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ESCONDIDO: City resident serving as Super Bowl food maestro

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 04:00
Escondido resident Orlando Morales has traveled 1,700 miles to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, but he's not planning to watch even one second of the relentlessly hyped football game ---- or even Mado

REGION: Murder suspect arrested after chase, authorities say

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 00:56
REGION ---- An Escondido man was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of murdering the 20-year-old woman found shot to death Wednesday off Lawrence Welk Court, a homicide detective said.

ESCONDIDO: Jazz musician Richard Elliot delivers smooth National Anthem to students

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 00:00
Saxophonist Richard Elliot has played music festivals and jazz clubs around the world, but on Friday morning the renowned saxophonist's venue was at an elementary school playground, where he serenaded

ESCONDIDO: Masked, armed men rob women of jewelry, police say

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 23:15
ESCONDIDO ---- Three masked, armed men reportedly robbed two women Friday night as the women were returning home with jewelry from their business, police said.

ESCONDIDO: Motor home ban criticized as anti-homeless

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 23:00
Escondido City Council members voted this week to prohibit motor homes from parking on streets near Grape Day Park, prompting complaints from homeless people that the city is escalating its efforts to

IN PERSON: Pediatrician ready to tackle 100-mile run to benefit clinic

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 16:00
ESCONDIDO ---- In the chilly morning hours of Feb. 11, Brian Luschwitz will start running along the shores of Lake Hodges.

ESCONDIDO: 5-year-old Grove Park called unqualified success

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 05:00
An Escondido neighborhood dominated by poverty and gangs got a big boost five years ago this week when city officials opened Grove Park, a 4-acre oasis with benches and swing sets that gave nearby chi

ESCONDIDO: Students near end of college-admission program, prepare for CSUSM

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 03:30
After completing 100 hours of community service, having almost perfect attendance and maintaining a high grade-point average over four years, about 200 high school seniors got a glimpse about what the

OCEANSIDE: Police seek ID of suspects who took purse at cemetery

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 02:30
OCEANSIDE ---- Police released Friday a photo of two people suspected of stealing a purse from a grieving mother at a cemetery and using her credit cards and checkbook to purchase about $10,000 worth

REGION: Group has raised $28K to keep Palomar Mountain State Park open

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 01:30
The gates are set to close indefinitely at Palomar Mountain State Park on July 1. But not if Rick Barclay has a say in the matter.

REGION: Son of actor Ryan O'Neal gets 16 months in prison

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 00:25
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego judge has sentenced the son of actor Ryan O'Neal, a North County resident, to 16 months in prison for his involvement in a drug-fueled, head-on car crash last year that left an

HOUSING: HUD-approved housing counselor opens walk-in center in Escondido

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 23:43
North County residents struggling to make mortgage payments or in danger of losing their home can get advice from an expanded Escondido office of CHW, formerly known as Community Housing Works, the ag

ESCONDIDO: Coffee shop holds premiere party for Nickelodeon show

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:00
Escondido Joe's Coffee Shop will host a family-friendly event with food, entertainment and interactive games for children Saturday night to celebrate the premiere of the Nickelodeon television show "H

ESCONDIDO: Public meetings on city's future set for Feb. 16, March 2

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 21:00
ESCONDIDO ---- City officials have scheduled public forums on proposed changes to the city's blueprint for future development, which is called a general plan, for Feb. 16 and March 2.

ESCONDIDO: Organic farmers, local residents hear plan to fight gnats

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 05:00
Eye gnats ---- tiny, eyeball-seeking flies that have been swarming neighborhoods and parks in southern Escondido for years ---- drove more than 300 residents into an elementary school auditorium Thurs

ESCONDIDO: Fire crews battle house blaze

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:48
A stretch of West 9th Avenue was shut down briefly Thursday afternoon after fire engulfed a garage in a home on the busy street east of Interstate 15.

ESCONDIDO: Gnat meeting at 6 tonight at L.R. Green Elementary

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:00
ESCONDIDO ---- County officials will explain a proposed eye-gnat ordinance Thursday evening to south Escondido residents who have complained for several years about the flying pests.

ESCONDIDO: Council praises new blueprint, but raises questions

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 05:00
City Council members praised a proposal Wednesday to significantly revise Escondido's blueprint for future development, but questioned whether zoning changes in the plan might overcrowd local schools,

ESCONDIDO: Tips and cooperation sparks drop in crime, police say

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 04:00
Escondido saw a significant drop in major crimes last year from 2010, an achievement police attributed in part to residents' tips and cooperation between police and other law enforcement agencies, aut

ESCONDIDO: GEAR UP holds kickoff ceremony to encourage students to attend college

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 02:00
Students at Mission Middle School in Escondido got fired up about GEAR UP Wednesday morning in a kickoff ceremony celebrating the federal program's arrival in four local schools.
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