Water districts offer discounted rain barrels this winter
ENCINITAS — To encourage water conservation, the Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Dieguito Water District and Santa Fe Irrigation District have partnered to offer discounted...
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Water and sewer bill assistance program extended
SAN MARCOS — The Vallecitos Water District is encouraging low-income customers to apply for help paying their current or past-due water and sewer bills by...
TERI Inc. receives $50,000 grant for performing arts center
SAN MARCOS — Local nonprofit TERI Campus of Life, whose mission is to change the way the world sees, helps and empowers individuals with special...
Prebys Foundation awards local orgs over $30 million in grants
REGION — The Prebys Foundation, San Diego County’S largest private foundation, has awarded 147 grants totaling more than $30.6 million to organizations throughout the county....
Feeding San Diego serves hundreds in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS — Hundreds of North County families had their cars loaded with fresh produce and holiday staples at Palomar College last week during a...
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...
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...
Elfin Forest Reserve photography contest returns
ELFIN FOREST — The Olivenhain Municipal Water District is once again inviting amateur photographers of all ages to its Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve for the...
San Marcos approves housing, ‘makers village’ project
SAN MARCOS — A mixed-use project containing over 100 housing units, a maker’s village and community plaza has been officially approved for a plot of...
Cal State music professor inducted into hall of fame
SAN MARCOS — A Cal State San Marcos music professor has been inducted into the Steinway & Sons Music Teacher Hall of Fame. Dr. Ching-Ming...
Kaiser strike looms as negotiations continue
REGION — With health care employees for Kaiser Permanente poised to launch a three-day strike that their union says will be the largest of its...
San Marcos to close portion of Via Vera Cruz Road for creek project
SAN MARCOS — Via Vera Cruz Road will be closed between San Marcos Boulevard and Discovery Street for a few months starting Thursday to complete...
Sheriff releases surveillance video of San Marcos Baskin-Robbins burglary
SAN MARCOS — Authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a pair of individuals depicted on a newly released surveillance video suspected...
Cal State San Marcos president signs climate action commitment
SAN MARCOS — Cal State San Marcos President Ellen Neufeldt pledged to take the next step in climate action by signing the Second Nature Presidents’...
Local school districts announce nominees for Teacher of the Year
REGION — More than a dozen teachers from coastal to inland North San Diego County are nominees for the San Diego County Teacher of the...