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🌱 Poway Gun Range Burglary + Strong Santa Ana Winds

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A spell of hot, dry weather and strong Santa Ana winds will intensify wildfire hazards in eastern San Diego County over the Thanksgiving holiday period, forecasters said.
A spell of hot, dry weather and strong Santa Ana winds will intensify wildfire hazards in eastern San Diego County over the Thanksgiving holiday period, forecasters said. (Shutterstock)

Good morning, Poway! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started.

First, today's weather:

Variable clouds; not as warm. High: 72 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories in and around Poway today:

  1. An unlicensed 19-year-old driver who was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he plowed into another vehicle at high speeds on a Poway road — killing a man and his 13-year-old son — was ordered to stand trial on charges that include gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Donald Lee Farmer, who prosecutors allege was under the influence of marijuana and Xanax at the time of the crash, is charged in the Feb. 12 deaths of 54-year-old Stephen Pirolli and his teenage son, Stephen Pirolli Jr. (City News Service)
  2. Two men broke into a Poway gun range and stole an unknown number of rifles and other merchandise. (Times of San Diego)
  3. The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority announced the launch of the San Diego Flyer, a free electric shuttle bus service between San Diego International Airport and Old Town Transit Center. The buses will operate every day, with an arrival every 20 to 30 minutes on average. (City News Service)
  4. A spell of hot, dry weather and strong Santa Ana winds will intensify wildfire hazards in eastern San Diego County over the Thanksgiving holiday period, forecasters said. Due to the combustion dangers posed by the gusty, arid and unseasonably toasty conditions, the National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch, effective from early Thursday morning through late Friday afternoon in the local mountains and inland valleys. (City News Service)

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Poway Patch Notebook

  • County of San Diego: "You can find all the current job openings with the County by visiting sandiegocounty.gov and clicking on "jobs" in the upper right hand corner. (Instagram)
  • Poway Unified School District: "Congratulations to the RBHS Royal Regiment for winning Sweepstakes at the SCSBOA tournament, which is the highest award and overall champion. 6A is the highest division so this is a huge accomplishment." (Facebook)

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