Horizon Prep gets ‘Charged’ up
RANCHO SANTA FE — Students at Horizon Prep got permission to shed their uniforms and don their most imaginative Chargers outfits, complete with lightning bolts...
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Teen gets life, no parole, for cop slaying
OCEANSIDE — A teen convicted of the 2006 murder of Oceanside police Officer Dan Bessant was sentenced Jan. 12 by a Vista Superior Court judge...
Local judo team scores big
SAN MARCOS — San Marcos is rapidly on its way to becoming the judo capital of Southern California. Head instructor Paulo Fernandes and 17 of...
BREAKING NEWS Two Carlsbad banks hit in separate incidents
CARLSBAD — At 10:27 a.m. Dec. 29 officers from Carlsbad Police Department responded to a robbery alarm at the Union Bank, 6988 El Camino Real....
Council focuses on Oceanside Boulevard
OCEANSIDE — City Council pushes development forward with an OK for a call for Requests for Proposals to develop the east end of Oceanside Boulevard....
Pearl Harbor survivors remember
OCEANSIDE — The cloudy skies were suitably solemn over the Oceanside Harbor pier where fewer than a dozen Pearl Harbor survivors gathered for their annual...
A fork in the road to recovery from opiate addiction
Since 1978, “Tony” has abused and been abused by his addiction to heroin. Now, more than five months into a residential treatment program in North...
From the medicine cabinet to the morgue
(Part two of a three-part series) Last winter, Cyrus Moinzadeh stepped off a plane in Los Angeles, and after spending the evening with his aunt,...
The new face of heroin: The infamous, addictive drug invades the middle class
It’s been more than a month since Tim and Joan Smith have gone to bed without the fear of a late-night knock from the police....
Cyclist struck by vehicle
A cyclist was struck by a truck pulling a white boat at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Nov. 17. John Edwards was traveling south on the...
Torrey Pines water polo team all fired up
CARMEL VALLEY — In the world of high school sports, graduation can sometimes make or break a team. The loss of a few key senior...
Takin’ it to the streets
Thousands of attendees braved the drizzly weather to browse what is touted as the largest one-day street fair in the country....
Hound heroes
Pooches got their Halloween on at the 18th annual Spooktacular People and Pet Walk, which took place Oct. 25 at the Helen Woodward Animal Center...
A cool coast wedding
At 5:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Janna Roncelli and Rhonda Anderson were married at Stone Steps beach in front of 65 of their closest friends and...
Festival features fright, fun for the whole family
CARLSBAD — A haunted house, games, rides, food and a magic show were among the activities at Mission Estancia Elementary School’s fifth annual fall festival...
