 82% in 2019 to 67% in 2020. This represents the lowest positive rate for...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a proposal to increase law enforcement of illegal marijuana shops in unincorporated areas. The proposal by Supervisor Joel Anderson allows the county to speed up the receivership process, allowing the county to take control of properties whose owners have repeatedly violated the law by illegally selling cannabis. The county is also developing a marijuana policy overhaul, in the form of multiple... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of San Diego County are eligible for increased water-use efficiency rebates under a partnership announced today between the county's Watershed Protection Program and the San Diego County Water Authority. The program could save money for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers who make landscape upgrades designed to improve the region's climate resilience and reduce the flow of pollutants into waterw... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County's latest daily COVID-19 numbers show 11 additional coronavirus patients were hospitalized, and two were sent to intensive care. There were zero deaths. A total of 13,223 tests were reported Tuesday, and the percentage of new positive tests over the past week was 8.6%, 1738 new positive tests - the highest one-day total since late January. It is not known how many of these positive test results were of people who were symptomatic. Officials expect... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The median sales price of an existing single-family home in San Diego County declined .6% from June to July -- from $865,000 to $860,000 -- but is up 19.6% from July 2020, when it was $719,000, a real estate group reported today. Total sales of existing single-family homes in the county were down 7.4% from June, but up 1.4% from July 2020, according to the California Association of Realtors. Statewide, closed escrow sales dipped 1.6% from June to July and were...
EL CAJON (CNS) - A funeral for former San Diego Padres catcher turned San Diego Police Department Officer Dan Walters was held today in El Cajon more than one year after his death. ``My ask of my brothers and sisters never forget Dan Walters,'' SDPD Chief David Nisleit told mourners at Shadow Mountain Church. ``Never forget the sacrifice Dan Walters made. Never forget what Dan Walters stood for." Walters died April 23, 2020, from complications of injuries he suffered in a 2003 shootout. He was 53. ``While time buries the... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A man test-driving an SUV carjacked it from a dealership employee, authorities said today. The crime occurred at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, when the suspect took a white 2018 Audi SUV for a test spin at Norm Reeves Honda Superstore at 401 W. Vista Way, San Diego Sheriff's Department spokesman Chris Lawrence said. A female dealership employee accompanied him. About a block from the dealership, Lawrence said, the suspect pulled into a church parking lot and demanded that the employee exit the vehicle. She was not... Full story
FALLBROOK (CNS) - A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of a 33-year-old Escondido man at a nursery, authorities said today. Sheriff's deputies and fire personnel responded at about 8 p.m. Saturday to a nursery in the 5400 block of Rainbow Creek Road in Fallbrook where a man was the victim of an assault, according to Homicide Lt. Thomas Seiver of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. They found Ismael Alberto Resendiz stabbed, Seiver...
SAN DIEGO - San Diegan Jennifer Valente won an Olympic bronze medal today in women's team pursuit cycling, as the United States led on every split over Canada in the 4-kilometer race. ``I think anytime you come into the Olympics, you want to go for gold, and today we put together some of the best rides that we were able to, and today on the day it was bronze, and we're really proud of everything behind that and what this bronze means after a year and a half of not racing and really just coming together,'' Valente said after w... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Low clouds once again straddled coastal San Diego County this morning, producing patchy dense fog across the coastal mesas and some of the lower elevations, the National Weather Service said. The low clouds cleared quickly over land, with only a few lingering clouds along the beaches as of 9 a.m. A lack of moisture was predicted to prevent thunderstorms from developing Sunday, though some spotty cumulus clouds were still expected over the mountains. High... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego-born and raised Xander Schauffele won the gold medal in the men's Olympic golf tournament today by one stroke over Rory Sabbatini, despite squandering a four-stroke lead. Schauffele began the round at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama City, Japan with a one-stroke lead over 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. The San Diego State and Scripps Ranch High School graduate birdied each of the first two holes to increase his lead to three strokes.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Isolated to scattered thunderstorms were expected again today for San Diego County mountains and in some desert areas, with flash flooding possible, the National Weather Service said. The sky was mostly cloudless across San Diego County on Saturday morning, with the exception of a few low clouds along the coast, which produced patchy fog. High temperatures along the coast Saturday were predicted to be 73-78 degrees with overnight lows of 60-65. Highs in the... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An upper-level disturbance in the easterly flow was predicted to continue to bring significant moisture into Southern California today and Monday, the National Weather Service said. Radar and satellite were showing a few light showers Sunday morning moving rapidly southwest across San Diego County. The showers were embedded in a mass of mid and high clouds moving in from Arizona. Low clouds still covered much of the coastal areas and western portions of the inland valleys. Extensive cloudiness, high... Full story
POWAY - Poway resident Kelsey Plum made all seven of her 1-point shots en route to a game-high 12 points as the United States Olympic women's 3X3 basketball team defeated Romania, 22-11, today in a pool round game in Tokyo. The Americans never trailed and were only tied twice, 3-3 and 4-4. Plum made a 2-point basket to begin a 6-1 run that spanned one minute, 42 seconds that turned a 7-6 U.S. lead into a 13-7 advantage. Plum ended the game with a 2-point basket with 2:39 remaining. She made all 11 of her 1-point shots... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A man in Vista was fatally injured in a crash with a vehicle driven by a hit-and-run motorist, authorities said today. The white Lexus sedan fled northbound on East Vista Way toward Fallbrook. A white Lexus sedan, possibly an IS300, was going southbound on East Vista Way and struck a man crossing westbound on East Vista Way, said Sgt. Hernan Gonzalez of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Deputies and the Vista Fire Department were dispatched about 11:30 p.m. Saturday to the crash scene at the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The California Legislature's recent funding of $35 million to UC San Diego will pay for designing and building a first-of-its-kind large hydrogen-powered research vessel that will be operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, officials said. The new vessel will serve as a platform for education and research on understanding the California coast and the effects of climate change on the ocean. The demand for ocean information, education and technology development continues to grow and requires a...
SAN DIEGO - Seasonal weather was expected to continue today in San Diego County as high clouds slowly increase from the east and marine clouds thin back to the coast. There was a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over the mountains Saturday afternoon with a better chance of showers arriving Sunday night as a surge of monsoonal moisture works westward from Arizona, the National Weather Service said. The chance for significant rainfall was expected to be limited... Full story
