Pala Today News – 1/23/26
Written by John Fox on January 23, 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
DUI is the suspected cause of a solo vehicle accident on northbound I-15 near Highway 76 just before midnight last night. A Nissan Frontier struck the center divider with what the CHP described as “significant force”. Paramedics transported the driver to a hospital with unknown injuries. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/15/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spandriver-hospitalized-dui-suspected-in-i-15-crash-near-fallbrook/80997.html
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a flatbed big rig in Escondido last night. It happened around 10:40p at the busy intersection of Meyers Avenue and Barham Drive. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/22/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-with-flatbed-big-rig-in-escondido/
The FBI announced today that is has captured former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding. The 44-year old was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list for building a drug trafficking network that shipped more than a thousand pounds of cocaine through Southern California. He was taken into custody in Mexico last night and is being transported to the US to face charges of drug trafficking and murder. https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/olympian-turned-murderous-socal-cocaine-kingpin-captured-fbi
A 25-year old runner died after collapsing near the finish line of Sunday’s Carlsbad Half Marathon. Andres Aguilar was one of about a dozen participants who required medical aid. He was one of eight transported to Tri-City Medical Center where he died of what may have been cardiac arrest. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/25-year-old-runner-dies-after-collapsing-near-finish-line-at-carlsbad-half-marathon/3965414/?amp=1
The smell of smoke in downtown Vista this week was a good thing. The abandoned former New Community Church on Eucalyptus was the site of Live Fire Training for personnel from Vista, San Marcos, Oceanside and Camp Pendleton fire departments. Over 300 personnel took part over three days. https://northcountydailystar.com/live-fire-training-held-in-vista/
Liquidation sales are underway at yet another store in the Temecula Promenade mall. Francesca’s, which has over 400 stores nationwide is closing all of them after 25 years in business. It had 700 stores before a 2020 bankruptcy filing. The women’s wear clothier was still open at the Promenade as of Wednesday. https://patch.com/california/temecula/liquidation-sale-underway-another-store-closing-promenade-temecula-mall
The US Geological Survey has reported over 440 aftershocks from Monday’s 4.9 magnitude earthquake north of Indio. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/15/news/aftershock-count-tops-400-in-indio-seismic-sequence-activity-slows-thursday/80994.html
Pala will have two more slight chances of rain today and again tomorrow before normal winter temperatures with mostly clear skies return. 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 – Philip Rivers is among those being interviewed to be the next coach for the Buffalo Bills. The former NFL quarterback has never coached at the college or professional level. He is the coach of the St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama. With the exception of three starts with the Colts last month as an emergency replacement for the injured Daniel Jones, he’s been retired since 2020. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47706170/bills-interviewing-philip-rivers-coaching-job-sources-say
The Baltimore Ravens announced they have hired Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as their new head coach. He replaces John Harbaugh. He’s the third defensive coordinator to get a head coaching job this off-season. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47696974/ravens-hiring-chargers-dc-jesse-minter-new-head-coach
Former NFL player Kevin Johnson was found dead from blunt head trauma and stab wounds in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles Wednesday morning. After retiring from the Raiders in 1997, he played Arena Football for Orlando and Los Angeles. Investigators say the LA-native had been living at the encampment at the time of his death. https://apnews.com/article/kevin-johnson-dies-former-nfl-player-homicide-f77d1dd4f4b4c97972558260301a3c91
The College Football Playoff’s management committee today announced that the 12-team playoff format will continue next season. There will be changes to ensure that Notre Dame gets a spot if it finishes in the top 12. This year it was ranked #11 but didn’t make the playoffs. There will also be automatic spots for the champions of the Power Four conferences – the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12. The issues for expanding most of the conferences to 16 teams and the Big Ten to 24 remains unresolved. https://apnews.com/article/cfp-college-football-playoff-expansion-bfb7c8a66f337c76591cbf68536593d6
In the NBA – The Clippers topped the visiting Lakers 112-104 last night. Other winners were Charlotte, Philadelphia, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, San Antonio, and Portland. Eight games tonight.
In college basketball – UCSD beat UC Davis 80-74. There were no Top 25 games.
In women’s NCAA play – #1 UConn remains undefeated with an 83-42 rout of Georgetown. #16 Oklahoma upset #2 South Carolina in overtime 94-82.
In the NHL – Last night’s winners were Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Nashville, Florida, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota. Eight games tonight including Anaheim at Seattle.
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next games are tomorrow and Sunday at Abbotsford.
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is tonight at Philadelphia.
In golf – At the American Express Tournament in La Quinta, Pierceson Coody had yesterday’s best round at 10 under-par 62. Today’s second round was just entering the back nine as of 11:30a. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – girls’ varsity water polo at Los Altos all day today and tomorrow; boys’ and girls’ basketball against Murrieta Valley beginning at 4p with games on both campuses; Tomorrow – girls’ basketball at a tournament in Glendora all day
Fallbrook – girls’ water polo hosting Classical Academy at 4p; boys’ and girls’ basketball against Mt. Carmel beginning at 4:30p, varsity hosting, JV and freshmen away; girls’ soccer hosting Valley Center at 4:30p; Tomorrow – freshmen boys’ basketball against Ramona at Valley Center at 1:30p; girls’ basketball hosting San Marcos at 4p
Valley Center – boys’ and girls’ basketball against Ramona beginning at 4p, varsity hosting, JV away; boys’ soccer hosting Fallbrook at 4p; Tomorrow – freshman basketball hosting Mt. Carmel at 9a
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed. The Dow gained ¾ of a percent. The S&P 500 was up a tenth. The Nasdaq fell a third of a percent. Gold continued to climb, up another $64 to $4,976.40 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures bounced back up $1.80 to $61.16 a barrel.
Other precious metals are rallying this week. Silver has cleared the $100 threshold as gold nears its first time at the $5k mark. www.marketwatch.com
Private credit, also known as direct lending is a term for lending done by nonbanking institutions. It surged after the 2008 financial crisis, and is expected to grow another 50% to $4.9 trillion by 2029. Following the collapse of several American companies backed by private credit last fall, financial experts say a meltdown is imminent. In the words of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, “When you see one cockroach, there are probably more.” There is little transparency in private credit. But companies most linked to that asset class are seeing declines in their stock. They include Blue Owl Capital, Blackstone, and KRR. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/wall-street-private-credit-risk-rising.html
During the 2008 recession, General Motors cleaned house, eliminating the Oldsmobile and Pontiac brands. It saved Buick because the marque was doing extremely well in China – so much so that it built a plant there. Fast forward almost two decades and Buick now only manufactures SUVs. But because of President Trump’s tariffs, it finds itself needing to move production of its Envision SUV back to the US to remain competitive here. Envisions for the domestic market will be built in the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City beginning in 2028. They will also continue to be built elsewhere for sales worldwide. About 40k Envisions are sold annually in the US. That’s about one fourth of Buick’s total output for the model. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/22/gm-buick-compact-suv-china-fairfax.html
Tesla today discontinued its basic driver-assistance program, Autopilot for vehicles in the US and Canada in a move to push customers toward its more advanced version branded as Full Self-Driving. Last week, Tesla said it would stop offering Full Self-Driving as a one-time $8k purchase beginning on Valentine’s Day, after which it will only be available as a $99 a month subscription. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-drops-autopilot-feature-us-canada-2026-01-23/
Toyota is recalling 162k 2024 and 2025 Tundras over a faulty multimedia display. It can become stuck on camera view or display only a black screen under certain circumstances. Customers will be notified of the issue by the end of March. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-recall-around-162000-us-vehicles-2026-01-23/
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
New this weekend at the movies, “Mercy” is a science fiction detective drama starring Chris Pratt. “H is For Hawk” is a drama starring Claire Foy. And “Return to Silent Hill” is a video game-based horror thriller. The sports biography, “The Smashing Machine” starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt opens on HBO Max today. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/january/2026?view=list
Should you trust social media influencers? If it’s for fashion advice, why not? But influencers are increasingly taking the place of bona fide news as a go-to for people seeking instant information related to their own safety – like this week’s massive snowstorm stretching from the Midwest to the East. Self-proclaimed experts like Ryan Hall, whose YouTube channel has over 3m subscribers are becoming a trusted source for sometimes critical information. Such amateur meteorologists livestream to viewers, sometimes for hours at a time. Experts say Hall actually does a good job of covering weather with few technical omissions. But some others are completely unqualified and either lack content or sensationalize what they do report, or are just kids looking to get as many shares and likes as possible. The more informative ones can serve as a bridge until the 5 o’clock news. But thanks to social media algorithms, once you start clicking viral extreme weather sites, you get fed more and more of anything but the National Weather Service – the ultimate authority. Self-appointed weather experts began to multiply around the time of 2024’s Hurricane Helene in which 108 people died. In the words of one senior meteorologist for the weather app MyRadar, “The brightest colors, the most outlandish information will always get more following than actual truthful information.” https://www.npr.org/2026/01/23/nx-s1-5685033/weather-influencers-winter-storm
On this day in music history – January 23,
- 1956, rock ‘n’ roll fans in Cleveland under age 18 were prohibited from dancing in public (unless accompanied by an adult) when Ohio police began enforcing a law dating back to 1931. Holy Footloose!
- In 1965, Petula Clark’s “Downtown” became the first #1 song by a British female singer to hit #1 in the US since Vera Lynn in 1952. It was recorded in three takes, with #2 being the one chosen. Jimmy Page was one of the session players on Downtown.
- In 1969, working at Apple Studios in London, The Beatles with Billy Preston (the only outside musician to ever get credit on a Beatles recording) taped ten takes of their new song, “Get Back”.
- In 1971, Steel Mill played their final show at Asbury Park, New Jersey. Their singer, Bruce Springsteen spent the rest of the year forming a series of bands including The Bruce Springsteen Jam, Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom, and the Bruce Springsteen Band.
- On the same day, George Harrison became the first former Beatle to have a solo #1 hit with “My Sweet Lord” from his triple album “All Things Must Pass”. It remained at #1 in England for five weeks. Meanwhile in America, Dawn was at #1 with “Knock Three Times”.
- In 1976, David Bowie released his 10th album, “Station to Station” which introduced his final performance character, the Thin White Duke. The cover featured a still shot from his recently completed movie, “The Man Who Fell to Earth”.
- In 1978, guitarist and founding member of Chicago, Terry Kath accidentally shot and killed himself at roadie and band technician Don Johnson’s house in Woodland Hills. He was showing Johnson that the 9mm semiautomatic pistol was safe since it didn’t have a clip in it. He replaced the empty magazine in the gun, put it to his head and pulled the trigger, not realizing there was still one round in the chamber. He died instantly.
- In 1988, Michael Jackson was at #1 with “The Way You Make Me Feel”, the third single from his album “Bad”.
- In 1990, Lynryd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins died of pneumonia after being ill for several months. A founding member of the southern rock band, he co-wrote most of their hits with Ronnie Van Zant, including “Free Bird”. He survived the 1977 plane crash that killed Van Zant and two other members of the band.
- In 2000, 31 years after their recording debut, Santana began the first of three weeks at #1 with their latest album, “Supernatural”.
- In 2003, rapper R Kelly was arrested in Miami on 12 child pornography charges on top of 21 existing charges of producing child pornography.
- In 2014, 19-year old Justin Beiber was arrested for street racing in his yellow Lamborghini in Miami Beach.
Born on this day ,,,
- in 1910, jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.
- In 1948, Anita Pointer from The Pointer Sisters.
- In 1950, Danny Federici, organ and keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and Bill Cunningham, bass and keyboard player for The Box Tops.
- In 1953, Robin Zander, lead singer for Cheap Trick.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=23&month=1
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actor Gil Gerard who played TV’s “Buck Rogers” is 82.
- Actor Richard Dean Anderson, best known as TV’s “MacGyver” is 75
- Actress Gail O’Grady is 62.
- Actress and daughter of Jayne Mansfield, Mariska Hargitay is 61
- Network news anchor Norah O’Donnell is 51.
- So is actress Tiffani Theissen.
- Among those who’ve passed, actress Jeanne Moreau was born in 1928.
- Actress Arlene Golonka was born in 1936.
- Actor Rutger Hauer from “Blade Runner” was born in 1944.
- And an actor whose name will be forever remembered thanks to the movie “Blazing Saddles”, Randolph Scott was born in 1898.
https://www.famousbirthdays.com/
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for Monday (1/26) – The Seniors’ Brunch Luncheon at Pala Admin – no meal deliveries Monday
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – mostly sunny and 60 with a slight chance of light rain this afternoon … 66 with another 20% chance of showers tomorrow after 10a … mostly sunny and 70 Sunday … 73 Monday … 75 Tuesday and Wednesday … 74 Friday … overnight lows, 45 tonight … 38 tomorrow night … about 41 Sunday and Monday night … about 44 Tuesday and Wednesday night
PROGRAMMING
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FIRE PERMITS
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PALA
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