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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The smoke seen in town today is from Camp Pendleton, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. He said the Fire School is in training on the base so there will be smoke seen in town but there is no danger to Fallbrook. If anything changes we will report it.... Full story
UPDATE 7:55 pm The Camp Pendleton fire is officially 925 acres and 0% contained. NCFPD PIO John Choi said more assets are coming in the morning and the Fire School has been canceled. There is now an active 1000-acre vegetation fire on Camp Pendleton east of the 33 Area. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department is working to contain the fire and issued mandatory evacuation for the following areas: 25 Area (Lake O'Neill Camp Ground, Wounded Warrior Battalion), 26 Area and 27 Area... Full story
The forward rate has been stopped from a vegetation fire on Camino del Rey and W. Lilac that was reported at 7:22 pm tonight. According to NCFPD PIO John Choi the fire burned one-quarter acre. The cause is still under investigation....
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Marine Corps announced today that another high-ranking officer has been relieved of duty over an ocean training accident that killed nine service members near San Clemente Island last summer. Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi, who was commander of the 1st Marine Division when the amphibious assault vehicle the Camp Pendleton-based personnel were aboard sank off the coast of northern San Diego County, had been assigned to the post of inspector general of the Marine Corps following the disaster. Last month, Gen....
AT 7:49 pm a small vegetation fire was reported on SB I15, just north of Mission Rd, inside the burn area from Friday, 3 days ago. "It's deep down where the fire may have nestled and rekindled," said John Choi, NCFPD (North County Fire Protection District). "It was small, about the size of a small bonfire and we will have two engines on the scene to do mop-up and it should be fine."...
SAN DIEGO - A man who alleges a former Catholic priest repeatedly molested him when he was a young boy, then continued to be active at parishes within the Diocese of San Diego, including St. Peter's Catholic Parish for decades, said today he decided to file a lawsuit to protect children. Beau Potter, now 54 years old, alleges Father Ramon Marrufo molested him in Rialto over the course of several years in the 1970s, beginning when the plaintiff was in second grade. Prior to 197... Full story
A fire started by a vehicle has grown to 20 acres on Camp Pendleton, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. "There may be smoke available in Fallbrook," he said, "But fortunately there is a Fire School that was in the area. There is no threat to our area [Fallbrook, Bonsall or DeLuz] and there are a lot of resources on the fire." This is a developing story. More will be reported as information becomes available....
FALLBROOK – Students at Fallbrook High, Oasis High or Ivy High schools can now apply online for a paid summer internship at Fallbrook Public Utility District. This year, FPUD is looking for students interested in a career in social media and customer service. The internship is available to any student enrolled in one of those schools as a junior or senior for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. Candidates must be 16 years or older on the first day of the internship, July 12. Pay will be $14 per hour, and the intern will w... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Three California condor chicks hatched at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in March were given names by members of the Kumeyaay bands of San Diego, park officials said today. The Kumeyaay bands include San Pasqual, Campo Kumeyaay, and San Ysabel of Kumeyaay. The three young birds were named Met-ha my wahm, meaning ``high wind rider'', Po-mahn-kwakurr, meaning ``far-off flyer'', and Eyaip-poman, meaning ``flies through''. They are representatives of their species, which are seen as symbols of power by indigenous...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County public health officials have reported 120 new COVID-19 infections and one new death, as hospitalizations dropped to 91 and the number of people with at least one dose of vaccine crossed the 2 million mark. Saturday's data reflect a decrease of four hospitalized COVID-19 patients from Friday, along with a decline of two patients in intensive care units to 31. There are 40 available, staffed ICU beds in the county. The 91 patients -- the fewest this year -- represent only the fourth time this year... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The ocean shoreline at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park was closed today due to contaminated sewage water that may be moving north into the U.S., county water authorities said. The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality issued the contact closure for the ocean shoreline today. Ocean water samples exceeded state health standards, DEHQ officials said. The closure includes all beaches from the U.S.- Mexico border to the south end of Seacoast Drive. Water... Full story
IMPERIAL COUNTY (CNS) - A preliminary magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Imperial County today according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake happened at 10:55 a.m. Saturday about 6 miles away from Calipatria, a small town near the Salton Sea, the USGS said. A clerk at a Calipatria truck stop said everything is up and running, although some products in the store fell off shelves. The National Weather Service said the temblor shook Rancho Bernardo. ``Felt like a quick jolt,'' the NWS tweeted. NBC 7 said they... Full story
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego federal court judge today overturned California's three-decade old ban on assault weapons, ruling "the state's definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states." In a 94-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez, an appointee of then-President George W. Bush, wrote, "Like the Swiss Army knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home d...
SAN DIEGO - Three people, including a married couple who were San Diego Police Department detectives were killed today in a fiery head-on collision caused by a speeding motorist going the wrong way on Interstate 5 near the U.S.-Mexico border. The errant driver's Honda Civic was traveling as fast as 90 mph to the north on the southbound side of the freeway before smashing into an oncoming Ford sedan occupied by the SDPD personnel near Dairy Mart Road in San Ysidro shortly before 10:30 a.m., according to the California Highway...
WARNER SPRINGS - More than 3,900 marijuana plants were seized by San Diego County Sheriff's Department personnel today after they served a search warrant at an illegal grow operation in Warner Springs. San Diego County code compliance officers also discovered several dangerous violations and environmental-related crimes related to the operation. The warrant was served at the site in the 30800 block of Chihuahua Valley Road at about 7 a.m., according to Sgt. Kamon Harris.... Full story
LOS ANGELES - The authors of state legislation intended to protect journalists covering protests, demonstrations and civil unrest announced today they will remove a recently added amendment that journalism groups feared would restrict rather than expand press freedoms. Sens. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, and Anthony Portantino, D-Glendale, made the announcement three days after a coalition of groups collectively representing thousands of journalists, including the Los Angeles and Orange County press clubs and the Society for... Full story
