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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care units in San Diego County set a record Wednesday, according to public health officials, who also reported 1,720 new COVID-19 cases and 65 additional deaths. The number of hospitalizations overall related to COVID-19 decreased to 1,706, the lowest number in two weeks, after setting a record of 1,804 hospitalized patients on Jan. 12. Conversely, the number of coronavirus patients in ICUs reached a record 430...
CARLSBAD (CNS) - A brush fire spread through a canyon in a residential neighborhood near Agua Hedionda Lagoon Wednesday amid gusty Santa Ana winds, forcing evacuations of hundreds of people but causing only minimal structural damage and no reported injuries. The blaze erupted for unknown reasons off Park and Sunnyhill drives in Carlsbad about 2:30 p.m., according to city officials. The flames spread rapidly up hillsides topped by residences as ground crews and personnel aboard firefighting aircraft scrambled to subdue the...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego elected officials reacted with hope and optimism to today's inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, with local leaders saying it represented a unifying chapter for the country in an era of increasing divisiveness. Rep Mike Levin, D-San Diego, called it ``an extraordinary honor'' to attend the inauguration. ``After four painstaking years, we now have leaders in the White House who will serve all Americans with dignity, honor and respect,'' Levin said. ``President Biden...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 3,261 new COVID-19 infections and 54 deaths from the virus Wednesday as the county officially crossed the 200,000 total case mark and neared 2,000 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began. Wednesday's cases marked the 44th consecutive day with more than 1,000 new diagnoses. It was also the 17th time that 3,000-plus daily infections have been announced. More than 4,000 cases have been reported three times...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County will apply for $12 million in state funding to provide housing for people experiencing homelessness with mental illnesses, it was announced Wednesday. The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to apply for No Place Like Home support, with that money available as soon as this spring for mentally ill individuals experiencing homelessness or those at risk for becoming homeless. Under the No Place Like Home program's noncompetitive category, the county previously received a one-time amount of...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Wednesday to develop a new climate action plan that focuses on accomplishing zero carbon emissions within 15 years, helping communities with environmental challenges such as poor air quality and supporting a "green" economy. The board directed Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to create the plan with public input, in the form of hearings. Robbins-Meyer was directed to update the board on a monthly basis during the development...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County's top state and federal prosecutors warned Wednesday that any violence within the county related to inauguration-related protests would result in prosecution. The joint statement from San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer was issued in connection with an FBI warning that armed protests were being planned at state capitols across the country in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration. Members of the public were...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Two young men who used a "homemade rope'' to escape from a jail in central California were apprehended in the San Diego area, while three of the six escapees remain at large, authorities said today. The group of six inmates escaped Merced County Downtown Jail shortly before midnight Sunday, using the rope to scale down the side of the jail after getting onto the roof, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Edgar Eduardo Ventura, 22, of Portland, Oregon, was apprehen...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported 3,288 new COVID-19 infections and 33 additional deaths from the virus. The county's cumulative cases now number 191,888 and the death toll stands at 1,857. Sunday's reported cases mark the 41st consecutive day with more than 1,000 new diagnoses. Cases have crossed the 2,000 mark in 31 of the past 30 days after Tuesday's 1,814 broke a 26-day streak. The 3,000-mark has been crossed 15 times since the start of the pandemic while the 4,000-mark has been...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Demonstrators for and against President Donald Trump squared off in Pacific Beach, with police reportedly arresting at least three people after declaring an unlawful assembly when officers were hit with rocks, pepper spray, bottles and eggs. The two Saturday protests, one with Trump supporters and the other with Trump opponents, began near the entrance to the Crystal Pier at 4500 Oceanside Blvd. at about 1 p.m., and by 3:40 p.m. crowds from both sides began to disperse. At least three people were taken into...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 3,815 new COVID-19 infections and 37 deaths today, as well as a record number of hospitalizations. The new cases mark the third-highest number of infections reported in a single day, behind a record 4,478 cases reported Friday and 4,427 on Saturday, and the 37th consecutive day with more than 1,000 new diagnoses. Cases have crossed the 2,000 mark in 27 of the last 28 days after Tuesday's 1,814 broke a 26-day streak. The 3,000 mark has been crossed 11 times...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Representatives of San Diego-area law enforcement agencies reported taking no special staffing or tactical measures today in response to violence in the nation's capital, but were keeping a watchful eye on a demonstration outside the County Administration Center. "There nothing for us to do in our city right now," San Diego police spokesman Lt. Shawn Takeuchi said shortly after noon, adding that his agency was monitoring the situation in Washington, D.C., for any local ramifications. About 10 a.m., a group...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County's congressional representatives took to social media Wednesday to respond to the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol when a throng of Trump supporters stormed the building and clashed with police, forcing lawmakers to shelter in place. Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, whose district includes parts of San Diego County, tweeted, "I am sheltering in place due to multiple threats from suspicious packages and Trump supporters storming the Capitol, but I am safe. I am incredibly...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported 3,520 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths, bringing the county's totals to 168,020 cases and the death toll remaining at 1,592. The County Communications Office Sunday reported 46 new hospitalizations from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of hospitalizations to 5,984, and nine new intensive care admissions, bringing the total to 1,228. Those cases marked the 34th consecutive day with more...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Seasonable weather conditions were predicted across San Diego County Sunday and much of this week, with weak onshore flow and temperatures near or slightly above normal, the National Weather Service said. Low coastal clouds will be likely most days during the overnight and morning hours, along with periods of high clouds for most of the week, forecasters said. A high surf advisory is in effect through 2 p.m. Monday, the NWS said, with widespread surf of 4-7 feet expected Sunday and isolated sets from 8- 10...
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - At least one person was killed in a crash on Interstate 15 in Escondido, authorities said Sunday. The car described as a silver sedan reportedly became wrapped around a pole just before the Centre City Parkway offramp on southbound I-15 in northern Escondido, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash caused 33 feet of guardrail damage and a freeway pole was scraped and dented, officers said. No further information was available, including the number of people inside the crashed...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 37 COVID-19-related deaths and 2,448 infections today, including one individual infected with a new, more contagious variant of the virus first discovered in the United Kingdom. The variant, known as B.1.1.7, was first found in the United States Tuesday in Colorado. The San Diego case is in a man in his 30s with no history of travel who first became symptomatic Dec. 27 and tested positive Dec. 29. He has not...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Los Angeles entertainment executive reportedly received two houses in Tennessee free of charge from the man authorities say was responsible for the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville. FBI officials said Sunday that they believe Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, was responsible for the bombing, which originated in an RV parked downtown and occurred at 6:40 a.m. Nashville time Friday morning. The blast damaged an AT&T building and interfered with cellphone service and police and hospital communications...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Mostly cloudy and cooler conditions across San Diego County will prevail Sunday ahead of an approaching Pacific storm system, with rain and mountain snow beginning late tonight and continuing at times through Monday night, the National Weather Service said. A winter storm warning was issued by the NWS from 8 a.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday for San Diego County mountains. A high surf advisory was issued until 10 a.m. Wednesday for county coastal areas. A small craft advisory will be in effect from 3 a.m....
FALLBROOK - The wind-driven Creek Fire, which has burned 4,276 acres, was reported to be 90% contained today, officials said. As of 5:12 p.m. Saturday, Cal Fire San Diego reported firefighters made good progress in containing the fire, which was 65% contained Saturday morning. As of Thursday evening, ``the fire was pretty much knocked down and they have it completely encircled,'' said Frank Parra, National City Fire Department director of emergency services, citing a report... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Returning onshore flow will spread cooling and higher humidity to inland San Diego County this weekend, with a return of coastal low clouds and fog tonight and Sunday morning, the National Weather Service said. A Pacific storm system will move through Southern California late Sunday night through Monday night and bring occasional rain and snow in the mountains, with a slight chance of thunderstorms, forecasters said. Dry but chilly weather will return Tuesday,... Full story
RIVERSIDE – Residents in much of the South Coast Air Quality Management District are prohibited from indoor and outdoor wood burning today due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The mandatory wood-burning ban is in effect through 11:59 p.m. Saturday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including the non-desert portions of Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, and all of Orange County. The order does not apply to mountain communities above 3,000 feet in elevation, the Coachella Valley or t...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Santa Ana winds are making a return to the region Wednesday, combining with low humidity levels to create dangerous fire conditions that are expected to continue into Thursday. A red flag warning of severe wildfire threat took effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday for Riverside County valleys and mountains and the Inland Empire, along with the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. The warning will remain in place until noon Thursday. The South Coast Air Quality Management Dis...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials on Sunday reported 3,493 COVID-19 infections and no new deaths, bringing the county's total to 126,465 cases and the death toll remaining at 1,280. Prior to Sunday's report, a record 3,611 COVID-19 infections were reported Friday. The cases surpassed the previous record set one week ago - 2,867 last Friday - by 744 new cases. Saturday's total marks the second time the number of daily infections has surpassed 3,000 as...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Today will be a warm day in all of San Diego County with the highest highs in the valleys and 80-degree highs in a few spots because of the downslope warming associated with offshore flow, the National Weather Service said. High temperatures along the coast Sunday were expected to be 71-76 degrees with overnight lows of 39-49, the NWS said. Western valley highs will be 77-82 with overnight lows of 42-50. Highs near the foothills will be 71-76. Mountain highs were expected to be 60-69 with overnight lows of...
