San Marcos
San Marcos allocates $710K in CDBG funds to local groups, projects
SAN MARCOS — City leaders have approved allocations of around $710,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds, including over $100,000, to support various local organizations...
Mario Orso named SANDAG CEO, toll road scandal continues
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Association of Regional Governments board of directors has appointed Mario Orso, head of Caltrans’s San Diego district, as the...
Students, staff ‘devastated’ by University of Saint Katherine’s sudden closure
SAN MARCOS — The usual rush of end-of-year preparations at the University of Saint Katherine came to a sudden halt on Thursday when students and...
CSUSM students reject fee hike to fund recreation, wellness center
SAN MARCOS — Students at Cal State San Marcos have struck down a referendum proposing a major increase in student recreation fees to fund a...
Four injured in San Marcos wrong-way collision
SAN MARCOS — Law enforcement is investigating a wrong-way vehicle collision in San Marcos that involved three cars and left four people injured on Sunday....
Endorsement controversy leads to county GOP leadership shakeup
REGION — Amid a controversial effort to switch the San Diego County Republican Party’s endorsement from one candidate to another, Paula Whitsell is out as...
CSUSM sophomore makes DII history playing softball, baseball in same day
Cal State San Marcos softball player Jillian Albayati had a busy Sunday, playing 13 innings at third base and coming to the plate six times...
San Marcos teen is San Diego County Youth of the Year
SAN MARCOS — Mission Hills High School senior Isabella Jimenez-Ramirez has been named San Diego County’s Youth of the Year. The prestigious honor means that...
Escondido stabbing suspect at-large; deputies search for San Marcos peeper
ESCONDIDO — A man who allegedly stabbed a person early in the morning on April 4 in Escondido remains at large, authorities said. The stabbing...
Two North County mayors emerge as 2026 supervisor candidates
REGION — Two North County mayors have set their sights on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for the 2026 election in hopes of...
Feds come knocking after SANDAG toll inquiry reveals lack of transparency
SAN DIEGO — SANDAG executives knew about failures with the issue-ridden state Route 125 tolling system for over a year and a half before informing...
Carlsbad residents share videos, photos of SpaceX rocket launch
CARLSBAD — Numerous Carlsbad residents took to social media to post photos and videos of a SpaceX rocket clearly visible on April 1 in the...
SDSU Astronomy Dept. hosts solar eclipse viewing in Encinitas
ENCINITAS — Catching a glimpse of the total solar eclipse that will occur on April 8 will be possible from California, even though the “path...
CSUSM falls to Minnesota State in Final Four to end historic season
ST. JOSEPH, MO — After spending back-to-back late nights in her team’s hotel conference room watching game film, Cal State San Marcos women’s basketball head...