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Pala Today News – 1/9/26

Written by John Fox on January 9, 2026

The following items are part of the award-winning “Pala Today” newscast heard this day at noon on PALA REZ RADIO™ 91.3 FM in Pala.

LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

San Diego Sheriffs Department is asking for your help in finding a man who allegedly chased two minors with a knife in Valley Center in November. The unidentified 25 to 35-year-old man who used the fake name Hector Zeroni is wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism and child abuse. The man is alleged to have confronted the minors at a pond near Valley Center and Irish Oaks Roads the afternoon of November 5. He also destroyed a fishing pole and slashed four tires on a vehicle belonging to one of the victims. Investigators have published photographs of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to call Valley Center Sheriffs at 760 751 4400. Crimestoppers is offering a $1k reward for anonymous tips leading to an arrest. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/man-accused-of-chasing-2-minors-with-knife-in-valley-center-sought

A chain reaction incident involving up to four vehicles ended with one down an embankment along northbound I-15 near El Norte Parkway last evening. It began around 7:45p with a black BMW reported driving recklessly at high speeds. First responders found a black Nissan Versa on the right shoulder. A gray Honda Civic ended up in the center divider further up the freeway. And a Chevy Camaro went off the freeway, coming to rest near the off ramp. One person requested medical assistance. The details of the crash and the BMW’s involvement are still under investigation. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/08/news/multi-vehicle-collision-sends-car-down-embankment-on-i-15-in-escondido/80906.html

Caltrans is working on plans to deploy 35 speed cameras on Southern California freeways. They will all be in reduced speed limit construction zones, where few motorists obey the speed limit. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2026/01/09/speed-cameras-are-coming-to-southern-california-but-their-locations-will-be-restricted/

North County Transit District has announced that all rail service between San Diego and Oceanside will be suspended this weekend and again January 24 and 25 for routine maintenance and major infrastructure work along the coastal rail corridor. NCTD and its project partners will use the closures to advance “critical projects” for the region, including the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Phase 5 project and Batiquitos Lagoon Double Track project in Carlsbad. Track maintenance will also be performed this weekend at Leucadia Boulevard. Regular service will resume Monday morning. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/coastal-rail-service-suspended-two-weekends-january

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Pala now through midday Sunday. Wind gusts tonight could reach 45 miles an hour. The wind will usher in higher temperatures for next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

Mass at Pala Mission Church is broadcast live on Rez Radio 91.3 and streamed live on the Rez Radio App every Sunday at 8a.

SPORTS

In the NFL – The Miami Dolphins are finalizing a deal to hire Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan as their new general manager. He’s been with the Packers for the past 23 years beginning as a scouting intern. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47560463/sources-dolphins-finalizing-gm-deal-packers-sullivan

In the College Football Playoffs – Last night at the Fiesta Bowl, #10 Miami upset #6 Ole Miss 31-27 to advance to the championship game. Miami scored first and sealed the deal with a touchdown with 18 seconds left in the game. It was a close one with the lead changing hands twice and Miami dominating the statistics.

Tonight, it’s the Peach Bowl – Oregon v. Indiana in the other CFP semifinal at 4:30p on ESPN

The winner of tonight’s game will meet Miami Monday, January 19 in the CFP National Championship game at Miami Gardens, FL at 4:30p on ESPN

In the NBA – Last night’s winners were Indiana, Minnesota and Utah. Ten games tonight including the struggling Clippers at Brooklyn and the 6^th place Lakers hosing Milwaukee. The Clippers continue on to Detroit tomorrow.

In the NHL – 12 games last night. The Ducks lost at Carolina 5-2. Other winners were Boston, Montreal, Detroit, Buffalo, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Edmonton, Colorado, Vegas and Minnesota.

In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight with the first of two games at Colorado.

In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is tonight hosting Toronto.

Local High School Sports –

Bonsall – girls’ basketball at Coastal Academy at 5:30p

Great Oak – girls’ freshman basketball at Hemet at 3:30p, JV and varsity at Murrieta Valley at 4p; soccer against Temecula Valley at 4p, boys’ hosting, girls’ away; boys’ basketball hosting Murrieta Valley at 4p; Tomorrow – girls’ wrestling at Eastlande at 9:30a. Girls’ water polo at a tournament at Arlington all day today and tomorrow

Fallbrook – varsity girls’ water polo hosting Rancho Buena Vista at 4p; JV at a tournament at Rancho Bernardo at 4p; tomorrow – boys’ freshman basketball at Ramona at 10:30a; girls’ basketball hosting Sage Creek at 3:30p; JV and varsity girls’ water polo at separate tournaments all day

Valley Center – boys’ soccer at Orange Glen at 5p; boys’ basketball at El Camino at 5:30p; varsity girls’ soccer hosting Del Lago Academy at 5:30p; varsity girls’ basketball at Del Lago Academy at 6:30p; Tomorrow – boys’ wrestling at Orange Glen and girls’ wrestling at Helix at 9a; freshman basketball at Ramona at 10:30a; girls’ water polo at Granite Hills at 10:30a; girls’ basketball hosting Mission Vista at 5p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up on all three major US indexes. The Dow gained almost a half percent. The S&P 500 rose two thirds of a percent. And the Nasdaq was up 8 tenths. Gold was up more than $41 on the Comex, trading at $4,501.90 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures gained another $1.53, trading at $59.30 a barrel.

President Trump summoned major oil players including Chevron and Exxon to the White House today, claiming Big Oil will invest $100b in Venezuela. Big Oil so far, isn’t convinced it’s worth it. Oil executives say there’s a lot of money to be made. But first there needs to be rule of law in Venezuela. The country’s energy infrastructure has seen rampant theft, and the country has a history of hostage-taking. The oil companies are going to want assurances from the White House. https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/business/oil-executives-trump-meeting-venezuela

Hiring slowed more than expected in December, capping off a year that saw the weakest job growth in decades. The US economy added an estimated 50k jobs last month, down from an already downwardly adjusted 56k in November, according to Labor Department statistics released today. But unemployment still ticked down a tenth from November’s revised 4.5%. The total gain of 584k jobs last year was the weakest non-recession year since 2003. Bright spots in today’s report included stronger-than-expected wage gains. At 3.8%, that’s a modest gain over inflation for the year. Tariffs and the uncertainty with which they were announced were one of three factors that chilled hiring last year. AI and the need to scale back some industries that over-hired during the pandemic were the others. https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/economy/us-jobs-report-final-december 2025

The Commerce Department reported yesterday that six months into President Trump’s tariffs, the US trade deficit has fallen to its lowest level since mid-2009, right after the great recession. While tariffs were expected to contribute to inflation, that hasn’t really happened, and they didn’t spark the trade war many economists predicted, mainly because the President backed off on many of his most severe tariff threats. According to a separate Bureau of Labor Statistics report, third quarter productivity was up almost 5%. That pushed down unit labor costs almost 2%, indicating that the labor market is not putting upward pressure on inflation. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/trade-deficit-in-october-hits-smallest-since-2009-after-trumps-tariff-moves.html

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

New this weekend at the movies, two new wide releases – the thriller sequel “Greenland 2: Migration” and “Primate” a horror tale set on a tropical vacation. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/january/2026?view=list

2025 was a bad year for theater stocks with the exception of IMAX. AMC, Cinemark and Marcus Theaters all cratered. But IMAX shares gained more than 44% last year, with its theaters generating record-setting annual revenue. Overall movie-going is still 25% below the record set in 2018, before the pandemic. The lesson here is that moviegoers will leave their couches for a premium large format experience unlike anything they can get at home. Such seats are also more profitable for theater owners. The average movie ticket price in 2025 was $13.29. The premium large format average ticket price was $17.65. PLF screens will become increasingly important to the industry as Hollywood shifts to more big-budget blockbuster productions, sending medium and low budget films straight to streaming. Major releases expected to boost IMAX further this year include Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu”, Universal’s “The Odyssey”, Netflix’s “Narnia”, and Warner Bros.’ “Dune: Part Three”. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/imax-theater-stocks-2025.html

On this day in music history – January 9,

1955, Rosemary Clooney (actor George Clooney’s aunt) was at #1 with “Mambo Italiano”. Some radio stations banned it for being in bad taste.
In 1963, drummer Charlie Watts joined The Rolling Stones.
In 1965, The Beatles began the first of nine weeks at #1 on the album chart with “Beatles ‘65”.
In 1970, on Jimmy Page’s 26^th birthday, Led Zeppelin played a concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. It was filmed, but not released for 33 years until 2003 when it became available on DVD.
In 1973, the Rolling Stones had to cancel a concert tour because Mick Jagger was refused a Japanese visa due to a 1969 drug conviction.
In 1976, Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It topped the charts twice in the group’s native England. Once for nine weeks at Christmas 1975 and again for five weeks following Freddy Mercury’s death in 1991. It was the first time the same version of a song ever topped the British charts twice.
In 1988 Whitney Houston had her 6^th consecutive #1 hit with “So Emotional”.
In 2003, a grand piano once owned by Elvis Presley was sold by music producers Robert Johnson and Larry Moss for $685k to Blue Moon Group chairman Michael Muzio, who planned to take it on a casino-sponsored promotional tour then put it on display at a proposed rock museum at Disney World.
In 2008, Spice Girl Victoria Beckham was named worst-dressed celebrity in fashion critic Mr. Blackwell’s annual list. Amy Winehouse came in second.
In 2014, Rolling Stone magazine named The Beatles’ White Album the best double album of all time.
In 2016, the funeral for Motorhead front man, Lemmy was held at Forest Lawn. Dave Grohl, Slash, Lars Ulrich, Rob Halford and Scott Ian all spoke at the service. Then Lemmy’s bass guitar was plugged in to a stack of amplifiers with the volume turned up. The congregation applauded as feedback filled the chapel.

Born on this day …

In 1941, Joan Baez.
In 1943, Scott Walker from The Walker Brothers, Kenneth Kelley from The Manhattans, and Dick Yount from Harper’s Bizarre.
In 1944, Jimmy Page.
In 1948, Bill Cowsill from the family singing group that inspired the TV’s Partridge Family.
In 1950, David Johansen from The New York Dolls and later, a solo singer and actor as Buster Poindexter.
In 1951, Crystal Gayle.
In 1967, Steve Harwell from Smash Mouth and Dave Matthews.
In 1978, AJ McLean from Backstreet Boys. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born-on-this-day/

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actor J.K. Simmons is 71. He won an Oscar for “Whiplash” and is best-known as the Farmers Insurance guy.
Actress Joey Lauren Adams from “Dazed and Confused” and “Chasing Amy” is 58.
Among those who’ve passed, actor Lee Van Cleef whose credits include the Clint Eastwood spaghetti Westerns, “For a Few Dollars More” and “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” was born in 1925.
Football Hall of Fame quarterback and Green Bay Packers coach, Bart Starr was born in 1934
Actor Bob Denver from TV’s “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” was born in 1935.
So was sportscaster Dick Enberg.
Actress Suzanna York, from movies including “Tom Jones” and “They Shoot Horses Don’t They?” was born in 1939.

https://www.onthisday.com/today/celebrity-birthdays.php

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 64 and wind gusts up to 35 miles an hour … there a wind advisory now through midday Sunday with gusts expected to peak at up to 45 miles an hour tonight … 70 with winds up to 40 miles an hour tomorrow … 75 with continued gusty winds Sunday … sunny and 78 Monday … 80 Tuesday … 83 Wednesday … 82 Thursday … overnight lows, 40 tonight … 44 tomorrow night … 46 Sunday and Monday night … about 50 Tuesday and Wednesday night

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