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SAN DIEGO (AP) — California Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of conspiring with his wife to use at least $150,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses under a plea deal that a former federal prosecutor called "great" for the congressman who had faced 60 counts. The six-term Republican showed no emotion in the courtroom when he changed his plea to guilty and admitted he and his wife Margaret misused at least $25,000 in campaign money every year f... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) - Six of the 23 Camp Pendleton Marines arrested and charged this summer for alleged misconduct, including accusations they smuggled undocumented immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, have pleaded guilty, Marine officials said Tuesday. The service members from the 1st Marine Division were detained during three separate incidents this July -- including a widely publicized mass arrest during a battalion formation at Camp Pendleton -- stemming from allegations of human trafficking, drug distribution and...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Traffic accidents cost three people their lives in the San Diego area over the long Thanksgiving weekend, one more than during the comparable period in 2018, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The road fatalities occurred over a 102-hour period beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to the state agency. One of those deaths occurred on Thursday near Fallbrook when a sedan rear-ended an ambulance parked on Interstate 15 for another crash. During the same time span, CHP officers made 66 local DUI...
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - A 43-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his back after he opened the front door of his Oceanside home to a man asking for someone, police said Monday. The shooting was reported around 10:55 p.m. Sunday at a house in the 4500 block of Vineyard Way, south of Oceanside Golf Course in the North Valley neighborhood, Oceanside police spokesman Tom Bussey said. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, which were not believed to be life-threatening, Bussey said. The victim told...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Partly cloudy skies are expected today throughout San Diego County ahead of a storm that will arrive by Tuesday night and bring a moderate amount of rain throughout the region, according to the National Weather Service. The storm, currently off the coast of northern California, will make its way into southern California by Tuesday night and create a chance of rain through Thursday morning, forecasters said. High surf is expected at the beaches ahead of the storm, with waves between 6-8 feet and set of 9...
DEL MAR (CNS) - The CEO of the Humane Society of the United States on Sunday called for federal legislation to address current horse-racing regulations after a 3-year-old gelding was euthanized over the weekend after suffering an injury while training at the Del Mar racetrack. Koa, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, was training on the main track Saturday morning when the incident occurred, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club spokesman Mac McBride confirmed to City News Service. A complete necropsy will be performed, as is done with all...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A breakdown on the Tidal Twister roller coaster left more than 30 people temporarily stranded at SeaWorld, authorities said. The ride shut down around 4:46 p.m. Saturday, the San Diego Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to the scene and helped the stranded riders to safety, fire officials said. The department sent three engines, two trucks and medics to the scene. "Guest safety is our top priority," SeaWorld spokesman David Koontz told FOX5. SeaWorld's Tidal Twister roller coaster experienced an...
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - A man driving a Ford Focus was critically injured after slamming head-on into an SUV driven by another man, who was seriously hurt along with his female passenger in Escondido, police said today. The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. Friday on Bear Valley Parkway near Encino Drive, Escondido police Lt. Scott Walters said. According to police, the 20-year-old man was northbound on the parkway when he collided with a 40-year-old man in a southbound Ford Explorer, Walters said. Both drivers and the SUV's female...
DEL MAR (AP) — A 3-year-old gelding that suffered a breakdown in a workout at Del Mar has been euthanized, the fifth horse to die during the fall meet that ends Sunday. Trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, Koa was euthanized on Saturday. He had three wins in 10 career starts and earnings of $95,860 for owner Michael Stinson, according to Equibase. Koa finished second in his last start on Nov. 14 at Del Mar. Hollendorfer was the trainer with the most deaths (four) among 37 since last December at Santa Anita. The S... Full story
POWAY (AP) — A Southern California city is advising people to boil their water after residents reported discolored water coming from the taps. San Diego outlet NBC 7 reports that the city of Poway began handing out cases of water on Sunday to residents who present identification. The city of about 50,000 people issued a boil water advisory on Friday out of concern the drinking water supply was affected by recent storms. The advisory means residents should only use boiled or bottled water for drinking, brushing teeth, w... Full story
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Vallecitos Elementary School hosted the Vallecitos Soccer Tournament which brought athletes from seven small elementary schools in northern San Diego County and southern Riverside County to compete Nov. 14, and the Vikings won both the boys' championship and the girls' championship. "It went great. We won first place for both boys and girls, so it's two straight that we've won first place in both the boys and girls competition," Vallecitos coach Ray Hanbeck said. The seven...
San Luis Rey Training Center filly Leucothea won the Desi Arnaz Stakes race Nov. 10 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Leucothea had a winning time of 1:17.42 in the 6 1/2-furlong dirt race for 2-year-old fillies. She finished 3 1/2 lengths in front of second-place Orquidias Biz. "It was great. I was really happy," said Peter Miller, who is Leucothea's trainer and also a part-owner of the filly. The race was the fourth in which Abel Cedillo was Leucothea's jockey, so Miller gave Cedillo few instructions. "She's got a lot of sp...
Fallbrook High School's girls tennis team advanced to the second round of the CIF Division III team tournament. The Warriors opened team postseason play Oct. 29 at Montgomery and defeated the Aztecs to advance to the quarterfinals. Otay Ranch eliminated Fallbrook as part of the Mustangs' path to the Division III championship match. "I'm always happy to win a match," said Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway. Most CIF team sports utilize power rankings which involve win-loss records and strength of schedule to determine playoff...
The Patriot League girls' volleyball coaches named Bonsall High School senior Ashlin Smith as the league's player of the year, and two other Legionnaires were also placed on the all-league first team. Smith was joined on the first team by senior Najia Lamb and sophomore Dani Leung. "I'm proud of them. They worked hard," Bonsall coach Justin Hargrove said. "They really helped set the tone during our games." Smith was a middle blocker, and she also played the middle back...
Brick and mortar store fronts are becoming a thing of the past. You've heard the chatter; you've seen major retailers like Macy's, Dress Barn, Pier One Imports and Walgreens shutter stores. But is brick and mortar really dying, or just evolving into something new? Cheyenne Robinson, an account executive with Buxton, a leader in customer analytics which provides in-depth analysis of customer data to identify, attract and retain the most profitable customers to thousands of...
FALLBROOK – People move for various reasons. Some have outgrown their existing homes and need something bigger, while others move to downsize. Regardless of why people move, moving occurs more often than you might think. The U.S. Census Bureau said one in nine people relocated in 2015 to a new neighborhood, a new state or even across the country. Relocating, whether it's around the corner or miles away, affects people's lives in many ways. A smooth transition to a new place in...
Christopher Mazur U.S. Census Bureau The housing cost burden has eased for U.S. homeowners but remained stagnant for renters since the peak of the recession in 2008. Recently released data from the American Community Survey estimated the percentage of "burdened" households, or those that spend at least 35% of their monthly income on housing costs, and provides a 10-year look at the trends from 2008 to 2018. An estimated 40.6% of rental unit residents spent 35% or more of...
California has many powerful state agencies that impact the lives of millions. One of the most powerful, but perhaps less known or understood, is the California Public Utilities Commission. The CPUC was created in 1911 after a constitutional amendment was approved by voters to reorganize the Railroad Commission, which was established decades earlier to regulate the state’s powerful railroad industry. In 1912, the Legislature passed the Public Utilities Act, expanding R... Full story
I couldn’t resist responding to the Nov. 14 Opinion article by Ann Harter. Her description of the structural design of the World Trade Center Twin Towers falls in the category of completely “Fake News.” She states that there were no structural steel “beams” (misnomer- should have said columns) on the outside perimeter of the structures is totally false information. The structural design of both Twin Towers was a structural steel frame utilizing long span steel truss members spanning from the interior steel framing to the ex... Full story
Over $50 billion for foreign aid! That’s unconscionable—or so some people say. But what kind of a dent does it actually put in the federal budget? About 1%. I was reminded of the biblical expression about straining at a gnat but swallowing a camel (see Matthew 23:24). Here are two “camels” from the Trump administration that we are supposed to swallow: 1) A $1.5 trillion tax cut for the already wealthy. Now that’s a dent. Either you and I pay for it, or our children will have to. 2) A $648.8 billion defense spending tab for 2... Full story
While driving east on SR-76 at the I-15 interchange Nov. 19, I witnessed what could have been a repeat of an accident that occurred recently, which caused the death of a motorcycle rider. With a line of vehicles making a proper right turn onto the cloverleaf to proceed northbound onto the I-15 on-ramp, I was headed eastbound and witnessed what appeared to be a confused eastbound driver making a left turn to the onramp meant for westbound entry to I-15 north. Fortunately, no accident occurred. Perhaps a citizen campaign is... Full story
The article contains at least one major error – the exterior beams were not aluminum. They were steel as was the rest of the structural system. The structure was designed as a cantilever with the interior core carrying about 65% of the vertical dead load with the exterior window wall system carrying the balance as well as horizontal (wind load) load. The structure met all applicable building codes of the 1960s. There was no special treatment of floors and ceiling structural systems. This is not unusual for high-rise d... Full story
Addiction destroys relationships with the people who love you the most. Once the addict or alcoholic cannot manipulate their loved ones anymore, they typically withdraw from them. The loved one then lives with constant worry and pain from their actions. This includes things like lying, stealing, manipulating and sometimes even physical abuse. The addict or alcoholic then lives with constant guilt that they try and numb with drugs and alcohol. This will cause them to give up hope because they feel as though they can never... Full story
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Nov. 20 to file an amicus brief regarding the state’s Sanctuary Cities Law that will be heard by the United States Supreme Court. After the board’s vote Supervisor Kristin Gaspar said, “When our Board joined this lawsuit in 2018, we knew this would likely end up in the U.S. Supreme Court. In the 688 days since the implementation of the so-called sanctuary state law, 1173 individuals have been released from jail, back into our community, without any communi... Full story
