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Pala Today News – 2/3/26

Written by John Fox on February 3, 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 head-on crash on East Mission Road in Fallbrook blocked traffic beginning at 5a this morning. A Honda sedan and a RAV4 collided near Valentine Lane. At least one person was transported to Palomar Medical Center. Both directions of East Mission was closed for several hours through the morning commute for investigation and cleanup. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/29/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spanhead-on-crash-shuts-down-east-mission-road-in-fallbrook-sends-at-least-one-person-to-hospital/81105.html

An overturned vehicle blocked the left lane of southbound I-215 past Scott Road this morning, causing a backup to Newport Road in Menifee. No other information shared by authorities. https://patch.com/california/murrieta/i-215-rollover-crash-scott-road-draws-emergency-response

Just before 10p last night, a vehicle went off the freeway and down a 70-foot embankment on the northbound side of I-15 south of Rainbow Valley Boulevard. The gray sedan reportedly crossed all lanes and the right shoulder before hitting a tree and going down the steep terrain. No word on the driver’s condition. No other vehicles were involved. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/29/news/vehicle-plunges-70-feet-down-embankment-off-i-15-in-fallbrook/81104.html

Fire damaged a San Marcos apartment complex yesterday afternoon, displacing at least 11 residents. It happened around 1:30p at the Cactus Garden Apartments off West San Marcos Boulevard and Tiger Way affecting at least four of the units. No one was injured. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fire-tears-through-san-marcos-apartment-complex/3971566/?amp=1

A Vista man has been arrested after a pair of violent attacks including one with a hatchet. The first attack was around 8:30p Thursday in the 2200 block of Watson Way in Vista. The victim suffered several cuts, but refused medical treatment. About three hours later, deputies responded to a stabbing in the 600 block of Sycamore Avenue. That victim was taken a hospital with serious injuries. He’s expected to survive. After the discovery of a hatchet used in the second attack, deputies searching the area, found 41-year old Jesse Guzman and arrested him in the 700 block of Shadowridge Drive. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/hatchet-wielding-man-arrested-after-violent-attacks-north-county

After a couple of months of on-air operation under test authority, the Pala Band of Mission Indians received its license for what at the time went under the call letters, KOPA on this day in 2011. Since then, Rez Radio has served the local tribal community and all local residents with entertainment, news, and local emergency information at no cost to anyone with a radio. Later that year, we initiated live streaming that enabled anyone with an internet connection anywhere in the world to listen in. Volunteer programmers began collecting awards from the San Diego Press Club and Southern California Broadcast Association – well over two dozen over the years. Our core of volunteers have anywhere between four and almost 15 years apiece with Rez Radio. They include: Mark Gleason, Chris Carmichael, Joel Rafael, Elijah Duro, Jim McInnes, Janine Harty, Ric Nicastro, and Tony Pepper. Former volunteer programmers whose shows are still heard on Rez Radio include, Darlene Vega, Doreen Kolb, and Curt Cuscino. Engineering assistance comes from Bill Lipis. Robert Gonzalez drives our hippy bus, Daisy. We get event and remote broadcast help from the Cupa Center’s Mike Aguilar. And station assistant, Eric Ortega has been on the staff for almost the entire 15 years. While we are seeing more revenue from non-profit and government organizations through paid public service announcements, the Pala Band of Mission Indians’ consistent support of the operational budget for the station has ensured quality programming and reliable emergency services for the community on Pala Rez Radio. We celebrate our 15^th anniversary with a grant-financed switchover to clean, renewable solar power for our entire operation as of a few days ago. Here’s to the future!

Higher temperatures will bring higher winds to Pala beginning tomorrow. 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 Pro-Bowl is tonight at 5p on ESPN from Moscone Center in San Francisco.

The NFL says it will look into Giants co-owner Steve Tisch’s association with Jeffrey Epstein after Tisch’s name showed up more than 400 times in the files released by the Department of Justice last week. www.apnews.com

In the NBA – Just four games last night. The Clippers lost to the visiting 76ers 128-113. Other winners were Charlotte, Houston, and Memphis. Ten games tonight including the Lakers at Brooklyn.

In college basketball – No Top 25 surprises last night. Among tonight’s games, San Diego State hosts Wyoming.

In the NHL – Last night’s winners were Buffalo, Ottawa, Washington, Minnesota, Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Utah, and Toronto. The Ducks host Seattle tonight.

In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tomorrow hosting Henderson.

In Major League Baseball – Six teams officially left their regional sports network, Main Street Sports to join Major League Baseball today. MLB will now also produce game broadcasts for Milwaukee, Miami, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Tampa Bay for the 2026 season and beyond. The Angels, Braves and Tigers are the only three teams left with Main Street Sports. They have yet to announce their intentions. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47809528/sources-least-5-teams-leave-main-street-sports-join-mlb

In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is this Saturday hosting Saskatchewan.

The opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics are this Friday on NBC. Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca have been chosen to be the US flagbearers at Friday’s ceremonies.

Champion skier Lindsey Vonn says she’s “confident” she can compete in the games even though she completely ruptured the ACL in her left knee in competition four days ago. www.apnews.com

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry said today that they’re going to have to be honest about what works and what doesn’t as the Games try to remain relevant for the youth audience. In recent years, urban sports like skateboarding and 3-on-3 basketball have been added. Breakdancing debuted in Paris in 2024. That means some traditional events like the pentathalon may not make it to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The results of the Olympic program review portion of the IOC’s “Fit for the Future” agenda will be announced later this year. https://apnews.com/article/ioc-olympics-future-president-coventry-744cf222785fbea2ec0357fa1a6a1244

Local High School Sports –

Bonsall – girls’ basketball at Health Sciences at 3:30p; boys’ basketball hosting Chula Vista Learning Community Charter at 5p

Great Oak – boys’ and girls’ basketball against Chaparral beginning at 4p with games on both campuses; soccer against Murrieta Valley beginning at 4p, boys’ hosting, girls’ away

Fallbrook – no schedule published

Valley Center – no scheduled games today

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down. The Dow declined 9 tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 was down 1 1/3%. And the Nasdaq was off by 2%. Gold rallied $256.80 to $4,909.40 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 67 cents to $62.81 a barrel.

In a rare mega-merger of companies run by the same person, Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX and his artificial intelligence company xAI are combining with a net valuation of $1.25 trillion. Musk says the move will create scale that will help him put data centers in space, fund bases on the moon and a colony on Mars. His actual words were a little more out there. It will “make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!” www.morningbrew.com

The French office of Elon Musk’s X social media platform were raided by the Paris cybercrime unit today. The tech billionaire has been summoned for questioning in April. Some X employees will be questioned as witnesses. The raid was part of a year-long algorithm abuse investigation that has now been broadened to include sexual deepfakes by Grok and the circulation of “Holocaust denial content”. https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/business/x-paris-prosecutor-raid-intl

President Trump posted on Truth Social yesterday that that he and India’s prime minister have reached a trade deal to lower tariffs on goods imported from India to 18% from the current 25% and remove the additional 25% Trump had tacked on to punish India for purchasing Russian oil, which will cease under the agreement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the post. www.morningbrew.com

The White House said yesterday it is launching Project Vault in an effort to weaken China’s dominance of certain crucial commodities – mainly, minerals. More than a dozen large corporations, including General Motors, Boeing and Alphabet are investing in the creation of a 60-day stockpile of metals and minerals that US industry can tap into during an emergency. It could also alleviate precious metal price spikes. The US will also convene a meeting of 20 allied nations to discuss how to fortify the international supply chain for minerals to counteract China. www.morningbrew.com

Disney has named their theme park boss, Josh D’Amaro as the new corporate CEO, replacing two-termer, Bob Iger, effective March 18. The parks division has seen revenue growth in each of the five years D’Amaro has been in charge. www.cnn.com

Darden Restaurants is closing all of its Bahama Breeze locations, which are mainly in Florida and along the East Coast. Some will be converted to other brands in the chain which includes Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and several others that don’t have locations on the West Coast. www.cnn.com

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

PepsiCo’s fourth quarter earnings and revenue topped Wall Street estimates. But snack foods are not adding to that bottom line. Sales in that division were down 1%. Have you seen the retail price printed on a bag of Doritos? A lot of customers won’t buy at full retail price and have told Pepsi so. That’s why the company announced that chips from its North American food division will get new lower prices in an effort to “improve competitiveness and the purchase frequency of our brands.” Increased productivity will make up the difference in profit. Pepsi’s product lineup will also be cut by 20% to decrease costs. No word on what the new snack food prices will be, so it’s unlikely they’ll be in place in time for Sunday’s big game. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/pepsico-pep-q4-2025-earnings.html

On this day in music history – February 3,

1959 – The Day the Music Died, although it didn’t get that name until Don McLean sang about it in his 1972 #1 hit “American Pie”. A single engine Beechcraft Bonanza carrying 22-year old Buddy Holly, 17-year old Ritchie Valens, and JP Richardson, known as The Big Bopper crashed shortly after takeoff from Clear Lake, Iowa killing all three plus the 21-year old pilot, Roger Peterson. Holly had hired the plane after heating problems developed on their tour bus. They were headed to their next stop on the 24-city Winter Dance Party Tour in Fargo, North Dakota.
In 1967, music producer Joe Meek shot his landlady and then himself at his flat in London. His credits include The Tornadoes, #1 hit “Telstar”. Meek often attended seances. At one in 1958, he was warned that Buddy Holly would die on February 3. Meek tried to find Holly when he in was in London to warn him, but failed. Holly did die on February 3.
In 1968, one hit wonders, The Lemon Pipers hit the top of the charts with “Green Tambourine”, a song considered by many to be the first really big bubblegum pop hit.
In 1970 Led Zeppelin II was in the Top 20 on both the US and UK album charts. It stayed on the UK chart for 137 weeks.
In 1973, Elton John began the first of three weeks at #1 with “Crocodile Rock”, the first of his five US #1 singles.
In 1979, Blondie hit #1 on the British singles chart with “Heart of Glass”, a song originally recorded in 1975 under the title “Once I Had a Love” – the first line of the lyrics.
In 1986, Dire Straits began the first of ten weeks at #1 on the British album chart with “Brothers in Arms”, their 5^th studio album. It would soon hit #1 in the US and remain there for 9 weeks. It earned two Grammys.
In 1999, soul singer Gwen Guthrie died of cancer at the age of 48. She sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna and wrote songs for Sister Sledge and Roberta Flack.
In 2004, R. Kelly appeared in court to enter a plea of not guilty to 21 charges of child pornography. He’d been arrested in Florida after being indicted by a Chicago grand jury based on a video tape that allegedly showed him performing sex acts with a 14-year old girl.
On the same day, Cornelius Bumpus from The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan died of a heart attack at age 58.
In 2008, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed during Super Bowl 42 halftime, playing “American Girl”, “Free Fallin’”, “I Won’t Back Down”, and “Runnin’ Down a Dream”.
In 2014, Bruce Springsteen was at #1 with his 18^th studio album, “High Hopes”. It made him third on the list of most #1 albums behind The Beatles and Jay-Z.
In 2021, singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly died at the age of 77. He wrote “The Need to Be” and “Midnight Train to Georgia” for Gladys Knight and the Pips. Ray Price, Lynn Anderson, Glen Campbell, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Chesney, and Garth Brooks have all recorded his songs.

Born on this day …

In 1935, Johnny “Guitar” Watson who pioneered guitar feedback and reverb. According to eye witnesses, he died on stage mid-guitar solo and his last words were “Ain’t that a bitch”.
In 1943, Dennis Edwards from The Temptations
On the same day, Eric Haydock, original bass player with The Hollies. He was one of the first to use Fender’s new six-string bass
In 1947, Dave Davies from The Kinks
On the same day, Melanie Safka who had the 1971 #1 hit “Brand New Key”
In 1949, Arthur Kane, bass player with The New York Dolls
In 1959, Lol Tolhurst, keyboardist with The Cure

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=3&month=2

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actress Morgan Fairchild is 76
Actress Maura Tierney from TV’s “NewsRadio” and the Jim Carey movie “Liar Liar” is 61
Among those who’ve passed, comedian Joey Bishop was born on this day in 1918
Character actor John Fiedler who was also the voice of Piglet in Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh” was born in 1925
Comedian, actor Shelly Berman was also born this day in 1925
Actor Victor Buono was born in 1938

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0203.htm

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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (2/4) – chicken and rice, roll, vegetables and dessert

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 87 this afternoon … 89 with winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour tomorrow through Thursday when it will cool slightly to 83 … partly sunny and 77 Friday … 76 Saturday … 79 Sunday … 74 with a slight chance of rain Monday … overnight lows, 52 tonight … 54 tomorrow night … 50 Thursday night … 47 Friday and Saturday night … 49 Sunday night

FIRE PERMITS

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PALA

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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