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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - With unseasonable heat and strong Santa Ana winds expected in the San Diego area through the end of the workweek, local firefighting crews were on high alert today and utility officials shut off power to nearly 8,000 East County homes and businesses in a bid to prevent wildfires. To alert the public to the combustion hazards posed by the hot and windy conditions, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning, in effect until 5 p.m. Friday in the mountains and valleys. During the period, sustained...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County health officials announced today that flu activity remained steady over the last week but confirmed flu cases are still three times what they were at this time last year. The county's Health and Human Services Agency confirmed only 36 flu cases over the last week, bringing the county's 2019-2020 flu season case total to 335. The county had confirmed 109 cases at this time last year. Only two residents have died due to flu complications since the county's flu season started July 1. At this time last...
The (sort of) Los Angeles Chargers are on the road again this week, which isn't such a bad thing for fans of the former San Diego franchise. Seems like the Chargers are always on the road. Even when they're home. That was evident this month when Pittsburgh Steelers fans filled most seats at the converted soccer stadium that is the team's temporary home. Things got so bad that the Steelers theme song was played, so bad that linebacker T.J. Watt thanked Pittsburgh fans... Full story
James Sands Kruse was born in Los Angeles in 1950. He grew up surfing and sailing the shores of California and making many friends who shared his love of the ocean. Jim had a kind heart and was loved by many, always with a big beautiful smile on his face. He entertained all of us with his guitar and ukulele and enjoyed camping, sailing and riding his Indian motorcycle. Jim worked part-time at Wellspring Herbs and Vitamins and enjoyed helping others. He is survived by his... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An autumn heat wave pushed temperatures to summer- like extremes in the San Diego area for a second straight day today amid a Santa Ana weather pattern expected to generate heightened local wildfire hazards through the end of the workweek. The hot spell, which began in earnest on Monday, led to unseasonable highs across much of the county this afternoon. Notable thermometer readings included 90 degrees at North Island Naval Air Station and in Oak Grove; 91 in Carlsbad; 93 in Borrego; 94 in Valley Center; 95... Full story
SAN JUAN PARANGARICUTIRO, Mexico (AP) - Small-scale avocado growers armed with AR-15 rifles take turns manning a vigilante checkpoint to guard against thieves and drug cartel extortionists in this town Michoacan state, the heartland of world production of the fruit locals call "green gold." The region's avocado boom, fueled by soaring U.S. consumption, has raised parts of western Mexico out of poverty in just 10 years. But the scent of money has drawn gangs and hyper-violent... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Amtrak announced today that it will increase passenger capacity on its Pacific Surfliner route from San Diego to San Luis Obispo next month to accommodate additional Thanksgiving traffic. Customers are encouraged to reserve tickets for the Surfliner route if they plan to travel during the week of Thanksgiving. Reservations will be required for all travel between Nov. 27 and Dec. 2. Amtrak will also suspend the Rail 2 Rail program during that span and will not accept Metrolink and Coaster passes aboard...
VISTA (CNS) - A triathlete and former Marine, who fatally stabbed a plumber-in-training at a construction site in Oceanside because he claimed a secret government agency was controlling him through the use of nanobot technology, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Mikhail Schmidt, 33, was convicted last month of the March 8, 2017, murder of Jacob Bravo, to which the defendant had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Schmidt's...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man accused of setting a fire that killed his parents and sister at the family's Logan Heights home was charged today with murder and arson causing great bodily injury. Wilber Romero, 26, was booked into county jail Friday on suspicion of causing the deadly blaze that also injured two of his siblings earlier this month. Police and prosecutors have not commented on a potential motive, nor what led them to identify Romero as the alleged perpetrator or how he's believed to have caused the blaze. The fire in...
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer suffered severe injuries today in a collision with an SUV near the intersection of state Route 78 and Interstate 15, authorities reported. The lawman was headed east on SR-78 in western Escondido in heavy traffic when his Harley-Davidson rear-ended a Chevrolet Traverse east of Nordahl Road and toppled over shortly before 9 a.m., CHP public-affairs Officer Mark Latulippe said. As the patrolman, a 21-year CHP veteran, slid across the roadway into a center-median...
Lexington Howe Intern The mood was light, smiles radiating off families and guests as they watched three of REINS young student riders mount horses that had stars on their flanks and braids in their tails, while the riders held up bright colored signs that read "Empowerment," "Above the Crowd" and "Confident." "We are unstoppable, right!" executive director Deborah "Debbie" Shinner said as the crowd cheered. Western attire was worn all-around: cowboy hats, blue jeans and multicolored flannels. A young girl in pink cowboy boot...
Fallbrook High School's boys water polo team entered Valley League play with a 6-11 overall record, but the Warriors opened league competition with victories over Escondido and Ramona. "We're starting to work our way back to .500," said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. The pre-league competition included two tournaments as well as nonleague road matches. "We played a pretty tough pre-league season schedule," Richardson said. "We were very competitive." The Warriors defeated Escondido in a 14-3 contest Oct. 2 at Jim Stone...
San Diego County Parks and Recreation held a public meeting regarding one of the San Luis Rey River Park active recreation sites, the Rio Prado Park, formerly known as San Luis Rey Dulin, at the Browers Auditorium at James E. Potter Junior High School in Fallbrook Oct. 2, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The second public meeting regarded the new Rio Prado Park. The first public meeting regarding the SLR River Park active recreation sites was held April 29, at the Bonsall Community Center, and both SLR River Park sites, the Rio Prado...
San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation approved a memorandum of understanding with Riverside County's LAFCO which will delegate entirely to San Diego LAFCO the potential reorganization in which the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District would detach from the San Diego County Water Authority and become part of the Eastern Municipal Water District. The 8-0 LAFCO board vote, Oct. 7, also included direction to LAFCO staff to review the economic impacts not only for FPUD and Rainbow but also...
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District governing board voted Monday, Oct. 7, to approve a $32,000 agreement with a consultant to draft a new mission statement for the district. Ohio-based Battelle for Kids will meet with district employees and community members over the course of the rest of the 2019-2020 school year to determine FUESD’s goals for its students over the nine years of elementary and middle school they spend in its schools for the project, called “Portrait of a Graduate.” “We’ve been talking about cre... Full story
The San Diego County Water Authority has an Integrated Regional Water Management plan and the state's Department of Water Resources has a grant program for IRWM projects. The latest SDCWA grant applications include one for the Fallbrook Public Utility District’s pilot program which would recharge recycled water in the Santa Margarita River basin. A unanimous Sept. 26 CWA board vote approved grant applications totaling $14,416,156 including $687,500 for the FPUD indirect potable reuse pilot project. “We are looking at doi...
PALA (CNS) - A head-on collision on state Route 76 in the unincorporated rural community of Pala left three people with minor injuries today and blocked traffic lanes in the area for about 45 minutes. The collision occurred shortly before 4 p.m., when the driver of a westbound Volkswagen Tiguan came upon slow-moving traffic near Couser Canyon Road and swerved to his left to avoid crashing into it, according to the California Highway Patrol. Entering an eastbound lane, the car collided with an oncoming Chrysler 300, CHP...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - UC San Diego alumna and astronaut Jessica Meir and fellow astronaut Christina Koch reflected today on their participation in the first all-female space walk in history. Meir and Koch ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday morning to replace a faulty battery charge/discharge unit that failed to activate after new lithium-ion batteries were installed on the space station's exterior structure Oct. 11, according to NASA. During a news conference from the International Space Station, Meir and...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Battery charges and a hate crime allegation were filed today against a man accused of assaulting three Muslim women in Little Italy and using hate speech during the confrontation. Kyle Erik Allen, 50, allegedly confronted and attacked the victims, who were wearing hijabs, near Columbia and Beech streets on Oct. 6. According to Deputy District Attorney Leonard Trinh, the women were walking down the street when they encountered Allen, who allegedly shoved his shoulder into one of the women, struck another...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The First Amendment Coalition announced today that a San Diego Superior Court judge ordered San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan to disclose public records regarding accusations of sexual misconduct by public sector employees. The FAC filed suit against Stephan's office in July 2018, alleging that it was skirting the California Public Records Act. The DA's office argued that providing summaries of the requested records, but not the records themselves, was in compliance with state law. "The district...
Firefighters put out a motorcycle fire in Fallbrook Monday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol received a report of a motorcycle “down and on fire” at 2:28 p.m. near the intersection of Stage Coach Lane and Brooke Road. Crews responded quickly to the fire and prevented it from spreading to nearby vegetation, North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi said. There were no reports of injuries, Choi said.... Full story
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There are plenty of sunny days to sweep the clouds away where SeaWorld is opening its next theme park. Officials with SeaWorld Entertainment and Sesame Workshop announced Monday that they are opening the country's second Sesame Place park in San Diego in spring 2021. The first Sesame Place theme park opened almost 40 years ago outside Philadelphia. The announcement continues a pivot by Orlando-based SeaWorld away from live animal shows. The new 17-acre (6.5-hectare) Sesame Place will be an adjacent p... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A week of hot, dry, windy conditions in San Diego County was predicted Sunday by the National Weather Service, and San Diego Gas & Electric warned some customers of possible power shutoffs. Because of the possibility of strong Santa Ana winds, the utility has contacted more than 1,000 customers warning them of potential power shutoffs. The at-risk communities include Boulder Creek, Boulevard, Cameron, Crestwood, La Posta, Valley Center East and Viejas. Offshore winds from the northeast will strengthen in... Full story
