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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AGUANGA - A fire that broke out today near Aguanga blackened roughly 80 acres but posed no threat to homes or other structures in the area. The non-injury blaze near Sabina Drive and Ballinger Road, about eight miles south of Hemet, was reported at 10:47 a.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department. By noon, the fire had expanded to 60 acres, and by 5 p.m., it had reached 80 acres, but "all forward progress was stopped," said Riverside County Fire Department Capt. Dan Harris. Harris anticipated full containment by... Full story
A small earthquake, with an estimated 3.1 magnitude, rattled the desert early today about 14 miles east-northeast of Pine Valley, the United States Geological Survery (USGS) said. The slight quake was reported at 1:18 a.m. The epicenter of the quake was 27 miles east of rural Alpine and 30 miles northeast of Tecate....
There is a chance of minor flooding in low-lying coastal areas through Monday while a southeasterly air flow bringing tropical moisture which could cause scattered showers and thundershowers in the mountains and adjacent deserts over the next couple of days, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. "Astronomical tides dependent on the phases of the moon could cause minor tidal overflow in low-lying coastal areas like Oceanside, La Jolla and Imperial Beach,'' NWS forecaster Philip Gonsalves said. "There is also a chance...
SAN DIEGO - An alleged lead enforcer of a powerful Mexican drug gang extradited to the United States from the Netherlands Thursday was arraigned in San Diego federal court today on a charge of conspiracy to import controlled substances. Jose Rodrigo Arechiga-Gamboa, also known as ''Chino Antrax,'' waived his right to a detention hearing and was ordered held without bail. A motions hearing was set for Aug. 22 before U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Arechiga-Gamboa on Dec. 20...
SAN DIEGO - The Sheriff's Bomb/Arson Unit with the help of Cal Fire, San Marcos Fire Department and ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) arson investigators, conducted a complete investigation into the origin and cause of the Washingtonia/Cocos Fire in San Marcos which occurred on May 14. Investigators determined the initial fire was intentionally set. The fire quickly spread due to the severe weather conditions. Investigators sifted through the many tips and photos provided by the public. A juvenile...
Beaches and waterways around San Diego County are scheduled for post-holiday trash clean-ups today. At 8 a.m., volunteers with the Surfrider Foundation will pick up garbage at the Ocean Beach Pier, Belmont Park in Mission Beach, Crystal Pier at Pacific Beach and the Oceanside Harbor beach. Last year, more than 450 volunteers removed 2,372 pounds of trash and 195 pounds of recycling from four beaches in only two hours, according to the foundation. The trash included 764 plastic bags, 1,163 pieces of Styrofoam and 12,685 cigare...
Pez dispensers full of money turned up buried in the sands of Pacific Beach today, as the San Francisco man with too much money sprinkled San Diego beaches with cash for the first time. "No need to go up the hill,'' tweeted @HiddenCash, referring to the bluff above the beach. "They're all buried in the the sand.'' Twitter users found dispensers with $50, $60 and $100 in them, according to TV reporters who hustled out to the beach. KUSI 9News interviewed a teenaged girl who said she looked for five minutes before finding one... Full story
Four adults and an infant were injured in a three-vehicle crash in North County Saturday, a crash that shut down northbound Interstate 15, the Escondido Fire Department said. The crash occurred about 12:06 p.m. on the northbound 15 approaching Highway 78, Battalion Chief Mike Bertrand said. According to a CHP report, two sedans and a Chevy Tahoe SUV were involved. Emergency responders found five victims at the scene including one infant and requested the help of additional...
An Oceanside teenager who went missing earlier this week has been found safe, police said. Shawn Ryan Dowlearn, 13, was located by officers Thursday -- two days after he left his home on Concho Place near Roja Street and apparently took a recently acquired child's survival kit, according to police. The location where the boy was found was not revealed. Officers initially searched the neighborhood and surrounding areas but found no sign of the teen, Lt. Leonard Cosby said. The boy was not believed to have been abducted. The...
The San Diego Padres have fired executive president and general manager Josh Byrnes, the team announced today. "This ownership group is committed to fielding a team that consistently competes for postseason play,'' said Padres President and CEO Mike Dee in a statement on Padres.com. "Thus far this season, the results on the field have been mixed at best and clearly have not lived up to expectations. After a lengthy evaluation of every facet of our baseball operations, we have decided to make this change today.'' Byrnes was... Full story
San Diego police remained tight-lipped today about motives or other details surrounding the arrest of a suspect in three Christmas-season murders that rocked San Diego and Riverside County, where one of the bodies was found. Chief of Police Shelly Zimmerman will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Monday to discuss the arrest of Carlo Gallopa Mercado, 29. He was taken into custody at about 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 8700 block of Westmore Road, a suburban street on Mira Mesa, on San Diego's north side.. Mercado was booked at...
SAN DIEGO - Four defendants from unrelated cases were sentenced in federal court in San Diego yesterday, June 20, for sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. Tyson Lee Channell, 29, was sentenced by District Judge Anthony Battaglia to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years' supervised release, for acting as a pimp to a 14-year-old girl he had taken to Las Vegas to work as a prostitute. Channell pleaded guilty in April 2013 to transporting a minor to engage in prostitution. James Michael DiSalvo, 55, was...
Firefighters were able to keep a grass fire that broke out today (Sat., June 21) to five acres, authorities have reported. According to Cal Fire, the small fire erupted at 17200 Bear Valley Lane, near Lake Wohlford Road just before noon and had burned two acres by the time firefighters reached the scene. It would have been easy for the blaze to grow to 15 acres, authorities said. At 12:15 p.m. Cal Fire officials said the fire's rate of spread had been stopped at five acres and that air tankers and other units were being... Full story
A gondola to sweep through the air between downtown and Balboa Park is proposed today by San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts. In an interview with the U-T San Diego, Roberts floated the lofty idea of an aerial tram. The paper reported that Roberts is expected to win unanimous approval from the County Board of Supervisors next Tuesday to spend $75,000 to hire a consultant to study the project. "I've only got four years left to do good things and I've been harboring this for quite some time,'' Roberts told the paper. "I...
More than 200 family members and friends gathered today at SDSU for a private memorial service for San Diego Padre Hall of Famer and SDSU baseball coach Tony Gwynn, who died Monday. The Gwynn family was joined by former Padre teammates, players coached by Gwynn at SDSU, and friends and representatives from SDSU, Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, SDSU officials said. The service was held at the new Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union at 10 a.m. today and was presided over by Bishop Donnie N. McGriff,...
A one-week-old giraffe galloped out of the barn and into public view yesterday, just in time for the San Diego Zoo to mark "World Giraffe Day'' today. The little guy was dropped June 16 at the zoo, in public view, apparently making that day quite an event for those lucky enough to be there. "The lanky youngster weighed in at 146 pounds at birth and stands 6 feet 2 inches,'' the zoo reported. No name has been chosen for him yet, but the baby spent the last week in seclusion with his mama, Harriet, inside the giraffe barn... Full story
Firefighters from at least five San Diego jurisdictions were battling a brush fire on the Oceanside-Carlsbad border this morning, a fire dispatcher said. The fire was on the eastbound Ronald Packard (78) Parkway east of El Camino Real on the border of Oceanside and Carlsbad, a dispatcher with the North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority said. It was reported shortly before midnight. Firefighters from Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista and Cal Fire Monte Vista were on the scene, she said. No structures were...
Four men were arrested and cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor during a sting on Friday, deputies said today. Vista sheriff's Deputy Jack Reed said 47 contacts were made at various establishments throughout Vista as deputies participated in a Minor Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation from 5 to 10 p.m. Those arrested were identified as Luis Rivas, 27, Antonio Ponce, 30, Gabriel Silva, 45, and Jimmy Arevalo, 31. Under the program, a minor directly supervised by a police officer stood outside a store and asked adults to buy...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY - San Diegans now have a new, fast, and efficient way of traveling between home, work, school, and other key destinations between Escondido, Kearny Mesa, City Heights, and Downtown San Diego. On Sunday, June 8, SANDAG and Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), in partnership with Caltrans, launched Rapid – the first high-frequency, limited-stop service in the region to use the I-15 Express Lanes. Hundreds of community members, along with elected officials, celebrated the start of the new Rapid service at...
The origins and steps of obesity-related diabetes have been established for the first time, according to a significant set of findings just published by researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine. The researchers concentrated on a protein, called ANT2, that they believe causes diabetes in fat people. "We've pinpointed the steps, the way the whole thing happens,'' said Jerrold M. Olefsky, associate dean for Scientific Affairs and Distinguished Professor of Medicine at UCSD. "The research is in mice, but the evidence suggests...
Police agencies across the county held drunken driver checkpoints Friday night and early this morning, which led to 19 arrests in Pacific Beach and National City. The San Diego Police Department made 16 drunken driving arrests at the checkpoint in the 2700 block of Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach, Officer Mark McCullough said. That checkpoint ran from 11 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. today. The National City Police Department conducted a similar drunken driver checkpoint in the 2600 block of Highland Avenue in National City from 6...
DEL MAR - The "Fab Fair" themed 2014 San Diego County Fair will open today, Sat., June 7, with exhibits paying tribute to the Beatles' arrival in the U.S., along with the entertainment, rides and cuisine that draw fairgoers annually. The fair celebrating the event that started the British Invasion in music and pop culture will run through July 6, but will be closed on Mondays and the first two Tuesdays. Among the tributes to 1960s culture will be photographic exhibits designed to give viewers a behind the scenes look at the... Full story
The @Hiddencash Internet phenomena that started in San Francisco has spread to San Diego with one anonymous philanthropist hiding cash near Mission Bay and in Escondido earlier this week and another claiming that a series of clues announced via Twitter would point someone to a hidden "test drop'' on Monday. The person responsible for the first of the local scavenger hunts began using the sdcashstash Twitter handle earlier this week to tweet out clues, which led a few lucky San Diegans to envelopes filled with up to $100. The...
An estimated 30,000 runners hit San Diego's street today for the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon. Marathon runners started at 6:15 a.m. from Sixth Avenue and Quince Street, and followed the 26.2-mile course through Mission Valley, Bay Park, East Mission Bay, Little Italy, downtown San Diego and Balboa Park, then to the finish line at Petco Park. Ben Bruce was the top men's finisher with an unofficial time of 02:23:49. Jameson Mora took second place, finishing in 02:27:02. On the women's side, Anna Corrigan took home...
According to the California Highway Patrol, an Oceanside man was killed earlier today while riding his motorcycle on South Grade Road. According to public information officer Jim Bettencourt: "On June 1, at approximately 12:10 pm a 55-year-old male from Oceanside was riding his 2011 Triumph motorcycle northbound on South Grade Rd just north of SR-76 at an unknown speed. According to a witness, the motorcyclist passed him over the double yellow line and continued northbound. "As the motorcyclist was coming up on a 2004 Toyota...
