Conviction upheld for Solana Beach woman in stepfather’s murder
SOLANA BEACH — A state appellate court panel upheld the first-degree murder conviction on Oct. 25 for a Solana Beach interior designer found guilty of...
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Janks gets life sentence for former stepfather’s murder
VISTA — Jade Janks of Solana Beach was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years on Monday for the...
Janks takes stand in murder trial: ‘I wasn’t trying to dump his body’
VISTA — A Solana Beach woman accused of killing her former stepfather testified that she found him dead in her car after bringing him home...
Janks trial continues with more testimony, DNA, autopsy findings
VISTA — The trial of a Solana Beach woman accused of murdering her former stepfather around New Year’s of 2021 continued this week at the...
Murder trial begins for woman accused of killing Butterfly Farms owner
VISTA — A Solana Beach interior designer murdered her former stepfather by drugging, strangling and suffocating him with a plastic bag after she discovered nude...
Encinitas butterfly farm disputes monarch’s ‘endangered’ label
ENCINITAS — A group’s recent “endangered” declaration of the monarch butterfly has caused a bit of a local stir, especially among experts in Encinitas. The...
Woman pleads not guilty to murder of Butterfly Farms cofounder in Solana Beach
SOLANA BEACH — A woman who allegedly killed a man whose body was found inside her Solana Beach home on New Year’s Day pleaded not...
Two board of director seats filled at RSF Garden Club
The Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club’s annual meeting on May 23 covered business matters including who will fill the director seats formerly held by Covenant...