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Articles from the October 9, 2012 edition


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  • Squirrel tests positive as carrier of plague bacteria

    Updated Oct 9, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - A ground squirrel netted at a campground in the San Jacinto Mountains tested positive for bubonic plague bacteria, prompting Riverside County health officials today to warn campers to take precautions. ''We don't want to incite panic. We just want everybody to be educated,'' said county Department of Environmental Health spokeswoman Dottie Merki. Merki said the squirrel was caught on Sept. 6 during routine trapping at the Fern Basin campground. Rodents are trapped in the mountain location seasonally to ascertain...

  • Man Accused of Killing Woman, Kids Pleads Not Guilty

    Updated Oct 9, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - A Riverside man accused of fatally stabbing his ex- girlfriend and her two young children as they slept and then fleeing from police, who shot him, pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Selvin Chajon Rodriguez, 23, could face life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty if convicted in the Aug. 30 slayings of 25-year-old Laura Reveriano, her 4-year-old son, Selvin Chajon Reveriano, and 19-month-old daughter, Emily Chajon Reveriano. After 15 previously scheduled arraignments...

  • Meeting tonight to gather input on plans to bring San Onofre nuclear generating station back online

    Updated Oct 9, 2012

    DANA POINT (Wire Service) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting in Dana Point tonight, October 9, to seek input on the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station and plans to bring it back online. Elmo Collins, the regional administrator for the NRC, told reporters Monday that the agency "has several months of work ahead of it before any decision can be made'' on reopening the power plant in northern San Diego County, south of San Clemente. "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will not grant a... Full story

  • Fallbrook Scarecrow Days experiences casualties

    Updated Oct 9, 2012

    FALLBROOK – Friday night, Oct. 5, was a busy night at Denny’s according to staff working that evening. When a huge group of high school students left the restaurant it was quiet. When that shift ended the staff went out to bring the scarecrow created by the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) group at Fallbrook High School for the month long event “Fallbrook Scarecrow Days,” but it was gone. Not only the scarecrow, but the base secured with 18 inch rebar...

  • Supervisors approve contract with County's incoming chief administrative officer for $259,000/year; to be $289,000 by 2014

    Updated Oct 9, 2012

    SAN DIEGO (Wire Service) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today, Oct. 9 approved an employment contract with the county's incoming chief administrative officer. Under terms of the deal, which are posted on the county's website, Helen N. Robbins-Meyer, now the assistant chief administrative officer, will be paid $259,000 annually when she succeeds current CAO Walt Ekard on Dec. 1. The contract bumps her salary to $274,000 on Dec. 1, 2013, and $289,000 on Dec. 1, 2014. It was passed without comment by the...

  • Warrior defense excels in football loss

    Updated Oct 9, 2012

    Although Fallbrook High School’s football team lost its Oct. 5 Avocado East League opener against San Pasqual, the Warrior defense pleased Fallbrook fans as well as Fallbrook head coach Joe Silvey. “The defense played well,” Silvey said. “I’ve seen a lot of improvement on that side over the course of the season, and they put us in a position to win the game.” San Pasqual’s 8-6 win at Fallbrook’s field saw the Golden Eagles score their second-quarter touchdown after an intercep...