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 226 - 250 of 2002
SAN DIEGO - It's shaping up to be a wet holiday in San Diego County, with rain likely today and possibly lingering into Christmas Day, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding risks across the county. According to the National Weather Service, Fallbrook received over 2 inches of rain between 5 pm Dec. 23 and about 7 am this morning, Dec. 24th. The bulk of the storm arrived Thursday and was expected to persist into Friday, according to the National Weather Service. A... Full story
RIVERSIDE - Heavy rains have developed over the Inland Empire with the arrival of a cold storm that originated from the west coast of Canada, the first of two systems that will canvass the area today and Christmas Day, according to forecasters. "The rainfall will become widespread overnight through Friday morning, including across the deserts,'' according to a National Weather Service statement. ``Total rainfall amounts were increased, with 2 to 3 inches expected along the... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - It's shaping up to be a wet holiday in the San Diego County area, with rain likely Christmas Eve and possibly lingering into Christmas Day. A light chance of rain was predicted in the mountains and valleys overnight Wednesday, but the bulk of the storm was forecast to arrive this afternoon and evening and persist into Friday, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch was issued for tonight and Friday morning for the coastal, valley and... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A judge ruled against the San Diego Unified School District today in a lawsuit challenging its vaccine mandate for students. San Diego Superior Court Judge John Meyer said the district's mandate, which does not permit religious or personal belief exemptions, contradicts state law, because only the state legislature has the authority to implement such mandates without exemptions. Meyer also ruled that while students are required to receive some vaccinations in order to attend in-person school, adding COVID-19 to... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today declared one of Southern California's rarest butterflies -- the Hermes copper butterfly - - as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The agency also designated 35,000 acres in San Diego County as protected critical habitat. ``The Hermes copper butterfly is one of several threatened or endangered butterflies in our region,'' said Paul Souza, regional director for the agency's California-Great Basin Region....
SAN DIEGO - The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a civil complaint in San Diego federal court to return more than $154 million allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Sony by one of its employees. The civil forfeiture complaint alleges that Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd. employee Rei Ishii embezzled funds from the company in May and diverted them to an account he controlled at a La Jolla bank. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Ishii moved the funds by falsifying transaction instructions when the...
UPDATE: At-Risk Woman Missing Found Safe ESCONDIDO - Police found an at-risk woman last seen Friday morning safe tonight in Escondido. Janet Dopp, 79, went missing about 7:05 a.m. Friday from the 1300 block of Charlotte Way, the Escondido Police Department said. Police did not release any details regarding how or when she was found. Copyright 2021, City News Service, In __________________________________ ESCONDIDO - Police were still searching today for an at-risk woman who... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A Community Harm Reduction Team facility for unsheltered San Diego residents with substance abuse and mental illness issues opened today. ``San Diegans can see it across our city -- many of our unsheltered neighbors are very sick and in need of specialized help. It is a serious crisis,'' Mayor Todd Gloria said. ``Our existing shelters aren't appropriate for everyone. ``This new shelter represents our latest step in our homelessness-response efforts and will create an entry point for people who we have had difficul... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A blustery late-autumn storm drenched the San Diego area with wind-whipped downpours, delivering the first significant local rainfall in months amid flooded roadways, toppled trees and widespread power outages. The cloudbursts began soaking the region several hours before daybreak Tuesday, starting in its northern reaches and moving rapidly south, according to the National Weather Service. By late afternoon, when the heaviest rains generated by the unsettled... Full story
UPDATE: 8:35 am Lanes are fully open in both directions on East Mission after North County Fire Protection District crews responded to a traffic collision on East Mission near Via Zancas. CHP reported a solo vehicle into an embankment with a man out of the vehicle.... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A flood watch is in effect for the San Diego County coastal areas, valleys, and mountains through tonight due to excessive rainfall expected through the day with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Rainfall rates are anticipated to be a half-inch per hour with higher rainfall rates on coastal mountain slopes. Excessive runoff could result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying flood-prone locations. Debris flows and flash flooding are... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A dynamic storm was forecast to generate strong winds and significant precipitation across San Diego County as it moves inland Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Periods of moderate to heavy rain and snow were expected to move in from the northwest Tuesday morning and continue through the early evening before the system rapidly ejects to the east, forecasters said. Periods of damaging winds were likely across the region Tuesday. Ample moisture and instability could produce very heavy rainfall, and...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Attorneys for a Scripps Ranch High School student who sued to challenge the San Diego Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate has filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court. Following rulings from a San Diego federal judge and the U.S. Ninth Circuit of Appeals, which upheld the district's mandate, attorneys for the student identified as Jill Doe in court documents are looking to the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the policy. Doe and her parents sued to block the mandate on...
U.S. Coast Guard personnel from the San Diego sector joined the Mexican Navy Saturday, Dec. 11, in a search for a woman who reportedly went overboard on a Carnival Miracle cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico. A woman in her 20s was reported overboard from the balcony of her stateroom about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Stanton. USCG Southern California tweeted that an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was involved in the search over ocean waters. Carnival Public Relations sent out a statement Saturday...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County identified its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in its latest data, the county Health and Human Services Agency announced. The infection was found in a San Diego resident who had recently traveled abroad. The patient, who had been vaccinated and received a booster, was not hospitalized and is under isolation. The patient tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, the county reported. The San Diego Epidemiology and Research for COVID Heal... Full story
SAN DIEGO - An Escondido man who pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for selling $1.1 million of forged artworks he claimed were created by acclaimed artist Richard Hambleton was sentenced today to three years in prison. Jason Harrington, 38, admitted to selling forgeries to at least 15 galleries and individuals between 2018 and 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Prosecutors allege Harrington gave prospective buyers letters from people who said they obtained the artworks, in which they claimed to have re...
VISTA (CNS) - A former San Diego-area substitute teacher and Boy Scouts instructor accused of having thousands of images and videos of child pornography on his computer pleaded not guilty today to a possession of child porn charge. Andrew Jared Primes, 31, was arrested in July following a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding Primes, who worked for the Poway Unified School District and San Dieguito Union High School District, and served as an instructor for the Boys Scouts of America...
SAN DIEGO - Authorities today publicly identified a Camp Pendleton Marine who was struck and killed by a vehicle as he was aiding a motorist in a disabled SUV on Interstate 5 near the northern San Diego County military base where he was stationed. Alberto Lucio, 20, stopped alongside the southbound side of the freeway in the area of Las Pulgas Road shortly before 3:30 a.m. Monday to assist the stranded driver, who had been involved in a crash a short time earlier, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students has been upheld by a federal appeals court, which lifted a temporary injunction it placed on the mandate last week. ``Today, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed the San Diego Superior Court in denying an `emergency' attempt to halt the mandate. The 9th Circuit agreed San Diego Unified is acting in the best interest of students, as opposed to discriminating on the basis of religion, as the plaintiffs had claimed,'' the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Cool weather was forecast in San Diego County today, and a storm from the north could bring rain, wind, and mountain snow to Southern California late next week, the National Weather Service said. Morning king tides near 7 feet Saturday through Sunday could lead to minor coastal flooding, mainly for low-lying beach parking lots and boardwalks, the NWS said. Surf will remain relatively light, limiting the flood threat. High temperatures along the coast Saturday were... Full story
NORTH COUNTY (CNS) - A multi-family home was damaged by a fire today in the Pauma Valley community, Cal Fire San Diego said. The fire was reported in the 32000 block of Luiseno Circle Drive and was knocked down by 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Cal Fire tweeted. Firefighters remained on the scene for mop-up operations. There was no immediate report on any injuries or how the fire started. Copyright 2021, City News Service, Inc.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Authorities asked the public today to keep an eye out for a 20-year-old Indiana woman who went missing in San Diego more than three weeks ago. The last known whereabouts of Lateche Norris were in the East Village on Nov. 4, when she was seen with her boyfriend, 25-year-old Joseph ``Joey'' Smith, according to the San Diego Police Department. The following day, Norris spoke to her mother by phone. Her family has had no contact with her since then the police said. Norris' mother has told reporters she fears for her... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A federal appeals court today upheld California's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, which a San Diego federal judge previously overturned and ruled was unconstitutional. A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California's ban ``on legal possession of large-capacity magazines reasonably supported California's effort to reduce the devastating damage wrought by mass shootings.'' The ban outlaws magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez in San... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A federal appeals court has granted a request from a 16-year-old Scripps Ranch High School student and her parents who sued to block the San Diego Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, one day before students were required to get their first dose. The suit filed last month in San Diego federal court on behalf of the family -- identified as John, Jane and Jill Doe in the complaint -- stated that the high school junior's religious beliefs -- specificall... Full story
Gusting Santa Ana winds and dangerously dry conditions returned to the region on Thanksgiving, prompting red flag warnings of critical fire danger that will continue into Friday and SDGE has issued warnings that power may be shut off in areas of high fire danger in Fallbrook and Rainbow. If your home experiences a power is shut off and you need water, wi-fi, food, phone charging, ice, or medical device charging, you can go to the Valley Center Community Resource Center. The... Full story
