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  • Do you need a mortgage foreclosure defense attorney?

    Morton J Grabel Esq, Law Offices of Morton J. Grabel|Updated Mar 4, 2019

    Has this happened to you? • You fell behind on mortgage payments and your lender has given you misleading information about your options to save your home or you just can’t get a straight answer. • You have applied for a loan modification and your lender is sending you foreclosure notices at the same time. Mortgage litigation empowers the homeowner to take the lender to court. The homeowner can no longer be ignored or strung along until the lender decides to foreclose. A mortgage foreclosure defense attorney’s goal is to p... Full story

  • Firefighters knock down vegetation blaze on East Mission

    Jeff Pack, Writer|Updated Nov 16, 2018

    North County Fire and CalFire San Diego quickly knocked down a vegetation fire near East Mission Road in Fallbrook on Thursday, Nov. 13. Firefighters reported they had 100 percent containment on the incident as of 4:30 p.m. The fire had spread to more than a half-acre and caused minor damage to an outbuilding. No injuries were reported in the fire, which was first reported around 1:30 p.m. According to North County Fire, Mission Road was reopened in both directions as of 4:30... Full story

  • Student arrested in connection with Fallbrook High gun threat

    Jeff Pack, Writer|Updated Nov 16, 2018

    On Tuesday, Nov. 13, a social media post began circulating that was perceived to be a threat of violence at Fallbrook High School planned for Wednesday, Nov. 14. The photo in the post on Snapchat featured a handgun appearing to sit on the leg in the lap of a person with the accompanying text, "don't come to school tomorrow fallbrook high." By 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced in a press release that a 14-year-old juvenile, who... Full story

  • San Diego court warns public of latest scam

    City News Service|Updated Nov 15, 2018

    SAN DIEGO - San Diego Superior Court officials on Thursday, Nov. 14 warned the public about a scam targeting the Hispanic community in which a scammer reportedly threatens to arrest people unless they pay for items they never ordered. According to court officials, a woman recently showed up at court looking for a fictional courtroom number. She had been told there would be a hearing on her refusal to pay for items the scammer said she purchased. The woman was told to either pay $2,500 or be taken to court. When she came to... Full story

  • Fashion photographer arrested on suspicion of molesting 16-year-old model

    City News Service|Updated Nov 15, 2018

    CARLSBAD - A 52-year-old professional photographer was arrested this week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a modeling session in Carlsbad, authorities reported on Thursday, Nov. 14. Robert Koester of Carlton, Oregon, was taken into custody Tuesday, a day after the alleged crime occurred at a rented Carlsbad Boulevard residence where he had set up a temporary photography studio, according to police. Koester was booked into county jail in Vista on suspicion of sexual battery, possession of child... Full story

  • Congressman seeks to spare citizens from penalties related to surveys

    City News Service|Updated Nov 14, 2018

    TEMECULA - Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Temecula, said on Wednesday, Nov. 14 a bill he authored would abolish penalties imposed on people who decline or neglect to answer questions on an annual survey that supplements the decennial census. "The federal government's priority should not be to penalize private citizens for not participating in a government-mandated survey outside of what is required of the Constitution,'' he said. "My bill will protect the privacy of Americans while ensuring that those chosen to participate in the... Full story

  • County to end management of groundwater basin agency

    City News Service|Updated Nov 14, 2018

    SAN DIEGO - San Diego County supervisors voted on Tuesday, Nov. 14 to end management of the San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin. The motion passed on a 4-0 vote; Board Chairwoman Kristin Gaspar was absent. According to officials, the county will remain part of an established working group for the basin, which is located in northwestern San Diego County. Last year, the board entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Pauma Valley Community Services District, Upper San Luis Rey Resource Conservation District and... Full story

  • NORAD exercise planned for Southern California

    Newsroom|Updated Nov 14, 2018

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights in San Diego and Riverside Counties of Southern California today (Wednesday, Nov. 14), as 144 Fighter Wing practices its intercept and identification procedures. The exercise will occur between 10 and 11:30 a.m. California residents between San Diego and Riverside Counties may hear and/or see low-flying NORAD-controlled fighter jets in close proximity to civilian aircraft, which will be taking on the... Full story

  • Ex-Navy Captain pleads guilty in corruption probe; Master Chief sentenced

    City News Service|Updated Nov 13, 2018

    SAN DIEGO - A former U.S. Navy captain pleaded guilty to criminal conflict-of-interest charges and a former U.S. Navy master chief was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 13 to 17 months in federal prison for their roles in an expansive corruption and fraud investigation involving foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard'' Francis and his Singapore-based ship husbanding company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia. Former U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Breslau, 52, appeared in U.S. District Court in San Diego and admitted that while he... Full story

  • Firefighters working brush fire in De Luz

    City News Service|Updated Nov 13, 2018

    Riverside County Fire Department crews have deployed to an acre-wide brush fire in the area of Camaron and De Luz roads, in unincorporated De Luz, just west of Temecula. Winds are gusting to 40 miles per hour, and a battalion chief has called in air tankers to make drops before the blaze gets out of control. This is a breaking news story that will be updated when information becomes available.... Full story

  • Fallbrook children are Pop Warner Little Scholars

    Updated Nov 13, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Pop Warner is a part of the Pop Warner Little Scholars program, the only national youth sports organization in America that requires its participants to perform adequately in the classroom before being permitted to play on the field. PWLS believes the standards it has set give Pop Warner participants a sense of responsibility and an appreciation for academics and that athletics will help them develop as they progress in life. At every level, the Pop Warne...

  • Fallbrook teacher renews National Board Certification

    Updated Nov 13, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Sydney Phillips, an English and AVID teacher at Potter Junior High School, is one of 4,446 teachers across the United States to renew their certification as a national board certified teacher. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards celebrated these teachers along with the more than 20,000 teachers currently pursuing board certification – seen as the profession's mark of accomplished teaching. "National Board Certified Teachers have proven that the...

  • CalRTA awards grants to local teachers

    Updated Nov 13, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The California Retired Teachers Association Division 81 have been awarding grants to individual teachers in the local schools for the past several years. Teachers are asked to submit proposals describing how they would spend extra funds to enrich or enhance their teaching programs. Vallecitos teacher Carol Watson was awarded one of these grants so that she could purchase thesauruses for her fifth-grade students. She said she is eager to help her students improve t...