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  • More rain, snow expected as stormy weather continues in San Diego County

    City News Service|Updated Mar 11, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Another round of showers is expected throughout San Diego County Thursday, and snow will fall in the mountains as a cold, slow-moving storm system makes its way through the region. Steady rain is expected throughout the county Thursday morning, and showers are also likely this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms throughout the day everywhere except desert areas. The rain could linger into Saturday morning in some areas, but the bulk of the...

  • San Diego County plans for earlier-than-expected promotion to red tier

    City News Service|Updated Mar 10, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A possible change to California's COVID-19 reopening schedule could have San Diego County promoted to the less-restrictive red tier by as early as next Wednesday, county officials announced, while reporting 349 new infections and eight additional deaths. California's Department of Public Health modified the Blueprint for a Safer Economy to lead with opening activities when vaccines have been deployed to the hardest-hit communities. The modification will shift Blueprint tier thresholds to allow slightly...

  • First Fallbrook vaccine event announced

    Will Fritz, Staff Writer|Updated Mar 10, 2021

    The Fallbrook Regional Health District on Wednesday announced its first vaccination clinic event, scheduled for this Friday. Health district CEO Rachel Mason initially said appointments had filled up within an hour after the event was announced, but the health district said in a later email update that some appointments were still available as of about 4:15 p.m. Appointments can be made here: https://www.calvax.org/reg/1902935606. Mason said the district is continuing to work to schedule additional vaccine events, but she...

  • Cold storm arrives in SD County, bringing rain, snow, thunderstorms

    City News Service|Updated Mar 10, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A cold storm system has arrived in San Diego County and will drop steady rain Wednesday, along with snow in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms are also possible through Friday everywhere except desert areas, forecasters said. The storm sweeping in from the northwest is expected to drop up to 1.5 inches of rain in coastal areas, up to 2 inches in the western valleys, 2.5 inches in the mountains and up to two-tenths of an inch in the deserts, according to the NWS. Snow...

  • 1 Marine killed, 2 other injured in Pendleton traffic crash

    City News Service|Updated Mar 8, 2021

    CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) - Investigators sought Monday to determine what led to a three-vehicle weekend crash that killed one Marine and injured two others on the grounds of Camp Pendleton. The traffic accident, which involved the personnel's private vehicles, occurred on Las Pulgas Road about 5 p.m. Sunday, according to base officials. The fatally injured Marine died at the scene of the wreck. A second was airlifted to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with injuries of undisclosed severity, and the other was treated at Naval...

  • North County transit begins providing rides to Del Mar vaccination site

    City News Service|Updated Mar 8, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Beginning today, the North County Transit District, in coordination with Scripps Health, will provide free, direct shuttle service between the Solana Beach Station and the Scripps Del Mar Fairgrounds vaccination super station. The shuttle expands on last month's partnership between NCTD and Metropolitan Transit System to provide free rides for people going to and from their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Free rides will continue for all county residents traveling to other county vaccination stations, hos...

  • Man sought for attempting to kidnap girl in Vista

    City News Service|Updated Mar 7, 2021

    VISTA (CNS) - Authorities today are seeking a man in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a teenage girl in front of an ice cream shop in Vista. The 13-year-old girl was in front of the Water Shack ice cream shop at 807 N. Santa Fe Ave. at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday when the suspect attempted "to coax the victim to come with him," and then "reached out and grabbed her by the sweater," according to Lt. David Buether of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The girl escaped and ran inside the business, where her...

  • San Diego Border Patrol Headed Toward New Record High in Illegal Immigrant Sex Offender Arrests

    SAMUEL ALLEGRI|Updated Mar 7, 2021

    March 6, 2021 A man that came into the U.S. illegally who had been previously incarcerated in 2017 for sexual assault against a child was arrested again on Wednesday by San Diego Sector Border Patrol. It was the 25th arrest of this type since the start of the new fiscal year, reaching the record high reported last year. Only 25 illegal immigrant sex offenders were arrested during the entire 2020 fiscal year. That number was reached within the first five months of fiscal year... Full story

  • As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit

    Sara CLine|Updated Mar 7, 2021

    Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told him two of his nephews may have been shot in broad daylight as they left a bar in Portland, Oregon. He drove there as fast as he could. An officer told him one of his nephews was heading to the hospital and the other, Tyrell Penney, hadn't survived. “My sister, Tyrell’s mom, was on the phone; I just said, ‘He’s gone.’ And I just heard the most horrific scream that you could ever imagine,” Yarb...

  • California counties don't want Blue Shield's vaccine program

    Associated Press|Updated Mar 7, 2021

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Counties across California are increasingly asking to opt out of the state's centralized vaccination program run by Blue Shield, further complicating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to smooth out what has been a confusing and disjointed rollout of coronavirus vaccines. None of the state's 58 counties have signed contracts with the insurance giant even as the state moved ahead with plans to bring 10 counties in the inland sections of central and Southern California under Blue Shield oversight beginning this wee... Full story

  • Administrative permit issued for two Sandia Creek Drive gates

    Joe Naiman, Village News reporter|Updated Mar 5, 2021

    The request for an Administrative Permit for a gate on Sandia Creek Drive resulted in the approval of a second gate. The Administrative Permit was approved March 2 by Kathleen Flannery, who has been the acting director of the county's Department of Planning and Development Services since previous PDS director Mark Wardlaw took a position with the City of Walnut Creek. The permit will expire on March 2, 2023, although if construction has begun by that date the permit will remain valid. Those opposed to the decision have until... Full story

  • State Clears Theme Parks, Ballparks To Reopen, With Strict Capacity Rules

    City News Service|Updated Mar 5, 2021

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks across the state, along with outdoor ballparks and stadiums, can reopen as early as April 1 subject to counties' rates of COVID-19 spread and with strict capacity-control mandates and required mask-wearing, state officials announced today. The announcement marks a major policy shift relating to theme parks, which the state had earlier said would not be permitted to reopen until their home counties reached... Full story

  • Vaccine shortage prompts one-day closure of Del Mar Super Station

    City News Service|Updated Mar 5, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Scripps Del Mar Vaccination Super Station will be closed on Saturday due to a shortage of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine but will reopen Sunday, officials announced. Patients who had appointments at the super station on Saturday — which were all for second doses of the Pfizer vaccine — are being rescheduled for Sunday automatically through the MyTurn online appointment system. Of the county's population over the age of 16, 22.1% — or more than 594,000 people — have received at least one dose and 10.7% ...

  • State sets 40% of vaccines for hard-hit areas, speeds reopening efforts

    City News Service|Updated Mar 4, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Southern California counties and others across the state could be cleared to open more businesses and lift other restrictions sooner than anticipated under a plan announced today that will prioritize COVID-19 vaccines in communities hardest hit by the pandemic. Fueling the plan is a move announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside 40% of the state's vaccine doses for hard-hit communities, generally those that are lower income and have had higher infection rates and lower numbers of residents getting...

  • 2 local tribes get increase from federal government disaster assistance

    City News Service|Updated Mar 4, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Bob Fenton announced Thursday that President Joe Biden has increased disaster assistance available for two local tribes. Biden authorized an increase in the level of federal funding for public assistance projects undertaken as result of severe weather events in February 2019 for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians in Pauma Valley in north San Diego County and the Cahuilla Band of Indians in Anza, in south Riverside County. On March 26, 2019, the La...

  • Settlement reached to resume youth sports in California

    City News Service|Updated Mar 4, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A settlement reached between the state and youth sports advocates stemming from a lawsuit filed on behalf of two San Diego high school athletes will pave the way for youth sports to resume statewide, it was announced Thursday. The resolution will require testing for indoor sports, though the settlement announcement included agreements with outside groups to provide testing for school districts at no cost, according to Let Them Play California. Attorney Stephen Grebing, who represented two local high school...

  • Real Estate Round-Up: Extension of time

    Kim Murphy, Murphy & Murphy Southern California Realty

    What exactly does extension of time mean? If I’m parking my car at a meter with a limited amount of time on it, and I see the meter attendant approaching, I sure would like an extension of time to avoid that costly fine. Or if I’m on vacation and finally feeling relaxed, I sure would like an extension of time, so I could stay a little longer. But, as we all know, time doesn’t just extend. Time is finite. Time is exact. In a real estate contract, there are exact times that...

  • Quilt guild offers scholarship

    Updated Mar 3, 2021

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild is offering a $1,500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior living in this area. Applicants must be planning on attending an accredited university or college during the 2021-2022 school year. Disbursement to the funds will be made directly to the college/university after proof of enrollment has been submitted to a guild representative. The short application can be found on the guild’s website: http://www.fallbrookquiltguild.com by clicking on the link labeled philanthropy, and...

  • Donovan Taylor

    Warrior mermen win 10 of 11 events in season opener

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Fallbrook High School's boys swim team opened its season Feb. 25 at home against El Camino, and the Warriors took first-place points in 10 of 11 events during the 97-72 victory over the Wildcats. "It was fun to have all the kids back and competing and enjoying themselves and trying to do it as safely as we could," said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. The coronavirus outbreak ended the 2020 season early, so the Warriors only had three meets last year and the 2021 season...

  • Lacey Fabry

    Warriors get set for track season

    Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Lady Warrior Lacey Fabry sprints down the track as Fallbrook High School's track team begins training for the season, Feb. 24....

  • Payton Wilson

    Warriors open girls swim season with 91-75 win

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Fallbrook High School's girls swim team opened the 2021 season Feb. 25 at home against El Camino and won the meet by a 91-75 score. "It went well, especially for the first meet and having to deal with all the COVID-19 stuff," said Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond. "They responded very well." Three swimmers from each school are allowed in each individual event, and position points are given for the top five finishes. Position points are given for the top three relay finishes with e...

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Feb. 11 3200 block Alta Verde Ave Arrest: Possession of controlled substance for sale, sale of controlled substance Feb. 12 E. Mission Rd @ Industrial Wy Stolen vehicle Feb. 14 31900 block Del Cielo Este Arrest: Domestic battery Feb. 15 400 block Ammunition Rd Arrest: Domestic abuse with minor injury Feb. 16 1300 block S. Mission Rd Arrest: Possession of controlled substance, criminal conspiracy, vehicle burglary, illegal possession of firearm 400 block N. Pico Ave Robbery 5200 block S. Mission Rd Vandalism Feb. 17 700 block...

  • Aaron Rodgers

    Rodgers gives $1 million to help businesses in his hometown

    The Associated Press|Updated Mar 3, 2021

    Green Bay Packers quarterback and reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers has donated $1 million to help 80 locally owned businesses in or around his hometown of Chico, California. The businesses that Rodgers is assisting are all either in Chico or in Butte County, where Chico is located. Restaurants and retail businesses with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent employees could apply for help through this fund. All 80 of those businesses will receive grants through the Aaron Rodgers...