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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Fallbrook Union High School District’s governing board held a special teleconference meeting the morning of Monday, March 16, to grant emergency powers to the district’s superintendent amid the ongoing worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic. While some staff members were present at the district’s board room, the superintendent and board members all called into the emergency meeting remotely to avoid contact during the outbreak. With board members Caron Lieber and Patty de Jong unable to call in, the board voted 3-0 to appro...
Some Fallbrook and Bonsall eateries are shifting to take-out, curbside pickup and delivery options amid the rapidly-changing coronavirus pandemic. Last week, businesses were operating normally and many had no plans to shut down in the face of the pandemic. But by Monday, San Diego County health officials had mandated all bars that do not serve food and all dine-in restaurants to shut down, with restaurants limited to only serving food via drive-thru or pick-up. Restaurants in the Fallbrook-Bonsall area moved quickly to...
FALLBROOK - A Murrieta man was killed in a head-on crash in Fallbrook Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported just after 1 p.m. on East Mission Road near Fallen Leaf Lane, according to North County Fire Department Capt. John Choi A 62-year-old Murrieta man was traveling eastbound on East Mission in a white Nissan boxvan, while a 62-year-old Lake Forest man was approaching from the opposite direction in an Isuzu commercial truck, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said. When the two both came to a curve, the... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials today expanded public health orders in response to the increasing number of coronavirus cases, closing all gyms and fitness centers, banning gatherings of 10 or more and restricting childcare to "stable'' groups of 10 children with one childcare provider, effective at midnight. The "stable'' vocabulary refers to the same group of 10 children each day and the same provider each day, County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten said. If a daycare or related business...
San Diego County sheriff’s deputies have arrested eight people in an operation targeted at stopping price-gouging during the coronavirus pandemic, a sheriff’s lieutenant said Wednesday. California state law prohibits increases in prices of many essential goods and services by more than 10% during a declared state of emergency — a declaration Gov. Gavin Newsom made two weeks ago. Sheriff’s deputies monitored multiple websites and apps involving peer-to-peer sales and discovered a large number of people selling things like hy...
RAINBOW (CNS) - Authorities today were searching for a motorist who fled from a two-vehicle crash near a Rainbow intersection, leaving the other driver severely injured and trapped in his vehicle. The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Rainbow Valley Boulevard, east of Interstate 15, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log. Firefighters responded to the scene and had to take the door off of one of the vehicles to rescue its driver, a man whose age was not immediately available, said North...
Investigators are seeking the public's help in locating a man suspected of stealing a loaded gun during a home burglary in Rainbow, it was announced Wednesday. The burglary took place on Feb. 10 at a home located on Rice Canyon Road, according to San Diego County Crime Stoppers. Surveillance cameras documented the entire incident, in which the man is believed to have taken a loaded, semi-automatic firearm. Authorities did not say what else the man may have stolen from the home...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses in 35 California counties, including Riverside and San Diego, that are economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Small businesses, private nonprofit organizations of any size, small agricultural cooperatives and small aquaculture enterprises that have been financially impacted as a direct result of COVID-19 since Jan. 31 may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Navy announced today it closed its Training Support Command center in San Diego after a third sailor with ties to the school tested presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus. Two students and an instructor at the school, along with another sailor in the San Diego region stationed on the USS Boxer, have tested presumptive positive for the illness, according to the Navy. The latest sailor with ties to the school tested positive Saturday, and the center was closed that day, but the Navy did not... Full story
The County of San Diego’s libraries are going to curbside pickup to help county residents practice social-distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus and still enjoy all the library books, digital magazines, music, movies and other fare they love. Starting Wednesday, March 18, County library patrons can use the Library’s online catalog or call their branch libraries, place orders for the books they’re looking for and then pick them up at the Library’s curbside weekdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. when the mat... Full story
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Tuesday to 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing campaign funds and spending the money on everything from outings with friends to his daughter's birthday party. The ex-Marine's defense attorneys had asked for home confinement, citing his military service including fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and his nearly six terms in Congress. Hunter resigned from Congress in January after... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Blood Bank reached out to the public today asking for blood donations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The fast-spreading respiratory illness has resulted in school closures and work-from-home policies throughout San Diego County, forcing the bank to cancel blood drives. The San Diego Blood Bank collects more than half of its blood supply on bloodmobiles stationed at these blood drives, according to the company. "The U.S. is on the verge of a... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Child Nutrition Program from Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is offering free meals to all children ages 18 and under starting Monday, March 16. No forms or registration are required. Children can stay in the car during the drive through process. They must be present to receive a meal. Locations for meal pick up, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., are as follows: Maie Ellis Elementary, 400 W Elder St., Fallbrook William H Frazier Elementary, 1835 Gum Tree Lane, Fallbrook La Paloma Elementary, 300 Heald Lane, F... Full story
The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will cancel the upcoming 34th Avocado Festival amid coronavirus fears, the organization announced Friday. The festival, scheduled for April 19 this year, regularly attracts as many as 100,000 attendees. The chamber's announcement comes as area school districts declare their intention to shutter schools through next month and many other local organizations cancel upcoming events. On Thursday, San Diego County health officials declared a ban on all public gatherings of more than 250 people.... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A sailor from Naval Base San Diego was tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus, marking possibly the first positive case for a sailor in California, the Navy said today. Meanwhile, a second Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar also tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and is being isolated and receiving medical aid on the base, officials said Saturday. The sailor is quarantined at home and the positive test result is considered presumptive, pending...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Three people, ages 18 to 20, were killed in a solo vehicle crash in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego and the driver of the vehicle was hospitalized this morning with severe burns. The crash was reported at 9:45 p.m. Friday in the 9900 block of Camino Santa Fe, according to Officer Tony Martinez of the San Diego Police Department. A preliminary investigation determined an 18-year-old woman driving her Chevy pickup southbound on Camino Santa Fe at a high rate of speed lost control of the truck, which...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - With the coronavirus pandemic already impacting the economy and livelihoods, San Diego Gas & Electric announced today it will temporarily suspend service disconnections. The moratorium on disconnections will remain in place until further notice. The utility company is urging customers struggling to pay utility bills due to financial hardships stemming from the coronavirus outbreak to call its customer contact center at 800-411-7343 to make payment arrangements. "With our entire region already experiencing... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Following a regional trend, the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced they would temporarily close to the public starting Monday due to the coronavirus pandemic. The zoo -- one of San Diego's largest tourist attractions -- planned to reopen to the public April 1. All employees will be paid during the closure, zoo officials said in a statement. "San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park are iconic destinations and we understand we play an... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego State University student who recently returned from a study abroad program in Italy and made brief visits to campus has tested positive for coronavirus and was self-quarantined this morning at his home outside San Diego county. "The student visited two campus offices for a brief period of time and did not attend any classes,'' a statement from the university said. "(San Diego) Health and Human Services Agency has confirmed that the risk to the campus community remains low.'' The university said... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A second Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and is being isolated and receiving medical aid on the base, officials announced. MCAS Miramar notified the San Diego County public health agency of the positive test, said Capt. Matthew K. Gregory from the base. "The air station is currently conducting a thorough contact investigation to determine who may have had contact with the Marine and notify them of the situation,''... Full story
FALLBROOK – Introducing Be Well therapy and learning about how yoga benefits cancer survivors and their caregivers will be the topic at Connections Networking breakfast meeting Wednesday, March 18, from 8-9 a.m., presented by Elisha Wright and Ellen Duggan, ambassadors for Be Well Yoga for Cancer Recovery. As it is an open meeting, the group invites the community to join them. A suggested donation of $5 includes a hot breakfast buffet. To attend this meeting, RSVP by Monday, March 16, with Sharon Stika at (760) 519-0361 or g... Full story
FALLBROOK – Albertsons in Fallbrook is hosting a blood drive in partnership with the San Diego Blood Bank Monday, March 23, from 1‑6 p.m. Albertsons is located at 1133 S. Mission Road, and the blood drive will take place in the parking lot. Anyone 17 and older, who weighs at least 114 pounds and is in good health, may be eligible to donate blood. A good meal and plenty of fluids are recommended before donation. All donors must show picture identification. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate, but wal... Full story
FALLBROOK – Hope Clinic for Women welcomed friends and supporters to their 15th Annual Love Life Gala events Friday, Feb. 22, (classroom session with parents, pastors, educators, etc.) and Saturday, Feb. 22, (VIP catered event and program) at SonRise Christian Fellowship. Speaker Pam Stenzel, the Founder of Enlighten Communications, spoke at both HCW events with candor, insight and humor. She has spoken to tens of thousands of high school age and college age students around th...
FALLBROOK – Sarah Jones, a lavender consultant and herbalist, from Keys Creek Lavender Farm will be the guest speaker at the March 31 Garden Club's general meeting to discuss "All About Lavender and its Benefits." There are various lavenders and a myriad uses for this versatile plant. Lavender farms are so beneficial for all and for the bees. The West Coast has many small family farms from San Diego to Washington state. The meeting takes place at the Fallbrook Community C... Full story
