Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Sorted by date Results 51 - 70 of 70
Nicholas "Nick" Burg, age 29, was taken into custody yesterday, 7-16-21, by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Burg was arrested on suspicion of murder in the first degree after the discovery of remains of an unidentified male homicide victim buried where Burg was living in the 400 block of Ridge Dr. in Fallbrook. Deputies unearthed the body of a man while investigating "a suspicious circumstance'' on South Ridge Drive on Wednesday, 7/14/21. Burg is not eligible for...
HOLLYWOOD, CA.- Non-profit organization Artists For Change, Inc., today announced they will have a virtual screening of “Angie: Lost Girls” on July 30th for the ‘World Day Against Trafficking in Persons’ event. The film was directed by social impact filmmaker Julia Verdin with efforts of bringing awareness to the realities of sex trafficking. This special day of focus is globally promoted and founded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Distributed by FreeStyle Digital Media, this award-winning feature film pr...
At 5:38 pm tonight, a car reportedly veered off the southbound I-15 freeway after being "bumped" by a semi-truck, just south of SR 76. A woman, who was driving the car, was able to drive down the steep west embankment. North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) made access and walked the patient out and transported her to Temecula Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. Onlookers were commenting how she was able to keep control of the... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A Fallbrook resident who allegedly killed a man whose body was found buried on the defendant's property pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Nicolas Andrew Burg, 29, was arrested Friday in the Riverside County city of Murrieta, two days after sheriff's deputies were summoned to investigate a “suspicious circumstance” at Burg's property on South Ridge Drive and found a man's body buried there, according to Lt. Thomas Seiver. The body was exhumed and an autopsy was conducted on Saturday. The she...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Department of Public Works was investigating what caused a water main break today in the East County community of Spring Valley. According to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident page, the break was first reported shortly before 6:30 a.m. at 658 Maria Ave., resulting in a closure of that road, between Jamacha Boulevard and San Francisco Street. At 9:30 a.m., the Department of Public Works announced on its Twitter page that...
SAN DIEGO - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and actress Alfre Woodard christened the Navy ship USNS John Lewis today at General Dynamics in honor of the late congressman and civil rights icon. ``May God bless this ship and all who serve on it,'' Woodard said before she broke a bottle of champagne against the replenishment oil ship. Before the christening, the actress and political activist said of Lewis: ``We miss him on this platform but we will never be without him. I am honored. I am fortunate. I am eternally... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) - A state appeals court panel today upheld the convictions of two gang members for the murder of a 19-year-old Marine from Camp Pendleton, who was shot inside his car in South Los Angeles while on a weekend leave. The three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal found that Oscar Aguilar and Esau Rios ``unquestionably intended to promote or assist each other's criminal conduct'' involving the Sept. 16, 2016, shooting of Lance Cpl....
A single-vehicle rollover involving a fatality was reported at 3:24 am early Saturday morning north of Mission Road, according to North County Fire Protection District PIO Rich Berry. PIO Berry stated, "Two people were ejected from the vehicle resulting in one fatality and one male being transported to Palomar Hospital with critical injuries." California Highway Patrol shut down freeway traffic for the death investigation. "Traffic is being diverted off the southbound freeway... Full story
FALLBROOK - Five people were injured when two vehicles collided on Interstate 15 north of state Route 76, fire officials said today. The crash happened at 11:03 p.m. Friday, said Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. Three victims were taken to Children's Hospital with minor injuries, one to Sharp Memorial Hospital, and one to Palomar Medical Center, Choi said. The freeway was shut down briefly for an investigation by the California Highway Patrol, he said. Copyright 2021, City News Service,... Full story
A semi-truck and trailer has flipped over on the I-15 one-half mile north of Rancho California Rd. causing delays. This is a breaking story and will be updated as soon as information is available.... Full story
A collision occurred on southbound Interstate 15, north of state Route 76 in Fallbrook, according to the North County Fire Protection District. According to the CHP log, it was three vehicles vs. a semi-truck. Three people, including children, were transported to a hospital with minor injuries, according to NCFPD PIO Rich Berry. This is an early version story and more will be reported as information is available.... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County leaders presented plans today for a quick response to wildfires and discussed recent investments in wildfire prevention. During a press conference at Gillespie Field in which they residents were urged to take steps to protect their homes, Supervisors Joel Anderson and Nathan Fletcher were joined by representatives from Cal Fire, the county Fire Protection District, San Diego Sheriff's Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue. ``We are ready to respond to...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The U.S. Navy will reevaluate the impacts of its training exercises on marine life in the wake of the deaths of two fin whales apparently fatally struck by a military vessel off the coast of San Diego earlier this year, the Center for Biological Diversity said today. The deaths of the two whales -- likely a mother and her calf, according to the Center for Biological Diversity -- occurred during joint military exercises on May 8 between the U.S. and...
The forward rate of spread has been stopped on the fire at Gopher Canyon and I-15, according to Cal Fire Captain Neal. The fire was reported at about 4 pm and there was a full wildland dispatch including air support to extinguish it quickly and hold it to an acre, according to Capt. Neal.... Full story
SANTEE (CNS) - A 27-year-old woman was jailed today on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol when her car crashed off Interstate 15 in Bonsall, killing her 5-year-old daughter and critically injuring her two toddlers. Kapri Raven Coleman of San Diego was booked into Las Colinas women's jail in Santee Thursday afternoon upon her release from a hospital where she was treated for minor injuries she suffered in the predawn wreck, according to the California Highway... Full story
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - A 64-year-old man was scheduled to make his first court appearance today on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a 19-year-old girl in Escondido over two decades ago. Mark Thompson Hunter was arrested Tuesday in Hemet on suspicion of one count of rape, one count of forcible rape, one count of forcible sodomy and three counts of forcible oral copulation stemming from the February 17, 1999, incident that began around 8:30 p.m., Escondido Lt. Bode Berreth said....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A research collaboration announced today between Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. aims to accelerate the discovery and development of new treatments for rare childhood-onset diseases by analyzing the natural progression of selected genetic disorders. Ultimately, the goal is to improve clinical outcomes for patients with rare diseases that typically manifest in childhood by providing precise diagnoses and targeted... Full story