Orange trees with deadly disease found in Valley Center
VALLEY CENTER — The California Department of Food and Agriculture has declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease...
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Scholarship honors mother, daughter killed in suspected DUI crash
SAN MARCOS — Following the loss of 29-year-old Courteney Taylor and her four-year-old daughter Amaya in a deadly collision earlier this year, family members are...
North County teacher runs 350 miles in a week to honor former student
Kevin Hopp's quest was to help disadvantaged youth, a goal of one of his former Canyon Crest math students who died in 2019....
Encinitas Ballet returns with ‘The Nutcracker’ tradition
ENCINITAS — Encinitas Ballet Academy is set to bring the Christmas dreamscape imagery of “The Nutcracker” to life through 3D animation and other multimedia effects...
Lightscape after-dark exhibit returns to San Diego Botanic Garden
ENCINITAS — Lightscape, the internationally celebrated after-dark exhibition, returned to the San Diego Botanic Garden on Nov. 17 and will continue to shine over the...
Holiday gift ideas for travelers
The season officially has arrived and if there are travelers on your gift list, here are some ideas....
Oceanside family performs in ‘Nutcracker’ ballet
REGION — A San Marcos ballet school’s performance of “The Nutcracker” has been a holiday custom for more than 40 years in North County. This...
Carlsbad’s Alisa Melendez returns home to lead ‘Mamma Mia!’ tour
CARLSBAD — Now living in New York, Carlsbad native Alisa Melendez has played Penny Lane in the stage adaptation of “Almost Famous,” Mimi in “Rent,”...
Oceanside artist Maria Miller’s paintings capture nature’s beauty, emotion
OCEANSIDE — For local artist Maria Miller, painting is a portal to nature, one where people who enjoy the outdoors but are confined to busy...
Oceana senior community drama club to perform original play
OCEANSIDE — After months of practice, members of an Oceanside senior community’s new drama club are ready to debut their new original play reflecting on...
Carlsbad comedic performer returns to stage for one-man show
CARLSBAD — Patrick Combs grew up in a trailer park in Oregon, where the adults around him were grocery store clerks, mechanics and nurses, not...
Photos: 22nd Safe Trick or Treat in downtown Encinitas
ENCINITAS — Trick-or-treaters, young and old, strolled down a stretch of South Coast Highway 101, enjoying goodies, games and gourds on Oct. 31 at the...