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Pala Today News – 5/7/26

Written by John Fox on May 7, 2026

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

Authorities are looking for the person who shot a motorcyclist on the southbound 215 freeway near Clinton Keith Road overnight around 12:30a. The 34-year old Murrieta resident was shot in the leg and transported to a local hospital in unknown condition. CHP closed all southbound lanes from Scott to Clinton Keith roads for seven hours for investigation. Freeway lanes reopened around 7:40a, but the Clinton Keith offramp remained closed for several more hours. Authorities don’t have a description of a suspect or vehicle involved in the shooting and are asking anyone with information to call Temecula CHP at 951 466 4300. https://patch.com/california/murrieta/motorcyclist-shot-215-freeway-murrieta-offramp-shut-down-chp

A police chase ended with an officer-involved shooting midday yesterday in Poway. A stolen Lexus was spotted near Tecolote Canyon in San Diego. The driver took off when an officer attempted a traffic stop. An hour-long chase followed I-5 north to Highway 52 east to I-805, then onto surface street in Fairbanks Ranch. Police deployed spike strips at Derby Farm Road near Steeple Chase Row. The driver took aim on two officers standing near the device, causing one of them to discharge one round into the SUV. No one was injured. The pursuit continued to Poway, ending at Ted Williams Parkway and Pomerado Road with the suspect taken into custody and charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, possession of a stolen vehicle, and felony reckless evasion. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/pursuit-ends-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-poway

A 56-year old homeless man died in an Escondido alley after being run over by a delivery truck Tuesday. It happened behind 618 N. Broadway. It’s believed the man had laid down directly in front of the truck where the driver couldn’t see him as he pulled the truck out of a loading bay. https://www.facebook.com/socalnewsoutlet/posts/escondido-california-a-56-year-old-homeless-man-died-tuesday-after-he-was-run-ov/1647438116821552/

One person was transported to a hospital from the trail head on Horse Ranch Creek Road with unspecified injuries yesterday afternoon following a reported medical emergency. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/04/30/news/person-transported-to-hospital-following-medical-emergency-on-horse-ranch-creek-road/81825.html

San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez joined local, state and tribal leaders this week in signing a Memorandum of Understanding that encourages community response to missing and murdered Indigenous person cases in California. The signing took place yesterday in front of the Native American Monument at Capitol Park in Sacramento during Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Week. https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2026/05/07/sheriff-kelly-martinez-signs-memorandum-eencouraging-indigenous-people-safety

Crews have begun work to repair and replace sidewalks, curbs and gutters at 143 locations in unincorporated San Diego County. The $1.31m project, funded by the County’s Road Fund includes several projects in Fallbrook. https://www.countynewscenter.com/county-to-improve-143-sidewalk-curb-and-gutter-locations/amp/

CHP will have a DUI checkpoint somewhere in Temecula tomorrow evening, lasting into early Saturday morning. Those diverted into checkpoint lanes will need to produce their drivers’ license. Drivers charged with DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and a suspended license. https://patch.com/california/temecula/dui-checkpoint-coming-temecula-may-8-chp

Pala weather is warming up. It’ll be in the mid-80s to just over 90 for at least the next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

SPORTS

In the NBA playoffs – Philadelphia without the injured Joel Embiid lost to the Knicks in New York 108-102. New York leads the series two games to none. San Antonio routed the visiting Timberwolves 133-95, tying that series at a game apiece. The Spurs had led by 47 at one point in the second half. Tonight, at 4p, Cleveland is at Detroit, leading one game to none. And at 6p, the Lakers are at Oklahoma City, trailing one game to none. Both games will be on Prime Video.

In the NHL playoffs – Shining defense helped the Ducks tied up their series with the Golden Knights at a game apiece, winning in Las Vegas last night 3-1. Buffalo won the first game of the semifinal with Montreal 4-2. Tonight, it’s Carolina at Philadelphia at 5p on TNT. The Hurricanes lead two games to none.

The finalists for this year’s Norris Trophy, honoring the defenseman with “the greatest all-around ability in the position” have been announced. Last year’s winner, Cale Makar from the Avalanche is up against Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin and Zach Werenski from the Columbus Blue Jackets. The winner will be chosen by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48703776/defensemen-makar-dahlin-werenski-finalists-norris-trophy

In Major League Baseball – The Padres took two out of three in San Francisco, winning 5-1 yesterday afternoon. The Dodgers routed the Astros in Houston 12-2, taking two out of three in that series. The Angels beat the visiting White Sox 8-2 taking two out of three in that series. The Padres will get a chance to tie up the NL West as they host St. Louis tonight. They currently trail LA by a half game. The Dodgers and Angels have the day off.

Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes had another great start, lasting into the 8^th inning, allowing only two hits and striking out the side in his final inning as the Pirates edged the Diamondbacks 1-0. https://apnews.com/article/pirates-diamondbacks-score-0d8b9939b0fd205f4b9ac4c67f433f27

Not quite one fourth of the way through the season, Atlanta has the best record in the Majors at 26 and 12 and lead the NL East by 8 ½ games over Philadelphia. The Yankees and Cubs have the second-best records and 20 and 12. The Yankees lead the AL East by half-game over Tampa Bay. The Cubs lead the NL Central by 3 ½ over St. Louis. In the AL Central, Cleveland is in first place in spite of only having a .500 record. Same for the A’s in the AL West. Leaving Oakland seems to agree with them. They currently lead Seattle and Texas by one game. In the National League West, the Dodgers are in first by a half game over the Padres, who have a 22 and 14 record. Arizona is five games back in third place. The Rockies and Giants are tied for fourth at 14 and 23. https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm lost 3-2 last night at Inland Empire. Game 3 of 6 is tonight. https://www.milb.com/lake-elsinore/schedule/2026-04?affiliateId=mobile-hp-uhg

In the NFL – Veteran free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers is expected to visit with the Steelers this weekend during rookie mini-camp and is likely to play for them in the upcoming season, though there is currently no offer on the table. Team president Art Rooney said last week he believed the uncertainty would end soon. But he also said at the NFL’s annual meeting a month and a half ago that he expected an answer from Rodgers by the NFL draft, and that didn’t happen. Rodgers joined the Steelers a year ago on a one-year $13.65m contract. He’ll be turning 43 during the 2026 season. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48703228/sources-rodgers-visit-steelers-likely-play-team-26

In Major League Soccer – San Diego FC will play the Sounders FC in Seattle and the Galaxy will be at Atlanta Untied on Saturday. LAFC hosts Houston Dynamo on Sunday at BMO Stadium.

In lacrosse playoffs – The San Diego Seals semifinal series Game 3 is Saturday in Hamilton, Ontario. https://www.sealslax.com/schedule/

In golf – The Truist Championship teed off this morning in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sepp Straka is the defending champion. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

Local High School Sports –

Bonsall – softball at Mountain Empire at 3:30p

Great Oak – no scheduled games today

Fallbrook – varsity softball at Escondido at 4:30p

Valley Center – varsity boys tennis at CIF Individual Tournament through Saturday; varsity boys’ golf at the conference tournament through tomorrow; JV softball hosting Ramona today at 4p; swimming at CIF preliminaries at Granite Hills at 4p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were mixed. The Dow fell a third of a percent. The S&P 500 was off by a tenth. And the Nasdaq gained a tenth. Comex gold was up $20.90 to $4,715.20 an ounce. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures fell 30 cents to $94.78 a barrel.

Reuters is reporting that the United Arab Emirates has managed to slip hidden oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The four ships are just a fraction of the fleet waiting in the bottled up Gulf. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/hungry-sell-uae-slips-hidden-oil-tankers-through-strait-hormuz-2026-05-07/

Jobless claim applications rose last week, but are still at historically low levels, according to today’s Labor Department report. 200k Americans filed for jobless benefits in the week ending May 2. That’s 5k fewer than analysts were expecting. This figure is considered to be close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market. Last week, the government reported that a key inflation measure jumped in March, the latest sign that the war in Iran is driving the cost of living higher through a nearly 50% spike in global oil prices. The March jobs report is due out tomorrow. https://apnews.com/article/unemployment-benefits-jobless-claims-layoffs-labor-3911f6ccb17ec427f2db013daf4570e5

McDonald’s topped first quarter earnings and revenue estimates. But CEO Chris Kempczinski says consumer spending could be getting a little worse. With the fast food giant leaning into value to win over budget-conscious diners, it’s also trying to innovate with new items at a higher price point. Result, same store U.S. sales increased 3.9% as customers spent more per visit. Q2’s same stores sales are expected to be weaker because last year Mickey D’s was in the middle of a promotional tie in with the “Minecraft” movie, and costs will soon be rising due to the Iran war. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/mcdonalds-mcd-q1-2026-earnings.html

As the result of a $250m settlement of a class action suit against Apple for false advertising connected to Apple Intelligence software updates, some iPhone owners can get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple. The specific claim by a group of Northern California consumers was that a marketing campaign promoted features that did not yet exist, misleading them into buying their devices. The settlement covers 37m Apple devices sold between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025. That includes all iPhone 16 models and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Owners are eligible for a payment of at least $25 per device and could be as high as $95 depending on how many claims are filed. Customers will be notified by mail or email about the settlement website. https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphone-siri-artificial-intelligence-ai-8613d1681d1ee9d6fb00be8e0f82c89b

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Circle K is offering some relief from high gasoline prices this afternoon. From 4p to 7p today, gas will be up to 40 cents off per gallon at more than 5k Circle K locations. The chain’s Inner Circle members can get the discount from noon to 3p. Find locations offering the Fuel Day discount at www.CircleK.com . It’s the company’s kickoff for America’s 250^th birthday celebration and includes $2.50 car washes and $2.50 meal deals. https://patch.com/california/san-diego/circle-k-offering-40-cents-gallon-gas-san-diego-county-4

The LA County Fair opened today at Fairplex in Pomona. The 17-day event precedes next month’s San Diego County Fair at Del Mar. www.LACountyFair.com

As the implementation of a new law allowing high-density housing near certain transit stations draws closer, affected North County cities are considering their options to retain as much local control as possible while awaiting clear guidance on where the law applies. Senate Bill 79, introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October, would permit multi-family residential development with heights of up to 85 feet and densities of up to 120 units per acre at sites within a half mile of major transit stops. The new up-zoning law goes into effect July 1 in counties with at least 15 passenger rail stations. San Diego County and seven others meet that criteria. https://thecoastnews.com/north-county-cities-await-clarification-on-sb-79/

On this day in music history – May 7,

1966, the Mamas & the Papas began the first of three weeks at #1 with “Monday Monday”. The group reportedly hated the song – all but Papa John Phillips. He wrote it.
In 1977, The Eagles had the #1 single with “Hotel California”. It went on to win Record of the Year at the 20^th annual Grammy awards.
In 1983, Spandau Ballet were at #1 in England with “True”. It peaked at #4 in the U.S. and neither of their two other charting singles made it past #29.
In 1988, Terence Trent D’arby was at #1 with “Wishing Well”.
In 1991, Wilson Pickett was arrested after hitting an 86-year old man with his car while driving on the mayor of Englewood, New Jersey’s front lawn. He was yelling death threats as well. Police found open bottles of alcohol in Pickett’s car.
In 1992 at a London auction by Christie’s, a leather jacket worn by John Lennon during The Beatles early years 1960-63 sold for more than $40k.
In 1998, country singer/songwriter Eddie Rabbitt died from lung cancer at the age of 56. More than 20 of his songs topped the country chart including “I Love a Rainy Night”. Others were recorded by Elvis Presley, Dr. Hook, Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gayle, Tom Jones and Lynn Anderson.
In 2000, Britney Spears was at #1 with “Oops! … I Did It Again”.
In 2003, an LA federal jury awarded $1.5m to a British record company in their successful plagiarism suit against Dr. Dre for using a bass line in his 1999 hit, “Let’s Get High” from the 1980 Fatback song “Backstroking”.
In 2015, three of B.B. King’s 11 surviving children lost a court bid in Las Vegas to take control of their father’s affairs. They’d suspected his manager of stealing money, neglecting King’s medical condition and blocking them from seeing him while on hospice care. King died in his sleep one week later at the age of 89.

Born on this day …

In 1939, soul singer Jimmy Ruffin who had the 1974 hit, “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”. Jimmy was the older brother of David Ruffin from The Temptations.
In 1942, Derek Taylor who was the press officer for The Beatles, and for a time The Beach Boys and The Byrds.
In 1943, Rick Westwood, guitarist with The Tremeloes.
In 1945, woodwind, keyboard player and singer Cornelius Bumpus who toured with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.
In 1946, four notable musicians – Bill Kreutzmann, drummer for The Grateful Dead, Bill Danoff from Starland Vocal Band, Jerry Nolan, drummer for The New York Dolls, and singer and actress Thelma Houston.
In 1949, James Keefer, known as Keith on his 1967 million-selling single “98.6”.

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=7&month=5

Other anniversaries today …

Screenwriter, producer, director Amy Heckerling whose credits include the “Look Who’s Talking” movies, “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “Clueless” is 72.
Actress Traci Lords is 58.
Comedienne and former Saturday Night Live cast member Aidy Bryant is 39.
Among those who’ve passed, comedienne and frequent Ed Sullivan Show guest Totie Fields was born in 1930.
Actor Guy Williams, best known as the star of TV’s “Zorro” and as Prof. John Robinson on “Lost in Space” was born in 1924.
In 1914, Congress unanimously approved creating Mother’s Day to be held the second Sunday each May.

http://www.dementeddatebook.com/2080-date0507.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 84 this afternoon … patchy night and morning low clouds and fog, clearing to sunny and 86 tomorrow … 89 Saturday and Sunday … 91.3 on Monday … 88 Tuesday … 85 Wednesday … overnight lows, about 51 tonight and tomorrow night … 53 Saturday night … abut 55 Sunday and Monday night … 51 Tuesday night

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