OCEANSIDE–The City of Oceanside was awarded two EPIC awards (Excellence in Public Information and Communications) and a Best-in-Show award from the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO).  The city’s Pure Water Oceanside project was recognized for its communication and marketing plan along with the City’s Green Oceanside Kitchen for its grand opening launch event. […]

CARLSBAD–Authorities arrested an Arizona man and charged him with residential burglary of a home in Carlsbad, according to the Carlsbad Police Department. Officers identified the suspect as 45-year-old Michael Shawn Wade. They arrested Wade for residential burglary and delaying and obstructing an officer. He was booked into the Vista Detention Facility. On August 7, at […]

DEL MAR–The Del Mar City Council voted Monday to approve a face mask education and enforcement program for the public. The program will employ Sheriff’s deputies to work partial shifts two days per week to patrol the beach, Seagrove and Powerhouse parks, Stratford Court, Camino del Mar, and other areas with high foot traffic. Face […]

SAN MARCOS–Authorities conducting a traffic collision in San Marcos Friday found an unidentified female passenger deceased in the back seat with trauma to her body.  At approximately 4:15 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a call of a traffic collision at the intersection of W. San Marcos Blvd. and S. Rancho Sante Fe Rd. in […]

CAMP PENDLETON–One Marine has died, eight service members remain missing and two were injured in an amphibious assault vehicle accident Thursday afternoon off the San Diego coast, according to Camp Pendleton officials. The 15 Marines assigned to the 15th MEU participated in the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group training exercise near San Clemente Island. During […]

BONSALL–Two people were arrested Tuesday for commercial burglary and identity theft in North County, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Raul Rios and Estella Velez were arrested for their involvement in the burglaries and ID theft. Velez is a Sheriff’s Department employee working at the Vista Detention Facility as a licensed vocational nurse. […]

CARLSBAD–Authorities arrested a female juvenile and an adult male for the alleged shooting death of an 18-year-old male Thursday in Carlsbad. The 16-year-old female was booked into Juvenile Hall for manslaughter and gross negligent discharge of a firearm. The male adult, identified as 19-year-old Gerardo Gonzales of San Marcos, was booked at the Vista Detention […]

OCEANSIDE–A man was arrested for shooting out the window of a Black-own business in Oceanside, according to the Oceanside Police Department. The suspect was identified as 23-year-old, Steve Soto of Carlsbad. Soto allegedly confessed to the crime, along with several other crimes including shooting a disabled man in the face with the pellet gun, violation […]

OCEANSIDE–Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a contract with the North County Transit District (NCTD) for eleven new commuter rail cars for the Coaster service.  The agreement was signed on July 7 following authorization by NCTD’s Board of Directors at its April 2020 meeting and funding by the California Transportation Commission at […]

ENCINITAS–The City of Encinitas and Encinitas Sheriff Captain, Herbert Taft will host a community forum on July 28 to discuss the operations of the North Coastal San Diego County Sheriff Station.  Captain Taft will provide a presentation on the station’s operations and will then take comments from the public. Due to the continued health concerns […]