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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - One day after pardoning former San Diego-area Rep. Duncan Hunter, who admitted misusing campaign funds for personal expenses, President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Hunter's wife, who pleaded guilty to the same crime. Trump offered much the same reasoning for pardoning Margaret Hunter as he did for pardoning the former congressman, saying the case "should have been treated a civil case" by the Federal Election Commission, not a federal prosecution. Like the former congressman, Margaret...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - As San Diegans prepare to mark the Christmas holiday period amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Highway Patrol Wednesday reminded motorists the rules of safe driving are just as critical as ever. Although traffic may be lighter this holiday season, it is not an invitation to speed. The rules of the road still apply, and motorists should avoid driving while tired, impaired or distracted, CHP officials said. California has instituted a Regional Stay Home Order throughout most of the state, and is...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An appeals court on Wednesday extended a stay on a San Diego judge's ruling that would have allowed county restaurants and live adult entertainment venues to reopen amid COVID-19 restrictions. The Fourth District Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments Jan. 19 in the case originally brought on by two San Diego strip clubs, which challenged the state's pandemic restrictions. The case was expanded to encompass all county restaurants through a preliminary injunction issued by San Diego Superior Court Judge...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials urged residents to avoid large holiday gatherings as they reported 2,598 new COVID-19 infections and 39 deaths from the virus. County Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Greg Cox pointed to a massive uptick in cases after Thanksgiving - including the region's highest daily total coming three weeks after the holiday with 3,611 cases reported Friday. "We cannot ignore the reality that we are in a bad place right now,'' Cox...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A western harvest mouse collected in routine monitoring in open space along the border of Santee and San Diego has tested positive for hantavirus, San Diego County environmental health officials announced Wednesday. County officials are reminding people that if they find rodents in their homes, garages, sheds or cabins they should never sweep up or vacuum up after them, but use "wet-cleaning" methods instead, to keep from breathing in the virus and getting sick. Hantavirus can potentially cause deadly...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 2,807 new COVID-19 infections - the second highest daily total - and 23 deaths Wednesday as the number of intensive care patients continues to climb. Wednesday's reported cases are second only to Friday's 2,867 and follow Monday's 1,863 cases. Wednesday marks the 16th consecutive day with more than 1,000 cases. The county's cumulative case total rose to 114,248 and the death toll increased to 1,217. The national death toll crossed 300,000 on Wednesday. A...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - California State University San Marcos has extended its deadline to apply for admission for the fall 2021 semester by six weeks in recognition of the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has exacted on students, it was announced Wednesday. The previous deadline was Dec. 15 and the new deadline is Jan. 31. "Because of the many challenges faced by students during this trying period, we wanted to provide them with additional time to apply," said Scott Hagg, CSUSM's associate vice president of enrollment...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Two San Diego-based armed service members have earned their respective military branches' United Service Organizations Service Member of the Year awards, it was announced Wednesday. Sgt. Nolan P. McShane — a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton — and Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren J. Singer — a sailor at Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado — will be honored this week for their life-saving efforts this year. Singer will be honored Wednesday by her command, and McShane will receive his award Thursda...
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - A 25-year-old Vista man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing his car on an Interstate 5 offramp in Oceanside, killing a 22-year-old Oceanside man in the back seat, authorities said Wednesday. The crash happened about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday at the state Route 76 transition ramp from northbound Interstate 5, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said. The driver of the Honda Accord sedan was moving at a high speed when he entered the transition ramp, drifted to the left, struck an embankment...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials have reported 2,416 new COVID-19 infections and 11 new deaths, marking 107,372 total cases and 1,162 deaths. Sunday marked the fifth consecutive day that more than 2,000 new cases were reported, with 2,490 cases reported Saturday, 2,867 cases - a record - reported Friday, 2,050 reported Thursday and 2,104 Wednesday. It is also the 13th day with more than 1,000 new cases. It is just the sixth time the daily cases have crossed...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Patches of high clouds were drifting from northwest to southeast across Southern California Sunday, but otherwise skies were clear, the National Weather Service said. Peak wind gusts Sunday morning were around 40 mph, down from around 50 mph earlier. High temperatures in coastal areas Sunday were expected to be around 69 degrees, with overnight lows of 41-49, the NWS said. Highs in the western valleys will be 68-73 with overnight lows of 41-47. Highs near...
LONG BEACH (CNS) - The California State University system, which includes San Diego State and CSU San Marcos, is planning for an anticipated return primarily to in-person courses starting next fall, it was announced Wednesday. "While we are currently going through a very difficult surge in the pandemic, there is light at the end of the tunnel with the promising progress on vaccines" CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White said in a statement. He noted that it was critical to provide as much advance notice as possible to students and...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Superior Court put a call out today for residents to serve on the 2021/22 San Diego County Grand Jury. The 19-member body will work four days a week, about six hours per day, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, at the San Diego Central Courthouse in downtown San Diego. Members receive a small stipend per day, plus mileage, with downtown parking provided. Applications, which must be received by Jan. 29, can be downloaded from the San Diego Superior Court's website at sdcourt.ca.gov or the...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County reported 15 deaths and 2,104 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the second-highest daily case total and one that comes as hospitalizations continue to surge. The infections reported Wednesday are second only to Friday's record 2,287 and raise the county's cumulative total to 97,549. Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer, said she anticipates the total cases to cross 100,000 before the end of the week. Another 15 deaths and...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Playgrounds in San Diego County can reopen to the public Wednesday, despite initially being closed under COVID-19 restrictions, after state health officials reversed course. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, led a group of a dozen legislators who sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom last week urging him to remove playgrounds from the stay-at-home order. They claimed opening playgrounds "is necessary for the mental and physical health of children to have opportunities to expend their physical energy...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday its phased plan to distribute and administer the COVID-19 vaccine from the Naval Medical Center in San Diego and the Naval Hospital in Camp Pendleton. The DOD is working with the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. As one of the 64 jurisdictions to which the United States government has allocated vaccines, the DOD plans to administer its initial allocation...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County and the rest of Southern California will fall under sweeping new health restrictions Sunday night due to the rapidly increasing number of hospitalizations from the coronavirus, state officials said. A state-mandated "regional stay-at-home" order goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, triggered when intensive-care unit bed availability remained below 15% after Saturday's daily update, according to the California Department of Public Health....
WARNER SPRINGS (CNS) - An earthquake struck northeast of San Diego early Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 3.6 magnitude quake hit about four miles southwest of Warner Springs at 7:17 a.m. Sunday, the agency said. The earthquake had a depth of five miles. The tremor could be felt in Escondido, Fallbrook, Rancho Bernardo, San Marcos, Poway, Kearny Mesa, Santee, and other parts of the county. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials reported 1,217 new COVID-19 infections and 16 additional deaths Wednesday as county leaders urge caution heading into the holiday season. Wednesday's data raises the county's totals to 84,638 cases and 1,035 deaths while hospitalizations continue to surge. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 739 coronavirus patients hospitalized as of Wednesday, with 209 of them in intensive care units. That...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A predicted period of highly gusty and dry conditions across the San Diego area prompted authorities today to issue warnings of increased wildfire hazards and the potential for public-safety power shutoffs over the next several days in particularly at-risk locales. Arid Santa Ana winds will increase in strength and become widespread across the county late tonight, with 50-mph gusts possible in the mountains and the western valleys, according to the National Weather Service. On Thursday, humidity levels...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to spike in San Diego County and throughout the country, the San Diego Blood Bank put out another plea Wednesday for donations of COVID-19 convalescent plasma used to treat patients battling the illness. According to the blood bank, orders for the plasma — taken from the blood of those who developed antibodies upon recovering from the virus — have tripled in the last month, as have hospitalizations. San Diego Blood Bank was one of the first blood banks in th...
RAMONA (CNS) - A teenage boy was fatally struck by a pickup truck while riding a skateboard on a residential road in the San Diego Country Estates neighborhood of Ramona, authorities said Wednesday. The fatality occurred around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday on Barona Mesa Road near La Plata Court, in a neighborhood south of San Vicente Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Christy said. Two teenage boys were riding skateboards to the east in the eastbound lane of Barona Mesa Road and another teen was riding a bicycle eastbound in...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego Gas and Electric and Southern California Gas Co. announced Monday, Nov. 23 a Hydrogen Blending Demonstration Program, which would be the first in California and among the first in the nation, to help reduce carbon emissions. "Blending hydrogen with natural gas is part of a multi-pronged strategy both utilities -- subsidiaries of Sempra Energy -- are undertaking to decarbonize their natural gas grid,'' according to a joint statement. "The vision is to leverage surplus renewable electricity...
BONSALL (CNS) - A motorcycle and a body were found in the bushes off Old River Road underneath the state Route 76 bridge Sunday. At 2:23 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers requested the San Diego County Medical Examiner to meet them at the scene of an apparent traffic collision, which may have happened earlier Sunday morning, according to a CHP incident log. The officers said the motorcycle was found about 45 feet down, in the bushes. No further information on the incident was immediately available....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Weather forecasters are predicting lower temperatures across San Diego County today through Monday, with a few coastal low clouds during overnight and morning hours. Patchy dense fog was observed again Sunday morning along portions of the coast, but visibility continued to improve, and most low clouds and fog were expected to clear by about 11 a.m., the National Weather Service said. "Like yesterday, a steady stream of high clouds will persist through much...
