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  • Seasonable weather expected across San Diego County

    City News Service|Updated Jan 3, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Seasonable weather conditions were predicted across San Diego County Sunday and much of this week, with weak onshore flow and temperatures near or slightly above normal, the National Weather Service said. Low coastal clouds will be likely most days during the overnight and morning hours, along with periods of high clouds for most of the week, forecasters said. A high surf advisory is in effect through 2 p.m. Monday, the NWS said, with widespread surf of 4-7 feet expected Sunday and isolated sets from 8- 10...

  • At least 1 killed in Escondido freeway crash

    City News Service|Updated Jan 3, 2021

    ESCONDIDO (CNS) - At least one person was killed in a crash on Interstate 15 in Escondido, authorities said Sunday. The car described as a silver sedan reportedly became wrapped around a pole just before the Centre City Parkway offramp on southbound I-15 in northern Escondido, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash caused 33 feet of guardrail damage and a freeway pole was scraped and dented, officers said. No further information was available, including the number of people inside the crashed...

  • Woman, 37, held for murder in Solana Beach

    Updated Jan 2, 2021

    SOLANA BEACH (CNS) - A 37-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly murdering a man inside a Solana Beach home. Jade Sasha Janks was arrested New Year's Day at a residence in the 100 block of Nardo Avenue, San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Thomas Seiver said. Deputies went to that location to check on the welfare of a man and found him dead, Seiver said. The man's name was withheld pending notification of next of kin. Janks was booked into the Vista Detention Center on one count of murder and was being held without bail,...

  • San Diego County reports 4,427 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

    Updated Jan 2, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported 4,427 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths, bringing the county's totals to 164,500 cases and the death toll remaining at 1,592. The County Communications Office Saturday, Jan. 2 reported 24 new hospitalizations from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of hospitalizations to 5,938, and 1,219 total in intensive care. Those cases marked the 33rd consecutive day with more than 1,000 new infections... Full story

  • New traffic laws to affect San Diego County residents

    Updated Jan 2, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Several new traffic laws have gone into effect that San Diego County residents need to heed, including safe space for emergency vehicles and rescuing children from hot cars, according to the California Highway Patrol. Assembly Bill 2285, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in September, establishes potential fines for motorists who do not slow down and, whenever possible, change lanes when encountering a Caltrans vehicle, tow truck or any emergency vehicl...

  • Dry weather expected in San Diego County next week

    Updated Jan 2, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Dry weather was expected to prevail next week in San Diego County, with night and morning low clouds and fog to return tonight, the National Weather Service said. A high surf advisory for the county's coastal areas was issued Saturday by the NWS until 2 p.m. Monday. Dangerous swimming conditions and strong rip currents are expected, with minor beach erosion, mainly in southern coastal areas. Waves and surf were expected to be 4 to 7 feet with sets to 8 feet, with sets of up to 10 feet south of Torrey Pines...

  • San Diego County breaks 4K case mark on New Year's; more contagious strain spreading

    Updated Jan 1, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported 4,478 new coronavirus cases along with three additional cases of a new, more contagious variant of the virus first discovered in the U.K. The County Communications Office reported 45 new hospitalizations on New Year's Day from the coronavirus, three of them in intensive care, along with 58 new deaths. Those cases marked the 32nd consecutive day with more than 1,000 new infections, and the 23nd overall wit...

  • First San Diego County child of new year born at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital

    Updated Jan 1, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The first child born in San Diego County in 2021 was delivered early Friday, Jan. 1 at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns. Bruce Hartman from Sharp HealthCare said the first baby born in 2021 was a girl named Delmar Hawke, delivered at 12:05 a.m. to parents Melissa and Nicholas Hawke of San Diego. She was their third child. Delmar Hawke weighed in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces, Hartman said....

  • LASD raids five 'super spreader' NYE parties, 90 arrested

    Updated Jan 1, 2021

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A special task force of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department conducted raids on five New Year's Eve ``super-spreader'' parties across the county, making over 90 arrests and taking seven handguns off the streets, officials said Friday, Jan. 1. The raids included one in Hawthorne, two in Los Angeles, one in Malibu and one in Pomona, LASD Sgt. Bob Boese said. The locations raided included rented homes, vacant warehouses, hotels and shuttered businesses. Overall, 90 adults were arrested and cited for...

  • Many TV shows halting production in southland amid COVID-19 surge

    Updated Jan 1, 2021

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Several television shows have temporarily halted production in Southern California amid the COVID-19 surge. Warner Bros. TV confirmed Thursday that the CBS series ``Mom,'' ``B Positive,'' ``Bob Hearts Abishola,'' along with the Showtime drama ``Shameless'' and Netflix's ``You'' will not resume filming next week as scheduled, Variety reported. The studio is aiming for a return the following week, but will evaluate as conditions evolve. Universal TV has also...

  • Billions of people around the world stand with the "deplorables"

    Julie Reeder, Publisher|Updated Jan 1, 2021

    December 30, 2020 While many people in the U.S. complain that their president does not act like a politician, rightfully so, and in fact he is sometimes brash and rude and they don’t like the way he tweets, why are there such large pro-America, pro-Trump rallies in the U.S. of 10,000 to 50,000 people? Unless you are truly a middle-class person, or a “deplorable,” you may not understand it. He’s not only empowered the middle class, but he’s given people who believe in Americ... Full story

  • San Diego County reports three new cases of more contagious strain of COVID-19

    Updated Jan 1, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported three additional cases of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus first discovered in the United Kingdom. The new cases of the variant, known as B.1.1.7, bring the total to four so far in San Diego County. The variant was first found in the United States on Tuesday in Colorado. The first San Diego case is in a man in his 30s with no history of travel who first became symptomatic Dec. 27 and tested positive Dec. 29. He has been hospitalized and... Full story

  • Stage collapses at New Year's warehouse party in Miramar, three injured

    Updated Jan 1, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Three people were being treated Friday, Jan. 1 for injuries sustained when a stage collapsed inside a warehouse in Miramar where a New Year's Eve party was being held. Police responded about 10 p.m. Thursday to the warehouse on Trade Street, near Camino Santa Fe, according to Officer Robert Heims of the San Diego Police Department. The three people were injured when a stage on an upper floor, that was not up to code, collapsed, according to Battalion Chief Jeff Mitchell of San Diego Fire & Rescue. A news...

  • San Diego County reports record 62 COVID-19 deaths, 3,083 new cases

    Updated Dec 31, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 3,083 new COVID-19 infections and a record 62 deaths due to the virus Friday, Dec. 31 as they urge San Diegans to not gather in non-household groups for New Year's Eve celebrations. Those cases marked the 31st consecutive day with more than 1,000 new infections and the 22nd overall with more than 2,000 new cases. It is the sixth time the 3,000 case mark has been crossed. San Diego County's cumulative totals... Full story

  • Citrus tree-killing bacteria found on Fallbrook insects marks first discovery in San Diego County

    Updated Dec 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - State agricultural inspectors have detected bacteria that can cause a disease deadly to citrus trees during routine pest trapping in Fallbrook, San Diego County officials announced Friday, Dec. 31. The bacteria is not harmful to people or animals, was detected on insects. A routine spot check by the California Department of Food & Agriculture on Dec. 28 collected a group of four adult Asian citrus psyllid from a citrus tree on residential property in the...

  • CHP maximum enforcement for New Year's begins tonight

    Updated Dec 31, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The California Highway Patrol's Maximum Enforcement Period for the New Year's holiday begins Friday, Dec. 31. While the state is advising residents to stay home as much as possible, avoid gatherings and avoid traveling significant distances in an effort to reverse the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, New Year's Eve 2020 will undoubtedly look different than in years past. What will not be different is that the CHP will be out in force, removing impaired...

  • Truck crash on I-5 damages guard rail, causes minor fuel spill

    Updated Dec 31, 2020

    OCEANSIDE (CNS) - The north- and southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton remained closed Friday, Dec. 31 after a delivery truck crashed into the center divide, the California Highway Patrol said. Along with damaging 100 feet of guard rail, the crash resulted in 20 gallons of fuel being spilled, according to CHP officer Jim Bettencourt. The crash was reported at 1:54 a.m., just north of the truck weigh scales. Bettencourt said there were no injuries, and that a clean-up process is under way....

  • Former Rep. Duncan Hunter gets full pardon from Trump

    Updated Dec 31, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The former Rep. Duncan Hunter, who pleaded guilty last year to using campaign funds for personal expenses and was weeks away from beginning an 11-month prison sentence, received a full pardon Tuesday, Dec. 22 from President Donald Trump. Hunter represented the 50th Congressional District in San Diego County and Fallbrook, with a portion of which stretches into Temecula. According to a statement from the White House, the pardon was issued ``at the request o...

  • Year in Review

    Updated Dec 30, 2020

  • Sheriffs Log

    Updated Dec 30, 2020

    Dec. 16 Iowa St @ Ivy St Arrest: Vehicle theft, possession of stolen vehicle Sea Larke Dr @ Calavo Rd Stolen vehicle 1300 block S. Mission Rd Death 37300 block De Luz Rd Arrest: Vehicle theft Dec. 17 1200 block E. Mission Rd Residential burglary Dec. 18 800 block S. Main Ave Arrest: Under the influence of controlled substance 35900 Shetland Hills E. Petty theft 200 block Ohearn Rd Petty theft 600 block W. Alvarado St Petty theft 600 block E. Elder St Petty theft Dec. 19 1900 block Carolton Ln Vandalism 900 block Dolstra Ln...

  • 14 Greater Fallbrook road segments to be resurfaced

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Dec 30, 2020

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of construction contracts to resurface 98.64 centerline miles of road throughout San Diego County including 14 road segments in Greater Fallbrook. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote, Dec. 9, authorized the director of the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take the necessary actions to issue multiple contracts, approved revenue agreements with San Diego Gas & Electric for work involving the undergrounding of uti...

  • Regional task force on the homeless cancels Point-In-Time count due to COVID-19

    Updated Dec 30, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The Regional Taskforce on the Homeless will not conduct its 2021 annual Point-in-Time Count of unsheltered San Diegans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Tuesday, Dec. 22. According to the RTFH, a typical Point-in-Time Count requires nearly 1,600 volunteers due to the size and population of San Diego County. It is typically conducted in mid-January. The decision was grounded in concerns for the safety and well-being of individuals experiencing homelessness, volunteers and RTFH staff, according t...

  • Regional task force on the homeless cancels Point-In-Time count due to COVID-19

    Updated Dec 30, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The Regional Taskforce on the Homeless will not conduct its 2021 annual Point-in-Time Count of unsheltered San Diegans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Tuesday, Dec. 22. According to the RTFH, a typical Point-in-Time Count requires nearly 1,600 volunteers due to the size and population of San Diego County. It is typically conducted in mid-January. The decision was grounded in concerns for the safety and well-being of individuals experiencing homelessness, volunteers and RTFH staff, according t...

  • Harper and Hardy given Pala Road resurfacing contract

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Dec 30, 2020

    Hardy and Harper Inc. has been given the Riverside County contract to resurface approximately 1.7 miles of Pala Road in Temecula’s Wolf Valley area. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, Dec. 15, to approve an addendum to the bid package and award Hardy and Harper a $1,206,000 contract, which matches the Lake Forest company’s bid. The action also approved a total project budget of $1,725,000. The work will resurface Pala Road from approximately 105 feet south of Pechanga Road to the San Diego County line. Som...

  • Kicking It for a Happy New Year, 2021

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal, Special to Village News|Updated Dec 30, 2020

    Twenty-twenty is soon to be over! As the clock ticks toward 2021, my husband reminded me this column was once a light-hearted ramble. Somehow over the months living around the China virus, my lost birthday celebration trip to Europe, multiple stay-at-home edicts mandated unconstitutionally by elected officials, unrestrained violence in our major cities, an unethical national media, coupled with a corrupted election, it appears, I have lost my sense of humor. Actually, this... Full story

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