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 251 - 275 of 2002
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 5.3% in October, down from a revised 5.6% in September and well below the year-ago estimate of 8.4%, according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.1% for California -- which decreased from 6.4% in September -- and 4.3% for the nation -- down from September's 4.6% -- during the same period. Between September and October, nonfarm employment increased by 27,500,... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office today reminded residents to check for tax refunds before it rolls the $713,585 unclaimed into the county's general fund. ``With many people cash-strapped, it's essential to return this money to the citizens of San Diego,'' said Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister. ``The average refund is $386, and that can go a long way for those who are the rightful owners and who need it.'' The county still has 1,771 unclaimed refunds in a list that can be searched at... Full story
CARLSBAD - Bags of cash fell out of an armored truck and burst open on Interstate 5 in northern San Diego County today, sending currency blowing across the roadway and halting traffic in the area while authorities -- and opportunistic commuters -- collected the scattered money. Two of those who allegedly helped themselves to some of the spilled greenbacks were taken into custody at the scene of the spectacular mishap, which happened about 9:15 a.m. on the northbound lanes of the freeway at Cannon Road in Carlsbad, according... Full story
LOS ANGELES - People wishing to help the U.S. Postal Service answer letters to Santa Claus from needy families can begin registering tomorrow when Operation Santa opens to the public for volunteer registration at www.uspsoperationsanta.com/. Every year since 1912, the postal service has processed a massive amount of mail from children whose lists include basic necessities like a warm coat, and from parents who describe their struggles with employment or health. The USPS recruits individual and group volunteers for help with... Full story
A tentative deal was reached today between Kaiser Permanente and union leaders that will prevent a strike by thousands of nurses and other health care workers who were planning to hit the picket line Monday at Kaiser facilities across Southern California and beyond. Kaiser and the Alliance of Health Care Unions agreed on a four-year contract covering nearly 50,000 health care employees in 22 local unions, according to union spokesman Jeff Rogers. "The Alliance of Health Care... Full story
SAN MARCOS (CNS) - Cal State San Marcos has received a gift of $200,000 from the Henry L. Guenther Foundation to further develop the university's nursing simulation and skills labs in San Marcos and Temecula, it was announced today. Funding is intended to equip three lab complexes with advanced technology and equipment, including virtual reality, simulation manikins and industry-standard instruments that will mirror real health care settings. ``Thanks to the generosity of the Guenther Foundation, the School of Nursing at... Full story
VISTA - A portion of the Vista courthouse was evacuated today due to a ceiling collapse in one of the courtrooms. The 6 a.m. non-injury collapse led to an evacuation of the north building of the North County Regional Center, where criminal, juvenile and family law matters are handled. The south building and the courthouse annex, where civil, small claims and traffic matters are typically handled, remained open. Court spokeswoman Julie Myres said an engineer will assess the damage. It was unclear when the north building was ex... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For everyone who laments that weekends are too short -- this is for you. Daylight Saving Time will come to an end early Sunday morning, meaning Southland residents will need to roll their clocks back by one hour, providing an extra weekend hour of sleep or relaxation. California and most other states will "fall back'' one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, as the state returns to Pacific Standard Time. As usual, fire officials urged residents to use the clock changing...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Sheriff's Department warned the public to beware of an arrest warrant phone scam reported by six people today. The would-be victims got a call from someone identifying himself as Lt. Hartman from a number that appeared to be the sheriff's department. The caller told people they missed a court appearance and must immediately come alone to sheriff's headquarters at 9621 Ridgehaven Court. One call recipient reported that the message sounded like... Full story
UPDATE: BONSALL (CNS) - A 58-year-old suspected drunken driver was killed today in a head-on collision on a rural road in the far northern reaches of San Diego County. The man was headed west on Old River Road in Bonsall when the Honda Civic he was driving veered into an eastbound lane in the path of an oncoming Ford F-350 pickup truck about 11:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The resulting crash near Camino Del Rey killed the car's driver, a Vista resident, at the scene. His name was withheld pending...
VISTA (CNS) - A woman who drove under the influence of drugs and killed a man in a head-on Fallbrook car crash was sentenced today to seven years in state prison. Suzanne Faulhaber, 48, of Fallbrook, pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and methamphetamine possession in connection with the Aug. 24, 2020, crash that killed 55-year-old Martin Orozco. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 1:15 p.m. that day, with Faulhaber's Ford Mustang veering into opposing lanes...
RIVERSIDE - A 30-year-old former Perris High School math teacher who sexually assaulted a boy on multiple occasions pleaded guilty today to seven felony offenses. Gerardo Curiel Regalado of Perris admitted five counts of sodomy of a child under 16 years old, as well as one count each of supplying pornography to a minor and annoying a child. The plea was made directly to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Ronald Taylor, without input from the District Attorney's Office. Taylor indicated a sentence of three years, eight... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A team of researchers led by senior author Alan Saltiel, director of the Institute for Diabetes and Metabolic Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine, published a study today that describes how a previously unknown cellular pathway regulates energy and heat in obesity. The discovery of the metabolic pathway for stored sugars, published online in Nature, can help explain how cellular energy is produced and expended in obesity, which could advance therapeutic potential. A healthy human carries two different kinds...
ESCONDIDO - A woman's body was found inside a burning building in Escondido today. Police and firefighters responded at around 12:45 p.m. to a residential structure fire at 25125 Valley Center Road, according to Escondido Police Department Lt. Bode Berreth. After Escondido firefighters put out the blaze, Berreth said a dead woman was found inside the previously burning structure. The woman's cause of death remains under investigation, as does the cause of the fire. Her name was being withheld pending notification of her next... Full story
LA JOLLA - A student at UC San Diego's John Muir College who died in a fall at a campus dorm was identified today as Aaron Fan, 18, the San Diego County Medical Examiner said. Fan died at 3:31 a.m. Saturday at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla after being injured in a fall at Tiaga Hall, at 9485 Scholars Drive South in room H74, at 11:44 p.m. Friday, coroner's officials said. Fan "had been at a party in a room on the 8th floor of the dormitory campus,'' a release stated. ``A campus officer came by the room to report a noise... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 16-year-old Scripps Ranch High School student and her parents filed a lawsuit today against the San Diego Unified School District to block its recently approved COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff and students over the age of 16. The suit filed in San Diego federal court on behalf of the family -- identified as John, Jane and Jill Doe in the complaint -- states that the high school junior's religious beliefs prohibit her from getting the vaccine. The district approved a vaccine mandate plan last month,... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, today announced the evacuation from Afghanistan of an American citizen who worked as a U.S. Army translator and his wife. "Today, we can celebrate another American family we have helped escape from Afghanistan,'' Issa said. ``But the celebration can't last too long because we have much work to do and hundreds of Americans to bring home to their loved ones.'' The former translator, Prince Wafa, traveled to Afghanistan to bring his wife home as the Taliban overran the Afghan National... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An unidentified motorcyclist suffered major injuries early this morning on the Escondido Freeway. An Escondido police patrol unit found a motorcycle down in the left lane of Interstate 15 near El Norte Parkway, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic reports. The condition of the rider was not released, however, the CHP have marked the accident ``major injury.'' No other information was provided. The accident was first reported around 2:37 a.m., with the roadway cleared by 4:15 a.m. Copyright... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The county Board of Supervisors today unanimously adopted a regional voting model in which all residents receive a vote-by-mail ballot and replace traditional polling locations with regional vote centers. Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher made the proposal for the regional model, which is outlined in the California Voter's Choice Act. He thanked his colleagues for their support. Original Story: 10-19-21 9 am SAN DIEGO - San Diego Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher will introduce a policy today for the County... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved strengthening the county policy on the placement of sexually violent predators by verifying state compliance and a better communication system. Based on a proposal by Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond, the board: --Directed county departments to review and verify that the Department of State Hospitals - and its conditional release program contractor - comply with all applicable state and local laws, and other requirements when searching for and securing... Full story
VALLEY CENTER - The body of a 68-year-old Valley Center woman was recovered today from the Colorado River, less than a week after her husband drowned in the same waters. Suzan Weaver's body was located at 1:19 p.m., according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office. She and 75-year-old James Weaver, also of Valley Center, entered the water Thursday near the Topock Gorge, about 15 miles north of Lake Havasu. Officials said Suzan Weaver fell into the water after attempting to retrieve a personal item that fell from a boat they... Full story
CHULA VISTA - The husband of a South Bay mother of three who went missing nine months ago was arrested today on suspicion of murdering her, despite the fact that investigators have not recovered a body. A SWAT team took 40-year-old Larry Ibarreta Millete into custody late Tuesday morning at the eastern Chula Vista home he had shared with May ``Maya'' Millete, whose whereabouts have been a mystery since early this year, according to police. During an afternoon news conference, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County public health officials reported 275 new cases of COVID-19 and six virus-related deaths in its latest data. Monday's data brought the county's cumulative totals to 364,912 cases and 4,169 fatalities since the pandemic began. The number of COVID patients in county hospitals Monday was 266, an increase of six from Sunday, with 81 of them in intensive care -- one more from Sunday -- according to the latest state figures. A total of 11,469 tests were reported to the county on Monday, and the...
SAN DIEGO - A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of 50 women who sued Pornhub's parent company for hosting videos produced by former San Diego-based website GirlsDoPorn.com, the owners and operators of which were charged by federal prosecutors with sex trafficking. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed in a brief court document filed Friday indicating a stipulated dismissal of the case brought by the plaintiffs, identified as Jane Does 1 through 50. The women alleged that Montreal-based MindGeek...
SAN DIEGO - Dry and slightly warmer weather was predicted this weekend ahead of a cold trough expected to strengthen over the Great Basin Monday, the National Weather Service said. Marine layer clouds west of the mountains Saturday morning were expected to dissipate, forecasters said, bringing mostly sunny skies in the afternoon along with breezy west winds in the mountains and deserts. High temperatures along the coast Saturday were predicted to be around 70 degrees with overnight lows of 54-59. Valley highs will be 68-73... Full story
