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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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A bicyclist traveling along Highway 76 in Bonsall was killed after the rider was struck by a Freightliner truck tractor on Tuesday, Dec. 15. After an investigation by the California Highway Patrol, the driver of the big rig was arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of a drug. The incident, first reported at 10:24 a.m., occurred just west of North River Road as both the cyclist, a 58-year-old Oceanside man, and the driver of the Freightliner were heading eastbound, according to North County Fire Capt. John Choi....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 1,863 COVID-19 infections Tuesday and 32 deaths, as the first doses of vaccine for the virus were administered. Tuesday's reported cases marks the first time in a week the number did not exceed 2,000, but also marks the 15th consecutive day with more than 1,000 cases. More than 2,000 new infections were logged in the previous six days -- including 2,206 on Monday and a record 2,867 on Friday. The county's... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Billionaire novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $4 million to Meals on Wheels San Diego County, it was announced Tuesday, Dec. 25, part of $4.2 billion she has donated in the last four months to 384 organizations. ``In such a critical moment when the seniors we serve rely on us for not only a hot meal, but a warm smile and a wellness check, Ms. Scott's donation carries even deeper meaning,'' said Brent Wakefield, president and CEO of Meals on Wheels San Diego County. ``Her donation...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Authorities Tuesday, Dec. 15 publicly identified a Fallbrook woman who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver's vehicle near her home last week while she was on a daily walk with her husband. Symone Conley, 60, was run down by an eastbound pickup truck that veered out of a traffic lane on Gird Road near Laketree Drive, jumped a curb and struck her from behind about 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Conley died at the scene. Following the deadly impact, the...
A hit-and-run suspect, who was allegedly behind the wheel of a pickup truck that struck and killed a 60-year-old Fallbrook woman walking with her husband near their home last week, was behind bars today, authorities reported. Pasqual Domingo Pasqual Cristobal, 36, was arrested Sunday and booked into the county jail in Vista on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, DUI causing death and manslaughter, according to the California Highway Patrol. A dark-colored pickup truck allegedly driven by Cristobal veered out of a traffic lane...
CARLSBAD (CNS) - A 17-year-old boy was arrested today on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 68-year-old woman last month on a hiking trail near Buena Vista Lagoon. The teen, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of murder in connection with the slaying of Lisa Thorborg at Hosp Grove Park in Carlsbad, according to police. Passers-by found the victim's body near the 2600 block of Monroe Street late on the morning of Nov. 23, Lt. Jason Jackowski said. Investigators said they...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials reported 2,206 new COVID-19 infections Monday, Dec. 14 as the first batches of vaccines for the virus arrived in the region and hospitalizations continued to climb. Monday was the sixth consecutive day more than 2,000 new cases were reported, with 2,416 Sunday, 2,490 Saturday and a record 2,867 Friday. It was also the 14th day with more than 1,000 new cases. It is just the eighth time the daily cases have crossed 2,000 --... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A hit-and-run suspect, who was allegedly behind the wheel of a pickup truck that struck and killed a 60-year-old Fallbrook woman walking with her husband near their home last Thursday, was behind bars Sunday, Dec. 13, authorities reported. Pasqual Domingo Pasqual Cristobal, 36, was arrested Sunday and booked into the county jail in Vista on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, DUI causing death and manslaughter, according to the California Highway Patrol. A dark-colored pickup truck allegedly driven by Cristobal...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister announced Monday, Dec. 14 his office is accepting penalty cancellation requests for homeowners and small business owners who were impacted by COVID-19 and missed the Dec. 10 property tax deadline. Property taxes unpaid after Dec. 10 incurred a 10% penalty. To qualify for penalty cancellation, the property must either be residential and occupied by the homeowner or owned and operated by a taxpayer that qualifies as a small business. ``COVID-19 has...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The first batches of Pfizer's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine arrived in San Diego County Monday, Dec. 14 for both U.S. Department of Defense personnel and civilians, with initial vaccinations to begin as soon as tomorrow. Naval Medical Center San Diego received an unspecified number of vaccines Monday, with front-line medical workers and essential mission personnel -- such as EMS, firefighters and gate personnel -- to begin receiving the first dose of the vaccinations Tuesday. Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - U.S. Navy officials Monday, Dec. 14 publicly identified a sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who died after going overboard last week. He was identified as 20-year-old Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Ethan Garrett Goolsby of Texas, according to the Navy. His family was notified before the search stopped. Search and rescue efforts began around 7:30 a.m. Thursday when a lookout aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier spotted what appeared to be a person in the water, according to Navy officials....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials have reported 2,416 new COVID-19 infections and 11 new deaths, marking 107,372 total cases and 1,162 deaths. Sunday marked the fifth consecutive day that more than 2,000 new cases were reported, with 2,490 cases reported Saturday, 2,867 cases - a record - reported Friday, 2,050 reported Thursday and 2,104 Wednesday. It is also the 13th day with more than 1,000 new cases. It is just the sixth time the daily cases have crossed...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Patches of high clouds were drifting from northwest to southeast across Southern California Sunday, but otherwise skies were clear, the National Weather Service said. Peak wind gusts Sunday morning were around 40 mph, down from around 50 mph earlier. High temperatures in coastal areas Sunday were expected to be around 69 degrees, with overnight lows of 41-49, the NWS said. Highs in the western valleys will be 68-73 with overnight lows of 41-47. Highs near...
North County Fire reported at 7:44 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 they were at the scene of a residential fire in the 800 block of Hillpark Lane in Fallbrook. A short time later, firefighters reported they had contained the fire. There were no reports of injuries, estimates of damage, or what caused the fire....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials reported 2,867 new COVID-19 infections Friday, Dec. 11, a new record, eclipsing the previous one of 2,287 last Friday by nearly 800 cases, marking more than 100,000 total cases in the county since the pandemic began. Friday marks the third consecutive day more than 2,000 new cases were reported, with 2,050 reported Thursday and 2,104 Wednesday. It is also the 11th day with more than 1,000 new cases and the 19th of the last... Full story
DEL MAR (CNS) - Border Patrol officials Friday, Dec. 11 announced that 21 arrests were made earlier this week stemming from a foiled human smuggling operation off the coast of Del Mar. Border Patrol agents spotted a "suspicious vessel'' near Dog Beach at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, which was later identified as a panga boat dropping off 16 Mexican nationals. In anticipation of a landing at Camino Del Mar, agents arrived to find a group of people clad in life jackets running toward three vehicles, according to the U.S. Border...
POWAY (CNS) - Registered nurses and caregivers gathered outside Palomar Medical Center Poway Friday, Dec. 11 to protest what they say as unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a claim which the healthcare system described as "appalling'' and "irresponsible.'' The disagreement stems from a waiver Palomar Health received from the California Department of Public Health on Wednesday which allows the Poway campus to assign one intensive care nurse to care for up to three patients, depending on patient acuity....
A 60-year-old Fallbrook woman died Thursday, Dec. 10 after authorities said the driver of a pickup truck veered onto the shoulder of Gird Road, struck her and drove off in Fallbrook Thursday, Dec. 10 as her husband watched. The collision, reported at 4:58 p.m., happened on the northbound side of Gird Road with the nearest cross street being Laketree Drive. "A middle-aged woman was struck and succumbed to her injuries," North County Fire Capt. John Choi said. Capt. Choi... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - U.S. Navy crews were searching off the coast of Southern California Friday, Dec. 11 for a sailor who may have gone overboard off the USS Theodore Roosevelt. About 7:30 a.m. Thursday, a lookout aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier spotted what appeared to be a person in the water and rescue efforts were started, a statement from the Navy's Third Fleet said. ``Three search and rescue helicopters and a rigid hull inflatable boat were launched in response, and one sailor was unaccounted for during a...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials reported 2,050 new infections Thursday, Dec. 10, the second consecutive day that over 2,000 new cases were reported. The infections reported Thursday were the third-highest daily total since the pandemic began, behind 2,104 on Wednesday and 2,287 last Friday. The county's cumulative case total is now 99,599. Eleven new deaths were confirmed Thursday, raising the death toll to 1,114. The eight women and three men died between... Full story
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - UC Riverside received more than $4 million in federal funds to research methods of shielding avocados from a fungus that can be devastating to crops in California and elsewhere, it was announced Thursday, Dec. 10. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the university a $4.4 million grant as part of its National Institute of Food & Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative, with the goal of promoting development of next-generation methods of protecting orchards from Laurel Wilt, a fungus introduced...
