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  • Sunday's top headlines about the coronavirus pandemic

    Updated Apr 13, 2020

    Sunday: What you need to know today about the virus outbreak The Associated Press Christians the world over celebrate a solitary Easter amid a global virus pandemic. Pope Francis calls for solidarity. At the Vatican, Francis celebrated Mass in a largely empty St. Peter's Basilica. Italy has its lowest number of new deaths in three weeks. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is discharged from a London hospital where he was treated in intensive care for the coronavirus as the... Full story

  • FFA beef and swine students still at high school

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Apr 13, 2020

    Although most Fallbrook High School students are taking care of their classwork at home rather than at the school, Future Farmers of America members who were undertaking beef and swine projects are still making trips to the school to care for their animals while FFA advisor Doug Sehnert is taking care of other animals in the FFA barn. The students' trips to the FFA barn are not associated with the academic portion of their project. "They're keeping the animals alive," said...

  • Pala tribe voluntarily meets coronavirus control standards

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Apr 13, 2020

    Because the health orders issued due to the coronavirus epidemic are not part of the California Penal Code, they are civil regulatory rather than criminal prohibitory and the edicts are not binding upon sovereign Indian reservations. Although the reservations are not required to comply, they may voluntarily take such control measures, and the Pala tribe has matched the regulated part of San Diego County in the tribe’s effort to contain the disease. “Tribal members are like everybody else,” Doug Elmets, a representative of Pa...

  • Drop in traffic gives Border Patrol opportunity to run Rainbow checkpoint

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Apr 13, 2020

    It's a sight that many Southwest Riverside County commuters are no longer accustomed to seeing. The U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Rainbow has been there since long before many residents of the Temecula Valley even moved to the area, but it's likely not something that is on most drivers' minds these days - the daily afternoon traffic backup on northbound Interstate 15 all the way to Winchester Road has seen to that. It's been a long time since Border Patrol agents have run...

  • Bonsall girl's '13 in Quarantine' birthday a special one

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Apr 13, 2020

    "I am so lucky to have such great friends that have some pretty amazing moms," Kaitlyn McKinney told her mother after watching some of her closest friends drive by her house offering surprise birthday wishes. The surprise birthday party parade was organized by soccer parents from Kaitlyn's soccer team, Fallbrook Villa '07 Girls, Dylan Deforest and Amanda Lucy. "I had reached out to the team to see if the girls would send a video birthday wish for Kaitlyn because I wanted to...

  • Navy report says destroyer captain fired for lying to fleet command

    City News Service|Updated Apr 12, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The captain of the San Diego-based destroyer Decator was removed from command in January after lying to San Diego fleet command about his ship's position, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported today. According to a Navy investigation, Cmdr. John ``Bob'' Bowen, the Decator's commanding officer, ordered his crew on Sept. 13 not to report to fleet command that the guided-missile destroyer had gone dead in the water, the paper reported. The ship had to stop to... Full story

  • Bonsall High students have mixed feelings about the quarantine

    Heather Holdo and Sara Barclay, Interns|Updated Apr 12, 2020

    Along with other schools throughout California, Bonsall High School has been shut down since March 16 in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom's statewide stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What was initially going to be a three-week hiatus with a return date of April 6 has turned into an indefinite break from on-campus schooling. Though the Bonsall High campus has closed for the time being, and possibly the entire school year, plans for learning have not cea...

  • Seniors safeguard against COVID-19 scams

    Updated Apr 12, 2020

    MENIFEE – Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the coronavirus. There are ways for residents, especially for seniors, to avoid scams and protect their money and personal information as recommended by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Online Scams Online scammers look for ways to pry on the fears of individuals, especially when there is an emergency, and people are seeking assistance, guidance and resources to deal with the emergency situation. It is important that the general community understand that these t...

  • With $349 billion in emergency small business capital cleared

    Updated Apr 12, 2020

    WASHINGTON – Following President Donald Trump’s signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin announced recently that the SBA and Treasury Department have initiated a robust mobilization effort of banks and other lending institutions to provide small businesses with the capital they need. The CARES Act establishes a new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. The program will provide much-needed relief to millions of small bus...

  • District of Distinction Accreditation awarded to Rainbow Municipal Water District

    Updated Apr 12, 2020

    FALLBROOK – The Rainbow Municipal Water District has been recognized by the Special District Leadership Foundation for its sound governance and fiscal management practices and policies and has been awarded SDLF’s District of Distinction Accreditation. “This accreditation is a testament to the Rainbow Municipal Water District Board and staff’s dedication to fiscal responsibility and sound governance principles,” Tom Kennedy, general manager of RMWD, said. “This is a major achievement for the district. Our board and staff are t...

  • Why small businesses need social media marketing now

    Updated Apr 12, 2020

    Kyle Hotchkiss Digital Marketing Specialist The world of social media is filled with noise from every direction with businesses big and small competing to be the loudest. Companies are utilizing social media in countless ways to stay relevant and those who aren’t are being drowned away in all that noise. With industry leaders pushing hundreds of thousands of dollars into Facebook ad campaigns and posting every minute on Twitter, it is easy to become discouraged and reluctant when it comes to venturing into social media m...

  • Coronavirus doesn't delay property taxes in California

    Updated Apr 11, 2020

    ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) - The coronavirus has delayed income taxes, mortgage payments and evictions in California. But not property taxes. Friday was the deadline to pay those taxes without incurring a hefty penalty and Gov. Gavin Newsom let the date pass without taking any action. Business groups had urged Newsom to use his executive authority to delay the deadline or at least waive all penalties for late payments. Local governments pushed back. Property... Full story

  • Half of all county's 44 COVID-19 deaths from congregate living facilities

    City News Service|Updated Apr 10, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County number of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,693 and deaths increased to 44 today, county health officials said. Half of those deaths, which rose by four Friday, have occurred in congregate living facilities such as assisted living homes and nursing homes, said Dr. Eric McDonald, the county's medical director of epidemiology. According to McDonald, there have been 19 outbreaks in congregate living facilities, which can be traced to 180 cases and 22 deaths. The other eight outbreaks in...

  • Prebys Foundation gives $350,000 challenge grant to Rady Children's Hospital

    City News Service|Updated Apr 10, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego announced a $350,000 challenge grant from The Conrad Prebys Foundation today that, when coupled with additional community investments, will help fund critically needed protective equipment. The in-demand materials, ranging from 3D-printed nasal swabs to protective face shields will attempt to bolster Rady's investment in protecting frontline care providers, patients and families while fighting the effects of COVID-19. "This generous grant will increase our ability to...

  • Roads closed in Fallbrook-Bonsall area due to rain

    Will Fritz|Updated Apr 10, 2020

    FALLBROOK - Heavy rain was continuing to fall in San Diego County Friday afternoon, and flooding was causing road closures in the Fallbrook area. A flash flood warning was in effect for parts of San Diego and Riverside counties until 7:30 p.m. Friday. According to San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond's office, roads closed because of existing flooding or the potential for flooding in the Fallbrook-Bonsall area include: Huffstatler between 5th and 395 De Luz Rd (at dip) at Del luz Murrieta and Calle Roxanne 5th Street dip...

  • Crash near Fallbrook closes lane of I-15; no injuries reported

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Apr 10, 2020

    FALLBROOK - A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near Fallbrook closed one lane of the freeway Friday afternoon, but left no one with serious injuries, an official said. The crash was reported just before 2 p.m. on southbound I-15 just before Mission Road, according to information from the California Highway Patrol. One vehicle is reported to have rolled over, the North County Fire Department reported on Twitter. North County Fire Capt. John Choi said none of the occupants of any of the vehicles required medical attention....

  • 5 Scripps health hospital campuses now equipped with rapid COVID-19 tests

    City News Service|Updated Apr 10, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Five Scripps Health hospital campuses in San Diego County are now equipped with a point-of-care test that can detect coronavirus in as little as five minutes. The test, which will be used to screen for COVID-19 in hospitalized patients requiring quick diagnostic turnaround, can deliver a positive result in as little as five minutes and a negative result in 13 minutes, a hospital statement said Thursday. The diagnostic tool received emergency-use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on March... Full story

  • San Diego County average gas price drops for 36th consecutive day

    City News Service|Updated Apr 10, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The average price of a gallon of self-serve gasoline in San Diego County dropped to its lowest amount since Aug. 2, 2017, today, decreasing 1.5 cents to $2.95. The average price has dropped 36 consecutive days, decreasing 58.3 cents, including 1.2 cents on Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The streak is the longest since a 42-day run from Nov. 7-Dec. 18, 2019. The average price is 8.2 cents less than a week ago, 54.6 cents lower than a month ago and 95.8 cents...

  • Joe Biden's next big decision: Choosing a running mate

    Updated Apr 10, 2020

    BILL BARROW Associated Press Joe Biden faces the most important decision of his five-decade political career: choosing a vice president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee expects to name a committee to vet potential running mates next week, according to three Democrats with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal plans. Biden, a former vice president himself, has committed to picking a woman and told donors this...

  • Deaths near 100K as some countries weigh reopening business

    Updated Apr 10, 2020

    MATT SEDENSKY and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus closed in on 100,000 as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews — and some countries tiptoed toward reopening segments of their battered economies. Public health officials warned people against violating the social distancing rules over Easter and allowing the virus to surge again. Authorities resorted to using roadblocks and other...

  • Analysis: Virus shows benefit of learning from other nations

    Updated Apr 10, 2020

    JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press In 1910, when a contagious pneumonic plague was ravaging northeastern China, a physician there concluded that the disease traveled through the air. So he adapted something he had seen in England. He began instructing doctors, nurses, patients and members of the public to wear gauze masks. That pioneering of masks by Dr. Wu Lien-teh, a Cambridge-educated modernizer of Chinese medicine, is credited with saving the lives of those around him. A French physician working with Wu, however, rejected...

  • Friday: What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

    Associated Press|Updated Apr 10, 2020

    Christians observed Good Friday without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, instead watching livestreams at home as the world remained locked down by the coronavirus pandemic. The global death toll headed toward 100,000, with the confirmed number of infected people topping 1.6 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Another 355,000 have recovered. With economies hit hard by the pandemic, governments faced mounting pressure to restart... Full story

  • As Trump rails against mail voting, some allies embrace it

    Updated Apr 10, 2020

    NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press President Donald Trump is claiming without evidence that expanding mail-in voting will increase voter fraud. But several GOP state officials are forging ahead to do just that, undermining one of Trump's arguments about how elections should be conducted amid the coronavirus outbreak. While Trump has complained that voting by mail is "ripe for fraud," Republican state officials in Iowa, Ohio and West Virginia have all taken steps to ease access to mail-in ballots, following health officials'...

  • Heavy rain expected, thunderstorms possible in San Diego County

    Updated Apr 10, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The remnants of a cold storm system that arrived in San Diego County early this week will make its way east tonight, but not before dropping heavy rain this morning, snow in the mountains and possibly creating thunderstorms throughout the county, according to the National Weather Service. A flash flood watch is in effect throughout the county until 8 p.m. today. An urban and small stream flood advisory is also in effect in the western and northern portions... Full story

  • San Diego County total COVID-19 deaths reach 40, confirmed cases at 1,628

    Updated Apr 9, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County officials expanded a public health order today, building on an order requiring facial coverings to additional essential employees as the local death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 40. County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced that bank employees, public transportation workers and childcare providers who serve food must now wear non-medical grade facial coverings at work. Public transportation includes public employees such as those working... Full story

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