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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RIVERSIDE - Most limits on public access to Riverside County Superior Court buildings will be lifted Tuesday based on recent state changes in public health restrictions, but the court will continue masking requirements, depending on a visitor's vaccination status. ``Our orders are enforcing the regulations and guidelines issued by the California Department of Public Health and the emergency temporary standards issued by Cal-OSHA,'' Superior Court Executive Office spokeswoman...
SAN DIEGO - Researchers at UC San Diego, led by the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, will receive about $3 million to develop approaches to mitigate childhood trauma within the Latino community and reduce childhood obesity, officials said today. The funding is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's California Comeback Plan and the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine. The effort will be conducted by a team of academic researchers from ACTRI and its Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, the...
SAN DIEGO - Despite California losing a congressional seat for the first time in history due to slow population growth and some high-profile technology companies and billionaires leaving the state, there is no evidence of an abnormal increase in residents planning to move out of the state, according to a University of California survey released today. The research, which included UC San Diego, is part of a larger, multi-institution research consortium led by UC to assess...
CHULA VISTA - A 12-year-old boy who suffered a fatal gunshot wound over the weekend at a South Bay condominium complex appears to have accidentally shot himself with a firearm provided by a friend, authorities said today. Patrol officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 500 block of Telegraph Canyon Road in Chula Vista shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday found the child lying near a sidewalk, mortally wounded, according to police. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has been... Full story
SAN DIEGO - In two hours of work, more than 600 volunteers with Surfrider Foundation San Diego's annual post-Fourth of July ``Morning After'' beach cleanup removed 1,457 pounds of trash from San Diego's beaches, the group said today. The majority of the trash collected consisted of single-use plastics, which otherwise could have washed into the sea ``adding to the already critical pollution problem devastating the world's oceans,'' a statement from Surfrider Foundation San Die...
SAN DIEGO - The possibly drug-related death of a 24-year-old inmate at Vista Detention Facility was under investigation today. Deputies found Ronaldino Estrada of Escondido unconscious and unresponsive in his cell about 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to sheriff's officials. Paramedics took Estrada to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There were no indications that Estrada, who was housed with a cellmate, had suffered any suspicious injuries, Lt. Thomas Seiver said. In a preliminary postmortem exam, Estrada's system...
VISTA - A 24-year-old Escondido man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Vista Detention Facility and pronounced dead, authorities said today. Deputies discovered Ronaldino Estrada at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Medics took Estrada to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was in a cell with a cellmate, but there was no evidence of foul play, sheriff's officials said. Estrada was jailed on Friday after being arrested by sheriff's deputies on suspicion of DUI...
CHULA VISTA - A 12-year-old boy who suffered a fatal gunshot wound over the weekend at a South Bay condominium complex appears to have accidentally shot himself with a firearm provided by a friend, authorities said today. Patrol officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 500 block of Telegraph Canyon Road in Chula Vista shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday found the child lying near a sidewalk, mortally wounded, according to police. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has been... Full story
VISTA - A man who struck and killed a 17-year-old girl with his SUV in Escondido last summer, then drove off, pleaded guilty today to a felony hit-and-run charge. Paul Anthony Lissona, 30, of Escondido, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of driving while his license was suspended due to a prior DUI conviction. Kirsten Rain Tomlinson was with three friends when she was struck on June 6, 2020, at about 12:35 a.m. on Mesa Rock Road near Mesa Ranch Drive by a vehicle heading northbound at high speed. She died at the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A man who fatally stabbed a clerk inside an adult bookstore in the Midway District pleaded guilty to murder today. Shaun Ward, 42, is slated to be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole next month in connection with the Oct. 29, 2018, death of 65-year-old El Cajon resident Diane Spagnuolo. The victim was found dead inside the X-Spot Adult Store on Midway Drive, according to San Diego police. A surveillance camera in the shop captured images of Ward prior to the slaying, which was... Full story
WARNER SPRINGS - An injured bald eagle found in Warner Springs with a wing droop and unable to fly, was released back into the wild following a month of rehabilitation at the San Diego Humane Society, it was announced today. The eagle was brought to San Diego Humane Society's Pilar and Chuck Bahde Wildlife Center on June 8. The bird has been rehabilitated and was released back into the wild on Thursday. While at the Bahde Wildlife Center, Project Wildlife's medical team provid...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Fireworks and social gatherings celebrating America's 245th birthday are planned throughout San Diego County today and Sunday, a year after the coronavirus pandemic nixed most Fourth of July bashes. The Port of San Diego's Big Bay Boom fireworks show will happen at 9 p.m. on Sunday over San Diego Bay. The Port of San Diego is the title sponsor of the 20-minute fireworks show, which will be telecast live on Fox5 San Diego and affiliates in Los Angeles, San... Full story
SAN DIEGO - As San Diego prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, public officials are reminding residents and tourists alike to prepare for common issues, which can arise during the county's Independence Day celebration. More pets run away on the Fourth of July than on any other day of the year, and local animal organizations are urging people to be prepared. ``The solution is prevention,'' said Rancho Coastal Humane Society spokesman John Van Zante. ``Pets don't want to... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County District Attorney's Office released reports today indicating that 20 local police officers will not face criminal charges related to five separate officer-involved shootings, four of which resulted in fatalities. The reports detail investigations into shootings involving San Diego, Chula Vista and California Highway Patrol officers dating back to July of 2020. Two of the cases involved suspects firing shots at officers. One involved a man pointing an airsoft pistol at officers, while... Full story
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 today. 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...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego International Airport received a $16 million federal grant for noise mitigation measures, it was announced today. 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,'' said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. ``We want our airports to be better than ever --... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A period of cooling that made for a fairly temperate start to summer in the San Diego area this week will give way to intensifying heat over the next several days, according to meteorologists. A low-pressure trough along the California coast will slowly weaken as a large ridge of high pressure builds over the Pacific Northwest during the weekend, bringing local temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal to Southern California, according to the National Weather... Full story
SAN DIEGO - County health officials were looking today for anyone who may have come in contact with a bat who tested positive for rabies and was found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Friday. The bat was found alive in the Mombasa Island Pavilion and was collected by a park employee, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. The bat was not one of the park's collection animals, the agency said. One other rabid bat has been found in San Diego... Full story
SAN MARCOS - The remains of two people were found after a fire that fully engulfed a home and several trailers early today at an equestrian center in an unincorporated area of San Marcos, authorities said. The fire was reported at about 1:37 a.m. Saturday at San Marcos Equestrian, 2635 North Twin Oaks Valley Road, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Greg Hampton. When deputies from the San Marcos station and firefighters responded to the area, they saw a home and several trailers fully engulfed in flames,... Full story
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A high-pressure system will bring scorching temperatures and elevated fire danger to Riverside County into next week, forecasters said. The National Weather Service said temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal in portions of the inland valleys and deserts in Riverside County on Sunday and Monday. A heat advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. Sunday to 9 p.m. Monday for inland valleys, including the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley and Corona. Me... Full story
VALLEY CENTER (CNS) - Authorities shut down an illegal marijuana-growing operation in Valley Center today, seizing thousands of live plants along with products made from harvested cannabis. Deputies, including SWAT officers, served a search warrant at the grow site in the 29000 block of Cole Grade Road shortly after 7:30 a.m., according to sheriff's officials. In addition to confiscating about 15,000 living marijuana plants, deputies impounded 9 1/2 pounds of processed... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A period of cooing that made for a fairly temperate start to summer in the San Diego area this week will give way over the next several days to intensifying heat, meteorologists reported today. A low-pressure trough along the California coast will slowly weaken as a large ridge of high pressure builds over the Pacific Northwest during the weekend, bringing local temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal to Southern California, according to the National... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Water Authority said today it has adopted a $1.7 billion budget for the next two fiscal years and will keep its spending steady compared with the current budget. What the agency calls the ``all-in'' water rate -- which is what it charges customers like the city of San Diego -- will rise by 3.6% for treated water and 3.3% for untreated water in the calendar year 2022. The water authority said the increases reflect several factors, including rate hikes by the Metropolitan Water District of South...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County's environmental health department closed the San Diego Tijuana Slough shoreline in southern San Diego County today, cautioning people against coming into contact with the ocean water. The Tijuana River enters San Diego County from Mexico and flows through the southernmost part of the county before it empties into the Pacific Ocean. Sewage-contaminated runoff that enters the river in Mexico may be moving north along the San Diego County shoreline, according to a statement Thursday from the San... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Authorities today released the name of a 68-year-old Los Angeles-area man who died last weekend during an outing with a volunteer group counting bighorn sheep amid scorching heat in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. A hiker found Donald White of Culver City in medical distress in the area of Borrego Palm Canyon Trail shortly after noon Saturday and made a 911 call to report the emergency, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Paramedics arrived to find White unconscious and unresponsive....
