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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This week former President Donald Trump’s Mar A Lago estate was raided by the FBI. This move is unprecedented. It has never happened before to any previous president. It’s more of a banana republic move, but one that, unfortunately, isn’t surprising. The sad thing is that the general public is so used to the security agencies going after Trump that they are numb to it. The gravity of how twisted, unjust and unfair it is for one political party to use our tax-payer funde... Full story
Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor While we had taken the Alaska cruise back in June 2007, this wasn’t a repeat trip. Besides getting to go to Skagway instead of Sitka again because of the stormy weather, COVID restrictions caused several changes. First, instead of the usual evacuation drill before departing Seattle, we watched a safety video on the television in our room, then went to our muster station to check in as directed, without our life jackets. There was no movie theater to go to on the ship and no stage shows e...
North County Fire is on scene of a water main break at Via Monserate and Palomar Drive in Fallbrook. There is a hard road closure of Via Monserate south of Palomar Drive. Please avoid this area and use an alternate route. @RainbowMWD has been requested. https://t.co/N7pv5X8KXW... Full story
On August 7th at 8:47 pm, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance from the NCFPD in the recovery of a missing person found in the Santa Margarita River in the 2500 block of North Stage Coach Lane. A body had been found in the river and SDSO requested help retrieving him out of the water. The call was upgraded to a full water rescue response when it was discovered that the person was still alive. NCFPD PIO John Choi said crews arrived on scene and hiked down to the river to rescue the patient. Crews p... Full story
North County Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to an early morning tree fire in the area of the 6000 block of Rainbow Heights Road in Rainbow on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at 3:39 am, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. Reports came into North County Dispatch JPA of a tree on fire. Multiple calls came into the dispatch center from people who reported seeing fire and smoke, causing the responding NCFPD unit to upgrade the call to a vegetation fire. "NCFPD crews... Full story
BONSALL - A person escaped uninjured today after a pickup truck went off Old Highway 395 on its side 20 feet down an embankment and hit a tree, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash involving a white Ford pickup was reported at 2:37 p.m. Saturday, according to a CHP incident log. After the crash, someone in the pickup had to crawl out of the wreckage through the driver's side window because the doors wouldn't open, the CHP said. The person was not injured. It was unclear whether the person was the driver or a... Full story
SAN DIEGO - A 20-year-old orca that was born and lived at SeaWorld has died of an infection, the marine park announced today. Nakai died Thursday night despite ``aggressive therapeutic and diagnostic efforts'' to treat the whale's infection, a statement said. Nakai was born at SeaWorld San Diego in 2001, and participated in hearing studies to help scientists better understand the impact on orcas of noise from ships and other human activity. "He'll be remembered as a curious... Full story
At 3 pm today, Friday, August 5, there was an accident on East Mission at Santa Margarita Road. CHP reported a sedan vs. a motorcycle. The accident was affecting traffic with debris in the eastbound lanes. It appears the small sedan was hit as it was coming out of the Shell gas station driveway and the motorcycle hit the side of the vehicle at approximately 25 mph. There was one adult transported to Palomar Hospital with minor injuries. This is a breaking story and more will be reported as information becomes... Full story
North County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a rescue traffic collision call in the area of 3700 block of South Mission Road in Fallbrook on Thursday August 4, 2022, at 2:28 am. According to the CHP, the car was reported stolen and was traveling at a high rate of speed. Although unverified at this time, there may have been another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed as well. NCFPD crews arrived on scene at 2:32 am to find an unoccupied Nissan Altima... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch today for parts of San Diego County. The flood watch for San Diego deserts and mountains is in effect starting at 2 p.m. Excessive runoff from rain can result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone areas. Monsoonal moisture is expected to increase today and scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast with heavy rainfall expected this afternoon and evening. Those living... Full story
UPDATE: 7:40 pm - All I-15 lanes now open according to NCFPD. North County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to rescue traffic collision on NB 15 Freeway just north of Mission Road in Fallbrook on Wednesday August 3, 2022, at 6:20 pm. NCFPD crews arrived on scene at 6:28 pm to find a Volkswagen Golf TDI involved in an underride crash. This vehicle collided with the rear end of a semi-truck trailer resulting in the driver being trapped. NCFPD performed vehicle... Full story
UPDATE: North County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to an apartment fire at the Smoketree Apartments located at 795 West Fallbrook Street in Fallbrook on Wednesday, August 03, 2022 at 1:38 am. Reports came into North County Dispatch JPA of an apartment unit on fire on the second floor. NCFPD firefighters arrived on the scene at 1:44 am and saw smoke and fire coming from a second-floor apartment unit. Crews located the fire in Unit 22 and initiated fire... Full story
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 901 AM PDT TUE AUG 2 2022 SYNOPSIS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS, WITH LESSER CHANCES ELSEWHERE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DECREASE FURTHER INTO WEDNESDAY, BEFORE BEGINNING TO INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE FOR THE DESERTS EARLY NEXT WEEK. ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA... Full story
FALLBROOK – Silvergate Fallbrook held a summer fundraiser spectacular, dubbed "An Evening At Graceland" Thursday, July 28, to support the Fallbrook Food Pantry in its ongoing efforts to provide nutritious food for individuals in the community who are in need. A packed courtyard of attendees danced and sang to their favorite Elvis Presley tunes while they opened their hearts and wallets in support of the charity. Silvergate then matched the donations raised to present the charity with a $4,800 fundraising check at the c...
Karen Ossenfort Special to the Village News A face becoming familiar at emergency call scenes is that of a PERT first responder. The Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) member often is called to the scene by law enforcement if deemed needed. Both law enforcement and PERT act together with people who are in a behavioral health crisis. The goal of PERT is compassionate crisis intervention. "If deputies call for PERT and need a clinician, we ask for one," said Lt. Aldo...
Community meets in casual coffee chat with the Fallbrook Sheriffs...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The protest hearing on expanding Fallbrook Public Utility District latent powers to provide for public community facilities did not produce sufficient signatures to trigger an election. The protest hearing held by San Diego County's Local Agency Formation Commission was on June 14, and on Aug. 1 the LAFCO board voted 8-0 to accept the results of the protest hearing. The latent powers expansion will become effective once all other conditions have been satisfied. An 8-0 LAFCO board vote April 4...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The deadline for candidates to complete qualification for local campaigns with the Registrar of Voters is Aug. 12. Candidates for the Nov. 8 elections are in varying stages of the process to run for the various fire, water, health, planning and school boards. If an incumbent in any of the races doesn’t run, the filing period is extended to Aug. 17 for that race. Here is how the campaigns are looking through the end of July: Fallbrook Union Elementary School District: Two incumbents, S...
