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 426 - 450 of 2047
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County's COVID-19 case and testing-positivity rates both increased slightly from last week's data, the Public Health and Human Services Agency announced today, but the data points remained significantly lower than those reported one month ago. The average daily rate of new cases rose to 2.1 per 100,000 residents in Wednesday's weekly update, up from 1.6 on June 23. The percentage of positive tests increased to 1.1% from 0.9% in the same time frame. A... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Bar Association issued a statement today denouncing Gov. Gavin Newsom's public criticism of a San Diego federal judge who recently struck down California's ban on assault weapons. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez blocked the state's assault weapon ban earlier this month in a 94-page ruling in which the judge notably drew a comparison between AR-15 rifles and Swiss Army knives and wrote that murders were far more likely to be committed in... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A grand jury indictment was unsealed today charging 60 alleged members of a San Diego-based methamphetamine distribution network with ties to the Sinaloa cartel with federal drug trafficking, money laundering and firearms offenses. Prosecutors say the defendants were part of a ring that smuggled thousands of pounds of meth from the cartel across the border, then distributed the drug ``to dozens of sub-distributors'' in San Diego County, across the United Stat...
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 today. A total of 35 California beaches earned spots on the Heal the Bay's Honor Roll, down from 42 last year. Orange County led the way with 10 entries on the list. San Diego County beaches...
OCEANSIDE - A July 3 fireworks display in Oceanside to celebrate the city's 133rd anniversary is expected to draw 10,000 spectators, a spokesman said today. The event will begin at 9 p.m. around the El Corazon site. Rancho Del Oro Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic from 5:45 p.m. to 11 p.m., and designated only for pedestrian use. However, there will not be a fireworks display in the city on July 4. The Oceanside Police Department will be out on patrol on Independence... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego Gas & Electric announced a new grant program supporting local teachers seeking to promote anti-racism projects in their classrooms. The program, backed by $250,000 in shareholder funding, will allow teachers who request anti-racism learning materials through the crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose to have donations to their projects matched and receive $2 for every dollar they raise. Teachers with projects of $1,000 or less at public schools within SDG&E's service territory in San Diego and southern... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A federal appeals court panel today put an indefinite hold on a San Diego federal judge's ruling that overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons. The order by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel came in response to a challenge to the ruling filed earlier this month by the state. ``This leaves our assault weapons laws in effect while appellate proceedings continue,'' state Attorney General Rob Bonta wrote on his Twitter account in response to the action. ``We won't stop defending these...
BORREGO SPRINGS - One hiker died and another was in critical condition after requiring a rescue on Palm Canyon Trail in Borrego Springs amid extreme desert heat early this afternoon. It was so hot, a firefighter also required rescuing, Cal Fire San Diego spokesman Capt. Frank LoCoco said. The evacuation operation began around 12:40 p.m. Saturday, when the low-humidity heat rose to about 115 degrees. Worsening matters, the canyon walls trap in the heat, creating hot-box... Full story
VALLEY CENTER (CNS) - The San Diego County Sheriff's Department was searching for a missing 13-year-old boy today. Brennen, who answers to Eli, was last seen at 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 29400 block of Twain Way in Valley Center, sheriff's officials said. Brennen is 5-foot-6-inches tall, 115 pounds, with red hair and blue eyes, and may be wearing Batman shorts. Anyone who sees the missing boy was asked to call 911. Copyright 2021, City News Service, Inc.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Hot conditions in San Diego County were forecast today to continue before conditions gradually cool through midweek. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning Sunday until 9 p.m. for San Diego County deserts, mountains and valleys. Extreme heat, low afternoon relative humidity of 5-15%, and gusty westerly winds was predicted to maintain elevated fire weather conditions along the desert slopes, through the passes, and into some desert areas... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Celebrations of Juneteenth were being held across San Diego County today at Palomar Mountain, Logan Heights, the Old Globe outdoor theater in Balboa Park, and a bike ride from Mission Bay to Chicano Park, National City, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach. June 19, 1865, is the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced to more than 250,000 enslaved Blacks that they were free by executive decree. A bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday was signed into law Thursday by President Joe Biden.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Firefighters in East County were battling a 500-acre vegetation fire in Canebreak Canyon today, authorities said. The fire, dubbed the Overland Fire, was first reported to be 10 acres at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, according to Cal Fire San Diego. By 10 a.m., it had grown to 20-30 acres. At 11 a.m., it had grown to 100 acres and was 0% contained. At 1:20 p.m., the fire was reported to be at 500 acres, with no structures threatened. "Ground access remains difficult,'' Cal Fire tweeted. ``Additional air resources are at... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A heatwave will continue today in San Diego County, but conditions are starting to shift slightly, and only the deserts will remain hot by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The high-pressure system over the Southwestern United States remains in place and will keep most of the region blazing hot through Saturday, forecasters said. An NWS excessive-heat warning will remain in effect through 9 p.m. Saturday in the western valleys, 9 p.m. Sunday in... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 6.4% in May, down from a revised 6.7% in April -- but well below the year-ago rate of 15.6% as the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic were becoming clear -- according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. Statewide, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 7.5% in May, down from 8.1% in April. The country posted a 5.5% unemployment rate in the same time period, down from 5.7% in April. Between April and... Full story
By JASON KUROSU CHULA VISTA - A former San Diego County sheriff's deputy who pleaded guilty to 20 felony and misdemeanor charges involving sex acts with an underage girl, as well as attempts to meet up with minors for sexual purposes, was sentenced today to 12 years in state prison. Jaylen Devon Fleer, 27, formerly a member of the sheriff's jail and the court-services unit, was arrested last year following an investigation that revealed he had engaged in sex acts with a 14-year-old girl and contacted numerous other underage... Full story
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Fully vaccinated people will be able to ditch face masks in most workplace situations under relaxed COVID-19 rules approved Thursday, June 17, by a state regulatory panel and immediately put into effect through an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The workplace rules approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board mostly align with regulations that took effect this week for the general public. They allow vaccinated workers to shed face masks in most settings except those required by...
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office issued a warning June 10, regarding advertisements popping up on social media websites offering fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, the purveyors of which could face criminal prosecution. The DA’s office said those producing and/or selling phony vaccination cards could face both federal and state criminal charges, as COVID-19 vaccine cards contain official U.S. government seals, making it illegal to duplicate without authorization both under federal and California law. Those who...
State leaders announced June 10 that an appeal has been filed in response to a San Diego federal judge’s ruling that overturned California’s three-decade old ban on assault weapons. In addition to appealing U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez’s order that found the ban unconstitutional, California will ask the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to extend the current 30-day stay of the ban, which Benitez issued along with his ruling June 4. The stay sought by state leaders would leave the ban in place throughout the appea...
Hollywood Park announced a multi-year agreement June 14, for Live Nation to manage bookings at a 6,000-seat performance theater opening this summer adjacent to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The theater is part of the nearly 300-acre sports and entertainment destination at Hollywood Park being developed by Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke. “The Performance Venue at Hollywood Park is a sophisticated, intimate venue that will host a wide range of world-class events, including celebrated musicians, immersive entertainment and c...
Scripps Health opened Scripps Coastal Medical Center San Marcos Monday, June 14, offering North County residents primary care, radiology, laboratory services and same-day care through Scripps HealthExpress. The Scripps Coastal Medical Center Escondido closed its doors and its providers have relocated to the San Marcos site. “We are excited to offer the entire San Marcos region this convenient primary health care option for the entire family covering all ages and including internal, family medicine and pediatrics,” Dr. Kev...
SAN DIEGO - A porn actor and producer who recruited young women under false pretenses to appear in videos for San Diego-based website GirlsDoPorn.com was sentenced today to 20 years in custody in connection with his pleas to federal sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges. Ruben Andre Garcia, who will also be on supervised release for 10 years following the completion of his custodial term, was among six people charged with filming pornographic scenes that prosecutors said... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Scorching heat will sear the San Diego County deserts today, with temperatures in the rest of the county expected to rise quickly throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service. A high pressure system will strengthen and expand over the Southwestern United States this week, ushering in the sweltering conditions, forecasters said. An excessive heat warning will be in effect from 10 a.m. Monday through 9 p.m. Saturday in the deserts. The warning will... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Authorities today publicly identified a 58-year-old woman who caused a fiery head-on freeway wreck that killed her and a married couple -- both San Diego police detectives -- while driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 near the U.S.-Mexico border. Sandra Daniels of Ramona was heading north on the southbound side of the freeway at high speed when her Honda Civic crashed into an oncoming Ford Fusion near Dairy Mart Road in San Ysidro shortly before 10:30 a.m. Friday, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office... Full story
SAN DIEGO - County supervisors today approved by a 4-1 vote an the environmental review process for commercial cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, allowing for future expansion. As required by the state Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the board voted to require a program environmental impact report (PEIR). The two-year PEIR process would cover all potential uses including retail, distribution, testing, manufacturing, indoor and outdoor cultivation, and... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) – A wildfire that blackened 1,000 acres of vegetation on the land of Camp Pendleton was 20% contained this morning, the base's public-affairs office said, Thursday, June 10. The blaze began spreading out of control toward the eastern side of the Marine Corps installation about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, fire officials said. Authorities cleared people out of various areas on the installation Wednesday afternoon, including Lake O'Neill Campground, as a precaution. By 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, the fire had burned 9... Full story
