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  • Power outages ordered amid San Diego County heatwave

    Submitted|Updated Aug 17, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Temperatures soared into the triple digits again Monday, Aug. 17 in parts of San Diego County amid a heatwave expected to last through at least mid-week, with rotating power outages potentially on tap for more than 100,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers to counter a spike in electricity demand. High pressure over the southwestern United States will continue ushering in the scorching heat through at least Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, which has posted an excessive heat warning...

  • Pair of quakes hit Baja California, shaking felt in SD County

    Updated Aug 17, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A pair of earthquakes struck in the morning on Monday, Aug. 17 in Baja California and were felt as far north as Fallbrook, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the first earthquake, a magnitude 5.1 temblor at 8:30 a.m., was about 37.4 miles east-northeast of San Vicente, Mexico, at a depth of 11 miles, according to a computer-generated USGS report. The second earthquake, a magnitude 4.3 temblor, struck roughly a minute later with an...

  • Driver who struck pedestrians in North County sentenced to more than 30 years

    Updated Aug 17, 2020

    VISTA (CNS) - A man who intentionally struck a half-dozen pedestrians with an SUV in North County in attacks that occurred days apart was sentenced Monday, Aug. 17 to more than 30 years in state prison. Michael Dorman, 30, who struck two people on Dec. 4, 2016, in San Marcos and 10 days later ran down four people in Vista, pleaded guilty to six attempted murder counts. In the first incident, Dorman struck a married couple in the parking lot of a Home Depot store, while the second crime involved four pedestrians struck at...

  • SDSU to break ground on Mission Valley campus, stadium project

    Updated Aug 17, 2020
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    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego State University will officially break ground on its Mission Valley project Monday, Aug. 17 after years of speculation and negotiations with San Diego for the 132-acre property where San Diego Community Credit Union Stadium sits today. The project, which has been in the works legally since San Diego voters approved Measure G in November 2018, closed escrow on Thursday. The groundbreaking event at 10:30 a.m. will be limited in scope due to the...

  • SD County continues to report positive COVID-19 case trends

    City News Service|Updated Aug 16, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the fifth day in a row, San Diego County public health officials reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people - however, the state said it will have to review the data before removing the county from its monitoring list. Previously, county and state officials had said if the rate stays below 100 per 100,000 people (it was 91.9 Sunday) for three consecutive days, the county would officially be removed from that list....

  • SD County continues to report positive COVID-19 trends

    City News Service|Updated Aug 16, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the fifth day in a row, San Diego County public health officials reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people — however, the state said it will have to review the data before removing the county from its monitoring list. Previously, county and state officials had said if the rate stays below 100 per 100,000 people (it was 91.9 Sunday) for three consecutive days, the county would officially be removed from that list. After an additional 14 consecutive days below that n...

  • Rolling blackouts possible through Wednesday, state officials say

    City News Service|Updated Aug 16, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, beginning today and extending through Wednesday. The Flex Alerts are in effect from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day, Cal-ISO said. "A persistent, record-breaking heat wave in California and the western states is causing a strain on supplies, and consumers should be prepared for likely rolling outages during the late afternoons and early evenings through Wednesday," the agency said. "There is...

  • Fourth consecutive day of sub-100 per 100,000 case rate in SD County

    Updated Aug 15, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the fourth day in a row, San Diego County public health officials Saturday, Aug. 15 reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people, however, the state said it will have to review data before removing the county from its monitoring list. Previously, county and state officials had said if the rate stays below 100 per 100,000 people -- it was 94.7 Saturday -- for three consecutive days, the county would officially be remove...

  • Major crash reported at South Mission and 76

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Aug 15, 2020

    North County Fire crews were responding Saturday afternoon to a major crash involving multiple vehicles south of Fallbrook. The four-vehicle crash was reported at 1:56 p.m. on eastbound state Route 76 just west of South Mission Road, according to North County Fire Capt. John Choi. Two people were taken by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center with serious injuries, Choi said, and an additional three were taken to local hospitals with less severe injuries. North County Fire said...

  • Eight Cool Zones, including one in Fallbrook, open through Friday

    Updated Aug 15, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County officials Saturday, Aug. 15 announced the location of several ``Cool Zones,'' mostly in the hottest areas, where seniors and others can gather in air-conditioned buildings during the ongoing heatwave. Safety measures will be in place to protect the health of visitors and staff, such as temperature checks, wearing of face coverings, and social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the county Health and Human Services Agency....

  • State officials keep watchful eye on power grid after rolling blackouts

    Updated Aug 15, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Managers of California's power grid were anticipating another day of high electricity demand Saturday, Aug. 15, one day after initiating rolling blackouts for the first time since 2001. After a day that saw triple-digit temperatures in many parts of the state, the California Independent System Operator declared a Stage 3 Emergency at 8 p.m. Friday and directed utility companies to initiate rotating outages throughout California. San Diego Gas & Electric annou...

  • Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty to making false statement in predicate to Trump-Russia probe

    Julie Reeder|Updated Aug 15, 2020

    WASHINGTON (AP and Village News staff) — A former FBI lawyer plans to plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the probe of ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, his lawyer said Friday. Kevin Clinesmith is accused of altering a government email about former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page who was a target of secret FBI surveillance, according to documents filed in W...

  • Pompeo inks deal to support more U.S. troops in Poland

    Associated Press|Updated Aug 15, 2020

    WARSAW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sealed a defense cooperation deal Saturday with Polish officials that will pave the way to deploy more American troops to Poland. Pompeo, in Warsaw at the end of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe, signed the deal with Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak that sets out the legal framework for the additional troops. “This is going to be an extended guarantee: a guarantee that in case of a threat our sold...

  • San Diego County awaits state guidance after third day of sub-100 per 100,000 case rate

    Updated Aug 14, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the third day in a row, San Diego County public health officials reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people today, however, the state said it will have to review data before removing the county from its monitoring list. Previously, county and state officials had said if the rate stays below 100 per 100,000 people -- it was 96.3 Friday -- for three consecutive days, the county would officially be removed from that...

  • Stretch of scorching heat begins in San Diego County

    Updated Aug 14, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Scorching heat is expected everywhere except the coast in San Diego County today and a brutal stretch of temperatures is not expected to relent until the middle of next week, according to the National Weather Service. Building high pressure over the southwestern United States will usher in scorching temperatures for the next five to six days, with the peak of the heat expected today through Monday, forecasters said. The NWS issued an excessive heat warning...

  • Mountain West, Aztecs postpone fall sports seasons due to COVID-19

    City News Service|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    The Mountain West Conference, in which San Diego State University plays the majority of its intercollegiate sports, announced Monday, Aug. 10, it was postponing its fall sports season indefinitely in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The conference had announced Aug. 5 that it was planning to delay the start of conference games in multiple sports until after Sept. 26. The Mountain West Board of Directors said in a statement Monday that it "prioritized the physical and...

  • Governor Goteven wins CTBA Stakes

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    Lisa Bernard was the winning trainer in her first career stakes race and also her first career Del Mar Thoroughbred Club summer meet race when San Luis Rey Training Center filly Governor Goteven finished first in the Aug. 1 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes. The 2-year-old filly won the 5 1/2-furlong dirt race with a time of 1:05.55 and finished 3 1/2 lengths in front of second-place Big Andy. The win gave Governor Goteven first-place finishes in both of her...

  • SD County reports fewer than 100 cases per 100,000 for second day in a row

    Updated Aug 13, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the second day in a row, San Diego County public health officials reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people, indicating things may be improving locally with regard to the pandemic. If the case rate -- which was 96.5 per 100,000 people on Thursday, Aug. 13 -- stays below 100 on Friday, the county will officially be off the state's monitoring list. After an additional 14 consecutive days below that number, some...

  • Governor Goteven wins CTBA Stakes

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    Lisa Bernard was the winning trainer in her first career stakes race and also her first career Del Mar Thoroughbred Club summer meet race when San Luis Rey Training Center filly Governor Goteven finished first in the Aug. 1 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes. The 2-year-old filly won the 5 1/2-furlong dirt race with a time of 1:05.55 and finished 3 1/2 lengths in front of second-place Big Andy. The win gave Governor Goteven first-place finishes in both of her career races and was the fourth victory for...

  • How to save $100K to buy your new home

    Updated Aug 13, 2020

    ESCONDIDO – Buying a home is often the largest purchase people will make in their lifetime. And saving $100,000 on your next home sounds crazy, right? While saving up for a six-figure milestone down payment may be a challenge for some, it is not actually impossible. How to save $100k to buy your new home 1. Learn to be like the “millionaire next door.” If you want to save $100,000, you’re going to have to adjust your mindset first. According to the book “The Millionaire Next Door” by Thomas J. Stanley, millionaire...

  • Revised tentative map for Meadowood approved

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    A revised tentative parcel map for Pardee Homes’ Meadowood development has been approved. The revision was approved by San Diego County Department of Planning and Development Services director Mark Wardlaw July 21, and placed on the July 31 planning commission agenda to determine whether any member of the planning commission or the public desired a hearing. When no hearing was requested Wardlaw’s decision became effective. The revision does not change the map itself but alters conditions regarding the timing of off-site roa...

  • TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

    Associated Press|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump's administration to court over his sweeping order to ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits. The employees' legal challenge to Trump's executive order will be separate from a pending lawsuit from the company that owns the app, though both will argue that the order is unconstitutional, said Mike Godwin, an internet policy lawyer representing the employees. Trump last week ordered sweeping but vague bans on...

  • S&P 500 again flirts with record high, closing just below

    Associated Press|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    NEW YORK (AP) - The S&P 500 again crossed above its record high but closed just below that level for the second day in a row. The index fell 0.2% Thursday after another day of wobbly, back-and-forth trading. Earlier, it briefly crossed above 3,386.15. That's the record closing level it set in February, before investors appreciated how much devastation the coronavirus pandemic would cause the global economy. Treasury yields were higher following an auction of 30-year bonds and after a report showed that 963,000 U.S. workers...

  • Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

    Associated Press|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision. In a decision that overturned a 2019 ruling by a Texas-based federal judge, a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said “only the Supreme Court may revise its precedent.” The case was argued in March and was the result of a lawsuit by the National Coalition for Men and two men challenging the male-only draft. They argued that...

  • California officer rescues disabled man from oncoming train

    Associated Press|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    LODI, Calif. (AP) — A police officer in California pulled a man from a wheelchair that was stuck on railroad tracks seconds before the train came past, in a dramatic rescue caught on the officer’s body camera. Officer Erika Urrea of the Lodi Police Department was patrolling Wednesday near the tracks when she saw the man and the railroad crossing arms starting to come down, the police department said in a statement. The video shows Urrea rushes from her patrol car and tries to push the man and the wheelchair out of the way...

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