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  • Bonsall High student arrested after making shooting threats, sheriff's department says

    Will Fritz|Updated Nov 19, 2019

    Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Bonsall High School student earlier this week after being told by school administrators that the student had a firearm on campus, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday. School officials reported a male student possibly in possession of a gun to the sheriff’s department around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to sheriff’s Lt. Ricardo Lopez. Deputies who responded to the school obtained further information “that the suspect had made specific threats to commit a shooting at a plan...

  • Unemployment up slightly in San Diego County

    City News Service|Updated Nov 15, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County's unadjusted unemployment rate rose slightly from September to October but remained under 3% for the month, according to data released today by the California Economic Development Department. Estimated non-farm employment in the San Diego-Carlsbad region rose by 9,400 jobs from 1,516,200 in September to 1,525,600 in October while farm jobs fell from 9,100 in September to 8,900 last month. The region's total unemployment rate rose from an adjusted 2.7% in September to 2.8% last month....

  • Fallbrook man dies in weekend crash on Old Highway 395

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Nov 13, 2019

    A Fallbrook man died in a crash on Old Highway 395 over the weekend, the California Highway Patrol said today. The crash happened just after midnight on Saturday on Highway 395 near Pala Mesa Drive in Bonsall. According to CHP Officer Mark Latulippe, a 27-year-old man was driving a Toyota Yaris north on Highway 395 when, for reasons that remained under investigation, he drifted off the road and struck a utility pole adjacent to the roadway. The man was seriously injured and had to be taken to Palomar Medical Center, where he...

  • County receives $75,000 for pedestrian safety education programs

    City News Service|Updated Nov 13, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today that it received a $75,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to improve pedestrian safety countywide. The grant will fund multiple programs and workshops through Sept. 30, 2020, to teach youth and adults about best practices when walking or riding a bike or scooter. The county will also use the funding to participate in nationwide pedestrian safety events like Bicycle Safety Month and National Walk to School Day. "No...

  • Flu activity continues to rise countywide

    City News Service|Updated Nov 13, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Lab-confirmed flu cases increased countywide last week for the second consecutive week, county health officials announced today. The county Health and Human Services Agency confirmed 74 flu cases, an increase of 22 cases over the revised 52 confirmed the previous week. The county confirmed 30 cases during the week of Oct. 20-26. County health officials have confirmed 475 flu cases to date since tracking for the 2019-2020 flu season began July 1. At this time last year, the county had only confirmed 190...

  • Dead hawk found in Ramona tests positive for West Nile Virus

    City News Service|Updated Nov 13, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County environmental health officials announced today that a dead Cooper's hawk recently found in Ramona tested positive for West Nile virus. The hawk is the second bird found this year that tested positive for West Nile virus, according to officials with the county's Vector Control Program. A dead Cooper's hawk found in Lakeside in March was also carrying the virus. Two county residents have tested positive for the virus this year, but both were found to have contracted it in different counties....

  • SDG&E proposes adding 2,000 electric vehicle chargers at housing complexes

    City News Service|Updated Nov 13, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego Gas & Electric announced Tuesday that it submitted a proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission to install 2,000 electric vehicle chargers at apartments, condominium complexes and workplaces throughout San Diego County and southern Orange County. The proposal would serve as an extension of SDG&E's installation of more than 3,000 chargers at more than 250 locations around the region in recent years. The proposed expansion of the company's Power Your Drive Program would add chargers at... Full story

  • Border wall foes try to stop construction as sections built

    Associated Press, ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press|Updated Nov 12, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal appeals court has heard arguments to halt the military-funded construction of President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico. American Civil Liberties Union attorney Dror Ladin told a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco that the administration is building it quickly since the Supreme Court denied an emergency plea in July to temporarily put construction on hold. The ACLU says the wall is going up in Organ Pipe National Monument in Arizona, more bulldozers are being d... Full story

  • Border Patrol SUV rolls onto side in minor injury crash on I-15 in Escondido

    City News Service|Updated Nov 12, 2019

    ESCONDIDO (CNS) - A Border Patrol agent and another motorist suffered minor injuries Tuesday when a Border Patrol SUV was rear-ended and rolled onto its side on an Interstate 15 onramp in Escondido, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly before 8:45 a.m. on the northbound I-15 at the end of the onramp from Centre City Parkway, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said. A man driving a Nissan Altima sedan was heading up the onramp when, for unknown reasons, he struck the back of the Border Patrol SUV,... Full story

  • San Diego State student dies after attending fraternity event, university announces

    City News Service|Updated Nov 12, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Dylan Hernandez, a 19-year-old San Diego State University freshman who was injured last week after an on-campus fraternity event, has died, SDSU President Adela de la Torre said Monday. Hernandez was hospitalized Thursday after campus police were contacted about his need for medical attention, according to the SDSU Police Department. Hernandez died late Sunday evening and his family gave the university permission to share the information, de la Torre said. "As a mother, nothing can replace the profound loss...

  • Hiker suffers injury in De Luz

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Nov 10, 2019

    DE LUZ - A hiker who suffered non-life threatening injuries was transported to Fire Station 1 in Fallbrook for transport to Temecula Valley Hospital with the help of Copter 11, according to North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi on Sunday, Nov. 9. Multiple engines responded to the area of San Dia Creek and Riveredge Drive in De Luz at 3:26 p.m. Sunday to a report of a hiker in distress. Copter 11 was called upon to transport the victim to Fallbrook's Fire... Full story

  • Single car crash in Bonsall slows traffic

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Nov 10, 2019

    BONSALL - Cal Fire San Diego reported they were at the scene of a single car crash on Camino Del Rey near San Luis Rey Heights Road in Bonsall at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. There didn't appear to be any injuries in the accident, but the incident was partially blocking lanes.... Full story

  • Padres unveil new brown and gold color scheme

    Updated Nov 10, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brown is back for the San Diego Padres. The Padres unveiled new uniforms Saturday night that feature a brown and gold color scheme, similar to the one used from the franchise's inception in 1969 through 1984. The new uniforms were unveiled at Petco Park in front a few thousand fans by players Fernando Tatis Jr., Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado. Machado modeled the home white uniform with brown pinstripes that included the word Padres in brown on the front,... Full story

  • Schakel, Feagin hit late 3s to lift San Diego State over BYU

    Updated Nov 10, 2019

    PROVO, Utah (AP) - Jordan Schakel and KJ Feagin each drained a 3-pointer late to help San Diego State get past BYU 76-71 on Saturday. Schakel hit 5 of 7 from deep and finished with 19 points and Malachi Flynn added 17 points while dishing out five assists for SDSU (2-0) which halted a six-game losing streak in Provo. Feagin finished with 12 points. Nathan Mensah had seven points to go with 11 rebounds. SDSU was up 36-29 at the break. The Cougars started fast in the second... Full story

  • No. 24 San Diego State faces Nevada during redemption tour

    BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer|Updated Nov 9, 2019

    SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego State jumped into The Associated Press Top 25 after a close road victory against UNLV and then moved up a spot after a bye weekend. That certainly caught coach Rocky Long's attention. "It's always nice to be ranked but it's really funny that you don't play and you get to move up," Long said. "That's an interesting deal. So I'd just as soon not play this week and move up again, eventually move up into the top 10, right?" Nice thought, but the No. 24... Full story

  • Warriors win Senior Night water polo game

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Nov 8, 2019

    Senior Night festivities preceded Fallbrook High School's boys' water polo game Oct. 25, against San Dieguito Academy. Fallbrook's 11-9 victory included four goals, one assist, seven steals and three field blocks from the Warriors' seniors. "All the seniors played well in the game," Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson said. Seven seniors are on the Fallbrook roster although that includes Joe Moran, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee early in the season and has...

  • Warriors' Veteran's Day Baseball Tournament this weekend

    Jeff Pack, Writer|Updated Nov 8, 2019

    After a successful first year, the second annual Warriors' Veteran's Day Baseball Tournament returns to the Fallbrook Youth Baseball, Ingold Sports Park and Fallbrook High School baseball fields this weekend, Nov. 9-10. "This will be a huge fundraiser for the high school baseball program," Kristy Baker, one of the tournament directors, said. "Last year Fallbrook Baseball Boosters made about $9,800 for the baseball program, this year we're hoping to bring in close to $15,000."...

  • Opinion: Warriors fall short in finale with RBV – but there's hope for the future

    Jeff Pack, Writer|Updated Nov 8, 2019

    The Warriors varsity football team must have had their Friday, Nov. 1, game with Rancho Buena Vista circled on their schedule for a while as the Longhorns had yet to win a game this season. Though it was perhaps their best opportunity to get a win this season, the Warriors (0-10, 0-5) fell behind early and lost their final game of the season to the Longhorns (1-9, 1-4) 42-0 at Fallbrook Union High School. It was senior night for the Warriors and a good indication of why the...