OCEANSIDE–The City of Oceanside will close beach parking lots for the Fourth of July holiday weekend to minimize crowded gatherings, increase physical distancing, and slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. With Los Angeles County and Orange County beaches closed, and San Diego County State Beach parking lots closed, city officials decided to close its […]

ESCONDIDO–A missing 27-year-old woman who was last seen at Pala Casino Wednesday night was located Friday in Escondido, according to authorities. Katelyn Schwindt was in good health and told Escondido police that her being reported missing was a misunderstanding.  On June 25, at about 10:35 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies from the San Marcos station received a […]

OCEANSIDE–Investigators arrested a man Thursday accused of stabbing a woman on a sidewalk earlier this month in Oceanside, according to the Oceanside Police Department. The suspect was identified as 23-year-old Hunter Berger-Parks of Oceanside. He was charged with attempted murder. On June 20, shortly before 8:30 p.m., Oceanside police officers responded to a report of […]

OCEANSIDE–A vehicle collision that erupted into flames claimed the life of a passenger Wednesday in Oceanside, authorities said. Oceanside police officers on patrol drove up on a collision that occurred at approximately 11:04 a.m. on Mission Avenue at Airport Road. They found a sedan that had rear-ended a Pepsi delivery truck on Mission Avenue with […]

CARLSBAD–A man was arrested in connection with the death of a woman found in an apartment in Carlsbad on Tuesday, according to the Carlsbad Police Department. At approximately 11:23 a.m., Carlsbad Police Department received a  911 call about a death that occurred in an apartment in the 2500 block of West Ranch Street in Carlsbad.    […]

SAN MARCOS–A driver was fatally injured early Wednesday morning when his pickup truck slammed into a brick wall in San Marcos, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reports. Deputies responded at approximately 2:56 a.m. to a report of black Dodge Dakota pickup truck which collided into a brick wall that was positioned in the center […]

By Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News DEL MAR–Overgrown weeds and dead foliage can fuel a fire in a matter of minutes. To prevent the spread of deadly wildfires in the city, the Del Mar Fire Department has launched its 2020 Spring into Action and Fuel Reduction programs and is asking residents to get an early […]

OCEANSIDE–A 52-year-old man was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle travelling westbound on Oceanside Boulevard Wednesday morning, the Oceanside Police Department reports. Oceanside Police Department responded to a collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian at Oceanside Blvd. and Arroyo Ave. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male lying in the westbound lanes of Oceanside […]

OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Police Department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation on Wednesday May 27 from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. aimed at keeping people who need to go out to exercise or run essential errands safely. While the COVID-19 pandemic is requiring residents to stay home as much as possible, the Oceanside […]

OCEANSIDE–A pedestrian was struck and killed in a vehicle collision on State Route 76 in Oceanside Sunday, the Oceanside Police Department said. Oceanside police officers responded to a collision at approximately 10:35 p.m.,  involving a vehicle and pedestrian at State Route 76 and College Blvd. Officers located an unresponsive male lying on the sidewalk at […]