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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Seniors were warned today to be on guard against a telephone and email scam in which victims are tricked into giving out their personal information while being "helped'' in securing a coronavirus vaccination. According to the Department of Public Social Services, the scam surfaced nationwide in the last year and recently targeted county residents 60 years old and older. The perpetrators contact potential victims, either electronically or telephonically, advising them to furnish credit card, bank account and other personal... Full story
SAN DIEGO - In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Gas & Electric today announced a $42,000 grant to the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce in support of a new initiative to support Black women entrepreneurs in the region. ``Black women entrepreneurs are among the fastest-growing group of women-owned businesses, but they still face the dual challenges of racial and gender discrimination," said Tashonda Taylor, SDG&E's vice president of customer operations. ``We remember #42 for... Full story
SAN CLEMENTE- Whale watchers up and down the coast of Southern California today were on the lookout for an entangled baby gray whale first spotted near the San Clemente Pier. Efforts to disentangle what appeared to be fishing lines wrapped around the calf's head were unsuccessful Monday as rescuers on an inflatable and two support boats attempted to pull off the lines with a telemetry buoy, said Justin Viezbicke of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The lines entangled on the baby's head ``just kept...
SAN DIEGO - Authorities searching for an aircraft that went missing with a pair of Vista residents aboard during a weekend trip from the San Diego area to Arizona found the wreckage of the plane with two bodies in it today in a wooded area near the Grand Canyon. A helicopter crew with the Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue located the crash site northeast of H.A. Clark Memorial Field in Williams, Arizona, shortly after 1:30 a.m., said Jon Paxton, spokesman for the Coconino County Sheriff's Office. The aircraft...
PASADENA - The Ingenuity helicopter, designed and built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, successfully completed a brief but historic flight above the surface of Mars early today. After being delayed by a technical issue last week, the tiny, solar-powered four-pound helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the JPL confirmed the flight's success after receiving data from the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Santa Ana conditions were expected to bring gusty northeast winds over the mountains and foothills of San Diego County today, the National Weather Service said. The winds were forecast to weaken later Sunday, but very dry and warm conditions were expected to linger inland. Cooling was expected to begin along the coast on Monday and progress inland through midweek as onshore flow strengthens ahead of another trough dropping south through Nevada, forecasters said. A...
The driver of a 2021 Dodge Charger who was killed during a collision with a big rig this morning on I-15 southbound, north of 395, was a 42-year-old male from Baldwin Park, according to the CHP. His name is being withheld pending notification to family. The Dodge Charger was in the #3 lane. A 73-year-old male from San Diego was driving a 2015 Freightliner tractor-trailer combination in the #4 lane. Prior to the collision, the Dodge had been traveling erratically and at a high...
SAN DIEGO - The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly failing to protect 19 plant and animal species, including a butterfly currently found only in San Diego County and Baja California. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeks to protect the species under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity alleges there have consistently been delays in protecting imperiled...
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced April 7 an increased reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the fatal shooting of an Oceanside man five years ago. The federal agency added $10,000 to an earlier offer of $1,000 posted by San Diego County Crime Stoppers for any tip that helps solve the mystery of who gunned down 35-year-old Brandon Keiser on March 22, 2016. Shortly after 10 p.m. that day, patrol o...
A transient accused of fatally stabbing a 64-year-old woman as she walked her dogs on a Riverside street made her initial court appearance Monday, April 12. Darlene Stephanie Montoya, 23, was arrested Saturday, April 10, after the alleged attack on Ke Chieh Meng of Riverside and is charged with murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon – a knife – in the commission of a felony. According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, Meng was walking her...
SAN DIEGO - UC San Diego will host its commencement ceremony in person this June, with alumna Alicia Garza -- co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network -- as keynote speaker, it was announced today. Garza, who graduated in 2002, is also principal at Black Futures Lab, which is intended to make Black communities powerful in politics. "Alicia Garza's determination to be a catalyst for change has deeply influenced our campus community, and we are honored to feature her...
CARLSBAD - Melanie Burkholder began her campaign for California's 76th Assembly District today, challenging two-term Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath. Burkholder, a Republican, took on Boerner Horvath, D-Encinitas, in 2020 for the same seat, ultimately falling short by a 55.6%-44.4% margin. The district encompasses coastal North County, stretching from the Camp Pendleton Marine base in the north to Encinitas in the south. Burkholder is a Secret Service agent and mental health counselor. ``California has gone from a state where...
SAN DIEGO - Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a $536-million wildfire package enabling the state to take urgent prevention actions in communities across the state, including San Diego County. Newsom signed SB 85 alongside legislative leaders at a fuels management project at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area which helped protect a Butte County community from last year's North Complex Fire. The legislative package builds on funding for wildfire protections proposed in Newsom's 2021-22 proposed state budget, providing funds to...
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for 3pm this afternoon to 5 am Wednesday morning. Winds are expected to reach 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph in San Diego County Deserts and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The strongest winds are expected during the evening. The strongest winds in San Diego County are expected in the southeastern part of the county along Interstate 8 near Imperial... Full story
FALLBROOK - An elderly woman was injured today when the SUV she was driving went off a road in Fallbrook and down an embankment, fire officials said. The crash happened at 12:55 p.m. Sunday on South Mission Road south of Quail Knoll Road, said Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. Five units from the NCFPD arrived on scene and firefighters extricated the woman from the silver SUV and brought her up to the roadway, Choi said. She was taken by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Marginally cooler weather was predicted today for San Diego County, with an expansive shield of high clouds, the National Weather Service said. The marine layer should be sufficient to generate some sprinkles across the coastal basin Monday night into early Tuesday, and possibly again Tuesday night, with minimal accumulations expected, the NWS said. Cooling was expected to intensify Monday and Tuesday in response to a low-pressure system developing over the n... Full story
PAUMA VALLEY - One person died today in a traffic collision involving a gray Lexus and a motorcycle, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at about noon Saturday on South Grade Road in the Palomar Mountain area, according to a CHP incident log. The road was shut down during an investigation of the collision. No further information was immediately released. Copyright 2021, City News Service, Inc....
SAN DIEGO - UC San Diego plans to return to in-person teaching with normal classroom occupancy for the fall term, university officials said today, citing the school's "Return To Learn'' COVID-19 response and increasing vaccination numbers. "We will support the health and well-being of students, staff and faculty in fall 2021 in accordance with the public health guidelines from the county and the state,'' Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla and Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons wrote in a joint letter released Monday.... Full story
RIVERSIDE - COVID-19-positive hospitalizations in Riverside County fell below 100 today, representing a one-year low as the county awaits confirmation that it will be moved into an even less restrictive tier under the governor's public health regulatory apparatus. According to the Riverside University Health System, 97 people diagnosed with coronavirus were being treated in hospitals countywide as of Monday, down from 104 on Friday. That number includes 23 patients in intensive care units, two less than at the end of last wee... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Authorities announced a five-figure reward today for information leading to the capture of a 37-year-old ex-Marine suspected of fleeing the country after allegedly murdering his girlfriend at an Allied Gardens apartment nearly five years ago. ``Raymond McLeod will be the first fugitive in history on our 15 Most Wanted List with an initial reward of up to $50,000,'' said U.S. Marshal Service Director Donald Washington. ``We want McLeod's new status as a 15-most-wanted fugitive and the $50,000 reward amount to be... Full story
LOS ANGELES - Aaron Sorkin's historical drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7'' collected the top Screen Actors Guild Award honor of best motion picture ensemble tonight, although leading individual performance honors went to the two leads of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' -- Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman.'' Meanwhile, Netflix' "The Crown'' continued its awards season dominance by winning the prize for best ensemble in a drama series, while Pop TV's "Schitt's Creek,''...
LENNOX - Three earthquakes shook Southern California within about a half hour this morning, centered around the unincorporated Lennox area, near Inglewood -- with the first two considered foreshocks. No damage was reported. The largest -- a sharp, magnitude 4.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey -- was at 4:44 a.m., about a mile east-northeast of Lennox. "The M4.0 that just happened was under Lennox, CA, near Inglewood. Very deep at 20 km, so everyone is at least 20 km... Full story
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - In a major advancement in the state's COVID-19 economic recovery, California health officials announced changes that will allow a resumption of indoor activities such as concerts, conferences and theater performances -- and a return of fans to indoor sporting events. The rules issued Friday, however, include strict capacity mandates based on counties' tier placement within the state's economic-reopening blueprint, along with requirements for attendees to... Full story
The San Diego Convention Center was set up to accept about 500 girls between the ages of 13-17 which are unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the United States. The convention center will be used over the next 30-35 days to provide temporary shelter, Mayor Todd Gloria said on Saturday, March 27. The center will accept no more than 1,400 children. "This is a temporary emergency posture," Gloria said. "We want to make it clear that we are a welcoming city." The mayor said...
An undocumented immigrant who participated in a telephone-based scheme that conned tens of thousands of dollars from elderly Inland Empire residents and others faces federal prison time at sentencing Monday, March 29, in Los Angeles. William M. Barrios, 36, pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting he acted as a collector for overseas conspirators in the scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Also charged are Barrios’ cousin, Elmer M. Barrios, 35, and 30-year- old Anuj M. Patel, both of Lake Els...
