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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Results for the North County Fire Protection District's Proposition A special election won't be available as early as had previously been thought, fire officials said Friday. The fire district initially said the outcome of the election – a referendum on a new tax of $5 per month, per parcel of owned property, to pay for construction, maintenance and improvements to fire stations – would be known by Nov. 1. However, officials now say it's taking longer to tally all the vot...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Daylight Saving Time will come to an end early Sunday morning, meaning San Diego County residents will need to roll their clocks back by one hour. California and most other states will "fall back'' one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, as the state returns to Pacific Standard Time. As usual, fire officials urged people to use the semi-annual clock changing exercise as a reminder to replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as emergency flashlight...
North County and Oceanside firefighters on Friday were able to knock down a fire that destroyed recreational vehicles and spread to nearby brush in Oceanside just west of Bonsall. The blaze was reported around 3 p.m in an area off of Sleeping Indian Road and Las Tunas Drive, according to information from the North County Fire Protection District. John Choi, the North County Fire public information officer, said shortly after the fire broke out that there were reports the fire involved multiple RVs and had spread to...
PAUMA VALLEY (CNS) - A man crashed a motorcycle near Palomar Mountain today and was taken to a hospital, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The man was traveling through the intersection of State Route 76 and Red Gate Road when he collided with a guard rail at 1:55 p.m., said CHP Officer Mark Latulippe. He was transported to Palomar Hospital in Escondido with "minor injuries," Latulippe said. The cause of the crash was under investigation....
A small brush fire broke out in the De Luz area north of Fallbrook Friday afternoon, but firefighters were quickly able to stop it from spreading. The blaze was reported at 12:20 p.m. in an area near Rock Mountain Road and Sandia Creek Drive, very close to the San Diego/Riverside County border, according to information from the Riverside County Fire Department. Firefighters were able to halt the fire's spread at two acres, according to Riverside County Fire spokesperson Rob Roseen. No structures were threatened and no...
A pedestrian walking a bicycle was struck and killed by a vehicle late Thursday night while walking along Interstate 15 just south of Temecula. The crash was reported a little after 9 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol incident log. It happened on southbound I-15 near the Rainbow truck scales, not far from the Temecula city limits. The pedestrian died at the scene. He was identified as 59-year-old Ronnie Bevell of Temecula, according to the Riverside County coroner's office. It's unclear why Bevell was walking...
Silvergate Retirement Residence in Fallbrook is not only home to 114 seniors; it is also home for 106 employees. The first location built by AmeriCare Health and Retirement Inc., the retirement home in Fallbrook opened its doors in 1990, and that is when Melinda Mastrangelo started working there. Today, she is supervisor of both the dining room and housekeeping. "I've been here since the beginning and I love it," she said. Patricia Martinez, executive director, worked as...
From left to right, Kate Maldonado, Nancy Wright, Debbie Shinner and Renee Bolin of the women's club at The Golf Club of California are shown with a horse from REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship program presenting a check to the organization in the amount of $5,100, after the Gold Rush tournament held at the club, Sept. 27-28....
Halloween comes early at Maie Ellis Elementary...
Festival features gems, minerals and volunteers...
WASHINGTON – The House will take a vote this week to formalize the Democrat-run impeachment inquiry amid criticism from Republicans and President Donald Trump that the probe is illegitimate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the step is being taken “to eliminate any doubt” about the process as the White House has vowed to not cooperate with the inquiry until the Democrats follow the process established in prior impeachment proceedings. In a letter to colleagues Monday, Oct. 28, Pelosi said the resolution will “affirm the ong...
Robert Burns The Associated Press Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State’s leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria’s oil fields from the extremist group as well as from Syria itself and the country’s Russian allies. It’s a new high-stakes mission even as American troops are withdrawn from other parts of the country. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the military’s oil field mission also will ensure income for Syrian Kurds who are counted on by Washington to continue guarding...
Stefanie Dazio and Brian Melley The Associated Press Crews fought Tuesday, Oct. 29, to drown, slash and smother wildfires that have incinerated dozens of homes in Northern and Southern California before returning windstorms can blow them back into furious life. In California’s wine country, firefighters worked to reinforce fire lines in western Sonoma County while rushing to shore up the eastern side that could be the new focus as winds switched direction. “We’re playing both offense and defense right now on two diffe...
Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press The resignation of a female Democratic congresswoman over a consensual, sexual relationship with a campaign aide has sparked questions about whether women are held to higher standards in public life. At the center of the controversy is Katie Hill, a first-term lawmaker from California and a rising Democratic Party star. In a video released Monday, Oct. 28, Hill said she was stepping down because she was “fearful of what might come next” following the online publication of explicit pictures...
Cathy Bussewitz and John Raby The Associated Press A major U.S. coal mining company is seeking bankruptcy protection, joining a growing list of struggling coal operations as communities switch away from fossil fuel to less-polluting renewable energy or natural gas. Ohio-based Murray Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Tuesday, Oct. 29. Several other major coal producers have filed for bankruptcy protection this year, including Blackjewel Mining in West Virginia and Cloud Peak Energy in Wyoming. Former Murray...
Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Colleen Long The Associated Press An Army officer at the National Security Council who twice raised concerns over the Trump administration’s push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden, testified behind closed doors against White House orders Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the impeachment inquiry. Alexander Vindman, a lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq and later as a diplomat, told House investigators that he listened to President Donald Trump’s July 25 call with new Ukraine Pre...
Kim Chandler The Associated Press A federal judge blocked Alabama’s near-total abortion ban Tuesday, Oct. 29, from taking effect next month, saying the law, part of wave of abortion restrictions by conservative states, is clearly unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued an expected preliminary injunction blocking Alabama from enforcing the law that would make performing an abortion a felony in almost all cases. The ruling came after abortion providers sued to block the law from taking effect Nov. 15. ...
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Fallbrook High School head volleyball coach Jason Dale would have preferred to end his first season as the Warriors' coach with a loss in the CIF playoffs rather than with a win to conclude the regular season, but Dale and his players settled for a victory "We ended our season with a win. We had a great home win against Valley Center our Senior Night," Dale said. "It was a good kind of finish to the season." The three-game victory over the Jaguars took place Oct. 25. "That...
A hiker died after suffering an unknown medical emergency on Monserate Mountain near Fallbrook late Thursday afternoon, Oct. 24. A report came in of a man down on a trailhead a little before 5:30 p.m., North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi said. Crews headed to the mountain and found the man face-down on the trail, Choi said. They attempted to perform life-saving measures on the man, but he did not recover from the unknown medical event and was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. Firefighters had to use a...
FALLBROOK – This month, sites in the Fallbrook area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 18-25. Fallbrook families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. The Samaritan's Purse partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God's l...
A car crashed into a shop in downtown Fallbrook Friday morning, Oct. 25. The North County Fire Protection District reported just before 11 a.m. that fire crews were at the scene of the crash, at Fallbrook FroYo on East Mission Road near Main Street. A single shattered shorefront window was the only damage to the shop, which remained open for business Friday. Traffic was impacted on East Mission Road for a time, but the area was cleared by early Friday afternoon. No one was...
The Fallbrook Community Planning Group Circulation Committee voted Monday, Oct. 21, to send a proposal to build traffic-calming “bulb-outs” on Main Avenue to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The proposal had previously been presented to the planning group as an informational item. It was also discussed at the second Fallbrook Revitalization Committee meeting, Sept. 17. The bulb-outs – basically curb extensions – are expected to have the effect of slowing traffic down on Main Avenue. “Basically what it is is it giv...