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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SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES - The National Weather Service has reported that heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms can be expected in San Diego and Riverside Counties later today (Wed., April 25) and overnight. Weather experts said mid and high level moisture will stream northward across the area in advance of an approaching Pacific low pressure system. A few, mainly light showers could be possible this afternoon. As the low pressure system moves through the area and Northern Baja tonight through early Thursday,... Full story
WINCHESTER - Authorities today identified a 58-year-old Hemet woman who was killed when her car slammed into the rear of a truck involved in roadside maintenance near Winchester. Elvie Catuira was killed when her 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 hit the rear of the flatbed truck around 2 p.m. Wednesday on Domenigoni Parkway, according to the Riverside County coroner's office. Catuira was headed west on the four-lane road and apparently failed to see the Riverside Department of Transportation truck moving slowly in front of her, said...
SAN DIEGO - Rates of violent and property crime in the San Diego area hit new, 30-year lows once again last year, according to an annual regional report released today. The exception to the downward trend was homicides, which rose 22 percent from the previous year, the San Diego Association of Governments study found. There were 82 homicides in the county in 2011, nearly two-thirds of which occurred in the first six months of the year. Domestic violence accounted for 30 percent of those deaths -- up from 18 percent a year... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A Camp Pendleton Marine was given an other than honorable discharge for saying in a Facebook comment that he would not follow all of the president's orders, the commanding general for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego said today. Sgt. Gary Stein, 26, was administratively separated from the Marine Corps with an "other than honorable" discharge, according to Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo, who reviewed the findings of a separation board and agreed with them. Stein, who later qualified the statement, saying he would...
RIVERSIDE - A 25-year Riverside County law enforcement veteran will take the helm of the Moreno Valley Police Department next month. Joel Ontiveros, 45, was promoted Tuesday to captain by Sheriff Stan Sniff, who also announced that Ontiveros would be taking over from Chief Deputy John Anderson as commander of the Moreno Valley station effective May 31. "Captain Ontiveros brings a vast amount of experience to his new position, having held a variety of assignments within the sheriff's department," Sniff said. "The experience... Full story
A 76-year-old Fallbrook woman was critically injured this morning when a crash occurred in Valley Center as a result of a felon trying to evade law enforcement officers. The scenario began today (April 25) at approximately 9:05 a.m., said Officer Jim Bettencourt, spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. "A stolen 2007 Ford Focus was spotted traveling in Escondido," explained Bettencourt. "A 'be on the lookout' was broadcast to all agencies and shortly after the broadcast, San Diego Sheriff’s deputies observed the v... Full story
COACHELLA - A 23-year-old man was in custody today on suspicion of going through a red light in Coachella while driving drunk, striking a sheriff's patrol car, injuring a deputy, then running away. Cornelio Tapia of Coachella was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers and Riverside County sheriff's deputies around 11:10 a.m. Wednesday following a traffic stop at the intersection of Avenue 50 and Harrison Street. Authorities had been keeping Tapia under surveillance since after the crash involving the squad car, said...
A vehicle accident that took place on the campus of Fallbrook High School late yesterday resulted in the flooding of four classrooms and the activation of fire alarms during the night. Residents in the vicinity of the campus reported hearing the alarms during the night for long periods of time. Fallbrook Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Dale Mitchell explained what happened. "Yesterday at about 4 p.m., an unknown individual ran his or her vehicle run into (and broke) a fire hydrant along the fire lane behind the...
