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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SAN DIEGO - A San Diego judge granted a preliminary injunction on Friday, July 26 sought by Hall of Fame horse trainer Jerry Hollendorfer against the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, which banned Hollendorfer from participation in the wake of a spate of horse deaths. Hollendorfer, 73, was banned last month from Del Mar and sought legal intervention to allow him to participate at this summer's racing season. He argued that Del Mar officials did not provide an adequate reason for precluding him from racing. The complaint alleges... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) - Sixteen Marines were arrested on Thursday, July 25 at Camp Pendleton on suspicion of crimes ranging from human smuggling to drug offenses, military officials said. Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents took the suspects into custody during a battalion-wide formation at the northern San Diego County military installation about 7:30 a.m., said 1st Lt. Cameron Edinburgh, a spokesman for the 1st Marine Division. The arrestees' names and details on the allegations against them were not immediately... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Three more service members -- two Marines and one Navy sailor -- were taken into custody in connection with a criminal probe into human smuggling and drug offenses that led to the arrests of 16 Marines at Camp Pendleton, investigators said. Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents took 16 Marines into custody Thursday morning during a battalion-wide roll-call formation at the northern San Diego County military installation, according to Marine Corps officials. The arrestees range in rank from E-2 to E-4 and... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Authorities warned the public on Thursday, July 25 to beware of counterfeit oxycodone pills linked to four overdose deaths this week in the San Diego area. The blue tablets, known as M-30s, have been involved in fatalities in Lakeside, Poway, Santee, and Valley Center over a 24-hour hour period beginning Wednesday, according to sheriff's officials. The highly dangerous street drug, a common form of counterfeit oxycodone, contains fentanyl, a narcotic so powerful... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Two San Diego County public transit agencies received roughly $8.5 million from the state's Department of Transportation to purchase more than a dozen new zero-emission buses, Caltrans announced. Caltrans awarded $2,246,545 to the North County Transit District and $6,248,084 to San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System to purchase zero-emission buses -- six for the NCTD and 11 for the MTS, which will also use a portion of its funding to purchase technology like electric chargers for its bus depot to expand... Full story
FALLBROOK - Firefighters rescued a 31-year-old man from his crumpled and burning van on Thursday, July 25 after the motorist slammed into the back of a semi-truck on Interstate 15 in Fallbrook, authorities said. The crash, involving a 2017 Chevrolet van and a semi-truck, was reported around 5:10 a.m. on northbound Interstate 15 near Mission Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said. A man behind the wheel of the semi-truck was heading up a hill in the far... Full story
DEL MAR - For a third day in a row, a roughly 6-foot shark -- believed to be a juvenile great white -- was spotted off the coast of Del Mar on Wednesday, July 24, a city official said. The shark was seen breaching the surface of the water about 400 yards offshore of Seagrove Park about 10 a.m., Del Mar Deputy Lifeguard Chief Mark Rathsam said. Similar sightings also occurred Monday and Tuesday, one in the same general vicinity and the other a half-mile or so to the north, Rathsam said. Though the shark or sharks seen... Full story
RAINBOW – A 13-year-old boy was killed, a 7-year-old girl was injured and two adults were hurt when a big rig collided with an SUV in the northern reaches of San Diego County, authorities said on Wednesday, July 24. The crash happened about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, on Old Highway 395 at Rainbow Glen Road in Rainbow, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said. A 62-year-old man behind the wheel of a Peterbilt truck tractor pulling two trailers was heading northbound on Old Highway 395, while a 34-year-old w... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Sen. Brian Jones, R-Santee, says a state charge intended to decrease peak energy use is instead punishing people in the rural inland areas of San Diego County. San Diego Gas & Electric added the high usage charge to its billing structure in 2017 at the behest of the California Public Utilities Commission. More than 120,000 SDG&E customers were affected by the charge last year, which is applied to a customer's bill when they use more than 400% of their base energy allowance in a given month. Jones highlighted the c... Full story
