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 - A harvest mouse trapped last week near Escondido tested positive for hantavirus, prompting San Diego County public health officials today to remind people to be careful around rodents and to guard their homes against infestations. The mouse was caught in the Escondido-Pala area, according to the county Department of Environmental Health. According to the DEH, common house mice don't carry hantavirus. Mice in the wild can carry the disease and pass it to humans, who could contract hantavirus pulmonary syndrome,... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted today to begin taking bids to replace an aging playground and other amenities in Don Dussault Park in the unincorporated community of Fallbrook. The three-quarter-acre day use park on Alturas Street near W. Aviation Street was constructed in the mid-1990s and its original playground, drinking fountain, benches and concrete paths remain in use, according to county officials. County officials have proposed demolishing those amenities and adding a children's play area,...
RIVERSIDE - Two men suspected in the 2006 killings of three people in Pinyon Pines, including the ex-girlfriend of one of the defendants, made their initial court appearances today on murder charges. Cristin Conrad Smith and Robert Lars Pape, both 25, were arrested Tuesday in connection with the deaths of Vicki Friedli, 53, her boyfriend Jon Hayward, 55, and Friedli's 18-year-old daughter Becky. The three were killed Sept. 17, 2006, at their home on Alpine Drive. Smith pleaded not guilty to the charges, but Pape's arraignment...
RIVERSIDE - A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will pose an extreme fire danger in Riverside County today. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., saying there will be sustained north to northeast winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour and gusts of 45 to 55 mph. At the same time, the humidity will drop to around 10 percent today, according to the agency. Today's temperatures were expected to peak in the high 70s in the Riverside metropolitan area, high...
RIVERSIDE - Patients whose physicians belong to one of six Inland Empire medical groups that contract with Blue Shield of California can expect to see changes in their healthcare services in the coming months. Blue Shield is partnering with Redlands-based healthcare consulting firm Epic Management LP to create an Accountable Care Organization that will focus on identifying ways to optimize outpatient treatment programs to rein in health maintenance organization, or HMO, costs, according to a joint statement released by Epic...
RIVERSIDE - A 23-year-old reputed gang member accused of stabbing a rival outside a Riverside liquor store pleaded not guilty today to first- degree murder and other charges. Anthony Jacob Lopez is also charged with assault resulting in death, a special circumstance allegation of killing for the benefit of a street gang, and sentence-enhancing gang and great bodily injury allegations in the Feb. 10 death of Paul Mungia, 27. Lopez appeared before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Becky Dugan, who scheduled a March 28... Full story
