Fallbrook Vegetation Fire Halted Near De Luz, Evacuation Warnings Lifted
Sandia Creek Dr. & El Prado Rd. — Reported Current Fire Location. A vegetation fire burning near Sandia Creek Drive and El Prado Road in the unincorporated De Luz community stopped spreading. Smoke rose over a stretch of northern San Diego County that has seen similar blazes ignite in years past.
Evacuation warnings lifted for Granite Hills brush fire
EL CAJON, Calif. — Evacuation warnings have been lifted for the area surrounding a vegetation fire in East County, where forward progress has been stopped, according to fire officials. Firefighters responded to a fire in the Granite Hills area of unincorporated El Cajon that broke out at about 11:40...
Sig alert issued after vehicle flips on San Diego highway
An overturned vehicle temporarily closed the State Route 94 west to Interstate 805 connector ramp in San Diego on Friday night.
First North County EMS Corps Class Graduates
County Fire is launching 18 young men and women graduates of its Emergency Medical Services Corps into the emergency medical services field. This group is County Fire’s first North County cohort, following two earlier EMS Corps graduations at Southwestern College in February and June. “Behind every graduate in this...
Transit Based Affordable Housing Breaks Ground in La Mesa
County officials and local leaders broke ground today on Spring View Apartments, a new 147‑unit affordable housing development directly next to the San Diego Trolley Line in La Mesa. The six–story community will offer affordable studio, one-, two- and three‑bedroom homes for individuals, families and veterans earning b
Julian’s Famous Pie Shop in California Bakes Apple Pies So Fresh the Cinnamon Hits...
Some of the best food memories start with a place you almost drove right past. Up in the hills of California, there is a little pie shop where the smell of warm apples and cinnamon greets you before you even reach the counter. I walked in hungry and curious, expecting...
Two years after flooding at Bancroft Elementary, school district prepares for El Niño
It’s been more than two years since torrential rain flooded Bancroft Elementary School in Spring Valley. Valentina Solis was in transitional kindergarten then. Despite the sunny weather this Friday, the now-second grader vividly remembers when water flooded her campus. “I started to worry because I saw the rain going..
Teen pleads not guilty to vandalizing Imperial Beach home, hate charges dropped
An 18-year-old man accused of defacing an Imperial Beach residence pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor vandalism count, but was not facing hate crime charges despite sheriff's officials stating his involvement with drawing "hate-related graffiti" on multiple South Bay homes. Kristoffer Wilheim Von Hassel was a
County Nursing Facility Fined $67K
The county paid more than $67,000 in state and federal fines earlier this year after a state agency cited the Edgemoor skilled nursing facility for a resident’s startling interaction with a nursing assistant and taking days to report the incident. A state Department of Public Health probe found that...
Three sisters made a viral cinnamon roll. Its secret? Mashed potatoes
What makes The Little Sugarplum pop-up special? The bond between sisters and an old recipe for a traditional Amish cinnamon roll.
