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 Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Facility returned to stable ground on July 20 after uncertainty of its fate had plagued the residents, their family members, and friends for months. The group of partners who have owned the premises since 1975 stepped back in and were successful in gaining state licensing to take over the operation again. They had previously operated it from 1975 to 1994. According to Jim Kilian of Progressive Health Care, the partners, known legally as Fallbrook Healthcare Center Operating Company LLC (for licen... Full story
UPDATE: A vehicular manslaughter charge was added to a felony DUI charge on Wed., August 12, against a man accused of causing a head-on crash near Bonsall that killed a motorcyclist. Christopher Henry, 25, was arrested after the Aug. 1 crash on West Lilac Road and pleaded not guilty a few days later to charges of second-degree murder and driving on a suspended license. According to the California Highway Patrol, Henry allowed his Ford Mustang to drift out of the westbound lane of West Lilac into the eastbound lane near Via...
CHULA VISTA - A push to create more inexpensive hotel rooms along the state's coastline, and the impact on San Diego-area projects, is scheduled to get an airing before the California Coastal Commission, which began a three-day meeting today in Chula Vista. Commission staff has recommended rejecting a proposed 175-room hotel on Harbor Island, and modifying the city of San Diego's community plan update for Ocean Beach because both plans don't take enough steps to increase the number of cheaper accommodations along the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Two young men from El Centro have admitted to smuggling 28 pounds of heroin into the United States using drones, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today. Jonathan Elias, 18, and Brayan Valle, 19, pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday to possession of heroin with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting. They face sentencing on Oct. 20. "With border security tight, drug traffickers have thought of every conceivable method to move their drugs over, under and through the border,'' U.S. Attorney...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY - Firefighters in the San Diego region received a boost today, Thurs., August 13, as San Diego Gas & Electric announced the return of a large helicopter tanker for a sixth year, and the city of San Diego opened a temporary fire station in a neighborhood plagued by slow response times. The helicopter, an Erickson Skycrane, has a 2,500-gallon capacity to carry and drop water and can be in the air within 20 minutes, according to SDG&E. "The Skycrane is one of the most effective and extraordinary fire-fighting...
SAN DIEGO - Water consumption in the San Diego region was 32 percent less in July than the same month in 2013, the County Water Authority reported today. The July decline, helped by heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Dolores, followed drops of 26 percent in June and 30 percent in May. According to the Water Authority, water usage in July was the lowest for the month since at least 1975. July was the second month in which local water districts needed to meet state-mandated conservation targets because of the drought....
SAN DIEGO - A man bitten by a shark was recovering today, August 13, following an airlift rescue from a boat about 100 miles off the San Diego coast. Just after 8 a.m. Monday, Coast Guard officials received a report of a 58-year-old man bitten on the right hand by hammerhead shark. The man was reportedly diving when he was attacked. An EMT onboard the passenger vessel performed basic first aid before the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrived on the scene, officials said. The victim was airlifted at about 10 a.m. and arrived in...
