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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Another winter storm is on its way to San Diego County and is expected to begin dropping rain Thursday evening through Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. The low-pressure system moving in from the east will bring heavy rain through Friday morning and possibly into Friday afternoon, primarily in the western valleys and the mountains, forecasters said. The NWS issued a flash flood watch that will be in effect from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon in the coastal areas, the...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted 4-1 for a set of policies intended to improve economic access and social equity in the cannabis industry. The vote, with Supervisor Jim Desmond opposed, came after a lengthy public hearing and discussion among board members. Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher, who proposed multiple ordinance changes with colleague Nora Vargas, described the action as "a strong step forward." The marijuana policy overhaul, in the form of multiple ordinances, will be...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 1,415 new COVID-19 infections and 44 additional deaths from the virus Wednesday, as many businesses tentatively opened two days after the lifting of a state-imposed stay-at-home order. A downward trend of positive case rates continued Wednesday as well, with just 9% of the county's reported 16,250 COVID-19 tests returning positive for a 14-day average of 9%. As recently as Jan. 13, that average was north of...
The Sheriff's Department is asking for everyone to be on the lookout for a missing person at-risk in the North County. Steve Mesa Turrey was reported missing to the San Marcos Sheriff's Station on Wednesday, January 27th. He was last seen walking away from the All Seasons RV Park on Tuesday, January 26th around 11:00 p.m. Turrey is a missing person at-risk because of current medical and mental health issues needing prescription medication. Be aware of increased law enforcement... Full story
ENCINITAS (CNS) - Cloris Leachman, the prolific actress of stage and screen best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its short-lived spinoff "Phyllis,'' died in her sleep of natural causes at the age of 94, her manager said today. Leachman died Tuesday at her home in Encinitas, her son told TMZ. "She had the best life beginning to end that you could wish for someone,'' he said. "She left everyone with a lot of love.'' Leachman was born in De Moines, Iowa, on April 30, 1926, and studied...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Law enforcement agencies in San Diego and across the nation were warned today of a "heightened threat environment" still percolating from the recent change of presidential administrations that could lead to acts of domestic terrorism by extremists. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin, warning that the increased threat of potential violence could persist for several weeks. "Information suggests that some ideologically motivated violent extremists with...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Mexican authorities arrested a man on suspicion of killing two San Diego retirees last summer, then dumping their bodies in a well in Baja California, it was reported . Ian Hirschsohn, a 78-year-old Solana Beach resident, and Kathy Harvey, a 73-year-old Tierrasanta resident, were stabbed to death, likely in late August, while asleep in bed at Hirschsohn's longtime vacation home in El Socorrito, a tiny beach town about 130 miles south of Ensenada, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Their families reported...
Firefighters were able to knock down a blaze that erupted in the kitchen of a Fallbrook apartment Tuesday evening. A call came in at 7:41 p.m. reporting the fire at Pine View Apartments on Alturas Road north of Ammunition Road, according to North County Fire Protection District Capt. John Choi. When fire crews arrived at the apartment complex, they found smoke emanating from a second-story window, Choi said. The crews headed into the affected apartment unit and discovered a fire on the stove in the apartment's kitchen. Choi...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Two San Diego Methodist churches have jointly awarded 10 local nonprofits $52,500 to assist their work in anti-racist policy advocacy or providing direct services to people of color in San Diego County, it was announced today. First United Methodist Church of San Diego and St. Paul United Methodist Church, San Diego, awarded the grants to the nonprofits as part of a long-term commitment by the churches to anti-racist work throughout San Diego -- which led to...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Graduating high school seniors and foster care students in San Diego and Riverside counties have until April 16 to apply for a slice of more than $90,000 in scholarship money, it was announced today. The scholarships, which range from $2,000 to $2,500 each, are being offered by the Cal Coast Cares Foundation, a nonprofit foundation established by the San Diego-based California Coast Credit Union. "Cal Coast was founded by teachers and we are proud of our...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The county Board of Supervisors today voted 3-2 in favor of developing a needle exchange program, nullifying a 1997 board decision. Reversing the county's 23-year-old ban, the program will create a new strategy focusing on harm reduction to prevent overdoses and the spread of infectious diseases, officials said. Supervisors directed the chief administrative officer to present a comprehensive plan, known as the County Substance Use Harm Reduction Strategy,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A state senator, with the backing of San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, announced today the re-introduction of legislation aimed at keeping court hearings for Sexually Violent Predators open to the public. Senate Bill 248 would require that court proceedings remain public for the civil commitments of Sexually Violent Predators -- or SVPs -- offenders convicted of sexually violent offenses and diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes them likely to re-offend, according to Sen. Patricia...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Citing improving conditions in hospitals, state health officials lifted all regional stay-at-home orders Monday, but San Diego and the other 10 counties in the Southern California region will still be subject to the tight regulations of the restrictive "purple'' tier of economic reopening guidelines. Based on the state's action, San Diego County officials moved the county back into the purple tier -- reopening, in an outdoor capacity: restaurant dining,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park will reopen Saturday with limited shows, shopping, dining and transportation and a vow to focus on safety. Guests will be required to answer a few health questions before entering the parks. There is a mask requirement for guests and employees. Parks will have signs reminding visitors to social distance. Daily capacity will be limited and same-day reentry won't be permitted, the parks said. Reservations will be...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose today for the 14th time in 15 days, increasing a half-cent to $3.384, its highest amount since March 16. The average price has risen 10.7 cents over the past 15 days, including six-tenths of a cent on Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price is 3.8 cents more than one week ago and 17.8 cents higher than one month ago but...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The preliminary hearing in the case against a former San Diego County sheriff's deputy charged with murder in last year's shooting of a fleeing detainee outside the downtown San Diego jail is expected to conclude today or Wednesday. The hearing began Monday with three law enforcement officers testifying in the start of the proceeding in which a judge will rule whether 24- year-old Aaron Russell will stand trial in connection with the May 1, 2020, shooting...
