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  • Police: Man agrees to don protective mask at Fallbrook bank, then robs it

    Updated Nov 4, 2020

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday, Nov. 3 for help in identifying a thief who robbed a Fallbrook bank on Halloween after entering bare-faced and then complying with an employee's request to put on a protective mask due to the coronavirus pandemic. The robber, who appeared to be in his 30s or early 40s and walked with a limp, approached a teller at the Chase Bank branch in the 1000 block of South Mission Road at about 2 p.m. Saturday, according to...

  • Incumbents look to maintain seats in SD-area state legislative races

    City News Service|Updated Nov 3, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Seven San Diego-area state legislative incumbents are trying to retain their seats in Tuesday's election, while a pair of Democrats are vying to fill the Assembly seat vacated by mayoral candidate Todd Gloria. The lone state Senate race in the county pits Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, against Republican Linda Blankenship in District 39, which stretches from Solana Beach to southern San Diego, and east into San Pasqual Valley. Atkins was running unopposed in the March primary until...

  • County supervisor races feature 2 open seats, 1 incumbent fight for re-election

    City News Service|Updated Nov 3, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be getting at least two new faces following Tuesday's election, with two open seats up for grabs thanks to term limits. District 1 board members Greg Cox and District 2's Dianne Jacob are both termed out. Cox, a Republican, has been in office since 1995, representing the district that includes National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado, along with 19 communities within the city of San Diego, including Barrio Logan and Sunset Cliffs. It also...

  • Candidates spar in 5 different congressional races across SD County

    City News Service|Updated Nov 3, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Three congressional incumbents are defending their seats across San Diego County in Tuesday's election, while two other districts are up for grabs, with one representative retiring and another heading to prison after resigning earlier this year. In the 49th District, Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, will be challenged by Republican Brian Maryott to represent the district straddling San Diego and Orange counties. Levin won the seat in 2018, defeating...

  • Judge rules Governor Newsom overstepped constitutional boundaries

    Julie Reeder, Publisher|Updated Nov 2, 2020

    SACRAMENTO – A judge on Monday preliminarily ordered California Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop issuing directives related to the coronavirus. She more broadly barred him "from exercising any power under the California Emergency Services Act (CESA) which amends, alters, or changes existing statutory law or makes new statutory law or legislative policy." It was a win for Republican Assemblymen Kevin Kiley and James Gallagher, who filed a lawsuit against Governor Newsom, a D...

  • San Diego County reports 307 new COVID-19 cases

    Updated Nov 2, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials Monday, Nov. 2 reported 307 new COVID-19 cases, raising the region's case total to 57,409, while the death toll was unchanged at 891. Of the 10,248 tests reported Monday, 3% returned positive, bringing the 14-day rolling average of positive tests to 2.9%. Of the total number of cases in the county, 3,944 -- or 6.9% -- have required hospitalization and 914 patients -- or 1.6% of all cases -- had to be admitted to an...

  • Pedestrian struck, killed by car on South Mission Road early Sunday

    Will Fritz, Staff Writer|Updated Nov 2, 2020

    FALLBROOK - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car just after midnight Sunday, Nov. 1, in Fallbrook. The deadly crash happened at about 12:15 a.m. on South Mission Road near Peppertree Lane. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe, a 53-year-old Fallbrook man was crossing South Mission from the east side of the roadway when he ran into the path of a northbound Toyota Camry driven by a 58-year-old man, also from Fallbrook. The Camry struck the pedestrian, who was then taken to Temecula Valley...

  • SD County reports 352 new COVID-19 cases

    City News Service|Updated Nov 1, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported 352 new COVID-19 cases and no new fatalities, raising the region's total to 57,102 cases with deaths remaining at 891. Of the 12,879 tests reported Saturday, 3% returned positive with 239 people hospitalized. The county avoided the state's purple tier, the most restrictive, for yet another week on Tuesday, remaining in the less restrictive red tier of the state's four-tiered coronavirus monitoring system. The county's adjusted case rate dropped to 6.5...

  • Man arrested in fatal Valley Center shooting

    City News Service|Updated Nov 1, 2020

    VALLEY CENTER (CNS) - A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his domestic partner, authorities said. San Diego County Sheriff's deputies responded at 12:40 a.m. Sunday to the 25000 block of Duro Road to investigate a possible shooting at the residence, said Lt. Chad Boudreau. Deputies found Mayra Meraz suffering from a traumatic injury. Paramedics rushed Meraz to Palomar Hospital, where she died of her injuries, Boudreau said. The suspect, Anthony Darrell Chaloux, 42, was arrested and...

  • Evacuation orders lifted for many Californians who fled fire

    CHRISTOPHER WEBER and AMY TAXIN, Associated Press|Updated Oct 31, 2020

    Oct 29, 2020 9:20 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands of Californians were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday as calmer winds helped firefighters beat back two wind-driven wildfires that had spurred widespread evacuations. Roughly 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate Monday after the wildfires broke out in brushy hills above cities in Southern California's Orange County amid fierce winds and extremely dry weather conditions. On Wednesday, evacuation orders were lifted f...

  • Polling locations open early today in San Diego County election first

    Updated Oct 31, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - In a first for San Diego County elections, the polls for the Nov. 3 Presidential General Election will open for four days, starting today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In light of COVID-19, voters were encouraged to vote from home using their mail ballot. This close to the election, voters are advised to not mail in ballots, as they may not reach the registrar in time. For those who want to vote in person, they can vote early at their assigned polling place from Saturday, Oct. 31 through Monday, Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. t...

  • Homicide detectives investigating death of teenager in Fallbrook

    Updated Oct 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - Homicide detectives are investigating the death of an 18-year-old boy in Fallbrook, authorities said Saturday, Oct. 31. Deputies responded to the 440 block of Ammunition Road at about 10:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 to help the North County Fire Department with an injured boy, according to Lt. Chad Boudreau of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. "When deputies arrived, they found Nicolas Ramirez suffering from an unknown traumatic injury,'' Boudreau said....

  • County reports 471 new COVID-19 cases as officials warn to avoid crowds

    Updated Oct 31, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 471 new COVID-19 cases and three additional coronavirus fatalities Friday, Oct. 30, raising the region's total to 56,369 cases and 888 deaths. One woman and two men died between Oct. 25 and Oct. 28. Their ages ranged from mid-30s to mid-80s. All had underlying medical conditions. Of the 15,013 tests reported Friday, 3% returned positive, bringing the 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases to...

  • Nearly 940,000 ballots already received by SD County Registrar Of Voters

    Updated Oct 29, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Nearly half of San Diego County's 1.95 million voters have cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 election, the Registrar of Voters reported Thursday, Oct. 29, more than double the number received by this point in 2016. More than 937,000 ballots had been received as of Thursday, according to the registrar's office. At this point in the 2016 presidential election, the registrar had received 409,702 ballots. Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the...

  • County reports 358 new COVID-19 cases as Halloween approaches

    Updated Oct 29, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 358 new COVID-19 cases and four additional coronavirus fatalities Thursday, Oct. 29, raising the region's total to 55,898 cases and 885 deaths. Three men and one woman died between Oct. 26 and Oct. 27. Their ages ranged from mid-30s to early 80s. All had underlying medical conditions. Of the 13,338 tests reported Thursday, 3% returned positive, bringing the 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases...

  • Mild earthquake rattles northeastern San Diego County

    Updated Oct 29, 2020

    ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK (CNS) - A mild earthquake shook the far northeastern reaches of San Diego County Thursday, Oct. 29. The 3.4 magnitude temblor struck about 2:30 p.m., centered about 12 miles northeast of Mount Laguna in the area of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake caused no reported damage or injuries....

  • UPS locates Joe Biden-related documents that Tucker Carlson reported lost

    JACK PHILLIPS, Epoch Times|Updated Oct 29, 2020

    October 29, 2020 Delivery giant UPS confirmed Thursday it found a lost trove of documents that Fox News' Tucker Carlson said would provide revelations in the ever-growing scandal involving Joe Biden's son Hunter and his overseas business dealings. UPS Senior Public Relations Manager Matthew O'Connor told Business Insider on Thursday afternoon that the documents are located and are being sent to Carlson. "After an extensive search, we have found the contents of the package and...

  • Jerry Sayre

    Residents show support for the president

    Jerry Sayre, left, wearing a mock Continental soldier uniform from the Revolutionary War attends a Trump rally in Bonsall, Oct. 23....

  • FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system

    FRANK BAJAK, Technology Writer|Updated Oct 29, 2020

    Oct 29, 2020 10:46 AM BOSTON (AP) - Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. In a joint alert Wednesday, the FBI and two federal agencies warned that they had "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and...

  • Wall Street steadies itself following record-breaking economic reports

    STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE, Associated Press Business Writers|Updated Oct 29, 2020

    Oct 29, 2020 10:20 AM NEW YORK (AP) - The Department of Commerce announced Oct. 29 that U.S. economic output in the third quarter grew by 33.1 percent, the largest expansion on record, after falling by 31.4 percent in the second quarter, the largest shrinkage on record. In a release detailing the agency's "advance" estimate for third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), the Commerce Department noted, as is standard practice, that the number is subject to a follow-up...

  • By the time you read this ...

    Updated Oct 29, 2020

    By the time you read this, I will have voted in the 2020 General Election. Likely, many of you will have done the same. So, how do we feel? Do we feel confident that the voting decisions we have made up and down the ballot are rooted in our core sensibilities and reinforced by our independent research and careful consideration? I hope so. Are we worried that the influence of cable television news network pundits and social media misinformation has preyed upon our deepest, dark...

  • Firefighters quickly snuff out small fire in Bonsall

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Oct 29, 2020

    North County Fire Protection District Captain John Choi said that a small fire that broke out Thursday, Oct. 29 in Bonsall was quickly contained by firefighters and crews were mopping up as of 10:30 a.m. Cpt. Choi said the fire burned an 80-foot by 100-foot section of a construction erosion control site in the area of Vista Del Mar and Dentro De Lomas Road. "The fire burned all the way up to a channeling fence," Cpt. Choi said. "Crews were able to stop the rate of spread....

  • Pala Casino Spa & Resort hosts premium sporting event watch parties

    Updated Oct 29, 2020

    PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort is one of the region’s prime locations to watch premium sporting events. Patrons can enjoy a variety of content, including upcoming DAZN Boxing Events. The content will be included in property-wide television programming, as well as on the 14’ Jumbotron at Luis Rey’s Sports Bar. Luis Rey’s Sports Bar features modern décor, a diverse food menu, 16 ice-cold beers on draft which include craft, domestic, and imported brews, and a large variety of HD video sports programming. Patrons can view a wid...

  • Keelyn McGiboney on horse

    McGiboney takes world championship in Cowboy Mounted Shooting

    Updated Oct 29, 2020

    VISTA – A 2020 graduate of Mission Vista High School who attended Bonsall Elementary and Sullivan Middle schools, Keelyn McGiboney is returning from the CMSA World Championships in Amarillo, Texas, Oct. 13-17. There, she won her class and walked away with a buckle and prize winnings. Cowboy Mounted Shooting involves shooting balloons with two single-action revolvers using black powder blanks while riding a horse on a variety of courses at top speeds. In each stage of the m...

  • Dominant Soul leads most of Twilight Derby

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Oct 29, 2020

    San Luis Rey Training Center colt Dominant Soul led for most of the Grade 2 Twilight Derby stakes race Oct. 18, at Santa Anita Park. Dominant Soul led for the first three-quarters of a mile in the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds on Santa Anita’s turf course before falling to third entering the stretch and finishing last among the nine horses when jockey Edwin Maldonado let the colt relax at the end. “He ran hard. I wasn’t disappointed in his effort,” trainer Paula Capestro said. “He basically just got outrun. The fractions...

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