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San Diego County Felon Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder In Cathedral City Attack
Johnny Ramirez, 34, of Escondido killed 24-year-old Ricardo Gallardo in 2020.

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Johnny Ramirez, 34, of Escondido killed 24-year-old Ricardo Gallardo in 2020.

The issue was first reported at about 11 a.m. Tuesday while crews were working on a bridge project, city officials said.
The defendant is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center.
The driver sped away after hitting 44-year-old Donna Risner, police said.
The grant will help reach a range of 150 to 250 additional children during the 2026-27 program year, officials said.
Officials said the program has grown into an event "that connects the district's neediest families with vital support."
American flags will be placed at nearly 250,000 burial plots at the cemetery.
The suspect was airlifted to a local hospital.
Johnny Acosta, now 31, was serving with the Desert Hot Springs Police Department when a call was received about a school break-in.
The treatment is in response to West Nile virus presence, according to officials.
The effort is part of Riverside County's "More Than A Count" initiative.
Issac Marquez Vargas, 26, pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to 24 years in state prison.
The flash fire occurred on northbound I- 215, just south of the transition to the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway.
The National Weather Service said Monday that a lowering jet stream will drag moisture from a system currently in the Pacific Northwest.
Daniel Santos Ambriz, 34, and Juan Cristoval Ambriz Barra, 29, killed 29-year-old Jose Eduardo Del Real of Mead Valley.
Johnny Ramirez, 34, of Escondido, allegedly joined 33-year-old Edgar Navez of Desert Hot Springs in the deadly attack on Ricardo Gallardo.
The initiative, spearheaded by the Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce, is composed of 40 local businesses and organizations.
James Paul Lopez, 30, is charged with murder in death of his 68-year-old grandmother.
The Bain Fire burned through heavy vegetation around the Santa Ana River bottom, spreading across the Hidden Valley preserve.
The aerial surveying is needed for transportation projects and to meet the demands of developers, according to county documents.