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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The driver of a commercial vehicle that rolled over today on Highway 78 near the community of Ballena was taken to a trauma center with major injuries, a Cal Fire spokesman said. The crash was reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Highway 78 at Old Julian Highway, according to Capt. Isaac Sanchez, who said the unidentified driver had to be extricated from the wreckage. A stretch of Highway 78 near the crash scene was closed to traffic for about 2 1/2 hours....
CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) - An ex-Camp Pendleton Marine suspected of sending and receiving child pornography while in Escondido was at large Friday, with authorities seeking the public's help finding him. Eric Stiegelmeyer, 24, is wanted for alleged possession and transmission of child porn. A federal warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this year, according to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback. The police spokesman said detectives from the Riverside County Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement -- SAFE -- task force are...
FALLBROOK - San Diego County Sheriff's Department deputies and investigators are searching for a man who suspected of robbing Chase Bank in Fallbrook on Friday just after 1:30 p.m. According to Lt. Amavisca, a white male between the ages of 55-65, wearing gray slacks and shirt with a black tie with a white, curly wig on his head, walked up to a teller at the bank and presented a demand note. No weapon was used and no estimate about how much money the suspect made away with.... Full story
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nearly 30 years after Hayden Fry last worked a sideline in San Diego, the No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes will remember their former coach when they play No. 22 USC in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night. Iowa will remove the Tigerhawk decals from its helmets to honor Fry, who died on Dec. 17 at age 90. Fry introduced the logo during his 20-year tenure, which included trips to the Holiday Bowl in 1986, 1987 and 1991. The Hawkeyes will continue to wear the ANF (America Needs Farmers) stickers on their helmets, as well as o... Full story
LA JOLLA (CNS) - World No. 8-ranked and defending Farmers Insurance Open champion Justin Rose committed today to the 2020 tournament set for Jan. 22-26 at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Rose has played the Farmers Insurance Open 10 times, with his three top-10 finishes all coming in the last three years. He was ranked World No. 1 when he won the Torrey Pines tournament last year, and counts the 2013 U.S. Open among his 10 career PGA Tour victories. Rose also has 12 international... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A winter storm brought rain and snowfall to San Diego County Thursday, with another storm slated to hit the region early next week following a brief reprieve this weekend. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning that will be in effect until 6 p.m. in the county mountains, which are expected to receive another two to five inches of snow, primarily in areas above 3,500 feet. Snowy mountain conditions led authorities to shut down portions of Interstate 8 and state Route 79, but lanes were...
WARNER SPRINGS (CNS) - A 60-year-old woman who was not wearing a seatbelt in the back of a car died Thursday in a solo-vehicle crash on a snowy roadway near Warner Springs, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. The rollover crash was reported around 6:50 a.m. at San Felipe and Montezuma Valley roads, about 5 miles southeast of Warner Springs, according to the California Highway Patrol. The 29-year-old Borrego Springs man at the wheel of the 2019 Toyota Camry was northbound in fresh snow on San Felipe Road, going too...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - More heavy rain, and possibly snow above 4,000 feet, are coming to San Diego starting late Christmas evening, according to a National Weather Service forecast. "A major change is coming late Christmas night," weather service meteorologist Adam Roser said. "A colder system is making its way down the California coast from the Gulf of Alaska, bringing lots of rain in a storm likely to go through Friday night. Then, we might possibly have another storm system coming in early next week." Roser said the expected...
VISTA (CNS) - An argument between a 49-year-old man and his girlfriend inside an independent living complex unit in Vista Tuesday led to a six-hour barricade that ended with use of a San Diego County Sheriff's Department police dog. The argument began about 10:10 a.m. at the complex at 2151 S. Santa Fe Ave., sheriff's Sgt. David LaDieu said. The suspect, later identified as David Torres, tried to use a knife to attack his girlfriend, LaDieu said. The sheriff's department was called and arriving deputies managed to evacuate...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County health officials announced today that the flu season's death toll has reached eight with the recent death of a 70-year-old San Diego man. The unidentified victim died Dec. 19 from influenza A Pandemic H1N1, and also had "underlying medical conditions," according to the county's Health and Human Services Agency. Flu cases countywide are at nearly double the pace from last year, with 2,456 local flu cases reported in 2019, compared to 1,336 last year. County officials also said the percentage of people...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - With a record-breaking 116 million Americans nationwide hitting the road this holiday season, the San Diego County Sheriff's Transit Enforcement Unit today offered safety tips for travelers who will be taking trains or driving across rail lines on their journey. Most importantly, sheriff's officials urged motorists to look both ways and listen when crossing over train trains, and anticipate that as train can arrive at any time from either direction. They also warned drivers to never, ever try to beat a...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A wet Christmas Eve is in store for parts of San Diego County. Scattered showers will continue Tuesday everywhere except the deserts and the showers are expected to linger through Christmas night, according to the National Weather Service. Another storm will make its way into the region on Christmas night and bring heavier rainfall along with snow at lower elevations in the mountains through Friday morning, forecasters said. A winter storm watch will be in effect from Wednesday evening through late Thursday...
IMPERIAL BEACH (CNS) - Five people trying to enter the United States from Mexico today through flooded drainage pipes were rescued by firefighters. U.S. Border Patrol officials said the rescue operation began around 1 p.m. near Dairy Mart and Clearwater roads. The five Mexican nationals – three men and two women – were trapped in flood waters so high that only their heads were visible above the waterline, according to Border Patrol spokesman Justin Castrejon. San Diego firefighters pulled the victims from the water and too...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A Riverside County man who sold methamphetamine to dozens of north San Diego County customers, with assistance from a supplier in Mexico, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison. Orlando Balderas-Guerrero, 38, of Menifee, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine for the sales and distribution of the drug throughout North County over a one-year period between 2017 and 2018, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said Balderas-Guerrero used a...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego police sergeant was arrested in Carlsbad on suspicion of domestic violence and placed on unpaid leave, department officials reported Monday. Sgt. Don Williams, a 22-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department, was arrested Sunday morning at his home, according to Lt. Shawn Takeuchi. Specifics of the alleged domestic violence incident were not disclosed, but Takeuchi said Williams, 56, was off duty when Carlsbad police officers responded to his residence. The ensuing investigation led to...