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Camp Pendleton fire 50% contained, no longer spreading

Coast News wire servicesJune 11, 2026June 11, 2026

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CAMP PENDLETON — Crews continued work Thursday to contain a 560-acre brush fire at Camp Pendleton after firefighters stopped the blaze’s forward progress Wednesday afternoon....

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Victim of fatal fight in Oceanside identified

Coast News wire servicesMay 27, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Authorities have publicly identified the 68-year-old man fatally injured in a fight in Oceanside. Patrol officers responding to a report of an altercation...

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Big rig crash causes lengthy traffic tie-ups on I-5 near Camp Pendleton

Coast News wire servicesMay 13, 2026May 13, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — A big rig crashed and overturned on Interstate 5 in the far northern reaches of the San Diego area on Wednesday, leaving the...

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Brush fire in Oceanside briefly threatens senior center

Coast News wire servicesApril 28, 2026April 28, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — A 10-acre brush fire in Oceanside that briefly threatened homes and a senior center was extinguished by firefighters from five agencies before causing...

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Victim of fatal Oceanside hit-and-run identified

Coast News wire servicesApril 27, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Authorities today publicly identified a man who was killed over the weekend in a hit-and-run in northern San Diego County. A vehicle struck...

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Off-duty North County Fire captain helps rescue residents in Oceanside fire

Coast News wire servicesApril 27, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Fire damaged a home over the weekend in Oceanside, displacing five residents and two pets, authorities said Monday. Crews were dispatched around 9...

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Governor’s office issues rewards in multiple cold case investigations

Coast News wire servicesApril 24, 2026

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REGION — The governor’s office today offered $50,000 rewards for information leading to the resolution of more than two dozen cold cases across the state,...

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Optometrist convicted in San Diego of sex crimes involving teens

Coast News wire servicesApril 24, 2026April 24, 2026

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SAN DIEGO — A Temecula optometrist was convicted this week of sex crimes involving a 17-year-old boy, as well as traveling to San Diego County...

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Reward for tips in cold case Oceanside homicide up to $25,000

Coast News wire servicesApril 23, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Authorities announced an increased reward of $25,000 today for help in solving a 2016 killing in Oceanside. Shortly after 10 p.m. on March...

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Pedestrian, 76, killed in Oceanside hit-and-run

Leo PlaceApril 17, 2026April 17, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — A man suspected of fleeing after the pickup truck he was driving struck and killed a pedestrian early Thursday was arrested later in...

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Two rescued from Oceanside boating accident

Coast News wire servicesApril 16, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Two people were rescued from the waters near the Oceanside Harbor entrance over the weekend after their sailboat capsized, officials said. Oceanside Fire...

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Tips sought in Oceanside cold case homicide

Coast News wire servicesApril 16, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Authorities reached out to the public today for help in solving a decade-old homicide in North County. Shortly after 10 p.m. on March...

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Man charged with murder of woman, 46, in Oceanside

Leo PlaceApril 14, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Law enforcement arrested a man last week who is suspected of killing 46-year-old Bethany Whitwer in Oceanside in what appeared to be a...

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Man drowns near Oceanside Pier

Coast News wire servicesMarch 31, 2026March 31, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — A man died of an apparent drowning in the waters near the Oceanside Pier on March 28, despite efforts by lifeguards and paramedics...

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Oceanside burglary probe leads to arrests, weapons discovery

Leo PlaceMarch 17, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Law enforcement arrested two men last week after discovering illegal firearms, narcotics, and stolen property at an Oceanside residence while executing a search...