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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 6-year-old female orca died unexpectedly today at SeaWorld San Diego, one day after showing signs of illness, the aquarium announced. Amaya began showing signs of illness on Wednesday, and animal care specialists and veterinarians began treating her immediately, SeaWorld said in a statement. ``Despite her care team's efforts, Amaya's condition continued to decline rapidly. Her death was sudden and unexpected,'' the statement said. "This is a very difficult time for those who knew and loved Amaya. She inspi... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it is proposing more than $500,000 in civil penalties against airline passengers for ``alleged unruly behavior,'' including more than $50,000 in fines against four people who flew out of San Diego. The unnamed passengers referenced in an FAA statement were levied fines for not complying with a facemask mandate as well as drinking alcohol that wasn't served by the airline. Three passengers on a Jan. 29 Frontier Airlines flight from San Diego to Las...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County public health officials today reported five deaths and 104 new hospitalizations --discouraging news as the Delta variant continues to surge. The newly hospitalized patients bump the county total to more than 700 people currently in the hospital with the illness. One month ago, that number was 179. Patients in intensive care units increased by one to 143, but that still marks a increase of nearly 100 people since July 19, when 45 people were in ICU beds with COVID-19. San Diego County's case rate...
SAN DIEGO - Drug use was at a 21-year high for adult males arrested and booked into local detention facilities in 2020, with methamphetamine and fentanyl posing some worrying trends, according to a San Diego Association of Governments report released today. The new SANDAG report found 82% of males surveyed tested positive for at least one illicit substance, a 3% increase from 2019. Drug use among adult females surveyed significantly decreased from the 82% in 2019 to 67% in 2020. This represents the lowest positive rate for...
Mr. V's Big Top Dream plays out in Temecula...
A call came in at 3:38 pm today of a truck on fire near DeLuz Rd and W. Doherty St. NCFPD responded and was able to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Two men pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a human smuggling attempt in a boat that stalled off the coast of La Jolla, leading to the drowning death of one of the vessel's occupants. The boat's captain, Victor Alfonso Soto Aguilar, and another man who acted as a refueler -- Jose Ramon Geraldo Romero -- entered guilty pleas Wednesday in connection with the capsizing of a panga boat on May 20. Both men told authorities that they agreed to pilot the vessel in lieu of paying smuggling fees to enter...
At 9:11 this morning, Wed. Aug 18, a semi-truck caught fire just south of the Rainbow Valley Blvd. onramp, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. The fire was contained to just the cab which was fully engulfed. There were no known injuries and the cause is still under investigation.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a proposal to increase law enforcement of illegal marijuana shops in unincorporated areas. The proposal by Supervisor Joel Anderson allows the county to speed up the receivership process, allowing the county to take control of properties whose owners have repeatedly violated the law by illegally selling cannabis. The county is also developing a marijuana policy overhaul, in the form of multiple... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of San Diego County are eligible for increased water-use efficiency rebates under a partnership announced today between the county's Watershed Protection Program and the San Diego County Water Authority. The program could save money for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers who make landscape upgrades designed to improve the region's climate resilience and reduce the flow of pollutants into waterw... Full story
The San Diego Sheriff's ASTREA helicopter has been flying around Fallbrook. They are looking for a Hispanic 31-year-old woman wearing a pink shirt and black pants. She is 5'5" weighing approximately 173 pounds. She was last seen near Elder St and Brandon Rd. The sheriff's dept. said she is a missing person at risk. That is all the information available at this point. We will keep the story updated throughout the day. The Sheriff's department is asking anyone who may see her...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County's latest daily COVID-19 numbers show 11 additional coronavirus patients were hospitalized, and two were sent to intensive care. There were zero deaths. A total of 13,223 tests were reported Tuesday, and the percentage of new positive tests over the past week was 8.6%, 1738 new positive tests - the highest one-day total since late January. It is not known how many of these positive test results were of people who were symptomatic. Officials expect... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The median sales price of an existing single-family home in San Diego County declined .6% from June to July -- from $865,000 to $860,000 -- but is up 19.6% from July 2020, when it was $719,000, a real estate group reported today. Total sales of existing single-family homes in the county were down 7.4% from June, but up 1.4% from July 2020, according to the California Association of Realtors. Statewide, closed escrow sales dipped 1.6% from June to July and were...
MARINA VILLENEUVE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during some of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a televised address, the 63-year-old Democrat emphatically denied intentionally showing any disrespect toward women but said that fighting back a... Full story
Three North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) fire engines, one battalion vehicle, a medic crew, San Diego County Sheriff's department, CHP and a ASTREA helicopter spent two hours last night in a collaborative rescue mission searching for a red pick-up truck that reportedly drove off the freeway and crashed down the embankment just south of the Mission Rd. offramp, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. The call came in at 1:49 am Monday night, Aug 16. "NCFPD personnel hiked...
At 10:58 pm on Saturday night, Aug 14, in the 400 block of Ammunition Rd in Fallbrook, there was a 4-vehicle collision caused by a single sedan, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi. The sedan was driven by a young woman who hit parked cars. Her car rolled and she was said to be trapped but bystanders pulled her out before the fire department arrived. She was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, according to PIO Choi. The cause of the accident is still under... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County began notifying restaurants today of $4.5 million in permit fee refunds for the period of March 16, 2020 through June 15 of this year -- the result of a recent settlement in a lawsuit brought by a local restaurant group. The class-action settlement was for all restaurants and limited food preparation facilities that paid or were required to pay annual permit fees to the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality. It provides a 50% refund of annual permit fees to... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Living in a beautiful home overlooking 34 acres of Roseland Nursery, owner Lee Hulsey, 86, loves the panoramic expanse of plants and trees. This location on Green Briar Drive handles only wholesale clients. There is also a 33-acre growing farm off Reche Road, and the retail site on 12 acres in Rainbow, across from Rainbow Oaks Restaurant. Hulsey's husband, Joe K. Hulsey, passed on May 24, 2020, shifting her from retirement to instead... Full story
Marina Villeneuve and Karen Matthews The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – An aide who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her said in her first televised interview that she was initially afraid to identify herself because she worried the governor's "enablers" would destroy her if she spoke up. Brittany Commisso, an executive assistant on Cuomo's staff, detailed her interactions with the Democrat in a joint interview with CBS and The Times Union of Albany that w...
