Pala Today News – 3/11/26

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

The Walmart on Vista Way near Jefferson Street in Oceanside was evacuated yesterday after a confirmed bomb threat.  The anonymous call came into police at 4:08p.  Authorities declared no credible threat and cleared the incident around 8p.  https://www.newsbreak.com/fox-5-san-diego-1589916/4533523429763-oceanside-walmart-evacuates-store-after-bomb-threat-received-in-area

A suspect was arrested yesterday in connection with two Palomar Mountain shootings.  The most recent was February 23 when the victim was parked on the shoulder of South Grade Road near the summit, looking at the stars, when approached by a man with a handgun.  The suspect fired a single shot through the driver’s side window before fleeing in an unidentified vehicle.  There were no injuries.  But a similar incident happened on October 6 where the victim was struck in the arm.  Investigators identified the suspect as 46-year old Richardo Berron who taken into custody yesterday at San Diego International Airport.  Deputies found a 9mm handgun they believe is connected to at least one of the shootings at his Chula Vista residence.  Berron was booked into Vista jail on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.  https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/deputies-arrest-suspect-tied-to-2-shootings-on-palomar-mountain

The new Pauma Heritage Quikstop market is set for its Grand Opening March 18.  The tribally-owned gas station, convenience store and Starbucks has been in development for over a year and a half at the intersection of Highway 76 and Pauma Reservation Road.  The fuel station has 28 pumps including a dedicated areas for larger diesel trucks and propane services for filling personal propane tanks. https://www.valleycenter.com/articles/tribe-to-open-pauma-heritage-quikstop-march-18/

The warmup to the big heatwave begins today.  A 48-hour heat advisory for Pala begins tomorrow with temperatures in the 90s for at least seven days.  The full forecast is coming up. (below)

 

SPORTS

In the NBA – Miami’s Bam Adebayo scored the second-most points in a game in NBA history last night as Miami topped the visiting Washington Wizards 150-129.  Adebayo scored 83 points – 31 of them in the first quarter.  He was 20 for 43 from the field, 36 for 43 at the foul line and 7 for 22 at the 3-point range.  His free throw makes and attempts both set NBA records.  Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game in 1962 is still the record for that metric.  Adebayo takes over second place from Kobe Bryant, who scored 81 points in January of 2006.   https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401810793

Last night’s other winners were Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, Chicago, Charlotte, Sacramento, and the Lakers 120-106 over the visiting Timberwolves.  Six games tonight including the LA Clippers hosting Minnesota.

In the minors – The San Diego Clippers next game is tonight hosting Rip City at Frontline Arena in Oceanside.

In college basketball – BYU forward AJ Dybansta had a career night, scoring 40 points along with nine rebounds and six assists as his #10 ranked Cougars topped #15 Kansas State 105-91 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.  https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48169068/byu-dybantsa-nets-freshman-record-40-big-12-tourney-win

In the NHL – Lots of games last night.  The Ducks beat the Jets in Winnipeg 4-1.  The Kings lost to the Bruins in Boston 2-1 in overtime.  Other winners were Buffalo, Montreal, Columbus, Florida, Carolina, Dallas, Minnesota, Edmonton, Nashville and both New York teams.

In the minors – The San Diego Gulls next game is tonight at San Jose. 

In Major League Baseball Pre-Season – The Padres thumped the Angels 10-2.  Walker Buehler got the win. Dodgers beat Arizona 4-1 with Tyler Glasnow getting the win.

At the World Baseball Classic, Team USA lost to Italy 8-6.  Italy moves on to play Mexico today at 4p.  The Canada-Cuba game is already underway.  Dominican Republic plays Venezuela at 5p.  Both teams are undefeated. The quarterfinals begin Friday.  At this point, Japan and Dominican Republic are the favorites. https://www.espn.com/world-baseball-classic/standings

In the NFL – The Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Daniel Jones have agreed to a two-year contract for Jones that could be worth up to $100m with incentives.  He’ll get $50m guaranteed at signing.  He’s currently recovering from a torn Achilles and is expected to ready for the start of the regular season.  https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48174240/sources-colts-re-sign-qb-daniel-jones-2-year-88m-deal

The Chargers are bringing back veteran offensive lineman Trey Pipkins III for two years at $10m plus 20% for incentives.  No other details released.  In his seven seasons, Pipkins has played every offensive line position except center.  He missed four games with injuries last season. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48173668/source-chargers-re-sign-versatile-ol-trey-pipkins

In soccer – The San Diego Sockers next game is Saturday at Kansas City.

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

Local High School Sports –

Bonsall – baseball hosting St. Joseph Academy at 5p; softball hosting St. Joseph Academy in Pala at 5p;

Great Oak – boys’ golf in a tournament at Bear Creek at 12:30p; girls’ beach volleyball in a tournament at Pearce Sports Center at 12:30p; baseball at 3:30p, JV hosting Elsinore, varsity at Dana Hills

Fallbrook – baseball at 3:30p, varsity hosting Murrieta Mesa, JV at Mission Vista; girls’ lacrosse hosting Tri-City Christian at 4:30p

Valley Center – baseball against Clairemont at 3:30p, JV hosting, varsity away; varsity softball hosting Coronado at 4p; girls’ JV lacrosse at Rancho Bernardo at 6p

 

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down.  The Dow fell 9 tenths of a percent.  The S&P 500 was down 4 tenths.  And the Nasdaq was off by 3 tenths.  Gold dropped as well, trading down $66 on the Comex at $5,176.10 an ounce.  West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up $3.43 at $86.88 a barrel.  That, in spite of an agreement today by the International Energy Agency to release the largest batch of emergency oil reserves in history to counter the effects of the Iran war on energy markets.  400m barrels will be made available from the 32 member countries.  That’s twice what was released in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.  The IEA reserves were established in 1974 following the Arab oil embargo that created shortages at the retail level in the U.S. https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-oil-europe-reserve-release-eaf0cf9988cd7e06f0dc2a8ee800762e

The Labor Department released inflation numbers today.  But they were compiled before this month’s spike in oil prices.  February consumer prices were up an annualized 2.4%, with core inflation up 2.5%.  Both match numbers from January.  Inflation numbers reflecting price increases due to the Iran war come out in April.  President Trump has said prices would retreat if the war ends soon.  That caused a temporary drop in oil prices yesterday.  But an early end is looking less likely by the day.  After years of high inflation, affordability is a major issue in the upcoming mid-term elections.  Grocery prices were up 0.4% in February.  Gasoline was up 0.8% from January, though still down 5.6% compared to a year ago.  Two small bright spots in today’s report were rent inflation, which fell 0.1% from January, and used car prices, which were down 0.4%.  No matter what happens, it’s likely the Federal Reserve will put off any further interest rate cuts until after the inflationary effects of the war play out. https://apnews.com/article/inflation-gas-oil-trump-7303e4593d62c2dee899489571cb0548

Drilling down further, salad enthusiasts have nothing to cheer about in the latest inflation numbers.  The price of lettuce jumped more than 12% in February – the biggest monthly increase in eight years.  And tomato prices were up 6.4% – the most in ten years. www.bloomberg.com

Meta has purchased the social media network Moltbook, where AI agents interact with each other autonomously.  Moltbook made a big splash last month, adding millions of registered bots within days of its launch.  Advocates say it’s a major leap because it demonstrates what can happen when computers start socializing like humans.  Critics say it’s full of sham agents and security risks.  Meta and some of its Big Tech peers are facing pressure to prove that billion-dollar AI investments will make money.  https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/tech/meta-moltbook-bots-social-media

 

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Concerns about rider and driver safety led Uber to launch a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers to be matched with other women.  The nationwide rollout comes in the middle of an ongoing California class action lawsuit against the policy filed by male Uber drivers who claim discrimination through the creation of a bigger pool of potential riders for women drivers.  Lyft is facing a similar lawsuit over a gender-matching offering it came out with in 2024.  Both Uber and Lyft have faced thousands of reports of sexual assaults over the years from both drivers and passengers.  Uber had to pay $8.5m to an Arizona woman who claimed she was raped by one of its drivers.  https://apnews.com/article/uber-women-safety-9c974f92dfd7fb25d504d173b2429d06

On this day in music history – March 11,

• In 1965, Welsh singer Tom Jones had the first of his 16 British Top 40 hits with “It’s Not Unusual”.  Success in America would soon follow.
• In 1966, the entire episode of that week’s “Ready Steady Go” British TV popular music show was devoted to the music of U.S. soul singer James Brown.
• In 1968, Otis Redding’s “(Sittin” On) The Dock of the Bay” was certified gold, three months after Redding died in a plane crash.  Recorded just days before his death, it was the first posthumous #1 single on the Hot 100. 
• In 1970, “Déjà vu”, the first Crosby, Stills, Nash AND Young album was released.  It contained three hit singles, “Teach Your Children”, “Our House” and “Woodstock”.
• In 1971, Doors lead singer Jim Morrison moved to Paris, never to return to America.  He died there four months later.
• In 1972, Neil Young was at #1 with his fourth solo album, “Harvest”, featuring the hit “Heart of Gold”.  On the same day, Harry Nilsson was at #1 with a song written by Peter Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger, “Without You” – considered by many to be the first “power ballad”.
• In 1978, Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell” album began the first of 416 weeks on the album chart.  That’s 8 years.
• In 2005, the front door of Ozzy Osbourne’s childhood home in Birmingham, England was put up for sale because the home’s current owner was fed up with fans defacing it.  Proceeds from the eBay auction went to charity.
• In 2008, John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, The Ventures, The Dave Clark Five, and Madonna were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• In 2015, a jury ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got To Give It Up” in their 2013 single “Blurred Lines”.  Marvin’s estate was awarded $7.3m in damages. 
• In 2016, keyboardist Keith Emerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  He’d been with The Nice in the 1960s and then founded supergroup, “Emerson, Lake & Palmer” in the 70s.

Born on this day …

• In 1944, Ric Rothwell, drummer for The Mindbenders who had a #1 hit in 1965 with “Game of Love” and a top ten follow up the next year with “Groovy Kind of Love”.
• In 1947, keyboards and lead vocal for Vanilla Fudge, Mark Stein.
• In 1948, guitar and vocalist for the Dutch group, Golden Earring, George Kooymans.
• In 1950, jazz acapella vocalist and conductor Bobby McFerrin who had the 1988 #1 hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” – Song of the Year and Record of the year at the ’89 Grammys.
• In 1961, Bruce Watson from the Scottish band, Big Country.
• In 1964, Vinnie Paul, drummer and co-founder of Pantera.
• Also in 1964, singer Lisa Loeb, who became the first artist without a recording contract to have a #1 hit.  The song was “Stay, I Missed You” from the film “Reality Bites” in 1994.
• In 1969, Rami Jaffee, keyboardist for Foo Fighters and the Wallflowers.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=11&month=3

 

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

• Publisher, Rupert Murdoch is 95
• Actor Mark Metcalf, best known as Neidermeyer in the movie, “Animal House” is 80
• Actress and children’s author, Susan Richardson from TV’s “Eight is Enough” is 74
• Actor Johnny Knoxville is 55
• Among those who’ve passed, “Shemp” Howard from The Three Stooges was born this day in 1895
• Bandleader Lawrence Welk was born in 1903.
• Child actress, Anissa Jones who played Buffy on TV’s “Family Affair” was born in 1958.  She died at the extremely young age of 18 back in 1976.

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date0311.htm

 

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 85 this afternoon … a National Weather Service Heat Advisory begins tomorrow through Friday with a high of 97 both days … cloudy Saturday morning, clearing to sunny and 91.3 in the afternoon … 93 Sunday … 97 Monday … 99 Tuesday … overnight lows, 52 tonight … about 56 tomorrow and Friday night … 51 Saturday night … 54 Sunday night … 56 Monday night

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