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  • Stormy Liberal makes it three wins in a row

    Tom Ferrall, Staff Writer|Updated Oct 12, 2018

    The 6-year-old gelding Stormy Liberal earned his third straight victory Sept. 28 when he edged stablemate Conquest Tsunami by a head in the $101,380 Eddie D Stakes, the opening-day feature of Santa Anita's fall season. Stormy Liberal and Conquest Tsunami are both based in Bonsall at the San Luis Rey Training Center. They are conditioned by top trainer Peter Miller. The Eddie D Stakes was contested at about 6 1/2 furlongs down Santa Anita's famed hillside turf course, and...

  • DNA evidence confirms great white shark attacked boy in Encinitas

    City News Service|Updated Oct 10, 2018

    ENCINITAS - DNA evidence obtained from the wetsuit of a 13-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a shark attack at Beacon's Beach in Encinitas last month confirmed the boy was attacked by a great white shark, the city announced on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Laboratory results obtained Friday provided conclusive evidence that a great white shark attacked the boy, said Chris Lowe, director of Long Beach State University's Shark Lab. Keane Hayes of Encinitas was mauled by the shark at about 7 a.m. on Sept. 29, while lobster diving... Full story

  • ASTREA helicopter searching for runaway Fallbrook girl

    Updated Oct 10, 2018

    The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's ASTREA helicopter is circling the downtown area of Fallbrook this morning looking for a runaway teenage girl and asking for the public's help in locating her. The missing girl is 14-year-old Valinda Sanchez, who lives on the 500 block of East Fallbrook Street. She is Hispanic, has long black hair and was wearing black slacks and burgundy Nike shoes. She left on foot with a pink suitcase. Her aunt called authorities at 8:30 a.m. this morning to report she left home. Anyone who spots... Full story

  • County restricts shooting on BLM parcels

    City News Service|Updated Oct 9, 2018

    SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Oct. 9 approved restrictions on year-round target shooting at two sites in a rural community near the U.S.-Mexico border. The panel voted 3-2 in favor of an ordinance that, according to advocates, will reduce public safety threats, notably wildfire hazards. Supervisors Kristin Gaspar and Bill Horn cast the dissenting votes against the measure, which affects two Bureau of Land Management-owned parcels near Dulzura -- one directly south of state Route 94 and... Full story

  • Chargers owner Alex Spanos dies at 95

    Updated Oct 9, 2018

    COSTA MESA - Chargers owner Alex Spanos, the protagonist of a rags-to-riches story, died Monday, Oct. 8, his family announced. He was 95. "It is with heavy hearts that the Spanos family announces the death of Alexander Gus Spanos, founder of A.G. Spanos Companies and owner of the Chargers NFL Franchise,'' according to a family statement. "Alex passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday morning.'' The statement said that Spanos, the son of Greek immigrants, rose from humble beginnings to become "the top... Full story

  • Roaring 20's Speakeasy event benefits children's programs

    Shane Gibson, Photojournalist|Updated Oct 8, 2018

  • Open house features unveiling of historic adobe

    Updated Oct 8, 2018

    Hindorff Adobe officially opens...

  • Fallbrook splits first round of league play

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Oct 8, 2018

    After the first round of Valley League girls tennis matches Fallbrook High School's team held a 2-2 record. "Being 2-2 right now is probably where we belong," said Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway. League play for Fallbrook began Sept. 12 with a match against Ramona at the Fallbrook Tennis Club. The Bulldogs returned home with a 14-4 victory. "They were a little more experienced," said Lenaway of the Ramona players. Fallbrook's Sept. 18 match at Escondido was an 11-7 Warriors...

  • Fallbrook High's performance dance team shines

    Updated Oct 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School's performance dance team has had a great start to the 2018-2019 school year. The team has performed during halftime at football games and at community events such as the Sept. 11 Memorial presentation. The team will perform 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5, alongside the professional dance company Mojalet Dance Collective in a show titled "Progressive Steps" at the Bob Burton Performing Arts Center, 2400 South Stagecoach Lane, in Fallbrook. The p...

  • Warriors defeat Jaguars for first league win

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Oct 8, 2018

    A Sept. 27 home match against Valley Center High School gave the Fallbrook High School girls volleyball team the Warriors' first Valley League win of 2018. Fallbrook's 25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21 victory over the Jaguars gave the Warriors a 1-3 Valley League record along with a 10-9 overall mark which became 12-12 after the Scripps Ranch Tournament later in the week. "Since we passed very well, we got good hits," said Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson. "We just did not do well in the serve-receive." The Warriors' league season...

  • Warriors can't stop Jaguars

    Updated Oct 8, 2018

  • SpaceX successfully launches rocket and satellite

    City News Service|Updated Oct 8, 2018

    HAWTHORNE - SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket and satellite into orbit on Sunday, Oct. 7 from Vandenberg Air Force Base and also safely landed the ship's rocket booster back on Earth. The lift-off came at its scheduled time of 7:21 p.m. SpaceX also successfully handled a separation of the rocket stages in flight. SpaceX plans to land the rocket booster about100 miles west of Los Angeles. Its exact landing spot or time of landing was not immediately available. "Sonic boom warning. This won't be subtle'' advised... Full story

  • Theatre Royale's 'Beauty & the Beast' enchants audiences

    Updated Oct 8, 2018

    Julie Reeder photos...

  • Local artist Osgrove to speak at FAA meeting

    Updated Oct 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook artist Si Osgrove will present “Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Composition” at the Fallbrook Art Association, Oct. 20, at the Fallbrook Women’s Club, 238 W. Mission Road. The meeting begins 9:30 a.m. and will include a critique of members’ paintings of one work each by Osgrove until 10:15 a.m., followed by his presentation. Osgrove will present a slideshow of paintings and photographs to illustrate various aspects of composition. The public is invited. For seven years Osgrove taught ph...

  • 'White Boy Rick' is a daunting human tale

    Ian Murdock, Special to the Village News|Updated Oct 8, 2018

    Disappointment seems to be the prevailing outcome of most films I see these days, and in spite of what appeared like incredible previews and trailers and though I love Matthew McConaughey, I had mediocre expectations at best when entering to see “White Boy Rick.” But wow, I was surprised and completely overwhelmed however. The true story, which is set in the somewhat ravished city of 1980s Detroit, was spectacular – raw, vivid and brutally realistic at times, while darkly humorous, subtly unnerving and emotionally gripp...