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Articles from the May 16, 2014 edition


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  • **San Mateo Fire now 97% contained; remains 1,500 acres

    Updated May 16, 2014

    (UPDATE Sun.., May 18, 7:45 p.m.) Authorities on Camp Pendleton have announced that the San Mateo Fire is now 97% contained at 1,500 acres. (UPDATE Sun., May 18, 3:45 p.m.) Marine Corps authorities have just reported that the San Mateo Fire is now 80% contained. (UPDATE Sun., May 18, 9:30 a.m.) According to officials on Camp Pendleton, the San Mateo Fire that was reported at 11:24 a.m. Friday has now burned 1,500 acres and is currently listed as 55% contained. (UPDATE, Sat.,...

  • SDG&E urges customers to conserve energy to keep transmission grid stable

    Updated May 16, 2014

    SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2014 – Due to multiple days of record high temperatures causing increased electric demand and ongoing fires threatening transmission infrastructure, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) again urges customers to conserve energy today, health permitting. As SDG&E crews continue damage assessment, repairs and restoration efforts in fire-affected communities, safety is SDG&E’s top priority, and conservation is important to ensure reliability of the electric system throughout the region. SDG&E encourages t...

  • Cocos Fire now 70% contained; full containment expected on Sunday

    Updated May 16, 2014

    (UPDATE 8 a.m., Sat., May 17) Authorities with Cal Fire have announced that the Cocos Fire is now 70% contained and full containment is expected sometime Sunday. (UPDATE 11:50 p.m., Fri., May 16) Cocos Fire now 50% contained at 2,520 acres CAL FIRE is reporting that the Cocos Fire is now 50 percent contained. The total acreage now stands at 2,520, with 1,500 structures threatened. Eight single family dwellings have been destroyed. (PREVIOUS UPDATE) The County of San Diego repo...

  • Trail Angels, thru-hikers find adventure on Pacific Crest Trail

    Updated May 16, 2014

    Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and visualize what it might feel like to hike 145 miles through arid lands. The 145 miles isare only the beginning of your journey. You still have more than 2,400 miles left to complete your thru-hike on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Back to visualizing: it has been hot the last few days and at one point you run into a swarm of bees, which luckily only left a few stingers in your body. As you approach Coyote Canyon Rd., you drink a small...

  • Damage assessments begin from fires in San Diego County

    Updated May 16, 2014

    SAN DIEGO - The County of San Diego is reporting some preliminary damage assessment figures for the unincorporated area, stemming from the Cocos Fire. *A total of 11 single family homes were destroyed. In addition, 25 structures were destroyed at the Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association. *Two homes were also damaged. The tallies are based on damage assessment done Friday, May 16 by combined teams from the County of San Diego and CAL FIRE. In addition, the City of San Marcos has reported the loss of one single family home....

  • Arraignment Postponed For Pinyon Pines Triple Murder Suspect

    Updated May 16, 2014

    INDIO - Arraignment for the ex-boyfriend of a young woman killed in a 2006 triple murder in Pinyon Pines was postponed until June 13. Robert Lars Pape was arrested in March, along with co-defendant Cristin Conrad Smith, and charged with the Sept. 17, 2006, killings of Vicki Friedli, 53, her boyfriend Jon Hayward, 55, and her 18-year-old daughter, Becky, at their Alpine Drive home. The defendants face three counts of murder, with special circumstance allegations of committing multiple murders and two sentence-enhancing firearm... Full story