Pala Today News – 1/21/26
Written by John Fox on January 21, 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.
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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
A violent rollover crash on I-15 yesterday afternoon ended with a driver ejected onto the freeway shoulder and their vehicle continuing into a nearby residential neighborhood. The driverless vehicle vaulted over the brick sound wall separating the freeway from homes. It came to rest on the sidewalk in front of a home at 23741 Cadenza Drive. No residents were injured, though the vehicle came dangerously close to homes. The accident occurred just before 1p on southbound I-15, just north of California Oaks Road. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/15/news/driver-ejected-on-i-15-empty-vehicle-launches-over-wall-onto-residential-sidewalk/80988.html
San Diego County health officials detected hantavirus in a Western harvest mouse found near Los Peñasquitos Ranch House during a routine inspection. They’re advising people to take precautions in sheds, garages or attics in case there have been infected rodents living in those areas. Use wet cleanup methods. Don’t blow or vacuum rodent droppings. This is the first rodent to test positive for hantavirus in San Diego County in 2026. https://www.countynewscenter.com/first-hantavirus-detection-of-2026/
Coastal rail service will be suspended once again this weekend for ongoing work in several locations. There will be no Amtrak, Coaster, Metrolink or freight service between Oceanside and San Diego this Saturday or Sunday with service resuming for Monday’s commute. Alternate transportation includes Breeze bus route 101 and connections with Metropolitan Transit from San Diego. Sprinter service between Oceanside and Escondido will not be affected. https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-5-san-diego-1589916/4451469753317-coastal-rail-service-suspended-between-san-diego-and-orange-county-this-weekend
Construction is well underway for a new 10-classroom elementary school campus on the Morongo reservation that will combine the students from three existing campuses. The 24k square foot facility on Malki Road is expected to be open in early 2027. The new Morongo School is said to be the first of its kind on an Indian reservation and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. https://www.recordgazette.net/news/morongo-breaks-ground-on-tribal-elementary-school/article_5b101bc7-cf1d-4e5e-ad8f-7f215e459a7d.html
We’ll have cooler temperatures, cloudier skies and a chance of rain over the next couple of days, warming up again 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 – A record-tying 10th head coach has been fired this season. Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula mad the decision to fire Sean McDermott after Saturday’s overtime loss to Denver. In speaking with the media for the first time in almost six years, Pegula said he felt the team had hit the proverbial playoff wall and that it had nothing to do with the controversial call that ended the game. Everybody in the Bills organization thinks the call should have gone their way. The same day McDermott was fired, general manager Brandon Beane was elevated to president of football operations. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47682867/bills-owner-made-call-fire-coach-locker-room-loss
The Chargers are expected to hire former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel as their new offensive coordinator. He’d also been under consideration for the same position at Tampa Bay and Philadelphia. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47677046/sources-chargers-expected-hire-mike-mcdaniel-oc
Sundays’ championship games will be New England at Denver at noon on CBS for the AFC game, and the Rams at Seattle for the NFC game at 3:30 on Fox.
In the NBA – Chicago walloped the visiting Clippers 138-110. The Lakers beat the Nuggets in Denver 115-107 with Luka Doncic scoring 38 points. Other winners were Phoenix, Houston, Utah, Toronto, and Miami.
In the NHL – The Kings edged the visiting Rangers 4-3. LA goalie Darcy Kuemper left the game following a collision in the crease late in the first period. No word on his injuries. He’s supposed to play for Canada in the Winter Olympics next month. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/47677959/kings-goalie-darcy-kuemper-leaves-game-collision
Yesterday’s other winners were Montreal, Tampa Bay, Ottawa, Dallas, Buffalo, Winnipeg and New Jersey
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls and the Roadrunners battled to a 3-3 overtime tie last night at Tucson. The Gulls and Roadrunners face off again tonight in Tucson.
In Major League Baseball – The Mets acquired center fielder Luis Robert Jr. from the White Sox late yesterday. Infielder Luisangel Acuña and pitcher Truman Pauley went to the Sox, who will now actively be looking for ways to replace Robert. The Mets also made it official that they’ve signed infielder Bo Bichette to a three-year, $126m contract. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47678017/mets-land-luis-robert-jr-deal-white-sox
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is Friday at Philadelphia.
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – boys’ and girls’ wrestling hosting Murrieta Mesa at 5p
Fallbrook – boys’ soccer and boys’ and girls’ JV basketball hosting Escondido at 4p; girls’ soccer at Escondido at 4:30p; boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball at Escondido at 5:30p
Valley Center – JV basketball at San Pasqual at 4p; boys’ soccer hosting Mt. Carmel at 4p; varsity basketball hosting San Pasqual at 5:30p; girls’ soccer at Rancho Bernardo at 5:30p
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks are gaining back a little of yesterday steep losses. The Dow was up a half percent. The S&P 500 rose 4 tenths. And the Nasdaq gained a tenth. Gold continued to climb on the Comex, trading up $68.50 at $4,834.30 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 24 cents to $60.60 a barrel.
President Trump is meeting with world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today. His arrival comes following repeated talk about taking control of Greenland and threats of tariffs on Greenland’s protector, Denmark and seven other allied countries unless they negotiate a transfer of the arctic island to the United States. Trump says the tariffs will begin at 10% next month and increase to 25% in June. Though the concept is still causing alarm around the world and in the stock market, Trump moderated his stance yesterday by saying he would not use force to acquire Greenland, but “would remember” those who oppose him. Meanwhile, the European Union has frozen attempts at a trade deal with the U.S. over the Greenland issue. www.apnews.com
Bank stocks rose as President Trump urged Congress to pass a law limiting credit card interest rates to 10% for one year to help Americans save up for a home. Citing current rates of 28% to 32%, he commented “Whatever happened to usury?” Bank officials believe legislation has little chance of gaining Congressional support and that such a law would have unintended consequences. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told an audience in Davos that the U.S. should test a rate cap in just two states, Vermont and Massachusetts, the home states of Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, both of whom are in favor of limiting credit card rates. Dimon says it would teach “a real lesson” to those who think the answer is price controls, and that it would be an economic disaster. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-congress-10percent-credit-card-interest-rate-cap.html
A successful new strategy has Johnson & Johnson poised to hit $100b in revenue next year. The healthcare company reported 9% higher revenue in the fourth quarter thanks to a pair of important cancer drugs. J&J has publicly declared it intends to be the world’s top cancer drug maker by 2030 with $50b in oncology sales. That’s almost twice as much as last year. https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260121159/jj-wants-to-be-the-leader-in-the-cancer-fight-its-strategy-is-starting-to-pay-off-as-oncology-sales-top-25-billion-in-2025
Pending home sales were way down in December, dampening the outlook for the coming year. According to the National Association of Realtors, home sales fell 9.3% month over month, and listings were down 9% from November. Those homes also stayed on the market longer – an average of 39 days. That’s 10% longer than a year ago. The South was the only region to have an increase in sales. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/pending-home-sales-december-drop-sharply.html
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
According to a survey by corporate advisor Howdy.com, recent college graduates are struggling to get jobs. AI is supposed to be a boon for those getting computer science degrees. But most recent grads report looking for that first golden coding gig for more than a year. That, combined with the rising cost of higher education and accompanying student debt is leading many to wonder if college is still worth it. Google says searches for exactly that phrase are up 90% since 2020. The survey of 850 coders found only 36% with a computer science degree. Many others had degrees in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math). 27% of those CS majors don’t think their degree adequately prepared them for the modern workforce. 87% still think it was worth it. The average student loan balance for a CS degree holder is $4k less than for those holding other degrees. So, it does have some economic value. About equal numbers of coders surveyed think a CS degree is more valuable as think it is less valuable for current college students. About 30% think its value is the same as when they were in school. But those perceptions are very different among different age groups. Half of Baby Boomers think a CS degree is more valuable now. 65% of Gen Xers think it’s less valuable. 45% of Gen Zers and 43% of Millennials think it’s less valuable. That shows a generational trend of less perceived value for degrees in CS. Coding bootcamp is becoming a popular alternate path as are shorter, intensive non-collegiate courses. But the most popular alternative to a college science degree is a student teaching themselves coding. Which could be why more than one third of non-CS degree holders say their college degree wasn’t worth it. https://www.howdy.com/blog/tech-education-trends
On this day in music history – January 21,
- 1965, three thousand screaming fans met The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison as they arrived at Sydney Airport to begin a 16-date tour of Australia and New Zealand.
- In 1966, George Harrison married Patti Boyd in Surrey with Paul McCartney as best man. The couple had met on the set of the group’s first movie, “A Hard Day’s Night”. Boyd played one of the school girls on the train. She left Harrison for his friend Eric Clapton in the mid-1970s after he’d written a song about her. You may have heard of it … “Layla”. Boyd and Clapton married in May of 1979, but split in 1988. Harrison and Clapton remained friends the entire time.
- In 1968, Jimi Hendrix recorded his version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower”. It was Hendrix’ highest charting single, peaking at #20 in the fall of ’68.
- In 1972, Pink Floyd gave their first complete live performance of what later became their “Dark Side of the Moon” album.
- In 1978, “Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack” began the first of 24 weeks at #1 on the album chart. It has since sold 40m copies, making it the best-selling soundtrack ever.
- In 1982, BB King donated his entire 20k-disc record collection to Mississippi University’s center for the Study of Southern Culture.
- In 1983, Allman Brothers bass player Lamar Williams died of lung cancer at age 34. Doctors believe it was related to his exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.
- In 1984, soul singer Jackie Wilson died eight years after suffering a massive heart attack while performing on stage in New Jersey. He’d been in a coma ever since.
- In 1992, Billy Idol pleaded guilty to charges of assault and battery from an incident outside a West Hollywood restaurant.
- In 2003, former Jethro Tull keyboard player David Palmer changed his name to Dee Palmer after undergoing a sex change operation. Palmer played on all Tull albums through 1980.
- In 2012 Adele was at #1 with her second album “21”. It yielded five hit singles including “Rolling in the Deep” and has sold over 26m copies.
Born on this day …
- in 1938, Robert Weston Smith. You know him and hear him five evenings a week here on Rez Radio … Wolfman Jack.
- In 1941, Placido Domingo and Richie Havens.
- In 1942, Edwin Starr and Mac Davis.
- In 1947, Jim Ibbotson from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- In 1950, Billy Ocean.
- In 1956, drummer for new wave band Berlin, Rob Brill.
- In 1976, Emma Bunton, also known as Baby Spice from The Spice Girls.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/born-on-this-day/
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actress Geena Davis is 70
- So is actor Robby Benson
- Among those who’ve passed, comedian Benny Hill was born this day in 1925
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0121.htm
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (1/22) – grilled pork chops, stuffing, vegetables and dessert
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – mostly cloudy with a high of 74 this afternoon … 71 with a 20% chance of rain tomorrow … 67 with a 30% chance Friday of up to a third of an inch … partly sunny and 68 with a slight chance of rain Saturday … Sunny and 72 Sunday … 74 Monday … 76 Wednesday … overnight lows, 45 tonight through Friday night … about 42 the rest of the week
FIRE PERMITS
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PALA
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