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Phil Mickelson leaves Rancho Santa Fe club after misconduct allegation

staffJune 12, 2026

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RANCHO SANTA FE — San Diego native and longtime North County resident Phil Mickelson is no longer a member of a private Rancho Santa Fe...

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Escondido man arrested in stepmother’s suspicious death

Coast News wire servicesJune 11, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — An Escondido man has been arrested in connection with the death of his stepmother, authorities announced Tuesday. Christopher Ryan Trudell, 43, was taken...

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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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Motorcyclist, 71, seriously injured in Del Mar Heights crash

Coast News wire servicesJune 11, 2026

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SAN DIEGO — A 71-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Wednesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Del Mar Heights, according to the San Diego Police...

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Three arrested in connection with series of Jeep thefts in Carlsbad

Cameron AdamsJune 11, 2026June 11, 2026

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CARLSBAD — Three arrests have been made in connection with a string of Jeep thefts following a coordinated countywide law enforcement effort, according to the...

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Carlsbad police to conduct DUI checkpoints on June 12

Cameron AdamsJune 10, 2026

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CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Police Department plans to conduct a series of driving under the influence checkpoints on Friday, June 12, according to a news...

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Man sentenced for attempted child abduction near Escondido school

Coast News wire servicesJune 4, 2026

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VISTA — A man who tried to abduct a child near Pioneer Elementary School in Escondido was sentenced Thursday to seven years and eight months...

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EPD officer pleads not guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter

Coast News wire servicesJune 4, 2026

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VISTA — An Escondido police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge stemming from a fatal crash that occurred last year....

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Suspect jailed in fatal Escondido hit-and-run

Coast News wire servicesJune 3, 2026

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VISTA — A man suspected of fleeing after the vehicle he was driving fatally struck a pedestrian in Escondido last week has been arrested, authorities...

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Murder charge filed in death of Escondido ‘Trump House’ owner

Coast News wire servicesJune 3, 2026

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VISTA — A man accused of attacking the owner of Escondido’s so-called “Trump House,” who later died from his injuries, was scheduled to appear in...

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County official pleads not guilty in fatal San Diego hit-and-run

Coast News wire servicesJune 2, 2026

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SAN DIEGO — A San Diego County Health and Human Services official accused of striking and killing a woman at a Southcrest bus stop before...

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Victims of fatal San Diego County traffic crashes identified

Coast News wire servicesMay 29, 2026

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REGION — Authorities have publicly identified four people who died in traffic crashes across San Diego County over the past week, including three victims killed...

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Deputies recover ghost gun, suspected fentanyl in Encinitas stop

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ENCINITAS — A 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after San Diego County sheriff’s deputies allegedly found a loaded unserialized firearm and suspected fentanyl during a...

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Fatal head-on crash in Julian leaves 1 dead, 4 injured

Coast News wire servicesMay 26, 2026

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JULIAN — A head-on collision and vehicle fire near Julian on Monday morning left one person dead and four others injured, including three critically, according...

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Elderly Trump supporter assaulted in Escondido dies in hospital

Coast News wire servicesMay 25, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — A 69-year-old U.S. Army veteran who was attacked and beaten near his Escondido home last week reportedly died of his injuries Sunday night,...