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  • Temecula Valley Hospital is open for medical emergencies, including support for heart and stroke procedures

    Newsroom|Updated Apr 16, 2020

    TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital and the Emergency Providers of Emergent Medical Associates wanted to remind the community that the emergency department is open for medical emergencies, including support for heart and brain procedures, relating to heart attacks, stroke and more. At this time, when home isolation is often encouraged, the hospital reminded residents it is not the same as medical isolation. If residents are having symptoms that could be an indicator of a medic...

  • Motorcycle officer suffers minor injuries in freeway hit and run

    Newsroom|Updated Dec 5, 2018

    BONSALL - An El Cajon police motorcycle officer escaped serious injury on Tuesday, Dec. 4 when a collision with a hit-and-run driver caused him to tumble onto Interstate 15 in Bonsall while on his way to work. The uniformed lawman was riding to the south about 6:30 a.m. when the driver's side of a silver Ford Fusion sideswiped his patrol two-wheeler south of Camino del Rey, according to the California Highway Patrol. Following the impact, the man behind the wheel of the car...

  • NORAD exercise planned for Southern California

    Newsroom|Updated Nov 14, 2018

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights in San Diego and Riverside Counties of Southern California today (Wednesday, Nov. 14), as 144 Fighter Wing practices its intercept and identification procedures. The exercise will occur between 10 and 11:30 a.m. California residents between San Diego and Riverside Counties may hear and/or see low-flying NORAD-controlled fighter jets in close proximity to civilian aircraft, which will be taking on the...

  • Suspect arrested in connection with death of Fallbrook woman

    Newsroom|Updated Nov 6, 2018

    FALLBROOK - A 27-year-old Fallbrook man was jailed the morning of Saturday, Nov. 3 in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old woman whom authorities said he had previously dated. Deputies received a call at 4 p.m. Friday that a suspicious person, possibly the suspect, Oscar Rodas, was at the Colorspot Nursery, located at 2575 Olive Hill Rd, according to Lt. Rich Williams of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. A perimeter was established and deputies and a Sheriff's...

  • Sheriff's investigating taser incident involving deputies in Fallbrook

    Newsroom|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    The San Diego County Sheriff's Department on Thursday released a preliminary report by the Homicide Unit based on an ongoing investigation regarding a man who was tased during an incident at the Circle K/Mobil gas station on Highway 76 early this morning. According to the media release, Fallbrook Sheriff's Substation responded to a call for service at the location for a male adult who was acting strangely and refused to leave the location at the request of employees. The...

  • Riverside County earthquakes felt in Fallbrook

    Newsroom|Updated May 8, 2018

    SAN DIEGO – At least two earthquakes – one of them capable of causing moderate damage – rocked an area of Riverside County early this morning and sent the ground shaking for people throughout San Diego County, including Fallbrook, and at least as far south as Tijuana, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The biggest temblor struck with a 4.5 magnitude at 4:49 a.m. at a depth of eight miles, its epicenter 6 miles south-southeast of Mt. San Gorgonio and 8 miles north of Cabaz...

  • CHP investigating head-on crash in Fallbrook

    Newsroom|Updated Apr 30, 2018

    FALLBROOK – California Highway Patrol accident investigators searched today for the cause of a head-on collision that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Fallbrook, authorities said. It happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday when a 20-year-old Riverside County man driving a 2015 Kia Optima drifted into oncoming traffic on East Mission Road approaching Macadamia Drive, CHP public-affairs Officer Mark Latulippe said. The westbound sedan crossed the double-yellow divider line d...

  • 18-year-old motorcyclist killed in Valley Center crash

    Newsroom|Updated Apr 15, 2018

    VALLEY CENTER – A teenage motorcyclist is dead as a result of a head-on crash with a small sedan in Valley Center, authorities said today. “Driving under the influence'' is considered a possible factor in the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident. At about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old man from Pauma Valley was riding his 2006 Honda motorcycle at a high speed on Mac Tan Road just north of Fruitvale Road, CHP Officer Mar...

  • Fallbrook man involved in crash that hospitalized actor Ferrell

    Newsroom|Updated Apr 14, 2018

    MISSION VIEJO - Actor Will Ferrell has been released from a hospital after being treated for minor injuries sustained when the SUV he was riding in collided with another vehicle and overturned on the northbound San Diego (5) Freeway in the Mission Viejo area. Ferrell, 50, and three other people were in a 2017 Lincoln SUV that overturned after it was sideswiped by a 2007 Toyota at 10:50 p.m. Thursday north of La Paz Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. A statement...

  • Brush fires blacken two acres near I-15 and Old Hwy 395

    Newsroom|Updated Apr 13, 2018

    Cal Fire firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a pair of brush fires that have blackened a total of two acres on the south side of I-15 at Old Highway 395, according to Fire Captain Issac Sanchez. The No. 4 lane of southbound I-15 is closed and, according to a Cal Fire tweet, crews will remain at the scene for three hours....

  • Albertsons in Fallbrook to host mobile blood drive

    Newsroom|Updated Feb 16, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Albertsons in Fallbrook will host a mobile blood drive, Feb. 19 from 1- 6 p.m. at the store located at 1133 S. Mission Road About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood. One pint of blood, which is the amount volunteers give when they donate blood, can save up to three lives. Approximately, 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood but less than 10 percent do annually. Since blood is always needed, volunteers are asked to give blood for p...

  • Deputy fires on auto-theft suspect

    Newsroom|Updated Jan 20, 2018

    RAINBOW – At least one sheriff's deputy opened fire Friday on an auto-theft suspect – missing the parolee – during a pursuit through the far northern reaches of San Diego County and southern Temecula, authorities reported. The suspect was later identified as Cody Atchley, 31, said San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Rich Williams. The meandering two-county chase, which ended with the fleeing man's arrest, began about 9:30 a.m., when Carlsbad police officers in an unmarked car s...

  • Sheriff's ASTREA helicopter buzzes over Fallbrook

    Newsroom|Updated Jan 17, 2018

    FALLBROOK – A San Diego County Sheriff's Department ASTREA helicopter was buzzing over Fallbrook a little after 3 p.m. this afternoon looking for a man wanted on a warrant. According to Lieutenant Mark Moreno of the Fallbrook Sheriff's substation, there was a report that the man was at Ali baba Smoke Shop and Hookah Lounge, located in the 1400 block of South Mission Rd. The helicopter was circling the area around the lounge. Moreno said it was unknown whether the man was a...

  • Temecula man killed in auto accident in Fallbrook identified

    Newsroom|Updated Jan 15, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Authorities today released the name of a Temecula man killed when his car struck a fence in Fallbrook. Drew Edmund Booram, 38, was driving west on Via Monserate near La Canada Road just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday when his car left the roadway for unknown reasons and careened into a fence, according to the California Highway Patrol and the San Diego County Medical Examiner. A portion of the wood-and-wire fence went through the windshield of the driver's 2013 BMW M...

  • Burglars get $50 worth of candy after breaking into Pala Mesa Market

    Newsroom|Updated Jan 10, 2018

    FALLBROOK – According to crime bulletin issued by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, four burglars broke into the Pala Mesa Market at approximately 2:40 a.m. Jan. 4 and came away with only $50 worth of king size snickers bars. The suspects used a sledgehammer to break a glass door and gain entry. The races of the suspects have yet to be solidified. A dark sedan, possibly a Hyundai, was used by the suspects....

  • Mourning the passing of great friend and community advocate, Paul Bandong

    Newsroom|Updated Jan 8, 2018

    It's not often that we are faced with the loss of one of our own, but this week that is exactly what happened with the unexpected passing of longtime Reeder Media employee Paul Bandong Sunday, Jan. 8. While Paul's official title was VP Sales and Marketing, he was always willing to do whatever was needed, and oftentimes could be found reporting on events or with a camera in his hand documenting events as they occurred. We all know that Paul truly loved the communities he...

  • Sheriff's Department seeks information regarding Fallbrook Equipment Rental burglary

    Newsroom|Updated Jan 4, 2018

    FALLBROOK – According to a San Diego County Sheriff's Department Special Bulletin, three hooded male suspects forced entry into Fallbrook Equipment Rental (located at 235 W. College Street) at approximately 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. The suspects took Stihl, MMD, Stanley, Hilti, Echo, and Husqvarna gas and electric saws, trimmers and power equipment. While the suspects were not recognizable, it is hoped that their use of apparently new BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles to haul o...