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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Lanes of westbound state Route 76 were blocked Monday evening near North River Road in Bonsall due to an RV fire, authorities said. The vehicle fire broke out a little after 5 p.m., North County Fire Capt. John Choi said. Responding firefighters arrived at the scene to find the RV fully engulfed in flames, Choi said. It took crews about 15 minutes to get the blaze under control. At least one person was still in the vehicle when the fire was first reported, according to a...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 304 new COVID-19 cases Monday, Aug. 31, raising the county's cumulative cases to 38,604 while multiple industries reopened some indoor operations under new state guidelines. No new deaths were reported, keeping the county's deaths tied to the illness at 682. Of 5,731 tests reported Monday, 5% returned positive, raising the county's 14-day rolling positive testing rate to 3.7%, well below the state's 8%... Full story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate voted Sunday, Aug. 30 to require the state's top prosecutor to investigate all police shootings that kill an unarmed civilian, advancing one of the highest profile reforms introduced this year in response to the killing of George Floyd. The Senate OK'd the bill despite opposition from Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who has called a previous version of the bill “untenable and unreasonable” because it would cost his office up to $80 million a year. But the legislation easil...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Star of David-adorned El Al plane flew from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight between the two countries. The Israeli flag carrier’s flight marked the implementation of the historic U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two nations and solidifies the long-clandestine ties between them that have evolved over years of shared enmity tow...
Businesses are shifting operations from downtown Portland, Oregon, or scuttling plans to open stores there because of the near-nightly rioting and protests that have gone on since May 28. Portions of the city are boarded up. Rioters, who often gather around 9 p.m. and don't disperse until early the next morning, had caused tens of millions of dollars of damage or lost business by early July. While many Standard Insurance employees have been working from home since March...
FALLBROOK (CNS) - A man was shot in the lower leg near a Fallbrook intersection, and authorities Monday, Aug. 31 were searching for the gunman. The shooting was reported around 5:25 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of East Mission Road and Iowa Street, sheriff's Lt. Arnold Aldana said. The victim, whose age was not immediately available, was taken to Palomar Medical Center for treatment of his injury, which was not believed to be life-threatening, the lieutenant said. Witnesses reported seeing several people fleeing the...
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - Nine people were injured, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 76 in Oceanside, authorities said Monday, Aug. 31. The crash happened shortly before 11:45 p.m. Sunday on SR-76 at Douglas Drive, Oceanside Fire Battalion Chief Jessamyn Specht said. Firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene and found a sedan and a pickup, both with significant front-end damage, Specht said. One person in each vehicle was trapped and had to be freed by firefighters. In total, six ambulances trans...
Firefighters were responding Sunday afternoon to a small brush fire south of the Pechanga Indian Reservation and just inside San Diego County. The blaze was reported at 1:54 p.m. in the 38000 block of Magee Road, Cal Fire San Diego Capt. Kendall Bortisser said. The fire was burning about a half acre at a slow rate of spread as of about 2:10 p.m., according to Bortisser. North County Fire was providing one water tender to deal with the blaze, according to agency spokesman...
Although school maintenance staff normally perform routine maintenance on school athletic facilities including fields and floors, traditionally the baseball team undertakes the upkeep of the ballpark surface. The softball team also cares for its field, and if a school has a swimming pool, the aquatics director is involved in some of the upkeep activities. The closure of the Fallbrook High School campus due to the coronavirus epidemic has prevented coaches and players from handling the maintenance activities for the athletic...
When the CIF San Diego Section released its sports calendar for the 2020-2021 sports year, the countdown clock began ticking for Troy Everhart, head football coach of Fallbrook High School. Entering his second season at the helm for the Warriors, Everhart will coach a team dealing with adversity. Everhart, who came to the program with 14 years of head coaching experience in the state of Ohio, met for the first time in summer 2019 with assistant coaches and program...
Aug. 7 1000 block E. Mission Rd Arrest: Possession of controlled substance, paraphernalia Aug. 8 5500 block Mission Rd Arrest: Possession of narcotics for sale, under influence of controlled substance 3000 block Red Mountain Heights Dr Arrest: Violation of temporary restraining order Aug. 9 Ammunition Rd @ S. Main Ave Petty theft 100 block S. Main Ave Battery 100 block Ash St Arrest: Public intoxication 900 block E. Mission Rd Arrest: Public intoxication 1300 block Hillside Dr Petty theft Aug. 11 600 block De Luz Rd Petty... Full story
FALLBROOK – In May, Good Dog! Autism Companions expanded services to help more children and families – they are now providing programs for autism and other related disabilities – and they are now doing business as Good Dog! Service Canines. In an emotional and unique graduation ceremony, four families with special needs children received service dogs trained and placed by Good Dog! Service Canines Friday, Aug. 14. The graduates are the first to don the new name and logo on th... Full story
ESCONDIDO – Good news for home sellers: You are in a good position right now as there is little supply of homes for sale and there are quite a large number of buyers shopping around. The coronavirus has reshaped the way we do real estate. Aside from observing social distancing protocols, keep in mind these things so you can attract homebuyers while staying safe during quarantine. Overpricing is a no-no There may be scarce resources for homes right now, but buyers are still lik... Full story
The Regional Water Quality Control Board rescinded waste discharge orders for Color Spot Foliage Inc., the Oak Crest Treatment Plant and the Rancho Corrido Recreational Vehicle Park. The RWQCB actions, Aug. 12, do not eliminate the waste discharge restrictions but rather incorporate those facilities into a general order so that reporting for individual facilities can be consolidated. The lease for 116.45 acres of land in the 2500 block of Olive Hill Road was transferred from Color Spot Nurseries to Altman Specialty Plants in...
The San Diego region’s unemployment rate dipped to 12.3% in July, a 1.5% drop from the previous month, according to figures released recently by the state Employment Development Department. According to the EDD, total non-farm employment in San Diego County decreased by 2,200 jobs – from 1,357,000 to 1,355,000 – while farm employment remained unchanged. The decrease in jobs coinciding with a simultaneous decrease in the unemployment rate could indicate that fewer people are actively searching for work, or are looking outsi...
The estimated unemployment rate in San Diego County has fallen to 14.2%, nearly 11 points lower than the region’s peak in May, a report released recently by the San Diego Association of Governments found. Unemployment has slowly but fairly consistently declined from the high of 25% the week of May 9, with a noticeable spike from 15.1% to 17.4% in early July in part due to closure of indoor businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, according the report issued Wednesday, Aug. 19. While the region has recovered somewhat f...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's office filed a petition Friday, Aug. 28 calling for a review of an appeals court ruling that threw out the state's ban on large-capacity magazines. On Aug. 14, a three-justice panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by San Diego-based U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez, who found that the ban on the acquisition and possession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds was unconstitutional. Becerra is calling for an en banc review,...
CORONADO (CNS) - The U.S. Army identified two soldiers Saturday, Aug. 29 who died in a Black Hawk helicopter crash during training on San Clemente Island. Sgt. Tyler M. Shelton, 22, of San Bernardino, and Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta, 33, of Brick, N.J., died Thursday in the crash. Three other soldiers were injured. ``The loss of Staff Sgt. Marketta and Sgt. Shelton has left a scar in this regiment that will never completely heal,'' said Col. Andrew R. Graham, commander of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment...
The estimated unemployment rate in San Diego County has fallen to 14.2%, nearly 11 points lower than the region’s peak in May, a report released recently by the San Diego Association of Governments found. Unemployment has slowly but fairly consistently declined from the high of 25% the week of May 9, with a noticeable spike from 15.1% to 17.4% in early July in part due to closure of indoor businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, according the report issued Wednesday, Aug. 19. While the region has recovered somewhat f...
A coalition of regional partners joined together to announce the San Diego County child care Provider Grant Program, an initiative that will distribute $25 million in coronavirus relief funding to child care providers impacted by COVID-19. The coalition, which includes San Diego County, The San Diego Foundation, Child Development Associates and YMCA of San Diego County, will opened the application period Monday, Aug. 24. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to distribute $25 million of Coronavirus Aid,...
The Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation launched a project Thursday, Aug. 20, to build an Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater with permanent seating in the cemetery’s assembly area. The foundation, which sponsors the Avenue of Flags as well as the Veterans Tribute Tower and Carillon and the annual veterans’ services at the cemetery, is working with cemetery leadership and the Veterans Affairs’s National Cemetery Administration on the design of the amphitheater. The VA-required construction of the amphitheater and m...
Margaret Hunter, who pleaded guilty along with her husband – former Rep. Duncan Hunter – to illegally spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal purposes, was sentenced Monday, Aug. 24, to eight months of home confinement, slated to begin immediately, and three years of probation. The former congressman’s wife, who also acted as his campaign manager during much of the time the pair improperly spent campaign funds on personal expenditures, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge more than a year...
The items discussed at the Aug. 3 meeting of the advisory committee on the Fallbrook/Rainbow detachment created by San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission included whether the reorganization was subject to California Environmental Quality Act review, whether LAFCO can place conditions on the detachment, and the use of consultants to address issues on which parties differ. The 10-member advisory committee will not make recommendations but will seek to identify and potentially resolve issues regarding the p...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom released a new system for the state that sorts counties into one of four tiers based on the extent of the area's COVID-19 outbreak, San Diego County officials announced Friday, Aug. 28 some local businesses would be able to operate indoors in a limited capacity starting Monday. On Aug. 31, restaurants, places of worship, movie theaters and museums will be allowed to maintain up to 25% occupancy or 100 people -- whichever is... Full story
