Pala Today News – 7/13/26
Written by John Fox on July 13, 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
A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle accident on San Pasqual Valley Road just before midnight last night. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene. No other details released. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-on-san-pasqual-valley-road-in-escondido-071326
A vehicle fire on northbound I-15 near Highway 76 temporarily closed freeway lanes early Sunday. It was reported at 1:43a. Two engine companies brought it under control about twenty minutes later. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2026/07/09/news/vehicle-fire-briefly-closes-northbound-i-15-near-fallbrook/82348.html
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle collision late Friday in Fallbrook. It was reported at 11:05p in the 1300 block of East Fallbrook Street.
Authorities are investigating the discovery of an unconscious man on an Oceanside beach near Lifeguard Tower 12 just before 11a Saturday. Lifesaving measures were initiated and he was transported to Tri-City Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. Investigators have not said whether foul play was suspected. The victim’s name had not been released as of yesterday afternoon. https://northcountydailystar.com/body-found-on-oceanside-beach-investigation-underway/
Public help is being requested in the search for 44-year old Angelica Brophy, missing from Oceanside since July 6. She was supposed to pick up her daughter from summer camp, but never showed up. She was last seen on surveillance around 3:30p at Harrah’s in Rincon. Her car was found in a parking lot on Palomar Mountain three days later. Rangers, drones, dogs and volunteers have been searching the area, with no trace found. Brophy is 5 foot five, 130 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Oceanside PD Det. Ryan Malone or the department’s anonymous tip line. https://www.newsbreak.com/abc-10-news-kgtv-563645/4765628251314-search-on-for-oceanside-woman-missing-since-july-6
Health officials have announced a potential exposure to multi-drug-resistance tuberculosis at the main campus of Cal State San Marcos between December 15 of last year and May 14. There were additional brief exposures on the Sprinter light rail line between the Melrose Drive and Civic Center Vista stations on several days in May. TB cases in San Diego County have been on the rise since 2020 – up from 193 that year to 247 in 2024. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is less common, with three cases in 2024 and two in 2025. An estimated 175k in the county have latent TB infections. Without treatment, 5% to 10% of those are at risk of developing active TB. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/possible-tuberculosis-exposure-reported-at-cal-state-san-marcos
Warm and steamy with a 20% chance of rain and thunderstorms this afternoon, the hottest day so far this summer followed by a second chance of rain coming to Pala later this week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)
SPORTS
In Major League Baseball – The Padres edged the Blue Jays 5-4 on a rally that included a game-tying Manny Machado RBI single in the 8th and the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Ty France. Arizona beat the Dodgers 5-3. The Angels lost to the Twins 4-2. At the All-Star Break, in spite of getting swept by the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers still have the best record in the Majors and lead the NL West by 11 ½ games over Arizona and 13 ½ over San Diego. In the East, Atlanta lead the division by two games over Philadelphia. In the Central, Milwaukee is in first place by 5 games over the Cubs. In the American League, Tampa Bay leads the East by 3 games over the Yankees. In the Central, the White Sox and Guardians are tied for first, three games ahead of Minnesota. In the West, Texas has a 1 ½ game lead over the Mariners. The Angels are bringing up the rear, tied with Kansas City for the worst record in the Majors at 39 and 59. Today is Home Run Derby Day. The All-Star Game is tomorrow at 5p on Fox.
In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm lost 6-2 at Rancho Cucamonga yesterday. They finished the series with two wins and four losses. They’re off today for the All-Star Break and open a 3-game series at Ontario Friday.
In the NFL – The Seattle Seahawks will be sold to the Khosla family for $9.612b. Vinod Khosla is the founder of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm bearing his name. His net worth is $13.7b. The deal is in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen. He died in 2018. His estate announced back in February, just days after their second Super Bowl win that the team would be sold. Paul Allen bought the team in 1997 for $194m. The deal is still subject to NFL approval, and will require that Khosla divest his 3% interest in the San Francisco 49ers. https://apnews.com/article/seahawks-sold-0f721adeec4cc06b0093b552b858785d
In World Cup Soccer – The quarterfinals wrapped up Saturday with England beating Norway 2-1 and Argentina over Switzerland 3-1. France and Spain meet in the first semifinal tomorrow at noon in Arlington, Texas. England plays Argentina Wednesday at noon in Atlanta.
In the NBA – The Golden State Warriors have agreed to hire longtime NBA coach Frank Vogel as associate head coach under Steve Kerr. 53-year old Vogel led the Lakers to a championship in 2020. He most recently coached Phoenix to a 49 and 33 record two seasons ago. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49346659/sources-warriors-hire-frank-vogel-associate-head-coach
In the WNBA – yesterday’s winners were Toronto, Washington, Dallas, and Indiana. The Sparks are at Atlanta tonight.
In golf – At the Scottish Open at North Berwick, South Koreas’ Tom Kim was the winner by two strokes at 17 under par 263. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
In racing – Yesterday at Echopark Speedway in Atlanta, Ryan Blaney started in the pole position and in a three-across battle, took the checkered flag to win yesterday’s NASCAR Cup race. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks started the week down as President Trump resumed the shipping blockade of Iran and announced a 20% toll on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The Dow fell a quarter percent. The S&P 500 was down two thirds of a percent. The Nasdaq lost 1 1/3%. Comex gold futures plunged $108 to $4,006.20 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures jumped $4.54 to $75.95 a barrel. https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-s-p-500-nasdaq-oil-prices-us-iran-exchange-strikes?mod=home_lead
12 states including California are suing to prevent the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the group. The U.S. Department of Justice had already signed off on the deal which would create the largest portfolio of TV networks in the U.S. including CBS, MTV, BET, CNN, TNT and others. It would also combine Paramount and Warner Bros. film studios as well as streaming platforms Paramount+ and HBO Max. Today’s lawsuit raises concerns over the size of the combined company which would control nearly one third of all films and basic cable TV programming. The European Union is still reviewing the deal before approval, with a deadline of July 22. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/paramount-wbd-merger-lawsuit.html
A Florida judge has issued a blistering order, criticizing President Trump’s $10b lawsuit against the IRS for the leak of his tax information by an agency contractor. Judge Kathleen William says the suit was filed to gain the appearance of “judicial legitimacy” through settlement with the Justice Department, which Trump effectively controls. That settlement included the creation of $1.8b “lawfare” fund that was ultimately abandoned after complaints in Congress. The judge also referred Trump’s lead lawyer, Alejandro Brito to the Florida bar association for possible discipline. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-blanche.html
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Over the weekend at the movie box office, “Moana” opened in first place with $43m in ticket sales on 3,875 screens. “Minions & Monsters” dropped to second selling another $20.5m, followed by “Toy Story 5”, and the debut of “Evil Dead Burn” with $13.7m – good for 4th place. The total for this weekend’s top ten films was slightly more than last weekend, which was the slowest weekend so far this summer. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W28/
Actor Sam Neill, best known for the Jurassic Park movies has died at the age of 78. Though known as a prominent New Zealander, Neill had been born in Northern Ireland and held dual British and New Zealand citizenship. His first major film was “Sleeping Dogs” in 1977. He had major roles in “The Hunt for Red October” and “Dead Calm” before originating the role of paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in the 1993 Steven Spielberg film “Jurassic Park,” Neill had more than 150 screen credits. He’d announced in April that he was cancer-free after several years of treatment for blood cancer. Neill passed in Sydney, Australia surrounded by family. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/sam-neill-actor-jurassic-park-dies-new-zealand-rcna587240
European Union investigators have decided that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram apps are too addictive, causing compulsive use, luring younger users into what they called “autopilot mode”. Meta will now have to make changes to avoid massive fines of up to 6% of its annual global revenue. The company disagrees with the report but will “engage constructively” with regulators. Some EU suggestions before a final judgement is issued are for Meta to disable autoplay and infinite scroll, implement screen time breaks, and make its recommendation algorithm less “engagement oriented.” www.morningbrew.com
It wasn’t that long ago that cord-cutting in favor of on-demand streaming services was all the rage. Now, one of those on-demand streaming services wants to start acting like the old cable live TV services everyone left behind. Netflix is the #1 streamer based on subscribers, but its audience share is down 40% over the past year. Faced with declining engagement, which often precedes subscription cancellations, Netflix wants to start carrying live channels that constantly stream shows and movies of a specific genre. Services like Sling, Pluto and others already make their money doing that. Live TV would mean more ad sales for Netflix, which already bills about $1.5b a year and hopes to double that in the coming year. Other ideas to improve viewership at Netflix include bundling with other subscription-based streaming platforms and selling the packages through their main app, the way Amazon, Apple, Sling and others already do. www.morningbrew.com
A proposed settlement with the U.S. Government would have Keystone Pipeline’s system operator pay a $26.9m civil penalty for a major oil spill in Kansas 3 ½ year ago and spend $40m to prevent future accidents. 13k barrels of heavy crude spilled into a creek running through a rural pasture 150 miles northwest of Kansas City. It was the largest onshore pipeline spill in nine years and worse than all others ever combined on the Keystone Pipeline. https://apnews.com/article/keystone-oil-spill-kansas-south-bow-0e71b2303a5f23958c5f6cd1216b41d4
On this day in music history – July 13,
- 1963, The Rolling Stones played their first ever gig outside London, opening for The Hollies in Yorkshire.
- In 1964, The Animals were at #1 with “The House of the Rising Sun”, which they’d recorded in one take.
- In 1967, Pink Floyd made their second appearance on the BBC’s “Top of the Pops” program to promote their new single “See Emily Play” which peaked at #6 in Britain. It was never released as a single in the U.S.
- In 1968, Black Sabbath played their first paid gig at small club in their hometown of Birmingham, England.
- In 1969, The Beatles new single, “The Ballad of John and Yoko” was banned on over 100 U.S. radio stations due to the line “Christ, you know it ain’t easy.” It had only been a few years since John Lennon got in hot water in the U.S. over his quote that The Beatles were “bigger than Jesus Christ”.
- In 1974, Elton John was at #1 with his eighth studio album, “Caribou” featuring the hit singles, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” and “The Bitch is Back”.
- On the same day, George McCrae was at #1 on the singles chart with “Rock Your Baby”. Having first been a New York club hit, it is regarded by some as the first disco hit.
- In 1985, at 12:01a Live Aid kicked off at Wembley Stadium. The worldwide event featuring the biggest rock stars of the time raised $60m and was seen by 1.5b people in over 160 countries – the biggest live TV audience ever at that time.
- On the same day, Duran Duran became the first artists to have a #1 hit with a James Bond theme song – “A View to a Kill”.
- And also in 1985, Elton John signed a new five-album deal with MCA worth $8m – the biggest advance in history at the time.
- In 1997, Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis underwent five hours of surgery following a motorcycle accident in LA.
- In 2012, Roger Waters’ tour “The Wall Live” was the biggest grossing concert act of the year beating out Bruce Springsteen and Madonna. 1.4m tickets were sold for it.
Born on this day …
- In 1942, Roger McGuinn from The Byrds and Stephen Bladd, drummer for The J. Geils Band
- In 1955, Mark “The Animal” Mendoza, bass player for Twisted Sister.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day/
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actor Patrick Stewart is 86. His best-known character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the starship Enterprise won’t be born for another 279 years.
- Actor Harrison Ford is 84
- Cheech Marin from Cheech & Chong is 80
- Actress Didi Conn from the two original Grease movies is 75
- Actor, comedian and doctor Ken Jeong from “The Hangover” movie series is 57
- Among those who’ve passed, actor and morning radio show host Bob Crane was born on this day in 1928
- Character actor Larry Keating from The Burns & Allen Show and Mister Ed was born in 1899.
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-dd/2080-date0713.htm
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – partly sunny with a high of 88 and a 20% chance of rain and thunderstorms this afternoon … the National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for tomorrow through Thursday … sunny and 92 tomorrow … 99 Wednesday … 95 Thursday … partly cloudy and 89 with another slight chance of rain Friday … mostly cloudy in the morning, clearing to sunny and 90 Saturday and Sunday … overnight lows, about 64 tonight and tomorrow night … 69 Wednesday night … about 65 Thursday through Saturday night
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