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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A golf cart exploded under the carport of the Rancho Monserate mobile home park, catching a neighboring mobile home on fire. The working residential fire was reported at 4650 Dulin Rd. Neighbors said the owners of the home next door that had some damage are not in the country right now. One person watching said, "The golf cart is just gone. It exploded. There's just grease everywhere." North County Fire has responded with at least four engines, ready to keep the fire from... Full story
La familia de Miguel Muñoz, un esquizofrénico diagnosticado de Fallbrook, vivió una búsqueda emocional de cuatro días después de que fuera liberado por error de la Cárcel Central de San Diego en medio de la noche, sin que ellos lo supieran. Muñoz, de 35 años, fue arrestado el 3 de octubre por intoxicación pública cerca de su casa en Fallbrook. Fue ingresado y liberado de la Cárcel Central de San Diego en las calles desconocidas del centro de San Diego poco después de... Full story
Dr. Colby from Fallbrook Village Dental was recently featured as a guest on a show called the Wellness Hour with Randy Alvarez. They discussed the latest advancements in full mouth reconstruction "Teeth-in-a-day." He shared stories from his patients who have come into his office and left in one day with brand new life-changing smiles. Walking into a dentist's office can be daunting for many but, at Dr. Colby's practice, patients find something entirely different: comfort,... Full story
An early morning traffic collision involving an overturned vehicle blocked part of South Mission Road near Mission Oaks Road on Friday, October 5, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The incident occurred just after 6 a.m., when a vehicle, reportedly swerving before the crash, hit a wall and overturned in the southbound lane of South Mission Road. Eyewitnesses said the driver, described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, attempted to enlist the help of bystanders to... Full story
More grant money is heading to San Diego County to help anticipate and prepare for future disease outbreaks. The Board of Supervisors approved a $425,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the University of California San Diego, Sept. 10. The newly approved funding adds to another $1.3 million CDC grant received last October as part of the Resilient Shield UCSD Grant Project. The funds will help County Public Health epidemiologists or “disease detectives,” use disease modeling to study what kin...
During the 2024 Olympic Games, three track and field athletes who were treated by Bonsall chiropractor Derek King won medals. Matthew Hudson-Smith, who was part of England’s Olympic contingent, won the silver medal in the men’s 400-meter race and was part of the 4x400 relay team which obtained a bronze medal. Grenada’s Lindon Victor won the bronze medal for the men’s decathlon. Fred Kerley gave the United States a bronze medal in the men’s 100-meter dash. “It’s not me. It’s the technique,” King said. “I show them what it d...
CPR Classic, a Fallbrook-based company specializing in Porsche restoration and sales, has been reported by several media outlets to be facing multiple lawsuits. The lawsuits allege fraudulent business practices. The company is accused of selling cars without compensating the original owners and taking money from buyers without delivering the vehicles, with claims totaling $11.7 million, according to an investigation by NBC 7 San Diego. For more than 40 years, CPR Classic has...
This article was originally published in October 2020. The American West is ablaze. Wildfires are raging in every state along the West Coast and in almost every state from the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains. Land, homes, lives and whole communities are lost. As my pen brings these thoughts together, over 3 1/2 million acres have burned to date, more than any other year, and now millions of people are breathing toxic air from these fires. It is not just that entire weather...
I always enjoy looking back to last year's care column for the month. According to https://weathercurrents.com/, the "normal" (multi-year average) for October in Temecula is 82o/54o, but we've all seen some real scorchers every now and then, even this late in the year. So, the watchword is "vigilance" – watch the forecast and make sure to adjust your watering program to be neither stingy nor wasteful. (Your roses will reward you for it!) On that same note, mid-season p...
Getting good, consistent sleep is important to your health, mood and overall productivity. But achieving quality sleep is often easier said than done. Do you have trouble sleeping? It’s possible that making some changes to your bedroom could help you achieve a more restful slumber. Here are five updates you can make to your room that may create a better environment for a good night’s sleep. Swap out your color palette. Blues, greens and light neutrals are the most rel...
PK Mechanical Systems has been awarded the Fallbrook Public Utility District contract to replace the Kaufman Pressure Station. A 5-0 FPUD board vote Sept. 23 awarded PK Mechanical Systems a $570,000 contract. The work includes the demolition and removal of an existing valve station in an open vault, filling and grading a steep eroded slope, pipe and valve replacement, installing a new valve station, finished grading, and site drainage improvements. The Kaufman Pressure Station is about a quarter of a mile west of the intersec...
The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a new citrus quarantine in Fallbrook on Sept. 16 after detecting the fatal citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in one mandarin tree in a residential neighborhood in the Fallbrook area during regular inspections. This bacterial disease is a major threat to San Diego County's $138 million annual citrus crop and can impact residential citrus tree owners. HLB causes misshapen, bitter...
Last week Village News published a story about Jordan Paredes, a hard working young man who had his new E-bike stolen, which he used to get to work everyday. After the story ran, there donations were brought into both Main Street Cafe and Village News to help Paredes to replace his bike. On Monday, Sept. 24, Paredes was presented a new e-bike with the generous help of donors, his mother, and the owner of E-Bike-a-Go-Go on North Main in Fallbrook. Tony Campbell from AC...
Two mice collected from a campground trail at San Onofre State Beach, as part of ongoing surveillance to protect public health, have tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. The County Vector Control team is working with campground officials to notify campground visitors and staff. Finding hantavirus in wild rodents is not uncommon in San Diego County, these are the 19th and 20th findings in mice in 2024. However, people rarely come into direct contact with infec...
Everything you do in a day impacts your body, your health, and all of its facets. The following are constantly communicating with your body's circadian system: · Habits · Environment · Food and drink · Schedule A tried-and-true researcher, Parisa Vidafar, PhD., breaks it all down. The circadian system is the "master clock" of each individual human body and it plays one of the biggest roles in your health and wellness. "It is the core clock that keeps all the other clocks in...
Thirty-three million Americans have food allergies, one in 10 adults and 1 in 13 children, and the numbers are rising globally. Food allergies in children have increased by 50% since the 1990s, with similar numbers recorded in Canada – 1 in 13 Canadians having at least one food allergy. Also, once seen as primarily limited to childhood, allergies are now an adulthood disease, with more women than men experiencing food allergies. Studies suggest that a lack of gut microbiome and vitamin D may play a role in the onset of fo...
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns that today's youth mental health crisis is the "defining public health issue of our time." He's right. American adolescents are experiencing unprecedented levels of mental health challenges. Fortunately, there's a way to reverse these trends. I've spent my career studying the intersection of sports and mental health, including roles as the chief medical officer at NCAA, co-chair of the International Olympic Committee Consensus Meeting on Mental Health in Elite Athletes, and fellow of...
Students from about a dozen elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in San Diego County participated in the Choir Night promotion the San Diego Padres had for the team's Sept. 17 home game against the Houston Astros, and the performers included 65 members of the Sullivan Middle School show choir. Sullivan and other school's students performed the national anthem prior to the game. More than 225 students, parents, teachers, and administrators including BUSD...
"Oh, what a night"! Only you can decide if it's a concert or an American anthem to Rock 'n' Roll. "Jersey Boys" rocked the stage at the California Center for the Arts in downtown Escondido opening night Sept. 14. The crowd cheered, stomped, and jumped to their feet as Frankie crooned "Sherry". If you don't know the story, it all started when "little Frankie" joined his buddies Tommy and Nick DeVito to sing on stage in 1952. As it happened, the then 16-year-old Francesco...
An attorney with 20 years' investigative experience as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will serve as the new Executive Officer of the San Diego County Citizen Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB). Brett Kalina's start date was Sept. 3, said CLERB Chairperson MaryAnne Pintar, who served on the selection committee. "Brett has extensive experience with complex, high-profile investigations involving narcotics trafficking, violent crimes, complicated...
Last week, I was invited to testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security about the serious and lasting impacts of open border policies on San Diego and our nation. I wanted to share part of my testimony for this week’s publication. From September 2023 to June 2024, over 155,000 adults – predominantly men aged 18 to 35 – illegally crossed the border and were dropped onto the streets of San Diego County. That's an average of 17,000 drop-offs per month, nearly 600 p... Full story
And he was still building the wall. What happened during the final months of 2019, no one could have imagined. What the DC Mob’s Dark-Money-Donors did to Americans makes George Orwell seem like a wanker. To keep their dirty secrets about their underhanded recount, the Dem-Mob released the deadliest bacteria in two hundred years just to regain political power. Oh. My. Gosh. I just figured out why the plague called COVID-19 was developed in a Chinese laboratory. America had r... Full story
The recent case of Vanessa Valadez and her role in smuggling children across the U.S.-Mexico border exposes the alarming vulnerability of migrant minors and the urgent need for tighter border control measures to protect them. Valadez and her co-conspirators not only engaged in human smuggling but went so far as to sedate young children with gummies to bypass border authorities, highlighting the cruel and dangerous methods used by criminal organizations. This situation... Full story
Four new dogs trained in detecting explosives and firearms are now on duty with the K-9 Unit of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office. K-9s Archer, Bear, Dexter and Nalla are exclusively trained in detecting explosives and firearms. They are a regional resource which means they can answer calls from other law enforcement agencies to keep San Diego County safe. The Explosives Detection K-9s completed a ten-week academy and undergo testing and routine training to ensure their sk...
The State Legislature adjourned for the year Aug. 31, but a special session to deal with gas prices has been called. Several proposals are on the table. One proposal would require refiners to withhold fuel from the market to build up reserves and serve as a cushion against price spikes. But there are debates regarding this proposal. The California Energy Commission has reviewed the plan and warned that withholding gasoline to create the reserve may actually cause shortages... Full story
