REGION: Census takes aim at Escondido "undercounting"

Tens of thousands of Escondido residents probably were not counted during the 2000 Census, leaving it with the least accurate population count in the North County, federal officials said Friday, just weeks before the 2010 Census kicks off.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

ESCONDIDO: School copes with aftermath of student stabbing

Officials boosted counseling resources and increased security at San Pasqual High School on Friday after the stabbing of a ninth-grade student near the Escondido campus on Thursday afternoon.

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:45 pm | Loading…

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SAN MARCOS: San Marcos trustees presented with options for school bond

Voters within the San Marcos Unified School District may be asked to consider a bond measure next year that could raise $295 million to $443 million to modernize campuses.

Nov 20, 2009 | 7:40 pm | Loading…

DEL MAR: Nearly 4,000 walkers kick off 3-Day trek

Nearly 4,000 walkers, along with scores of volunteers and supporters assembled early Friday morning at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for the opening ceremony of San Diego's sixth annual Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, which benefits the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

Nov 20, 2009 | 9:15 pm | Loading…

SAN MARCOS: New CVS store expected to open early next year

Residents in Santa Fe Hills and other neighborhoods around Palomar College in San Marcos can rest assured that a new CVS drugstore in their area will open early next year, people involved with the project said Tuesday.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:05 pm | Loading…

REGION: Juveniles lead arrest rate surge

A nearly 10 percent surge in juvenile arrests helped make San Diego County the only large California county to see an increase in arrests last year, according to the San Diego Association of Governments, the region's planning agency.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:45 pm | Loading…

REGION: Julian man killed in crash

A head-on collision between two pickup trucks on a mountain road in eastern San Diego County killed one of the drivers today and sent the other, who was unlicensed, to a hospital, authorities said.

Nov 20, 2009 | 7:15 pm | Loading…

REGION: Sixty area firms targeted for worker eligibility check

Immigration and Customs Enforcement inspectors are examining 60 businesses in San Diego and Imperial counties to make sure their workers are eligible for employment, the federal agency announced Thursday.

Nov 19, 2009 | 7:05 pm | Loading…

CAMP PENDELTON: Crash victims remembered at memorial

As the mourners filtered into the Marine Memorial Chapel on Thursday morning, they passed two silent sentinels guarding each side of the entrance: the boots, helmet, rifle and dog tags of their fallen brothers, a poignant reminder of the Marines who once stood in those shoes.

Nov 19, 2009 | 8:15 pm | Loading…