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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PERRIS - Firefighters today were battling a five-acre vegetation fire in Perris that has the potential to grow to 10 acres, a CalFire spokeswoman said. The fire, near Dawson Canyon Road and Stuart Drive, was reported at 12:34 p.m., and there were 107 firefighters in nine engines, with three water tenders, a bulldozer and two helicopters battling the blaze at about 3:45 p.m., CalFire's Cheri Patterson said. No homes were threatened at that time and no injuries have been reported, she said....
PALM SPRINGS - Two Palm Springs men were arrested today after a fight at a restaurant resulted in one man being shot and another being hit by a rock, a police spokesman said. The incident took place at about 2:45 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes restaurant at 471 Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, according to police Sgt. Mike Kovaleff. ''When officers were called to the restaurant, they found that several males had been involved in an altercation outside in which one suspect discharged a firearm at a group of males,''...
RIVERSIDE - The Southern California smog regulatory agency is, for the 10th year, accepting applications from lawn mower owners to swap their fume-generating gas machines for subsidized and quiet, clean electrical mowers. Since 2003, some 43,438 gas-power mowers have been purchased by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and sent to junkyards, the agency said in announcing the 10th annual buyback program. Six different battery-powered electric mowers are being offered by the AQMD in exchange for working gas...
KIDS / TEEN EVENTS: May 4 – Tom Sawyer Science at Pennypickles Workshop. 42081 Main Street, Temecula. Information: (951) 308-6370. May 5 – 10:15-11:45 a.m. Pennypickle’s Scout Patch and Merit Badge Program: Space Exploration at the Temecula Children’s Museum, 42081 Main Street. Hands on classes that will meet some requirements for one of the science badges. Troop leaders and chaperones are free. Registration is required one week prior and a minimum of 10 scouts is needed. Information: (951) 308-6370. May 8 &nd...
OCEANSIDE - Three people were rescued after a boating accident today in the Oceanside Harbor, according to the Oceanside Fire Department. A large wave capsized a family's boat as they entered the harbor on their way back from a fishing trip about 2:15 p.m., which threw the three occupants into the water, according to Battalion Chief Bill Kogerman. A boat's owner and his son were thrown free of the 17-foot center console but the owner's wife became stuck in an air pocket under the overturned vessel and the owner could see her... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON - Explosions audible within 50 miles of Camp Pendleton may be heard in parts of San Diego County and southern Orange County today, as Marine practice removing land mines. Starting about 7 a.m., combat engineers will lay mine-clearing lines, each containing 1,750 pounds of C-4 explosive, and detonate them, according to a Marine Corps statement. The training started yesterday and is set to wrap up by about 8 tonight.... Full story
OCEANSIDE - Friends and fans of ex-Chargers linebacker Junior Seau, who killed himself Wednesday with a shot to the chest, will hold a paddle- out memorial in front of his waterfront home in Oceanside today. Seau was an avid surfer. A private church memorial is scheduled for Friday, and a public remembrance on Saturday will be held Oceanside High School, where he graduated in 1987. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office on Thursday confirmed that Seau committed suicide. Oceanside police said a gun was found near his...
