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Articles from the December 9, 2017 edition


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  • PHOTOS: Rancho Monserate Country Club devastation

    Updated Aug 10, 2018

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  • Horse death toll at 46 from Lilac Fire, California Diamond among the dead

    Updated Dec 9, 2017

    CHRIS LINDAHL Special to Village News BONSALL - The death toll for horses at San Luis Rey Downs Training Center affected by the Lilac Fire rose to 46 today, according to California Horse Racing Board officials. Officials have determined that the horses perished when the blaze tore through equine country in Bonsall and heavily damaged the San Luis Rey Downs Training Center, where as many as 495 horses, including thoroughbreds, were stabled. Among the horses killed was noted...

  • Lilac Fire containment reaches 50 percent, some evacuations still in effect

    Updated Dec 9, 2017

    PALA MESA - Firefighters continued to make progress today against the Lilac Fire on their third day battling the blaze that has scorched more than 4,100 acres near Fallbrook, destroyed 182 structures and damaged 23 others. Thousands of North County residents fled their homes after the blaze broke out for unknown reasons around 11:30 a.m. Thursday just west of Interstate 15 and north of Lilac Road in Pala Mesa amid gusty, arid weather. About 110 people who remain evacuated from their homes due to the fire have been...

  • Lilac fire is 20 percent contained; Santa Ana winds to pick back up

    Updated Dec 9, 2017

    The Lilac fire which scorched 41,000 acres and destroyed at least 105 structures was about 20 percent contained three days after it broke out, but firefighters still had a long way to go in getting the blaze fully under control. "This morning, whether will be favorable," a news release from CAL FIRE San Diego says. "However, this afternoon shifting winds are predicted which will create active fire throughout the day." The Santa Ana winds have wreaked havoc across Southern...