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
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 2002
SAN DIEGO - A U.S. Navy sailor based out of San Diego pleaded not guilty today to espionage-related charges alleging he sent sensitive military information to China. Jinchao Wei, 22, also known as Patrick Wei, is accused of accepting thousands of dollars from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for information concerning ``the defense and weapon capabilities of U.S. Navy ships, potential vulnerabilities of these ships, and information related to ship movement,'' according to a grand jury indictment. Prosecutors allege...
RIVERSIDE - A 27-year-old parolee suspected of hiding in a women's restroom at a Riverside hospital and recording visitors as they used the facility was being held without bail today. Sergio Eduardo Quezada was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside Wednesday on suspicion of misdemeanor privacy violations, being under the influence of a controlled substance and parole violations. According to the Riverside Police Department, about noon Wednesday, security personnel at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center...
Go to this link for updated story: https://www.villagenews.com/story/2023/07/27/news/update-bonny-fire-2069-acres-5-percent-containment/73757.html AGUANGA (CNS) - A brush fire that erupted on the edge of the Cahuilla Indian Reservation south of Aguanga expanded to 1,500 acres today, as crews contended with a cluster of spot fires breaking out ahead of the main blaze. The ``Bonny Fire'' was reported about 2:50 p.m. Thursday in the area of Bonny and Barber lanes, and as of 2 p.m. Friday, the brusher was estimated to be at, or...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A FedEx truck driver pulled a man out of a burning vehicle today on southbound Interstate 15 in the Miramar area, authorities said. A black sedan crashed into a guardrail at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday and burst into flames, the California Highway Patrol reported. The FedEx driver stopped and rescued the sedan's only occupant as it was burning. The sedan driver was taken to a hospital with major injuries. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. The CHP was investigating the cause of the crash. Copyright 2023,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego City Council today unanimously accepted and authorized the expenditure of a $2 million state grant to support startup costs for an emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. The $2 million AB 179 pass-through grant from the California Office of Emergency Services will be used by the city's Homelessness Strategies and Solutions Department to develop a program that ``provides a safe space and critical resources for victims of domestic violence,'' city documents read. An additional...
VISTA (CNS) - A Poway man convicted of murdering and raping a young woman in Carlsbad more than 35 years ago was sentenced today to 31 years to life in state prison. James Charles Kingery, 57, was found guilty by a Vista jury of killing 26-year-old Julia Hernandez-Santiago, whose body was found on Oct. 10, 1987 on an ivy-covered embankment on Alga Road. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death was asphyxiation due to strangulation....
CARLSBAD (CNS) - A man who allegedly fled after the car he was driving fatally struck a pedestrian on a Carlsbad freeway entrance last weekend was arrested today, authorities said. Andrew Bryan Dean, 50, was taken into custody shortly before 12:30 a.m. and booked into county jail in Vista on suspicion of hit-and-run causing death, according to the California Highway Patrol. Dean allegedly was behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius that struck a 20-year-old Texas man on the on-ramp from Poinsettia Lane to southbound Interstate 5...
UPDATE Firefighters have halted the spread of that brush fire off Fairview Drive and Gopher Canyon Road in Vista, according to Cal Fire. The blaze, which blackened an area about two acres in size, caused no reported structural threats or injuries. Copyright 2023, City News Service, Inc. CNS-07-18-2023 14:43 That brush fire off Gopher Canyon Road and Fairview Drive in Vista has spread over about four acres, according to Cal Fire. The blaze is considered a threat to structures but has caused no reported damage, the state...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An excessive heat warning will be in place through Saturday in San Diego County deserts and mountains, with dangerously hot conditions anticipated. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the desert areas are expected to reach between 112 and 116 through Wednesday and hotter conditions with highs between 116 and 120 degrees are in the forecast from Thursday to Saturday. ``Extreme heat will significantly increase the potential for heat-related illnesses, particularly for those working or...
SAN DIEGO - The Los Angeles Times has sold the San Diego Union-Tribune to an affiliate of MediaNews Group, according to a memo sent to staff today. The letter from Times president Chris Argentieri states the transaction was completed as of Monday afternoon for Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group to purchase San Diego's long-running newspaper. ``We hope that this change now will position both the L.A. Times and San Diego Union-Tribune to succeed,'' the memo states. L.A. Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong was quoted in the...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Representatives from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and the city's Environmental Services Department will today give the public advice and education on how to properly use, store and dispose of lithium-ion batteries. These rechargeable batteries power many household objects, from cell phones and laptops to e-bikes and electric vehicles, but also pose a risk. There has been an increase in the number of fires caused by these batteries in recent years, many of which are caused by improper storage,...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY (CNS) - A man and a woman were in custody today after a violent crime spree that spanned from Coastal North County to the South Bay, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, a man called 911 to report he was the victim of a carjacking in the 800 block of Nolbey Street in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, according to sheriff's officials. He told police he was carjacked at gunpoint and the suspects drove off in his white Ford Fusion. The victim and another person who witnessed the vehicle the...
OCEANSIDE - A homicide suspect was found deceased by police early today after a lengthy vehicle pursuit, the Oceanside Police Department said. At 11:57 p.m. Thursday, police received a call about a felony disturbance and when they arrived at the scene, they found the body of a 34-year-old woman, according to OPD PIO Jennifer Atenza. Riverside County officers caught up with the homicide suspect's vehicle and engaged in a lengthy pursuit on multiple North County freeways,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The founding director of the California Innocence Project, which works to free wrongfully convicted individuals from prison, has joined the University of San Diego School of Law, it was announced today. Justin Brooks has been named the new Academic Director, LLM in Comparative Law in Spanish and Grant Administrator, Mexican Mediation and Litigation Program. He will also serve as a Professor of Practice in criminal procedure, according to the university. Brooks helmed the San Diego-based California Innocence...
SAN DIEGO - Communities across San Diego County will mark the United States' 247th birthday with fireworks and a star-spangled string of other events today and Tuesday. Here's a rundown of the holiday happenings: MONDAY -- In Oceanside, at the SoCal Soccer Complex at El Corazon, 3300 El Corazon Drive. Activities start at 5 p.m., and live music -- including country artist Brett Payne and Oceanside singer Savannah Kay -- starts at 7 p.m. A fireworks show is scheduled for 9...
SAN DIEGO - A 33-year-old Temecula man died when his motorcycle crashed into the back of Toyota truck on state Route 76 near the La Jolla Indian Reservation, the California Highway Patrol said today. At 6:29 p.m. Sunday, the rider of a Yamaha Tenere 700 was heading westbound on SR-76 when his motorcycle crashed into the rear of the Toyota and he was ejected, according to the CHP's Hunter Gerber. The CHP and La Jolla Reservation paramedic and fire crews responded to the scene to assist the rider, but he was pronounced dead at...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an $8.17 billion 2023-24 budget today, following deliberations on more than $60 million in revisions added since May. Board Chairwoman Nora Vargas said the budget ``uplifts communities in an equitable manner,'' with an emphasis on tackling the homelessness and opioid crises and support for mental health programs, young people and senior citizens. The revised budget adds $60.6 million to the May plan. The overall budget constitutes an 11% increase --...
VISTA - A woman accused of driving drunk on a Vista freeway just before a crash that killed two of her children pleaded not guilty today to child abuse and DUI counts. Sandra Ortiz, 33, was arrested following the Father's Day crash that killed her 10-year-old son, Alan, and her 16-year-old daughter, Amy. Police said that after a piece of luggage fell from their vehicle at around 6 p.m. Sunday, Ortiz pulled the car over to the side of state Route 78. The children then entered...
SAN DIEGO - Due to warming and drying conditions as summer begins, Cal Fire will suspend the issuance of all permits for outdoor residential burning next week in its service areas in San Diego County, the state agency announced today. The suspension, which will go into effect at 8 a.m. Monday, will temporarily ban all residential outdoor burning of branches, leaves and other landscape debris. The restrictions will not apply to campfires at community-sanctioned campgrounds or...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Authorities have publicly identified a 28-year-old San Bernardino County man who drowned last week after plunging off a bluff above a natural pool at a popular back-country hiking spot near Julian. Richard Oliver of Rancho Cucamonga was vising Three Sisters Falls in Descanso with a friend when he fell into the water at the base of one of the waterfalls on Friday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Oliver sank into the pool and did...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the first time in its history, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego was named one of the top 10 children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, editors said today. With more than 40 locations in San Diego, southern Riverside and Imperial counties, the nonprofit organization is the largest children's hospital on the West Coast. ``I'm so proud of our incredible nurses, doctors, researchers and team members from every department and division...
CALEXICO - A motorist was taken into custody after attempting to smuggle a ton of methamphetamine worth more than $4 million across the border in a tractor-trailer containing Brussels sprouts, authorities said today. The arrest was reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Thursday after they stopped a 51-year-old man driving a tractor-trailer. ``Smugglers are constantly utilizing innovative methods to conceal narcotics,'' said Roque Caza, Calexico Area Port Director. At the checkpoint, an inspection was...
DESCANSO (CNS) - A woman who died when she fell over the edge of trail while trying to keep a teenage girl from falling at Three Sisters Falls in Descanso has been identified. Sarah Louise Crocker, a 48-year-old Ladera Ranch resident, was leading a group of four teens in a hike around the waterfall in the eastern San Diego County highlands when the girl slipped off the trail shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. ``The woman...
SAN ONOFRE - The U.S. Department of Energy announced $26 million in funding today to aid in the search for locations to temporarily store nuclear waste moved from sites such as the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, who visited the to-be demolished power plant on Friday, announced 13 groups from across the country would receive funding and be tasked with helping identify feasible sites to store the spent nuclear fuel. A...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A slight chance of light showers was predicted for today as a low-pressure system begins to exit California, the National Weather Service said. High temperatures for inland areas were likely to increase Wednesday with higher temperatures on Thursday and warming continuing into Friday. It was expected to be partly cloudy at the coast Wednesday with highs from 67 to 71. The valleys were predicted to be partly cloudy with highs from 69 to 74. The mountains were likely to be partly cloudy with highs from 66 to...
