Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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SAN DIEGO - A winter Pacific storm was expected to move through San Diego County tonight and Sunday, bringing precipitation and gusty winds this weekend. Isolated sprinkles and light winds were expected today, with cooler than average temperatures, as a trough of low pressure moved over the West Coast, the NWS reported. The storm system from the Gulf of Alaska was expected to move inland across Southern California and Northern Baja Sunday and Monday morning, according to a NWS statement. Winds of up to 40 miles per hour were...
Sunday through early Monday, a Pacific storm system from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to move inland across southern California and northern Baja bringing moderate precipitation amounts and gusty winds. The strongest winds are expected Sunday afternoon in the mountains and on the desert slopes where wind gusts near 40 mph are possible. Greatest rainfall amounts are expected Sunday afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts could range from one quarter to one half inch at the coast and one half to one inch on the coastal...
BANNING - Two suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel were in a county jail in Banning today as a result of a sting operation in which undercover agents seized more than 40 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $1.85 million, the state Attorney General's Office said. Juan Mora Flores, 40, of Tecate, Mexico, and Jose Vega Diaz, 47, of Whittier, were arrested Thursday in Colton for suspicion of possession of narcotics for sale of more than 25 pounds and transporting more than 25 pounds of narcotics for sale. Bail was set at...
BORREGO SPRINGS - A magnitude 3.9 earthquake shook parts of East County today, the United States Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 12:32 p.m., was about six miles east of Borrego Springs, or 11 miles northwest of Ocotillo Wells and 60 miles east-northeast of San Diego, according to the USGS. Automated seismographs placed the epicenter about 3.7 miles beneath the surface. Residents reported feeling the quake as light shaking from El Cajon to the east and north, according to reports filed...
MOUNTAIN CENTER - A magnitude 3.9 earthquake shook eastern San Diego County today, and was widely felt in Riverside County as well, the United States Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 12:32 p.m., was about six miles east of Borrego Springs, or 30 miles south of Indio and 60 miles east- northeast of San Diego, according to automated USGS seismographs and computers. Automated seismographs placed the epicenter about 3.7 miles beneath the surface. Residents reported feeling the quake as...
LA QUINTA - Volunteers will recreate battles to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War at Lake Cahuilla Park today and Sunday. There will be ''battles'' at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. today featuring real muskets and cannons. More than 70 volunteers will portray civilians and Union and Confederate soldiers. ''Attendees will be invited to visit with the soldiers and wander through their encampments during the event,'' said event spokesman Max Danielson. ''Guests will be able to purchase souvenirs at the Sutler's tent...
A 49-year old woman rear-ended a car on Interstate 15 early this morning, causing both vehicles to veer out of control, hit a guardrail, and plummet down an embankment near West Lilac Road At approximatgely 1:50 a.m. Sat., Nov. 19, Katherine Heinzel, 49, of Winchester was traveling northbound on Interstate 15 near West Lilac Road at a high rate of speed when she approached the rear of a 1992 Toyota Camry being driven by Dazionne Kelly, 20, of Perris. The Camry was traveling at approximately 70 miles per hour. "Mrs. Heinzel... Full story
If a Good Samaritan hadn’t heard the screams of a woman and intervened in an incident in which her estranged husband was beating and attempting to kidnap her along Stage Coach Lane this week, it is uncertain what the woman’s fate would have become. The assailant, 28-year-old Santiago Lopez, of Temecula, had been following his 24-year-old estranged wife (whose identity has been withheld) of Fallbrook as she drove southbound on Interstate 15 on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at about 6:45 p.m. when the woman suddenly became aware that her...
Sheriff’s deputies from the Fallbrook substation had to forcibly enter a Rainbow home the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 17 to arrest a local mother of three on warrants for narcotics and burglary. Lynn Abood, 40, of Rainbow was hiding inside the bedroom of a house with her three children – ages 12, 6, and 5 when deputies used a battering ram to enter the front door of the residence after their calls for response were unanswered. The deputies were knocking on the door and could hear people moving around inside to a... Full story
A woman who emergency workers estimated to be in her 50s sustained minor injuries after losing control of her vehicle Friday morning striking a tree. The woman was traveling westbound on Reche Road at approximately 9:10 a.m. when for unknown reasons she veered off the north side of the roadway and struck an oak tree. After the woman’s vehicle struck the tree, the vehicle came to rest in the eastbound lane of the roadway. “She is very disoriented and confused as to what happened,” said one of the emergency responders. “We a...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County environmental health officials announced Friday, Nov, 18 that local residents should throw out any Ready Pac bagged salad products containing romaine lettuce and stamped with a “use by” date of Nov. 18 because they may have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The products were sold locally in Trader Joe’s stores and had been removed from shelves Friday. Officials said there have been no reported cases of illness linked to the products, but urged the public to be cautious because the pro...
BONSALL - A motorist died in a collision on northbound Interstate 15 near Pala Road today. The accident just south of state Route 76, also known as Pala Road, was reported at 1:52 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. At least one vehicle went off the road, taking out about 20 feet of guardrail, according to the CHP....
TEMECULA - With the holiday season upon us, the Temecula Police Department typically observes a rise in property crimes. The majority of property crimes during the holiday season are the result of "crimes of opportunity." These crimes include vehicle burglaries, thefts from locked / unlocked vehicles, residential burglaries, and thefts from garages with open doors. Criminals are typically drawn to these crimes of opportunity by observing items in plain sight. In addition to the loss of personal property, victims also must...
RIVERSIDE - Two former San Jacinto city councilmen and two other men who engaged in a years-long scheme to skirt campaign finance laws and illegally contribute funds to political campaigns were sentenced today to jail terms ranging from three to four months, as well as probation. Former San Jacinto Mayor Jimmie Dale Stubblefield and ex-councilman John Richard Mansperger, both 43, along with businessmen Byron Jerry Ellison, 72, and Scott Douglas Shaull, 47, were among nine defendants named in a 155-count indictment in...
