TEMECULA: Hillside fire prompts evacuations

By The Californian

DE LUZ ---- A brush fire that broke out in the hills west of Temecula on Thursday afternoon prompted police officers to evacuate buildings in an industrial area on the northwest edge of the city.

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REGION: Holiday closures in Southwest County

By The Californian

-- Federal offices: Closed Friday

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REGION: Welk opens third timeshare development

By CHRIS BAGLEY - cbagley@nctimes.com

Welk Resort Group Inc. has moved further upscale and farther uphill with a third group of timeshares at its complex 10 miles north of Escondido.

• REGION: Welk opens third timeshare development
• ENERGY: Region's gas prices fall
• Scotched deal leaves bank facing deadlines
• ENERGY: $10B plan would ship gas from Africa to Europe
• Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful
• Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes
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CHARGERS: Drain repairs force Bolts to close training camp to fans

By SCOTT BAIR - sbair@nctimes.com -

SAN DIEGO ---- Training camp has always offered Chargers fans a chance to watch their team up close in a relaxed environment that doesn't cost a dime. Even when the Chargers made the unpopular move to Carson for camp in the 2003, fans could still travel to see them train.

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• DODGERS: Manny's return expected to be a spectacle
• LAKERS: Artest headed to Los Angeles
• LAKERS: Rockets agree on multiyear deal with Ariza
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REGION: Navy: Sailor was shot, suspect in custody

By SARAH GORDON and CHRIS NICHOLS - sgordon@nctimes.com cnichols@nctimes.com

CAMP PENDLETON ---- Navy officials said Thursday that a 29-year-old gay sailor was shot and killed as he stood guard at Camp Pendleton, but they said he did not appear to be the victim of a hate crime.

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• Marines suffer first casualties in Afghanistan
• Biden visits troops in Iraq
• Amnesty accuses Israel, Hamas of Gaza war crimes
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Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

WASHINGTON ---- Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight.

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THEATER REVIEW: 'Joseph' covers Welk stage in warm color glow

By DAN BENNETT - For the North County Times

After more than 40 years of performances ---- more than 20,000 at schools and amateur theaters alone ---- "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" retains its sparkle.

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• Incubus reaches the 'greatest-hits' monument
• MOVIE REVIEW: 'Enemies' shoots slightly off-target as gangster epic
• BACKSTAGE: Carlsbad band, Ramona singer enter finals for fair's Musicpalooza
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CHANGING HANDS: Ailing guitarist gets second chance

JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press

• UNPROVEN REMEDIES: $2.5 billion spent, no alternative med cures found
• Government probes chelation-heart disease study
• Experiment seeks to head off Type 1 diabetes
• Doctors say more ovary transplants possible
• Parkinson's group to meet
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Food and Dining Briefs for July 2

By the North County Times

Casa de Bandini reopens: Casa de Bandini, the Mexican restaurant that Diane Powers operated in Old Town San Diego for 25 years until she lost her lease four years ago and was forced to close, reopens Thursday in The Forum shopping center in Carlsbad. Like the old Casa de Bandini (which operated in a historical 1829 adobe in Old Town), the new restaurant features the same colorful decor: Mexican folk art on the walls, festive umbrellas, Zapotec weavings, antiques and a hand-carved stone fountain. Mariachis will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Casa de Bandini, at 1901 Calle Barcelona in Carlsbad, is open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sundays. Call 760-634-3443.

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