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 schools will be closed on Friday, May 16 due to continuing health and safety concerns for students, staff, and community. Active fires remain in the North County and the weather and its impact is uncertain. The closure applies to all school activities and athletic activities such as contests and practices. Additionally, all North County area schools will also be closed on Friday. School will be open as scheduled on Monday, May 19. FALLBROOK - Due to the impact of the fires and concerns...
(UPDATE 5-14-2014) SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for San Diego County following recent wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, destroyed homes and other structures, damaged critical infrastructure and caused the evacuation of thousands of residents. The full text of the emergency proclamation is below: A PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHEREAS wildfires started on May 13, 2014 in the County of San Diego that are currently burning and have burned over 2,000 acres;...
The California Highway Patrol is reporting the following road closures as of 4 p.m. today (Wed., May 14) ·Interstate 15 northbound and southbound lanes at State Route 76 ·Interstate 5 southbound and northbound offramps at Palomar Airport Road ·Interstate 5 northbound and southbound offramps at Basilone Road ·State Route 76 eastbound lanes at South Mission Road and the westbound lanes at Old Highway 395 Interstate 5 is open at San Onofre. If you need emergency assistance in evacuation, call 9-1-1. Residents are urged to cal...
Video by Chauncy Miller and JP Raineri [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skWQWIbCDns[/youtube] (UPDATE Tues., May 20, 9 a.m.) Authorities have announced that the cost of the Highway Fire has been adjusted again - this time to $916,692. (UPDATE Mon., May 19, 8:15 a.m.) According to officials, the cost of the Highway Fire has now been adjusted to $880,769. (UPDATE Sun., May 18, 9 a.m.) Authorities are now reporting that the acreage involved and the overall cost of the... Full story
(UPDATE: Sun., May 18, 7:45 p.m.) Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook has reported that the Tomahawk Fire is now 100% contained. After review of the fire territory, it has been determined that the fire burned 5,400 acres, rather than the 5,500 reported earlier. (UPDATE Sun., May 18, 3:45 p.m.) It has just been reported that the Tomahawk Fire is now at 97% containment. (UPDATE Sun., May 18, 9 a.m.) Officials on Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook said that as of 9 a.m. today, Sunday,...
RIVERSIDE - With less than two weeks to go, a veterans advocacy group is seeking volunteers to help with a Memorial Day weekend mission to plant miniature American flags alongside the graves of servicemen and women buried at Riverside National Cemetery as part of an annual tribute that has grown in size every year. On Saturday, May 24, Cypress-based Honoring Our Fallen will hold its third annual ''Flag for Every Hero'' ceremony, during which families, Boy Scouts, Explorer troops and anyone else who wants to participate walk...
PALM SPRINGS - The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion in federal court today asking to file a complaint in support of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in its suit against two local water agencies for groundwater rights. The documents ask the court to hold that the United States ''has federal reserved rights to sufficient groundwater as is necessary to fulfill the purposes of the tribe's reservation and to protect any prior rights of the tribe,'' and that the government seeks to dissuade the agencies -- the...
SAN MARCOS - A 700-acre fire that has burned at least four structures south of state Route 78 near Cal State San Marcos was zero percent contained this morning and continuing to force residents from their homes, authorities said. The so-called Cocos Fire -- initially designated the Washingtonia Fire -- broke out for unknown reasons in the area of Cocos Drive about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. The state firefighting agency said early today it has confirmed that three structures were destroyed and one was damaged...
The Sheriff's Department is currently assisting with several fires burning across San Diego County. Right now, 120 Sheriff's Deputies are working with fire crews and other law enforcement agencies. More deputies are expected to be called in throughout the night. The Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad, which is burning west of El Camino Real and South of Palomar Airport Road. The Camp Pendleton Fire, which is burning in the DeLuz area of Camp Pendleton moving west of Fallbrook. The Highway Fire, which is bu...
