CSUSM receives sixth rape report this fall, ninth in 2026
SAN MARCOS — California State University San Marcos said last week that a sixth rape was reported to campus police or the administration since the...
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San Marcos delays decision on San Elijo Hills condo appeal
Council separately approves 257-home Oakcrest development SAN MARCOS — After more than two hours of hearing from staff, the developer and more than two dozen...
Man pleads not guilty to murder in deaths of San Marcos couple
VISTA — A man accused of setting a fire that killed the San Marcos couple who rented him a room pleaded not guilty to murder,...
San Marcos pastry chef scores another Food Network win
SAN MARCOS — The lineup almost sounded like the beginning of a nursery rhyme: a cake baker, a pastry chef and a pumpkin carver. Together,...
Palomar College board unanimously selects Recalde as president
SAN MARCOS — The Palomar College governing board announced Friday afternoon that it had unanimously selected interim Superintendent/President Tina L. Recalde to fill the role...
Fifth rape of semester reported at CSUSM
SAN MARCOS — A Cal State San Marcos student reported to university officials that she was raped on Nov. 2 in campus housing, the fifth...
Election 2026: Razor-thin margins in Encinitas, San Marcos
ENCINITAS — Two North County mayoral races remained exceptionally close in preliminary returns, with Bruce Ehlers leading by 27 votes in Encinitas and Sharon Jenkins...
TERI Campus of Life offering equine team-building program
SAN MARCOS — For people with developmental disabilities, everyday experiences others take for granted can feel far from ordinary. Since 2011, the TERI Campus of...
Man accused in fatal San Marcos fire found competent for trial
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego Superior Court judge on Friday found Luis Alvarado mentally competent to stand trial on murder and arson charges stemming...
Man, 19, pleads not guilty to alleged rape in CSUSM housing
VISTA — A 19-year-old arrested last week by Cal State San Marcos police for allegedly raping an unconscious student on Jan. 31 was arraigned Monday...
San Marcos Catholic parish mourns loss of popular pastor
SAN MARCOS — When the Rev. Bruce Orsborn celebrated his first Mass as the new pastor at St. Mark’s Parish in 2016, he reminded those...
CSUSM police arrest 19-year-old in January rape case
SAN MARCOS — Cal State San Marcos police arrested 19-year-old Brandon Reylando Roldan on Tuesday evening in connection with a reported rape in January, a...
San Marcos holiday market deemed too tight for marching bands
SAN MARCOS — During a Chamber of Commerce presentation to the City Council, Rick Rungaitis, the chamber’s president and CEO, told the council that a...
Mission Hills boys water polo claims first league title
Mission Hills High School’s boys water polo team has won the first league championship in program history (Valley League), three years after the roster had...
San Elijo condo appeal set for Nov. 10 City Council meeting
HOA has offered to buy property to forestall project SAN MARCOS — Ambient Communities’ appeal of the rejection of a 31-unit, three- to five-story condo...