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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego County Water Authority officials say the region has sufficient supplies to meet the needs of the region through 2045 – even through multiple dry years. On Monday, May 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded a drought emergency declaration from Sonoma and Mendocino counties to 41 counties in northern and central California. “Governor Newsom's latest drought emergency declaration is a grim reminder of the growing water supply challenges across California – and of the value of three decades of our collective d...
SAN DIEGO - Despite a drought emergency declaration in northern and central California, the San Diego County Water Authority said today the region was well positioned to outlast drought conditions for the next year or two. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded a drought emergency declaration from Sonoma and Mendocino counties to 41 counties. About 30% of the state's population is now covered by the drought declarations, including the greater Sacramento area and Fresno, Merced... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten was confirmed today as the nation's next deputy education secretary. The U.S. Senate voted 54-44 to confirm Marten, who was nominated for the post earlier this year by the Biden administration. Once Marten is sworn into office, she will assume the federal post after more than three decades as an educator in San Diego, including eight years as superintendent of SDUSD. ``My message to students has always been, `Work hard. Be kind. Dream big,' Marten...
SAN DIEGO - Gov. Gavin Newsom visited permanent supportive housing operated by Father Joe's Villages' in Kearny Mesa today to unveil a $12 billion plan to tackle the state's homelessness crisis -- part of his proposed $100 billion California Comeback Plan. The investment is intended to provide 65,000 people with housing placements, more than 300,000 people with housing stability and create 46,000 new housing units. Newsom's plan includes an expansion of Homekey -- a program that provided shelter from COVID-19 to 36,000...
CORONADO (CNS) - The Navy commissioned its newest warship, the USS Miguel Keith, today at Naval Air Station North Island in an hour-long ceremony honoring Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Lance Cpl. Miguel Keith. Due to public health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was private with a limited audience. The 785-foot-long ship was built in San Diego by General Dynamics NASSCO and was delivered to the Navy on Nov. 15,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - About 20 people attended a protest today at Sea World San Diego, part of the ninth annual ``Empty The Tanks Worldwide Event'' seeking to bring awareness to the plight of captive whales and dolphins. The protest began at SeaWorld Drive and SeaWorld Way at 11:30 a.m. and was among more than 70 similar events planned around the world, organizer Ellen Ericksen said. She said the group was also trying to get the San Diego City Council at its next meeting to stop the Sea World fireworks show, happening now on Frid...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved methods intended to increase public notification about registered sex offenders and placement of sexually violent predators. One way, according to Supervisor Joel Anderson's office, would be advance notification of the district attorney, supervisors and other community leaders before sex offenders are placed in or move into a neighborhood. Based on a recommendation by Supervisor Jim Desmond, the board also approved better notification for Native...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Three COVID-19 vaccination sites in north, east and south San Diego County will start offering evening hours starting today, while public health officials Wednesday reported 219 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths. The three clinics will be administering Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to people with and without appointments. People are welcome to drop in for a first dose or a second dose to a dose received elsewhere. “With 1.5 million San Diegans now having received at least one dose of vaccine, and with vac...
CHULA VISTA - Two children were killed and their father suffered severe burns early this morning when a blaze tore through a Chula Vista home, according to a media report. The fire was reported about 12:25 a.m. at a two-story house on Coralwood Court, off Sandalwood Drive and Bonita Road just southwest of Interstate 805, according to the Chula Vista Fire Department. CVFD Capt. Linda D'Orsi told NBC7 that a mom, dad and their two children were inside the home, but the children could not escape the fire and were pronounced... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego-based Scripps Health said today the weekend cyberattack that took down many of its systems stemmed from malware on its computer networks. According to a Wednesday afternoon statement, an investigation conducted by Scripps Health and an independent cybersecurity firm has determined that the network outage that began Saturday occurred ``due to a security incident involving malware,'' leading the health care system to take a large portion of its network... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Border Patrol officials said a 40-foot cabin cruiser that overturned in Point Loma today, killing three people, was suspected of being part of a smuggling operation. Three people died and 27 people were pulled from the water and hospitalized with a wide range of injuries after the boat capsized, officials said. The accident happened at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday in ocean waters off the Cabrillo National Monument. Border Patrol officials said the boat crashed into the shoreline surrounding the monument and capsized....
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County District Attorney's Office announced today it was expanding efforts to review and recommend resentencing for defendants who may warrant early release and reintegration back into the community. A recently enacted state law has authorized local prosecutors to re-examine sentences that may have been harsher than the punishment warranted. Assembly Bill 2942, which went into effect in 2019, allows prosecutors to recommend resentencing and petition judges to hear those cases. Two years ago, San...
VALLEY CENTER - A Valley Center Elementary School teacher was arrested today on suspicion of committing sex crimes against minors during a prior stint as an educator at a primary school in Bakersfield, according to San Diego County sheriff's officials. Kyle Puette, 37, is suspected of sending harmful matter for purposes of seducing two teenage girls and communicated with them with intent to commit sexual offenses while working as a fifth-grade teacher at Louise Sandrini Elementary School from 2013 to 2017, according to the... Full story
MEADOWBROOK - A Meadowbrook wreck that killed a 26-year-old man was caused by a motorist who pulled into traffic after leaving a roadside market, authorities said today. Nieto Ruiz of Fallbrook died shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 74, near Ethanac Road, just east of Lake Elsinore. According to the California Highway Patrol, Ruiz was driving a 2017 Honda Civic westbound on Highway 74, approaching the Guadalupana Produce Market, at 55 mph seconds before the impact. Offi...
MEADOWBROOK - Authorities today identified a 26-year-old man who was fatally injured in a three-vehicle wreck in Meadowbrook. Nieto Ruiz of Fallbrook died shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 74, near Ethanac Road, just east of Lake Elsinore. According to the California Highway Patrol, Ruiz was on the eastbound 74 when his sedan, a van and another car collided for reasons still under investigation. Riverside County Fire Department crews reached the location within a few minutes and pronounced Ruiz dead at the scene. The... Full story
ESCONDIDO - At least one person was killed early this morning when a car crashed into a tree near a rural intersection north of Escondido, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Old Castle and Indian Hill roads, just west of Interstate 15 in the unincorporated Hidden Meadows area, according to the CHP. A witness told dispatchers an older model Honda Accord sedan had crashed into a tree, the CHP reported. At least one person was pronounced dead at the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - All students, faculty and staff returning for on-campus classes and activities at San Diego State University, UC San Diego, Cal State San Marcos and all other California State University and University of California schools will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, it was announced. This is despite the fact that only 0.2 percent of COVID-19 deaths nationwide have been younger than 25. Deaths occurring in the age 55 and older account for 93 percent... Full story
HAWTHORNE - Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched another group of astronauts into orbit early this morning for an eventual rendezvous with the International Space Station -- becoming the first launch involving a previously used spacecraft and rocket. The launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour had been scheduled for about 3:15 a.m. California time Thursday from Cape Canaveral in Florida. But bad weather in the launch zone pushed the mission until 2:49 a.m. California time Friday. ``3.. 2.. 1.. and...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Apple announced today that it plans to add about 5,000 employees to its San Diego workforce by 2026, a 500% increase from its 2018 goal, as part of the multinational technology company's plan to invest $430 billion and add 20,000 new jobs across the United States over the next five years. ``At this moment of recovery and rebuilding, Apple is doubling down on our commitment to U.S. innovation and manufacturing with a generational investment reaching...
SAN DIEGO - A woman died after a man who apparently jumped from a parking structure in downtown San Diego's East Village landed on her, police said today. The incident was reported shortly before 7:25 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of J Street and Tenth Avenue, San Diego police Sgt. Dave Yu said. 10News reported a man and a woman had just left a restaurant and were walking on J Street when the man leaped from the parking structure and landed on the woman. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the man who...
SAN DIEGO - Another partly cloudy and cool day in San Diego County was predicted ahead of an approaching Pacific trough with strong and gusty westerly winds over the mountains and deserts through tonight, the National Weather Service said. Scattered showers were forecast to break out Sunday night and continue into Tuesday. ``Precipitation will be light overall, with the greatest amounts along the coastal slopes of the mountains,'' the NWS said. ``Some light snow accumulations are possible above 6,000 feet as well.'' High... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorder are more likely to experience negative health outcomes than those without the disorder, according to findings published today by UC San Diego researchers. Researchers from UCSD's Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science examined nearly five million live births that occurred in California between the years 2001 and 2012, during which diagnoses of cannabis use disorder rose. Cannabis use disorder is defined as continued cannabis... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A 32-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of fatally shooting a 28-year-old man and wounding four others at two separate locations in downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, police said. The initial shooting was reported about 10:30 p.m. Thursday on J Street near Fifth Avenue, San Diego police Lt. Andra Brown said. Additional callers also reported that the suspected gunman had walked away and opened fire again near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Island Avenue. Officers responded to the scene on J...
SAN DIEGO - A Riverside man who allegedly fled from Border Patrol agents in Pine Valley in an RV occupied by undocumented immigrants made his initial court appearance today on federal charges. Vicente Villegas, 20, is charged with high-speed flight from an immigration checkpoint for allegedly leading agents on a pursuit in the early morning hours of Dec. 12. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Border Patrol agents initially saw about 40 people climb into the RV after it crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Agents later tried...
TEMECULA - A motorist was killed and another driver was injured yesterday in a fiery three-vehicle collision on Interstate 15 in Temecula. Kevin May, 47, of Fontana was at the wheel of a box truck directly behind a Prius and failed to slow down, causing his vehicle's ``front end to collide into the Toyota's rear end,'' according to CHP spokesperson Officer Lassig. May, who was hauling furniture, is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, Lassig said. He was... Full story
