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Articles from the March 13, 2013 edition


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  • Sheriff announces DUI crackdown on St. Patrick's Day weekend

    Updated Mar 13, 2013

    SAN DIEGO - San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore announced that beginning Friday, March 15 at 6 p.m. through St. Patrick's Day weekend, a special DUI crackdown will take place countywide. "The AVOID the 15 DUI Task Force are urging drivers to plan a safe ride home and never get behind the wheel drunk or drugged," said Gore. Deputies and officers throughout San Diego County will be on high alert cracking down on drunk drivers as part of its Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over safety campaign. Deputies and officers will conduct DUI...

  • 11-year-old runaway Daniela Rivas reported to be found safe

    Updated Mar 13, 2013

    The UT San Diego newspaper is reporting that Daniela Rivas is home safe with her family and that she was at a friend's house and was unharmed. Apparently she was found on Thursday morning. Authorities ask public to watch for 11-year-old runaway ESCONDIDO - Authorities asked the public to keep an eye out for an 11-year-old Escondido girl who ran away from home this morning. Daniela Rivas' family last saw her about 5 a.m. at their Adams Avenue home, and later found a four-page...

  • Letter from manufacturer of steam generators at San Onofre shows SCE believed systems were safe

    Updated Mar 13, 2013

    SAN DIEGO - A letter from the manufacturer of steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station shows that Southern California Edison believed the systems were safe before they were installed, refuting claims from anti-nuclear activists, the utility announced today. SCE, the plant's majority owner and operator, released a statement concerning a letter from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Opponents of plans to restart a reactor at the plant, which has been shut down for...

  • Reclamation Project for Threatened Fish Moves Forward

    Updated Mar 13, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - Efforts by Inland Empire water agencies to expand and secure habitat for a native fish species on the federal government's endangered list have led to a larger, cleaner swimming hole for the creatures. The Tequesquite Arroyo, a storm channel that overflows into the Santa Ana River in Riverside, has been cleared of large quantities of debris and other fish that pose a threat to the Santa Ana sucker, according to officials with the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District. The district, whose membership is... Full story

  • Riverside County Bishop hopes new pope will show leadership on treatment of immigrants and address clergy sexual abuse scandal

    Updated Mar 13, 2013

    PALM SPRINGS - The bishop of Riverside County said today he hopes the Catholic Church's new pope will show leadership on treatment of immigrants and address the clergy sexual abuse scandal ''vigorously and courageously.'' Gerald Barnes, who oversees the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino -- the country's 12th-largest diocese that covers Riverside and San Bernardino counties -- said he was initially surprised with the selection of Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio because he hadn't heard the name circulated as...

  • Veteran Defense Lawyer Appointed County Public Defender

    Updated Mar 13, 2013

    RIVERSIDE -- A Riverside County defense attorney who has been practicing law for 40 years -- 10 of those under county contract -- was today named the county's public defender. Steve Harmon, 65, is slated to begin his duties before the end of the current fiscal year, taking over management of an agency with a roughly $33 million annual budget and 225 employees. Harmon was hired by county CEO Jay Orr following a selection process that involved about 50 applicants, according to the county Executive Office. The search for a...

  • Teenage boy and man injured today in two accidents at motocross park in Anza

    Updated Mar 13, 2013

    ANZA - A teenage boy and a man were injured today in separate accidents at a motocross park in Anza, a county fire department spokeswoman said. Both accidents were reported about 11:30 a.m. at the Cahuilla Creek Motocross Park on Highway 371. The teenager was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, and the man was airlifted with moderate injuries, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said.... Full story