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Man fatally injured when vehicle crashes into tree in Vista

Coast News wire servicesMay 6, 2025

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VISTA — A 30-year-old driver who collided with a tree died from serious injuries after exiting the vehicle and fleeing the scene in Vista, authorities...

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Vista woman sentenced for injuring cyclist while transporting migrants

Coast News wire servicesMay 1, 2025

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VISTA — A Vista woman who struck and seriously injured a 71-year-old cyclist with her car while she was transporting a group of undocumented immigrants...

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Man, 26, pleads not guilty to murder of mother in Vista

Leo PlaceApril 25, 2025April 28, 2025

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VISTA — A 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his mother at her Vista residence pleaded not guilty to all charges on...

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Call for welfare check in Vista leads to discovery of body, SWAT standoff

Coast News wire servicesApril 24, 2025

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VISTA — A request for a check on a person’s welfare on April 23 at a Vista home led to the discovery of a body...

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Family pursues lawsuit against Encinitas healer in ketamine massage death

Leo PlaceApril 9, 2025April 13, 2025

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ENCINITAS — The family of a former Dr. Bronner’s employee who died in late 2022 has settled its legal case against the Vista soap company,...

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Nine-year-old girl dies after dental surgery in Vista

Leo PlaceApril 1, 2025

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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Police Department and San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the death of a nine-year-old girl who passed...

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Fourteen arrested at homeless encampment in Vista

Leo PlaceMarch 24, 2025

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VISTA — Fourteen people were arrested in Vista last week under suspicion of violating the city’s encampment ordinance following repeated contact with law enforcement and...

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Sheriff: Vista woman arrested after highway pursuit

Coast News wire servicesFebruary 28, 2025

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VISTA — A Vista woman was in jail today on two felony charges following a brief highway pursuit in North County, the San Diego County...

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Victim of fatal Vista traffic collision ID’d

Coast News wire servicesFebruary 21, 2025

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VISTA — Authorities have publicly identified an apparent hit-and-run victim who was found dead next to an electric skateboard this week on a Vista roadway....

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Suspect charged in fatal Vista shooting last summer

Leo PlaceJanuary 15, 2025

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VISTA — A 20-year-old man has been charged by law enforcement in connection with a shooting in Vista last summer that injured three individuals and...

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Man, 36, arrested in Vista road rage dispute

Coast News wire servicesJanuary 10, 2025

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VISTA — A 36-year-old man suspected of firing a less-lethal rubber bullet gun at a vehicle in Vista during a road rage dispute was taken...

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Sheriff’s detectives arrest 11 in Vista narcotics operation

Leo PlaceJanuary 9, 2025January 9, 2025

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VISTA — Detectives with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 11 individuals suspected to be involved with dealing narcotics in the city of Vista...

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Child, 5, in stable condition after being hit by car in Vista

Leo PlaceDecember 30, 2024December 30, 2024

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VISTA — A five-year-old boy is in stable condition after being struck by a car in Vista on Friday afternoon, the San Diego County Sheriff’s...

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Man, woman sentenced for countywide crime spree

Coast News wire servicesDecember 13, 2024December 18, 2024

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ENCINITAS — A man and woman who took part in a crime spree that included shootings and carjackings stretching from Imperial Beach to Encinitas were...

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Former Tri-City nurse sentenced four years for attempted sex assault

Coast News wire servicesDecember 2, 2024

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VISTA — A former Tri-City Medical Center nurse convicted of trying to sexually assault a co-worker was sentenced today to four years in state prison....