Pala Today News – 2/6/26
Written by John Fox on February 6, 2026
by John Fox – 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 and worldwide online … click here to listen live. Listen on a smart speaker by asking it to “play KPRI”. Some portions of today’s newscast are only available in the live broadcast and not included in this transcript which is also available an hour or two after broadcast at www.RezRadio.FM . In any emergency, knowledge is power. Use our resources to leverage your family’s safety. Email 91.3@palatribe.com to subscribe to our daily M-F e-newsletter. Follow us at www.facebook.com/rezradio and www.twitter.com/rezradioFM . Additional resources at Palatribe.com
LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
A collision involving a sedan and a semi blocked both lanes of Highway 76 at Rice Canyon Road this morning just after 6a. One lane was open as of 6:30a. There were no injuries reported, but traffic was affected through the morning commute. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/29/news/traffic-collision-involving-semi-blocks-state-route-76/81109.html
Traffic on northbound Old Highway 395 north of 76 was blocked last evening when a tractor-trailer rig snagged an air and water dispenser at the Mobil station, dragging the cement pedestal into traffic lanes and almost 400 feet down the road until it dislodged. That was around 8:20p. The roadway was closed for about a half hour to clear debris. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/01/29/news/semi-drags-gas-station-equipment-onto-old-highway-395-blocking-traffic/81108.html
An Oceanside teenager lost a hand and suffered severe burns when a fireworks device he was holding went off yesterday. It happened just before 9a at 318 North Horne Street. First responders treated the 15-year old before transporting him by helicopter to UCSD Burn Center. https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/teen-loses-hand-suffers-severe-burns-fireworks-accident-oceanside
Murrieta Police yesterday announced the arrest of two people in connection with a homicide on January 13 at The Arbors at California Oaks apartments on Jackson Avenue. 40-year old Ignacia Cadaos Perkins from Murrieta, who was the victim’s ex-girlfriend and 43-year old James Lawrence Petri of Birmingham, Alabama were arrested January 29. Petri is awaiting extradition to California. https://www.crimevoice.com/2026/02/05/two-arrested-in-murrieta-homicide-investigation/
A sweep of the Sprinter light rail right-of-way resulted in 15 arrests according to North County Transit officials. The county Sheriff’s Department led Wednesday’s sweep of recent illegal encampments near the tracks with arrests for multiple felony and misdemeanor warrants, narcotics and trespassing. The goal was to improve public safety along the commuter rail line from Escondido to Oceanside. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/15-arrested-in-transit-safety-operation-along-sprinter-rail-line
San Diego County health officials are urging everyone who hasn’t to get vaccinated against measles as cases of the disease surge across the country. Last month marked the highest number of cases nationwide for that month in 26 years. There have been five recent cases in Los Angeles and Orange Counties including exposures reported at Disneyland. No cases so far in San Diego County. Measles is one of the most contagious viruses there is. It spreads through the air when someone with the illness breathes, coughs, sneezes or talks. It can linger in the air and on surfaces for hours. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 out of every 1k measles cases in an unvaccinated child ends in death. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and fatigue. A red rash usually appears one to four days in and spreads to the rest of the body. There is no cure or treatment. https://www.countynewscenter.com/county-urges-measles-vaccination-as-cases-rise-nationwide/
The new county-funded Psychiatric Health Facility at the Tri-City Medical Center campus has completed its first month of operation. The 16-bed facility provides short-term inpatient care and has served 31 people so far. The first-of-its-kind facility in San Diego County was developed for $27.6m through a partnership between the county and Tri-City Healthcare District. At an average stay of 5 to 7 days, the facility is designed to serve up to 500 patients annually. https://www.countynewscenter.com/new-county-psychiatric-facility-opens-in-oceanside/
Pala will have a sunny and warm weekend. Clouds and a slight chance of rain the middle of next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In the NFL – Super Bowl 60 is Sunday at 3:30p on NBC. Last night at the NFL Honors, Rams quarterback Matt Stafford won this year’s Most Valuable Player award, beating out New England’s Drake Maye. Stafford got 24 of 50 first place votes, earning a total of 366 points, five better than Maye who got 23 of the remaining 26 first place votes. At 37, Stafford is the oldest NFL player ever to receive his first MVP. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47845508/matthew-stafford-wins-nfl-mvp-closest-vote-2003
Last night’s other awards went to Cleveland’s Myles Garrett for Defensive Player of the Year, Carolina’s Tetairoa McMillan for Offensive Rookie of the Year, Chicago’s Joe Thuney took the first-ever Protector of the Year award recognizing the year’s top offensive lineman, San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey won Comeback Player of the Year, Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger was top Rookie Defender, and New England’s Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels got the top coach and assistant awards. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47810326/2026-nfl-honors-won-league-biggest-awards
In the NBA – Last night’s winners included the Lakers, 119-115 over the visiting 76ers. NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic left last night’s game with a left hamstring injury. He’s having an MRI today. Other winners were Washington, Orlando, Atlanta, Toronto, Charlotte, San Antonio, and Golden State. With less than a week before the All-Star break, Oklahoma City has the best record at 40 and 12 and lead the Western Conference by 4 ½ games over San Antonio. The Lakers are in a three-way tie with Houston and Minnesota for fourth 8 games behind OKC. The Clippers are in 9th place with a 23 and 27 record. In the Eastern Conference, Detroit leads the Knicks and Celtics by 4 ½ games and have a 37 and 13 record. https://www.espn.com/nba/standings
In college basketball – UCSD topped Long Beach State 77-74
In NCAA women’s, #17 Duke upset #6 Louisville 59-58 and #21 Alabama edged #13 Ole Miss 64-63. Six other Top 25 teams won against lesser or unranked teams.
In the NHL – In the final seven games before the Winter Olympics, last night’s winners were Pittsburgh, Carolina, Ottawa, Washington, Tampa Bay, Vegas and the New York Islanders. Tampa Bay and Carolina lead the Atlantic and Metropolitan divisions with 78 points. Colorado has the best record in the NHL and leads the Central with 83 points. In the Pacific division, Vegas leads with 68 points. The Ducks are fourth with 63, followed by the Kings with 60. https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings
In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight at Bakersfield. They return to Pechanga Arena hosting Bakersfield tomorrow.
In Major League Baseball – Full rosters were revealed yesterday for the World Baseball Classic. They include 78 All-Stars and 190 total major league players. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47844483/judge-ohtani-soto-highlight-world-baseball-classic-rosters
In lacrosse – The San Diego Seals next game is tomorrow hosting Saskatchewan at Pechanga Arena.
In golf – At the Phoenix Open, Chris Gotterup maintained par on the back nine, while Matt Fitzpatrick bogeyed twice, giving the Gotterup the lead after yesterday’s round one at 8 under par 63. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
In racing – Ryan Preece won Wednesday’s Clash at Bowman Gray kickoff to the 2026 NASCAR season. The race had been rescheduled from last Sunday’s weather-delayed event. Next week is Speed Week at Daytona with a pair of Duels Thursday and the Daytona 500 coming up Sunday, February 15
The opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics are today on NBC. Live coverage began this morning at 11a Pacific time. And yes, Snoop Dog will once again be part of it. Other things to look forward to include NHL players participating for the first time since 2014, 41-year old Lindsey Vonn competing in ski events in spite of tearing an ACL less than a week ago, men’s figure skater Ilia Malinin possibly landing the first quadruple axel in Olympic history, and the debut of ski mountaineering, or Skimo, the first new winter sport since 2002. It involves hiking up a mountain and skiing back down. Ski lift operators are not worried. www.morningbrew.com
Local High School Sports –
Bonsall – no scheduled games today
Great Oak – no scheduled games today; Tomorrow – boy’s wrestling in the Southwest League finals at Chaparral all day; girls’ wrestling in league finals all day as well
Fallbrook – hosting a freshman basketball tournament with Valley Center, Ramona and Mt. Carmel
Valley Center – basketball against San Pasqual beginning at 4p, JV hosting, varsity and freshman boys away; girls’ soccer hosting Rancho Bernardo at 4p; boys’ soccer at Mt. Carmel at 5p; Tomorrow – girls’ wrestling hosting CIF division championships all day
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks bounced back today. The Dow gained 2.1% and is trading at an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 1.7%. And the Nasdaq was up 2%. Gold gained a similar percentage, up $97 on the Comex and trading at $4,986.50 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up 98 cents at $64.27 a barrel.
The Trump administration has launched its TrumpRX website for discounted prescription drugs. It is not a platform for buying meds, but rather a facilitator to point Americans to drugmakers’ direct-to-consumer websites. It also provides coupons to use at pharmacies. Over 40 drugs including weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are represented. All are priced no higher than what each manufacturer charges for that drug overseas. TrumpRX is intended to show the administration is tackling the high cost of medications. www.apnews.com
Could this be the beginning of crypto-winter? With bitcoin plunging as much as 10% yesterday, falling below $70k for the first time since the 2024 election rally, some people are finally beginning to wonder if crypto currency is all it’s cracked up to be. As bitcoin’s value fell yesterday (it rebounded slightly today), some investors were forced to sell their holdings as it declined, causing its value decline to accelerate. Virtual coins are still viewed as risky, and risky isn’t good in the current turbulent stock market with tech stocks taking the biggest beating. President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve isn’t helping either since he’s perceived as likely to pursue policies that may hurt the value of crypto. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently suggested the federal government won’t bail out crypto. And stalled regulatory efforts make it seem like the Trump administration is losing interest in what is no longer shiny and new – AI having taken over that spotlight. With reality setting in, some people are wondering what bitcoin is actually useful for. Crypto payments are usually made with stablecoins, not volatile tokens like bitcoin. And it’s proving to not be a safe-haven asset, with investors still preferring precious metals. All of that means there are fewer investors interested in buying the dip this time. It’s been down before, as it was with the 2021 FTX fraud scandal. But this time, bitcoin’s downturn could be long term. www.morningbrew.com
Shares of Stellantis plunged 27% in European trading today after it announced it will take a $26b hit from a “business reset” and hinted it will follow other vehicle manufacturers in pulling back from electrification. The maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and almost a dozen other international brands said it expects a mid-single digit increase in net revenue this year. Stellantis will also invest $13b in U.S. operations over the next four years as it launches ten new products and cancels some unprofitable ones. The infusion is expected to add 5k U.S. jobs. Though the market reacted badly to today’s news, analysts say the clear direction and cleaning house bodes well for the company’s future. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/stellantis-reset-business-electric-vehicles.html
Beginning March 9, President Trump will finally get what he’s wanted for five and a half years – the ability to fire vast numbers of civil servants for any reason if they get in the way of his agendas. A rule issued by the Office of Personnel Management on Friday ends job protections for many federal employees, making them at-will employees at Trump’s discretion. Protections for civil servant jobs was intended to keep career federal employees safe from political whims. Up to 50k positions could be reclassified into a new category called Schedule Policy/Career with those employees able to be fired at will. The OPM received more than 40k comments during the public comment period about the new rule. 94% were opposed. Critics say the new rule politicizes the civil service. The administration says it weeds out poor performance and increases accountability. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5704171/trump-fire-federal-employees-schedule-f
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
New this weekend at the movies, “Solo Mio”, a romantic comedy starring Kevin James; “The Moment”, a music industry drama starring Alexander Skarsgard and Charli XCX; and “The Strangers – Chapter 3”, a suspense horror sequel. Alexander Skarsgard also has a second film opening in limited release this week – the romance movie, “Pillion”. And the latest reboot of the vampire classic, “Dracula” opens in limited release. https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/february/2026?view=list
As you stock up for your Super Bowl party, don’t forget the avocadoes. The cost of guacamole is the cheapest its been in decades thanks to low avocado prices. If you don’t have your own tree, large avocadoes are on sale at most supermarkets for between 50 and 99 cents this week. Overall, your supply costs are expected to be about 1.6% higher this Sunday than last year, according to a report by Wells Fargo. Chicken wings are about 2.7% cheaper than last year. Avocadoes cost 2.4% less. Shrimp prices are up 8.1%. Broccoli and cauliflower are up 4%. But red bell peppers and carrots are down 3.1%. Salsa is up 1.7%. Beer and wine are between 0.5% and 1.3% higher. https://www.kcra.com/article/super-bowl-party-food-costs-about-140-heres-how-to-save/70249413
Commercials are always an important part of Super Bowl broadcasts. At $8m to $10m per 30 seconds, this year is no exception with companies creating new and one-off ads to put their best foot forward. Come Near, the group that managed the “He Gets Us” religious campaign in the three previous Super Bowls is back with an ad titled “More”. Most advertisers are playing it safe and avoiding controversy this year … no social or political messages. Of those announced in advance, watch for 94-year old William Shatner in a goofy ad for Raisin Bran, a touching finding-lost-dogs ad for Ring cameras, Xfinity’s AI remake of Jurassic Park, Adrien Brody’s self-deprecating ad for TurboTax, Pepsi co-opting the Coca-Cola polar bears for a taste test, a celebrity-studded wedding reception kegger for Bud Light, and a humorous take on checking for prostate cancer. Oh, and there’s a football game too. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5697056/super-bowl-ads-2026-uber-eats-pepsi-doordash
On this day in music history – February 6,
- In 1958, George Harrison joined the Liverpool group, The Quarrymen. He and two of the other five band members would eventually become The Beatles.
- In 1960, 27-year old Jesse Belvin was killed in a car accident in Hope, Arkansas. The singer of the 1956 hit, “Goodnight My Love”, his wife and their driver all died trying to make a fast getaway from the first ever mixed-race audience concert in that town. Threats had been made against his life.
- In 1965, The Rolling Stones’ second album began the first of three weeks at the top of the British charts. Like the first, it was mostly R&B covers, but did contain three original compositions from the developing writing team of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
- In 1981, composer Hugo Montenegro died. He had a #1 hit in 1968 with the theme song from the movie, “The Good The Bad and The Ugly” – one of Clint Eastwood’s so-called spaghetti westerns.
- In 1982, The J Geils Band began the first of six weeks at #1 on the singles chart with “Centerfold”, the first single from the album “Freeze Frame” which began the first of four weeks at #1 on the album chart that same day.
- In 1990, Billy Idol suffered serious injuries when he ran a stop sign on his Harley-Davidson and crashed into a car.
- On the same day, over 200 women filed lawsuits against Chuck Berry alleging they’d been secretly filmed in the toilets of the restaurant he owned.
- In 1998, Carl Wilson from The Beach Boys died at the age of 51 from lung cancer. He was lead singer on some of the group’s biggest hits including “God Only Knows”, “Good Vibrations”, and “I Can Hear Music”. He also sang backing vocals on Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”
- On the same day, Austrian singer Falco was killed when his car collided with a bus. He had a #1 hit in 1986 with “Rock Me Amadeus”.
- In 2001, guitarist Don Felder was fired from The Eagles. He sued drummer Don Henley and guitarist Glen Frey. Henley and Frey countersued. They all settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.
- In 2007, singer, songwriter and actor Frankie Laine died at age 93. He had a #1 hit in 1953 with “I Believe”. He sang theme songs for numerous movie Westerns including “Blazing Saddles” which we play every Tuesday at 4p on Rez Radio at the end of “Mark’s Groovy Trip”.
- In 2014, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was named the greatest song of all time by Britain’s New Music Express.
Born on this day …
- In 1943, late 1950s and early 60s teen idol, Fabian
- In 1945, Bob Marley
- In 1946, drummer Richie Hayward from Little Feat
- In 1947, Peter Lucia from Tommy James & The Shondells
- In 1950, Nat King Cole’s daughter and equally successful singer, Natalie Cole
- In 1962, Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose
- In 1966, singer Rick Astley, whose 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” was #1 in 25 countries. The hit had a revival 20 years later in 2007 as an internet phenomenon when the music video became part of the meme known as “rickrolling”.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=6&month=2
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actress, singer and 1950s sex symbol, Mamie Van Doren is 95
- Actor Mike Farrell, best known as B.J. Honeycutt on TV’s “M*A*S*H” is 87
- Actor/director Robert Townsend is 69
- Actress Kathy Najimy from the “Sister Act” movies and TV’s “King of the Hill” is 69
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 74 this afternoon … 78 tomorrow … 84 Sunday … mostly sunny and 80 Monday … mostly cloudy and 70 with a slight chance of rain Tuesday … chance of rain continues through Thursday with highs of 70 Wednesday and 72 Thursday … overnight lows, 44 tonight … 47 tomorrow night … 49 Sunday night … 48 Monday night … 45 Tuesday night … 42 Wednesday night
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