Spooky Halloween activities and other fall fun in North County
REGION — Halloween is creeping closer, and North County is ready to get into the spirit. Haunted houses (and car washes), eerie corn mazes and...
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Oceanside construction crew unearths 40 million-year-old fossils
OCEANSIDE — Construction crews unearthed fossilized bones of a large, hoofed mammal that roamed the area more than 40 million years ago during a routine...
Oceanside pier bridge, lifeguard center rebuild faces $60M funding gap
OCEANSIDE — The City Council certified an environmental impact report for the proposed $82 million reconstruction of the Pier View Way Bridge, advancing the project...
Oceanside purchases two drones for police department
OCEANSIDE — The city is moving forward with the purchase of two new drones, costing nearly $700,000, for the Police Department to use as first...
Oceanside planners approve 41 homes in two coastal projects
OCEANSIDE — Planning commissioners on Monday approved two residential projects in Oceanside’s coastal communities that together will provide 41 units, including six affordable units. The...
Oceanside bars naming city facilities, parks after people
OCEANSIDE — The city will no longer name or rename parks and city facilities after people or groups under a policy change unanimously approved by...
Suspicious packages prompt investigation, shelter-in-place
OCEANSIDE — A hazardous materials investigation in Oceanside prompted a SigAlert and a shelter-in-place order on Sunday for residents of a neighborhood where several suspicious...
Victim of fatal Oceanside bicycle crash identified
OCEANSIDE — Authorities have publicly identified an Oceanside bicyclist who was fatally injured this week in a traffic accident in his hometown. Christian Anthony Fa’amaligi,...
Oceanside seeks bids to stabilize pier’s western end
OCEANSIDE — The city is seeking bids to stabilize the hammerhead end of the Oceanside Pier more than two years after a fire severely damaged...
Oceanside explores options for Capistrano neighborhood access
OCEANSIDE — The city is exploring several options to improve access to and from the Capistrano neighborhood, a community directly in front of Camp Pendleton’s...
How North County impresario deals with Knuckleheads
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part Builders of North County series. Read Part 1 here. Yet perhaps the most interesting thing happening...
Oceanside prepares for strong winter storm season
OCEANSIDE — The city is preparing for what climate scientists predict will be a very strong El Niño during the fall and winter storm season....
Oceanside explores home field options for Pop Warner, Thunder Rugby
OCEANSIDE — The city is exploring field options to find a permanent home with on-site storage for Oceanside Pop Warner and Thunder Rugby, including future...
Oceanside awards six cannabis licenses for future dispensaries
OCEANSIDE — Though the odds are slim, the city could see as many as six cannabis dispensaries open over the next 2½ years. Last year,...