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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Nicholas "Nick" Burg, age 29, was taken into custody yesterday, 7-16-21, by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Burg was arrested on suspicion of murder in the first degree after the discovery of remains of an unidentified male homicide victim buried where Burg was living in the 400 block of Ridge Dr. in Fallbrook. Deputies unearthed the body of a man while investigating "a suspicious circumstance'' on South Ridge Drive on Wednesday, 7/14/21. Burg is not eligible for...
At 10:44 am Sunday, North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) was called after a woman in her 30s fell from her horse on a trail in Bonsall near SR 76 and Montellano. The trail was uphill and surrounded by vegetation. According to NCFPD PIO John Choi the woman wasn't able to get up and walk or move, so they had to use a board to carefully lift her. Then they moved her onto a Stokes basket. "They had to use a Stokes basket and a Stokes basket wheel to move the patient from... Full story
The male driver who died after veering off the I-15 onto Dulin Road below was Danilo Benjamin Samayoa, age 36, was from Perris, California. Despite aggressive resuscitation efforts, he was pronounced dead at Palomar Medical Center on 7/24/21. It is still unknown why Samayoa's truck left the freeway, tumbling onto Dulin Road below. California Highway Patrol Border Communications Center (BCC) received a call of a collision on I-15 northbound, south of Dulin Road. Samayoa was... Full story
The body that was found buried on a property on Ridge Dr. in Fallbrook on July 14, 2021 has been identified by the County Medical Examiner's Office as fifty-six-year-old Robert Berry Pierce (Also known as Bobby Berry Pierce). The next of kin has been notified, according the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. It appears Pierce was from Murrieta. More will be reported as the information becomes available. Sheriff's Homicide detectives identified twenty-nine-year-old Nicolas... Full story
A noninjury accident happened this morning around 11 am on southbound I-15 just south of Gopher Canyon offramp between a semi and a black sports car. A witness to the accident said the black vehicle may have been driving at a high speed, according to CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt.... Full story
At 5:38 pm tonight, a car reportedly veered off the southbound I-15 freeway after being "bumped" by a semi-truck, just south of SR 76. A woman, who was driving the car, was able to drive down the steep west embankment. North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) made access and walked the patient out and transported her to Temecula Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. Onlookers were commenting how she was able to keep control of the... Full story
A single-vehicle rollover involving a fatality was reported at 3:24 am early Saturday morning north of Mission Road, according to North County Fire Protection District PIO Rich Berry. PIO Berry stated, "Two people were ejected from the vehicle resulting in one fatality and one male being transported to Palomar Hospital with critical injuries." California Highway Patrol shut down freeway traffic for the death investigation. "Traffic is being diverted off the southbound freeway... Full story
A semi-truck and trailer has flipped over on the I-15 one-half mile north of Rancho California Rd. causing delays. This is a breaking story and will be updated as soon as information is available.... Full story
The eastbound lanes of Highway 76 at Pala Road in Fallbrook were opened at about 1:43 am, according to North County Fire Protection District, after a head-on traffic collision on eastbound Highway 76 at Pala Road happened at 12:29 am in Fallbrook. The eastbound lanes were closed and NCFPD was recommending that motorists use alternate routes. THis is an early version story. More will be reported as information becomes available....
Sunday, July 11, about 4 pm the San Diego Sheriff's homicide department, the San Diego Medical Examiner, a forensic anthropologist and Fallbrook Sheriff's deputies responded to the report of a citizen that there was a dead body at or near a pond in Fallbrook. The pond was near Del Valle and Highland Oaks. According to San Diego County Lt. Thomas Seiver in homicide, the cause and manner of death are unknown. "We don't have any suspicion of foul play at this time. We were there... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Authorities today publicly identified a 54-year old man who died this week in a suspected DUI crash in northern San Diego County. Timothy Campbell of Oceanside was a passenger in an eastbound 1996 Cadillac Seville that veered off a curving stretch of roadway in the 1900 block of East Alvarado Street in Fallbrook, struck a tree and overturned shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol and county Medical Examiner's Office.... Full story
A fire that was reported at 3:33 am this morning, Saturday, July 3, was confined y firefighters to just the barn. On scene was North County Fire Protection District, Vista Fire and CalFire San Diego. This is an early version story. More will be reported as it becomes available.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Father Joe Carroll, the legendary San Diego priest who built a nationally known nonprofit organization to help the homeless, died at the age of 80 after a battle with diabetes, Father Joe's Villages said today. Carroll died Saturday morning at his home, surrounded by friends and family, according to the homeless organization that was named in his honor. ``Father Joe was a constant source of inspiration, hope and light,'' said Deacon Jim Vargas, president and CEO of Father Joe's Villages during a Sunday afternoon... Full story
At 8:08 pm tonight, Friday, a traffic collision was reported to the CHP. North County Fire was on scene and rescued the driver from the Volvo which reportedly left the freeway and crashed into a tree on the SB 15 just north of SR 76. Apparently the Volvo hit another car before ultimately hitting the tree. The driver didn't appear to be injured and both vehicles were towed from the scene. The condition of the Volvo driver is unknown at this time. This is an early version story. More information will be reported as it becomes... Full story
The seventh annual fundraiser benefiting the Fallbrook Food Pantry has been cancelled. It was expected to net the pantry over $100,000 this August. FFP Executive Director Shae Gawlik said, “This is a major blow to our organization which feeds over 2500 households monthly throughout the year. We are scrambling to overcome this.” Chris Murphy of Murphy & Murphy Southern California Realty expressed his disappointment that it wasn’t going to work out this year. “It’s so important and it’s a really fun event. We had our themes...
At 4:37 pm today a Toyota Corolla engine compartment caught fire on the northbound I-15 near SR 76. There were no injuries and no other cars involved. North County Fire Protection District had it extinguished by 4:51 pm.... Full story
At about 4 am on Thursday, July 1, at 3612 E. Mission a fire was reported. Some trees were burning as well as a 20 ft. x 10 ft. space of vegetation, according to North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) PIO John Choi. NCFPD and CalFire were on scene and stopped the forward rate of spread, which they believe started from faulty electricity serving a light on the property. PIO Choi said, "It's a good time to remember that we have a zero allowance for fireworks and it's...
UPDATE: According to North County Fire, crews are on scene of the vegetation fire in the 3000 block of State Route 76 in Fallbrook. The fire that was reported at 3:13 pm has been extinguished, but crews will remain on scene to perform mop-up and investigation. A vegetation fire was reported on eastbound SR 76 on the south side of the road between S. Mission and Via Monserrat at 3:13 pm today. This is an early version story. More will be reported as information becomes... Full story
A car accident between two vehicles left one flipped on it's roof at about 2:45 pm today. North County Fire and the Sheriffs are on scene. Early Version story. More will be reported as information is available.... Full story
BONSALL - A 77-year-old man who went missing after walking away from his Bonsall home was found dead today in the unincorporated area. A resident reported finding a person down in the 6900 block of West Lilac Road early Monday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Firefighters responded and found a dead man, later identified as Gary Sokol, according to sheriff's officials. Sokol was reported missing at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, about a day after he was last... Full story
Camp Pendleton has a vegetation fire located at Range 219. Smoke may be visible, but there is no fire threat to our district at this time, according to North County Fire Protection District.... Full story
Saturday, June 26, a Ford Explorer struck a propane line from a propane tank on a private property on North Stage Coach Lane. The driver was not injured. There was a leak detected and North County Fire responded and was able to shut down the leak quickly, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. The earlier report from the CHP log that the person who hit the propane tank was passed out in their car was untrue, according to PIO Choi. Early version story A driver is reportedly passed out after hitting a 500-gallon propane tank and... Full story
The MesaFire off Hwy 76 and Cousier Canyon, Community of Pala in San Diego County is 350 acres and 100% contained, according to CalFire. UPDATE: Mesa Fire (Pala) is 70% contained UPDATE: The Mesa Fire remains 350 acres and is now 70% contained. Firefighters continue to work day and night, strengthening containment, according to the North County Fire Protection District.... Full story
A vehicle fire was reported Sunday, 4:36 pm at 3801 Sumac summit in Fallbrook. North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) PIO John Choi said, "The BMW sedan was being driven up a steep hill, started smoking and the engine caught fire. There was a vegetation response as a cautionary, because of the proximity of the vehicle to vegetation." He said it was fully extinguished at 4:52 pm.... Full story
