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Pala Today News – 11/9/26

Written by John Fox on November 9, 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 60-year old pedestrian was struck by two vehicles Saturday night in Escondido with one of the drivers failing to stop. Police and paramedics arrived at East Valley parkway near North Citrus Avenue around 8:30p to find the man lying in the westbound lanes. He later died at the hospital. One driver cooperated with police with neither drugs nor alcohol believed to have been involved. The other driver of a small black sports car with dark windows drove off. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/11/08/pedestrian-dies-after-being-hit-by-2-vehicles-in-escondido/

Two women died after their parachutes became entangled during a midair skydiving collision over Lake Elsinore Friday. They’ve been identified as 56-year old Georgia Jean from Box Elder, South Dakota and 29-year old Levi Pimentel of Aurora, Illinois. Both were experienced, licensed skydivers visiting to participate in an organized skydiving event at Skydive Elsinore. The incident happened around 11:45a Friday. https://www.newsbreak.com/ktla-1589741/4992749595768-2-women-killed-in-california-skydiving-collision-identified-as-new-details-emerge

An Escondido police officer charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a fatal on-duty crash last year was granted misdemeanor diversion Friday, which could result in his case being dismissed if he completes certain court-ordered terms. 36-year old Jason Ingco was charged in connection with the Aug. 21, 2025, collision that killed 39-year old Jacob Illian during a pursuit. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/escondido-police-officer-granted-misdemeanor-diversion-for-fatal-on-duty-crash

More high temperatures in the upper 80s for Pala with a cool down and a slight chance of rain this weekend. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

SPORTS

In the NFL – In Week 9, the Chargers remain winless, losing to Houston at SoFi Stadium 44-22. The Rams had their way with the Commanders in Washington 20-13. The 49ers have the winningest record in the NFL at 7 and 1 after beating the visiting Raiders 38-17. Yesterday’s other winners were Cincinnati, Dallas, Kansas City, Detroit, Denver, Green Bay, Seattle, Chicago, the New York Giants and New Orleans over Cleveland 23-22 in overtime. Tonight’s game is Buffalo at Minnesota. Both teams lead their divisions with identical 6 and 1 records.

In college football – In one of the biggest upsets this season, #11 Notre Dame knocked off #1 Miami 31-24. #2 Georgia routed #10 Ole Miss 42-7. #3 Utah broke its losing streak and held off #9 BYU 28-20. #13 Tennessee upset #6 Kentucky 34-6. #23 Oregon surprised #12 Ohio State 41-28.

In the NBA – Yesterday, the Clippers beat the visiting Pelicans 139-123. Austin Reeves scored a league-high for the day of 43 as the Lakers topped the Pistons in Detroit 121-116. Other winners were Philadelphia, Minnesota, Dallas, Boston, and Miami.

In college basketball – #9 Virginia prevailed against #12 Arkansas 91-72. #10 Houston and #13 St. John’s won against unranked opponents. #21 USC beat Wichita State 93-86.

The San Diego State Aztecs were the big winners at the inaugural Bill Walton Classic at Pechanga Arena. Chance Gladden led with 20 points including 10 of 11 at the line. Final score over Colorado 77-66.

In the NHL – The Ducks beat the visiting Penguins 5-2 yesterday. Anaheim’s Cutter Gauthier got his 3^rd hat trick this month in the Ducks 5^th consecutive win. Other winners were Boston, Vegas, Winnipeg, New Jersey, and Calgary.

In Major League Soccer – On Saturday, San Diego FC lost to the visiting Sporting Kansas City 1-0. The Galaxy and LAFC both lost on the road by 2-1 scores. The Galaxy against Real Salt Lake and LAFC in Seattle against the Sounders.

In women’s soccer – The San Diego Wave lost Friday’s quarterfinal game at Snapdragon Stadium against the visiting Utah Royals, bringing the Wave’s season to a disappointing end. It’s the second straight year the Wave have been eliminated in the first round of the postseason on a 1-0 loss. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/11/06/san-diego-wave-stunned-in-nwsl-playoff-quarterfinals-ending-their-season/

In golf – At the World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, at age 19, Blades Brown became the younger player to win on the PGA tour since 1938. He and Ben James tied at 23 under par in the regulation four rounds. Brown won on the second hole of sudden death. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

In racing – Yesterday at Miami, Kyle Larson clinched his second consecutive NASCAR Cup series title by qualifying fourth for the race, which was won by Ryan Blaney. He is now the 11^th drive with three career championships. The last driver to win back-to-back championships was Junior Johnson in 2010. Those were actually the fourth and fifth consecutive wins for Johnson. https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/50425235/kyle-larson-first-back-back-nascar-cup-champion-10

Local high school sports

Bonsall – no scheduled games today

Great Oak – no schedule published

Fallbrook – no schedule published

Valley Center – no scheduled games today

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were up sharply. The Dow gained 2.1%. The S&P 500 rose 2.3%. And the Nasdaq was up more than 2 ½%. Gold gained $39.60 on the Comex, trading at $4,114.50 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures plunged $3.31 to $87.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, the nationwide pump price of gasoline will probably dip below $4 for the first time since mid-July this week.

Nvidia revealed yesterday that it is investigating co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang after he told the company’s board that he’d had a longtime extramarital affair with a close business contact whom US intelligence determined was a spy for the Chinese government. Jensen Huang will remain in charge during the probe. According to a company statement, there is “no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised.” But it brings to light a problem with the valuable semiconductor company. Huang set it up with an unconventional corporate structure that keeps him very hands-on, but with no public succession plan and difficult to effectively replace, should the need arise. Last October, Nvidia became the first publicly traded company to reach a valuation of $5 trillion. www.morningbrew.com

Honda plans to invest $3b in a new assembly plant in Marysville, Ohio. It’s expected to start producing vehicles in 2029. With 2k new jobs created, the plant will have the ability to produce internal combustion, hybrid and all-electric vehicles. It’s Honda’s first new U.S. plant since 2008. It’s also a reaction to Trump tariffs eating into Honda’s profits. Just two weeks ago, Volkswagen’s Audi brand announced at a rally with President Trump that it would invest more than $4b in a new U.S. plant. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/09/honda-to-invest-3-billion-in-new-vehicle-assembly-plant-in-ohio.html

The founders of pro-biotic drink Poppi are launching a new brand to compete against Gatorade, which is owned by Pepsi. Jetty will be an everyday hydration brand in both powders and bottled liquid form. Gatorade made its reputation by catering to athletes. Jetty appears on Whole Foods shelves today. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/08/poppi-founders-jetty-hydration-gatorade.html

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Over the weekend at the movie box office, “Godzilla Minus Zero” was the #1 movie, selling $31.6m worth of tickets. “The Cat in the Hat” placed second with $20.5m on 800 more screens. “Drummer Boy” opened in third place with $9.3m on fewer screens than the other two. “You Can See Everything” dropped to 4^th place, followed by “Clayface”, and “Wildwood”. “Ramayana” opened in 7^th. “Wild Horse Nine” opened in 8^th place on 1,100 screens with the third-best per-screen average of the week. “Jimmy” opened in 10^th place. The total for the opening weekend of the holiday season’s top ten was double the take from last weekend and the best weekend for movie attendance since September. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W45/

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will share a concert stage for only the second time this decade at Joe Walsh’s 10^th annual VetsAid concert in Las Vegas January 29. The bill at the MGM Grand Garden Arena will include full sets by The Killers, The War on Drugs, Vincent, Lucius and a “super set” with Joe Walsh, the two former Beatles and some other surprise special guests. Since its inception ten years ago, VetsAid has raised and distributed more than $5m in grants. This time around, all fundraising will go to organizations based in Nevada or with operations on the ground in Nevada. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10a at axs.com . Prices start at $200 plus fees and taxes. Full details at www.VetsAid.org . https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/11/09/paul-mccartney-and-ringo-starr-will-do-rare-joint-performance-with-joe-walsh-at-vetsaid-in-las-vegas/

Los Angeles-based Versa has signed a five-year deal to book concerts for the San Diego County Fair’s Grandstand Stage. The move is intended to draw larger audiences, increase musical diversity, and improve cost efficiency. Versa’s talent buyer grew up in Cardiff and is expected to add K-Pop acts and more EDM shows while continuing the classic rock and country acts that are staples of the fair lineup. Versa will replace Nebraska’s Romeo Entertainment Group which booked the last three years. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/11/09/san-diego-county-fair-inks-new-five-year-deal-with-versa-to-book-fairs-grandstand-stage-concerts/

On this day in music history – November 9,

In 1955, The Everly Brothers made their first recordings, laying down four tracks in 22 minutes at Old Tulane Hotel studios in Nashville. Family friend Chet Atkins organized the release of “Keep A’ Lovin’ Me” me on the Columbia label. It flopped and the Everly’s were quickly dropped. A second introduction by Atkins led to success with Cadence Records a little over a year later in early 1957.
In 1958, Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” became only the third single in history to sell more than 3m copies. Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” and Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” were the other two.
In 1961, future manager Brian Epstein saw The Beatles perform for the first time at a lunchtime session in Liverpool’s Cavern Club.
In 1966, John Lennon first met Yoko Ono at her art exhibition at Indica Gallery in London.
In 1967, the first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. It features a photo of John Lennon in his role from the film “How I Won the War” on the cover. That first issue also included a free roach clip, proving the magazine knew who its audience was.
In 1969, Simon and Garfunkel recorded what would become their signature song, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Future keyboardist for Bread, Larry Knechtel had been Art’s choice to sing lead. But Paul insisted Art sing the lead. The song won five Grammys in 1971 including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
In 1974, Bachman Turner Overdrive were at #1 with “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”. The stuttered lyrics were a somewhat tasteless private joke. But the record company liked that take better than the one sung straight.
In 1985, Jan Hammer was at #1 with the “Miami Vice Theme”.
In 1990, the IRS seized all of Willie Nelson’s bank accounts and real estate holdings to satisfy a $16m Federal Income Tax debt.
In 1991, Prince and the New Power Generation began the first of two weeks at #1 with “Cream”.
In 2015, Scottish session drummer Andy White died at the age of 82. He’s the one who replaced Ringo on drums for The Beatles first single, “Love Me Do” and other tracks on the band’s first British album “Please Please Me” when producer George Martin didn’t think Ringo was up to the task. White also worked with Chuck Berry, Herman’s Hermits and Tom Jones.

Born on this day …

In 1941, Tom Fogerty, rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival, the band fronted by his brother John.
In 1942, Lee Graziano from American Breed, who had a top 5 single in 1967 with “Bend Me Shape Me”.
In 1948, Alan Gratzer from REO Speedwagon and Joe Bouchard from Blue Oyster Cult
In 1954, Dennis Stratton, guitarist with Iron Maiden
In 1969, Sandra Denton, better known as Pepa from the hip hop act Salt-N-Pepa

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=9&month=11

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Stage, movie, radio and TV actor Ed Wynn was born on this day in 1886
Silent movie actress Mabel Normand was born in 1892
Singer and children’s author Kay Thompson was born in 1903
Vice President Spiro Agnew was born in 1918.
Dr. Carl Sagan was born in 1934

http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date1109.htm

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – Me she miyaxwe tamit? Sunny with a high of 89 this afternoon … 89 again tomorrow and on Veterans Day … 85 Thursday … mostly sunny and 81 with a slight chance of rain late in the afternoon Friday … chance of showers continuing through the weekend with a high of 79 Saturday and 74 on Sunday … overnight lows, about 58 tonight and tomorrow night … 56 Wednesday night … 54 Thursday and Friday night … 52 Saturday night

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