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
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore announced today that he will not seek election to a fourth term in the post next year. Gore, 73, whose current stint as sheriff ends in January 2023, said it had been ``an honor and a privilege to serve the people of San Diego County.'' ``I am grateful and humbled by the continued community support that I have received for the last 12 years,'' he stated. ``Being your sheriff is one of the most rewarding experiences of my... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Attorneys representing the families of nine service members killed in an ocean-training accident near San Clemente Island last summer announced a lawsuit today against the manufacturer of the amphibious-assault vehicle that sank with the men inside. The lawsuit, to be filed on behalf of the families of eight Marines and one Navy sailor who died on July 30, 2020, alleges defects in the AAV's cargo hatch door left the servicemen trapped inside the vehicle with no way... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A Fallbrook resident who allegedly killed a man whose body was found buried on the defendant's property pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Nicolas Andrew Burg, 29, was arrested Friday in the Riverside County city of Murrieta, two days after sheriff's deputies were summoned to investigate a “suspicious circumstance” at Burg's property on South Ridge Drive and found a man's body buried there, according to Lt. Thomas Seiver. The body was exhumed and an autopsy was conducted on Saturday. The she...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Department of Public Works was investigating what caused a water main break today in the East County community of Spring Valley. According to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident page, the break was first reported shortly before 6:30 a.m. at 658 Maria Ave., resulting in a closure of that road, between Jamacha Boulevard and San Francisco Street. At 9:30 a.m., the Department of Public Works announced on its Twitter page that...
SAN DIEGO - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and actress Alfre Woodard christened the Navy ship USNS John Lewis today at General Dynamics in honor of the late congressman and civil rights icon. ``May God bless this ship and all who serve on it,'' Woodard said before she broke a bottle of champagne against the replenishment oil ship. Before the christening, the actress and political activist said of Lewis: ``We miss him on this platform but we will never be without him. I am honored. I am fortunate. I am eternally... Full story
VISTA - A 27-year-old woman who allegedly drove while under the influence and crashed her car off Interstate 15 in Bonsall, killing her 5-year-old daughter and critically injuring her two toddlers, pleaded not guilty today to charges that include murder. Kapri Raven Coleman is accused in last Wednesday's crash, in which the California Highway Patrol said her 2009 Hyundai Genesis veered off the freeway shortly before 2:30 a.m. The sedan overturned and tumbled down an... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) - A state appeals court panel today upheld the convictions of two gang members for the murder of a 19-year-old Marine from Camp Pendleton, who was shot inside his car in South Los Angeles while on a weekend leave. The three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal found that Oscar Aguilar and Esau Rios ``unquestionably intended to promote or assist each other's criminal conduct'' involving the Sept. 16, 2016, shooting of Lance Cpl....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - People looking to use ride-hailing services such as Lyft and Uber might be in for some difficulty today, as many drivers are conducting a one-day strike for better pay and status under the law. Rideshare Drivers United -- an independent association of U.S. rideshare drivers founded in Los Angeles -- is organizing the strikes in a number of cities across the United States, including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Cleveland, Las Vegas,...
SAN DIEGO - High pressure over the Southwest was predicted to bring increasing monsoonal moisture to Southern California this weekend, the National Weather Service said. Thunderstorms were possible, mainly in the mountains and deserts Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening, the NWS said. Showers may drift across the coastal and valley areas Saturday night into Sunday morning. Marine layer clouds may be more limited due to the monsoonal flow and higher sea surface temperatures. This pattern was expected to also favor... Full story
FALLBROOK - Five people were injured when two vehicles collided on Interstate 15 north of state Route 76, fire officials said today. The crash happened at 11:03 p.m. Friday, said Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. Three victims were taken to Children's Hospital with minor injuries, one to Sharp Memorial Hospital, and one to Palomar Medical Center, Choi said. The freeway was shut down briefly for an investigation by the California Highway Patrol, he said. Copyright 2021, City News Service,... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County leaders presented plans today for a quick response to wildfires and discussed recent investments in wildfire prevention. During a press conference at Gillespie Field in which they residents were urged to take steps to protect their homes, Supervisors Joel Anderson and Nathan Fletcher were joined by representatives from Cal Fire, the county Fire Protection District, San Diego Sheriff's Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue. ``We are ready to respond to...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The U.S. Navy will reevaluate the impacts of its training exercises on marine life in the wake of the deaths of two fin whales apparently fatally struck by a military vessel off the coast of San Diego earlier this year, the Center for Biological Diversity said today. The deaths of the two whales -- likely a mother and her calf, according to the Center for Biological Diversity -- occurred during joint military exercises on May 8 between the U.S. and...
The forward rate of spread has been stopped on the fire at Gopher Canyon and I-15, according to Cal Fire Captain Neal. The fire was reported at about 4 pm and there was a full wildland dispatch including air support to extinguish it quickly and hold it to an acre, according to Capt. Neal.... Full story
SANTEE (CNS) - A 27-year-old woman was jailed today on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol when her car crashed off Interstate 15 in Bonsall, killing her 5-year-old daughter and critically injuring her two toddlers. Kapri Raven Coleman of San Diego was booked into Las Colinas women's jail in Santee Thursday afternoon upon her release from a hospital where she was treated for minor injuries she suffered in the predawn wreck, according to the California Highway... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The unemployment rate in San Diego County increased to 7% in June, up from a revised 6.3% in May but still well below the year-ago estimate of 13.5% -- according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 8% for California -- which increased from 7.5% in May -- and 6.1% for the nation -- up from May's 5.5% -- during the same period. Between May 2021 and June 2021, nonfarm employment actually increased by 5,700 despite the...
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - A 64-year-old man was scheduled to make his first court appearance today on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a 19-year-old girl in Escondido over two decades ago. Mark Thompson Hunter was arrested Tuesday in Hemet on suspicion of one count of rape, one count of forcible rape, one count of forcible sodomy and three counts of forcible oral copulation stemming from the February 17, 1999, incident that began around 8:30 p.m., Escondido Lt. Bode Berreth said....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A research collaboration announced today between Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. aims to accelerate the discovery and development of new treatments for rare childhood-onset diseases by analyzing the natural progression of selected genetic disorders. Ultimately, the goal is to improve clinical outcomes for patients with rare diseases that typically manifest in childhood by providing precise diagnoses and targeted... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Authorities today released the names of three men who died over the past week in unrelated traffic accidents in northern San Diego County. The first crash occurred last weekend in Fallbrook, claiming the lives of Andrew Caldera of Escondido and Noah Granado of Temecula, both 21, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office. Early Saturday morning, the two friends dropped off a woman in Murrieta, then headed south into the San Diego area in a Toyota sedan drive... Full story
A total of 298 weapons were exchanged for gift cards or skateboards Sunday, July 11, at a Guns For Gift Cards event conducted by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The event was held at the Vista Court complex parking lot, 325 South Melrose Drive, according to sheriff’s officials. Participants received a $100 gift card for handguns, rifles and shotguns or a $200 gift card for assault weapons. They could also exchange their unwanted weapons for a new skateboard. By the end of the event, about 20 skateboards were giv...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego International Airport received a $16 million federal grant for noise mitigation measures. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration is awarding more than $845 million in airport infrastructure grants nationwide. "We don't want to just build our airports back to the way things were before the pandemic," U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. "We want our airports to be better than ever – accessible to all, del...
SAN DIEGO – A team of experts recommend increased effort, coordination and engagement by San Diego agencies and researchers to build climate resilience with attention to disadvantaged communities that are particularly susceptible to climate change impacts, according to a report released July 1. The authors, representing the American Planning Association and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, released “Collaborative Planning for Climate Resilience,'' that analyzed the planning needed to address climate cha...
CHULA VISTA - The father of two young boys killed in a blaze that tore through a Chula Vista home is suing the property's owners for alleged negligence, claiming the residence was unsafe and improperly maintained. The lawsuit stems from the May 6 fire that killed Gabriel Ezra Suro, 5, and Joshua Malachi Suro, 4 at a two-story house on Coralwood Court. The boys were sleeping in a converted utility room on the home's first floor when the blaze ignited, according to the lawsuit. The boys' father, Jesus Suro, was also badly... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A summer heat wave will bring blazing temperatures to the San Diego-area mountains and deserts this weekend, the National Weather Service reported today. A strong high-pressure system over the Great Basin will continue to expand westward, ushering in the sweltering conditions through Monday in most of the county, according to meteorologists. An excessive-heat warning will run from 9 a.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Monday in the local deserts, and a less urgent high-temperature advisory will be in effect until 8 p.m.... Full story
A trio of San Diego County beaches landed on an environmental group's annual honor roll listing of beaches with perfect year-round water-quality grades, but two others were ranked as among the most-polluted in the state thanks to Tijuana River sewage flow, according to a report released last week. A total of 35 California beaches earned spots on the Heal the Bay's Honor Roll, released June 29. Orange County led the way with 10 entries on the list. San Diego County beaches...
FALLBROOK -The bodies of two men were found after a vehicle was found 100 feet down an embankment. It was not known when the crash occurred, but the vehicle was found at 4:22 p.m. Sunday off of southbound Interstate 15 near Mission Road, according to the North County Fire Protection District. A person at the scene told California Highway Patrol officers the Toyota sedan had been missing since Friday. The CHP said officers weren't immediately able to locate the car's occupants... Full story
