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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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FALLBROOK - Several Fallbrook High School students were arrested and the school was placed on lockdown after a fight broke out on campus Friday morning. San Diego County sheriff's deputies responded at 10:25 a.m. to a call reporting a disturbance between two groups of students at the high school, according to sheriff's Sgt. William Munsch. More than 20 students were involved in a fight near the school cafeteria, deputies were told. The students participating in the fight were separated and detained once law enforcement was...
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District voted at its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 21, to approve a new two-year contract with its classified employees’ union granting them a 4 percent raise — and also voted to give the superintendent and other administrators a similar pay boost. The union contract passed unanimously, but the administrative salary increase had one dissenter: Board Member Caron Lieber. “My position is the superintendent has already received her raise in July,...
A judge ruled Tuesday, Jan. 21 that Charles "Chase" Merritt will be put to death for the killing of the McStay family of Fallbrook in 2010, less than a month shy of the 10-year anniversary of the day the family was reported missing. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Smith upheld the recommendation the jury made on June 24, 2019, which said Merritt should be put to death for the murders of Summer McStay and her two young sons and recommended life in prison... Full story
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A small crowd that gathered in the morning chill made its way to the first tee to watch Tiger Woods start his pro-am round Wednesday at Torrey Pines. The first starting time is ideal because the front nine is open. Rory McIlroy was in the second group. As the FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour player of the year, wouldn't he have the option of going first? McIlroy laughed and said, "I'm not Tiger Woods." No one is. Woods has built his unrivaled status through 82... Full story
PAUMA VALLEY (CNS) - A motorcyclist who suffered severe injuries in a collision with a pickup truck near a Pauma Valley intersection early this month has died, authorities reported Wednesday. Johnny Esslinger, 58, of Valley Center was riding near the intersection of Cole Grade and Spring Valley roads shortly after 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 6 when he went to pass slower vehicles and struck the side of a pickup that turned in front of him, according to information from the California Highway Patrol and the San Diego County Medical...
There are works of art all over Downtown Fallbrook. Some are older than others, but each has a story to tell. Can you identify these sculptures and murals?...
Fallbrook High School's boys soccer team won the SoCal High School Classic tournament's Boys Premier Division championship. The Warriors, who also hosted that division's games, tied their first two round-robin games before a win in Fallbrook's third match gave the Warriors second place in the division and sent Fallbrook to the championship game against St. Margaret's of San Juan Capistrano. That game was tied in regulation and in field overtime, and the Warriors prevailed in...
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency records all births in the region. The county saw 36,591 babies born in the region in 2019: 18,633 boys and 17,958 girls. Figures for 2019 are preliminary. In the past decade, 425,175 babies were born in San Diego County: 217,801 boys and 207,372 girls. Below are the top baby names parents chose in 2019 and the past decade. See which ones topped the list in 2018 and how they ranked in 2017....
Four horses stabled at the San Luis Rey Training Center when they are not racing won stakes races during the first week of the Santa Anita Park winter meet. Lady Prancealot won the Dec. 28 American Oaks stakes, Mo Forza took first place in the Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes Dec. 28, Laura’s Light finished the Dec. 29 Blue Norther Stakes in first place, and Texas Wedge won the Jan. 1 Joe Hernandez Stakes. Peter Miller trains Mo Forza, Laura’s Light and Texas Wedge. Richard Baltas is the trainer of Lady Prancealot. The Ame...
Village News Staff Three armed robbery suspects, one of whom was shot during an altercation at an illegal, unlicensed cannabis shop in Rainbow on Tuesday, Jan. 7, are still on the loose. “No arrests have been made at this time and there are no updates as the investigation is still being conducted,” San Diego County Sheriff's Department Media Relations Director Lt. Ricardo Lopez said, Monday, Jan. 13. According to a report by Sgt. Jeff Creighton, three armed assailants reportedly entered the shop and held employees at gun...
Chief Stephen Abbott North County Fire Protection District For many reasons, 2019 proved to be a bellwether year for the North County Fire Protection District. With the advent of heavy rains, we actually had more vegetation fires than in previous years due to the presence of light flashy fuels. Notwithstanding the wetting rains increased live fuel moisture such that those fires by-and-large did not get out of control throughout the state. By the same token, with the repealing of the individual mandate for health insurance, ma...
Fallbrook Union High School's Julian Chenier, Zurisadai Trinidad, and Sophia Wallace, along with Ivy High School's Daniela Guzman were honored at the Student of the Month breakfast Thursday, Jan. 9, at North Coast Church. Chenier was honored having been nominated by Colette Hill and Marin Pinnell. "I have been blessed to have Julian share his heart with me for two years," Pinnell said. "He's just such a wonderful young man, he's so caring. He still comes by to say hello to me...
FALLBROOK – D'Vine Path, a nonprofit program for adults with autism, developmental delays and/or learning disabilities, recently celebrated its anniversary with many successes to report. Providing vocational and life skills training in agriculture, hospitality and the arts, the D'Vine Path program operates on Batali Ranch property, a commercial vineyard and agriculture business located in Fallbrook. D'Vine Path and Batali Ranch are collaboratively dedicated to providing h... Full story
RAINBOW (AP) - A U.S. Border Patrol dog sniffed out more than $190,000 worth of methamphetamine concealed in a vehicle, the agency said An agent patrolling Interstate 15 followed a suspicious vehicle Friday, Jan. 10, as it exited onto Route 395 and parked at a gas station in Rainbow, south of Temecula, the agency said in a statement Monday, Jan. 13. The dog alerted to the vehicle as the agent spoke to the driver and a detailed inspection found more than 100 pounds (45.3...
Darrell Issa served coastal San Diego and Orange counties for almost two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives, first in California’s 48th Congressional District, then in the 49th after redistricting. Issa, a Republican, did not seek reelection in 2018, and his former district flipped to Democrat Mike Levin that year. But with Rep. Duncan Hunter’s conviction of a federal corruption charge and resignation from the House of Representatives, Issa has chosen to run in Hun...
Julie Watson The Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter submitted his resignation Tuesday, Jan. 7, one month after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, leaving vacant one of the Republican Party's few remaining House seats in heavily Democratic California. Hunter's departure effective Jan. 13 ends his family's political dynasty in which he and his father, Duncan L. Hunter, represented the San Diego County district for nearly 30 years. The combat Marine veter...
FALLBROOK – A plaque has been installed at the Hindorff Adobe in recognition of its historic significance by the local chapter of The Questers, Live Oak Chapter 1166. The Live Oak Chapter was instrumental in the relocation and restoration of this historic adobe from its original site on the old Hindorff property at the southeast corner of Gird and Reche roads. The chapter members obtained a matching grant of preservation and restoration funds from the California State Q...
Fallbrook is a wonderful place to live. As a community, we have found ways to take care of our town and the people that live in it. As a community, we support our children through the Boys and Girls Club and the Child Development Center. We support our seniors through the Fallbrook Senior Center and the Foundation for Senior Care. We support the arts, our trails, our parks and the town through our commitment to Fallbrook Art's Inc., Fallbrook Land Conservancy, Fallbrook... Full story
Francisco Salmerón passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at the age of 85. He was born May 11, 1934, in El Ocotito, Guerrero, Mexico. Francisco first came to California on contract as part of the Bracero program. He married Susana Perez, his wife of 49 years, Oct. 11, 1970, and later moved to Fallbrook, California in 1972 where he lived for 47 years. He worked in agriculture in the avocado groves and nurseries until his retirement. He loved and took care of his family the way he knew best. He enjoyed horticultural and took... Full story
