Pala Today News – 8/19/26

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

An injury crash near Fire Station 28 on Sage Road caused a road closure for several hours this morning beginning around 7:45a.  A semi collided with a Subaru.  The truck had to have its cargo offloaded before the road could reopen.  One person was transported to a hospital with minor injuries.  https://patch.com/california/temecula/injury-crash-east-temecula-blocks-roadway-hours

Authorities are asking for public help in identifying an alleged hit-and-run driver in connection with the death of 40-year old Caroline Melissa Davenport-Rios.  Her body was discovered east of Steinhoff Avenue in unincorporated Homeland west of Hemet August 10.  She had been dead for up to three days.  Anyone who saw anything unusual or has dashcam footage from that area August 7-10 is asked to call CHP at 951 466 4300.  https://www.pressenterprise.com/2026/08/18/perris-woman-found-dead-along-highway-74-in-homeland-hit-and-run-driver-sought/

Costco is one step closer to opening its first Escondido location after the City Council approved a ground lease with the company last week for the former Sears site at North County Mall.  The current Nordahl Road Costco is actually in the city of San Marcos.  Under the new ground lease — which will last 20 years with seven five-year extension options — Costco Wholesale Corporation will pay $100,000 annually in base rent beginning once the store opens.  The city won’t charge rent for the first 36 months of construction. https://thecoastnews.com/escondido-approves-costco-ground-lease-at-north-county-mall/

In response to ongoing community complaints, the Oceanside Police Department is increasing traffic enforcement in the downtown area, focusing on driving behaviors that affect both safety and quality of life.  Officers will be paying particular attention to things like running stop signs, amplified music, e-bikes, speeding, loud and modified exhausts, and others as the area becomes more densely populated with new apartment projects.  https://northcountydailystar.com/oceanside-police-stepping-up-enforcement-in-downtown/

There was a 3.6 magnitude earthquake about 10 miles north of Warner Springs last night at 12:31a.  It was felt throughout North County and Riverside County from Riverside east throughout the Coachella Valley.  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci41529896/executive

High temperatures in Pala will be about 97 today, then stick at 95 for the next week with a chance of rain next Tuesday.  The full forecast is coming up. (below)

 

SPORTS

In Major League Baseball – The Padres beat the Mets 5-2 yesterday in New York.  The Dodgers edged the Rockies 7-6 in Denver.  Boston topped Arizona 9-4.  The Angels beat Houston 3-1.  All those series continue today.

The Brewers tied the league record for biggest shutout ever, beating the visiting Mariners 22-0 last night.  The scoring included three-run homers by Christian Yelich, David Hamilton, and Luis Lara, plus a two-run shot by Jake Bauers.  Ironically, the Brewers have the fewest home runs in baseball so far this year – just 117.  Last night’s score included a season-high 22 hits and tied the team record for runs in a game set in 1992 against Toronto.  https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49654440/brewers-tie-largest-shutout-1900-22-0-win-ms

In the minors – The Lake Elsinore Storm lost 9-2 to San Jose last night.   The home series continues with Game 2 of 6 tonight.

In the NFL – Preseason Week 2 begins Thursday with Las Vegas at Houston and the Chargers hosting San Francisco.   

Houston wide receiver Jayden Higgins is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL during joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders.  Higgins started ten games and caught for 525 yards and six touchdowns in his rookie season last year. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49660770/sources-texans-jayden-higgins-torn-acl-season

In Major League Soccer – LAFC hosts San Diego FC and the Galaxy is at Houston Dynamo on Saturday.

In the NBA – The other five Buss family siblings today reiterated their intention to sell the Lakers following sister Jeanie’s abstention from the vote to sell and stated intention to contest her brothers and sister.  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49651586/five-buss-siblings-united-decision-sell-lakers-shares

In the WNBA – Yesterday’s winners were Connecticut, Indiana, Chicago and Atlanta.

Local high school sports –

Bonsall – no scheduled games today

Great Oak – no schedule published

Fallbrook – girls’ volleyball hosting Rancho Bernardo at 4:30p

Valley Center – no schedule published

 

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks rebounded with the Dow up two tenths of a percent.  The S&P 500 gained three tenths.  And the Nasdaq rose a little over a tenth.  Comex gold futures shot up $124, trading at $4,5544.60 an ounce.  The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures gained $1.76, trading at $86.70 a barrel.

Amid conflicting reports, with both sides claiming the upper hand, CNN is reporting that the U.S., with its Navy patrols is gaining, while Iran is losing control of the critical shipping lane known as the Strait of Hormuz.  Iran has attacked dozens of ships trying to travel the Strait via the north coast of Oman.  In spite of the risk, most ships are now ignoring Iran’s demands and proceeding with the promise of protection from U.S. naval forces.  Some ships are traversing the route as so-called “dark traffic” with their transponders off for weeks at a time to elude tracking devices.  This is in sharp contrast to one month ago when there were virtually no ships passing through the Omani route.  The expiration of the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and Iran this week theoretically allows Iran to begin charging tolls again.  But it doesn’t appear they’ve able to do so.  U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that combined oil shipments through the Strait and rerouted other ways now total about 15m barrels per day, which is within 5m barrels of the daily average before the war. https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/business/iran-strait-of-hormuz-oil

Target is revamping its in-store presentation as it tries to become a destination for food purchases.  Its turnaround plans, which include an ambitious grocery-section makeover featuring more snack foods is already paying off to the point that the big box retailer boosted its earnings forecast for the year as it presented better-than-expected second quarter results today.  Main competitor, Walmart already has the image as a destination for groceries rather than an add-on like at Target.  Target’s full-year sales growth projection is now 5% – a full point better than previously predicted.  Same-store sales were up 3.8% thanks in part to a 3.6% increase in foot traffic.  Tariff refunds are helping as well.  Target is doing especially well in snack sales, which were up 15%.  Plush toy and Lego sales gains were also double-digit.  CEO Michael Fiddelke says the company’s clothing and home goods sections are the next areas in need of attention.  Target stock rose 1% in morning trading.  Walmart’s Q2 numbers come out tomorrow. https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260819111/targets-grocery-overhaul-is-helping-it-win-back-customers https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260819111/targets-grocery-overhaul-is-helping-it-win-back-customers

The Disney-owned ABC television network has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission which had called for an early broadcast license renewal for network-owned stations.  The demand is allegedly tied to Disney’s DEI practices.  The suit calls for a halt to the early broadcast renewal proceedings, saying the FCC’s recent investigation into the company is a “retaliatory campaign” for programming which has been critical of President Trump.  The early review began shortly after political backlash against ABC for comments made by late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel on his show.  Government criticism also singled out the daytime talk show, “The View”.  The FCC says it is only acting in the public interest. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/disney-abc-first-amendment-lawsuit-fcc.html

 

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Frank Beard, drummer for ZZ Top has died.  He was on hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas when he passed with family at his side on Monday.  His signature backbeat kept ZZ Top going for six decades.  Beard’s health had forced the group to cancel its Hollywood Bowl concert two weeks ago.  He’d been missing from several recent ZZ Top shows with Michael Monahan filling in on drums.  Though Billy Gibbons is the only original member from 1969, Beard became the group’s drummer right after they recorded their first single that same year.  Bass player Dusty Hill from Beard’s previous band joined shortly after when all three were 20 years old.  ZZ Top’s first big success was 1973’s “Tres Hombres” album, featuring the hit “La Grange”.  Their biggest success came ten years later with “Eliminator” and music videos for the hits “Gimme All Your Lovin’” and “Legs” featured in high rotation on MTV.  Through most of their years together, Beard ironically was the only member of the trio without a long, flowing beard.  The cause of death was not disclosed.  Frank Beard was 77. https://apnews.com/article/frank-beard-died-zz-top-obit-72139238d1dbf3d277bdb3b8584eecc9

Shares in Moderna doubled today after the drug maker said its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test. The cancer vaccine called intismeran can be tailored to individual patients based on unique mutations within their tumors.  The drug is being paired with Keytruda – an immunotherapy drug made by Merck.  The companies did not say how long test patients survived without cancer returning or whether they lived longer overall.  The new treatment would be a first of its kind if approved by regulators.  https://apnews.com/article/moderna-mrna-merck-cancer-melanoma-intismeran-keytruda-2330dce708b0af215b68570b19d025df

 

On this day in music history – August 19,

• In 1964, The Beatles kicked off their second North American concert tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.  A crowd of 17k screaming fans saw and may have slightly heard a 12-song Beatles set after the opening acts, The Righteous Brothers, The Bill Black Combo, The Exciters, and Jackie DeShannon.
• In 1967, The Beatles scored their 14^th #1 hit in the U.S. with “All You Need is Love” which featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Graham Nash and others singing backing vocals.
• In 1969, a day after Woodstock finally wrapped up, Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Jefferson Airplane all appeared on ABC’s The Dick Cavett Show in New York City.
• In 1971, 17k fans at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia saw Led Zeppelin kick off a North American Tour while 3k more without tickets scuffled with police outside.
• In 1973, Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson were married in Malibu.  They divorced six years later
• In 1974, The Three Degrees were at #1 with “When Will I See You Again”.
• In 1988, “Crazy” by Patsy Cline and “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley were named the most-played songs in the first 100 years of the jukebox.  Although jukeboxes only arrived in 1906, similar pay-for-play devices had been around since 1889.
• In 1999, Lauryn Hill won New Artist of the Year and Album of the Year at the US “Source Hip Hop Music Awards” in LA.  R. Kelly won R&B Artist of the Year.
• In 2005, a life size statue of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott was unveiled in Dublin.  The three other members of the band were there.  Lynott died in 1986 at the age of 36.
• In 2013, Lady Gaga asked her fans to stop sending hate email and online threats to her critics.  She said she would not condone “hateful or abusive language” directed at others.  There had been death threats made to a producer who criticized Gaga’s video collaboration with Marina Abramovic.
• In 2014, Kate Bush requested fans not take photographs or record footage of her using their mobile devices saying “I want very much to have contact with you, not with iPhones, iPads or cameras”.
• In 2019, the guitar Duane Allman played on the Derek and the Dominos song “Layla” sold at auction for $1m.  The 1957 Les Paul Goldtop was also the one Allman used for the Allman Brothers’ first two albums.

Born on this day …

• In 1939, Ginger Baker, drummer with Cream, Blind Faith and Ginger Baker’s Airforce. 
• In 1940, Johnny Nash who had a #1 hit in 1970 with “I Can See Clearly Now”
• In 1945, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple
• In 1951, bass player for Queen, John Deacon.  He also wrote several of the group’s hits including “You’re My Best Friend” and “Another One Bites the Dust”

(This Day in music dot come)

 

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

• Actress Diana Muldaur from numerous TV series including Star Trek the Next Generation is 88
• Former President Bill Clinton is 80
• Actor Jonathan Frakes, also from Star Trek the Next Generation is 74
• Actor Adam Arkin is 71
• Among those who’ve passed, aviator and inventor Orville Wright was born on this day in 1871
• Poet and humorist Ogden Nash was born in 1902
• Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was born in 1921
• Actor Matthew Perry was born in 1969

(Dave’s Fun Stuff dot com)

 

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 97 and winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour this afternoon … patchy morning low clouds and fog, clearing to sunny and 95 tomorrow through Tuesday … there will also be slight chance of rain Tuesday … overnight lows, about 65 or 66 all week

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