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STATE DECLARES CITRUS QUARANTINE EXPANSION IN VALLEY CENTER
Printer-friendly versionBy County News Center, County of San Diego Communications Office April 4, 2025 (San Diego) – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a citrus quarantine expansion

TWO SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFIED IN FATAL SHOOTING
Printer-friendly versionSWAT officers fatally shot 59-year-old man holding pest control worker at gunpoint By G. A. McNeeley April 1, 2025 (Miramar Ranch) — On March 25, at about

VALLEY VIBES COMMUNITY EVENT IS SET FOR JUNE 1 IN ESCONDIDO TO FUND CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Printer-friendly versionOrganizers are seeking a headline sponsor East County News Service March 26, 2025 (Escondido) — Mark your calendars for Valley Vibes, a free, family-friendly fiesta with interactive

SHERIFF INVESTIGATING “SUSPICIOUS” BURIAL IN VALLEY CENTER
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service March 21, 2025 (Valley Center) – Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call yesterday reporting that a family member who recently passed away was buried on

ACTIVISTS TO HOLD EMPTY CHAIR TOWN HALL MARCH 23, AFTER REP. ISSA REFUSES CONSTITUENTS’ REQUESTS FOR MEETING
Printer-friendly version LIVESTREAMING UPDATE: For those unable to attend in-person, here are platforms where organizers plan to livestream this event: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/indivisiblencsd/ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@indivisiblencsd Youtube Live – https://www.youtube.com/@IndivisibleNCSanDiego Twitch.tv – https://www.twitch.tv/indivisiblencsandiego; By

SCRIPPS RANCH THEATRE ANNOUNCES MARY’S WEDDING APRIL 4-27
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Photos by Ken Jacques March 13, 2025 (Scripps Ranch) — Scripps Ranch Theatre continues its Season 45 with Mary’s Wedding, written by Stephen Massicotte.

ARREST MADE FOR SUSPECTED ARSON IN PALA AND LILAC FIRES
Printer-friendly versionSource: Cal Fire March 2, 2025 (San Diego) – Cal Fire law enforcement investigators have arrested Ruben Vasquez on multiple felony arson charges following an extensive investigation into two

PROTEST FRIDAY AT REP. ISSA’S LOCAL OFFICE TO DEMAND TOWNHALL MEETING OVER DISMANTLING OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 20, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) — Activists from Fallbrook, Escondido, Julian, and Ramona will gather at Congressman Darrell Issa’s office on February

LILAC FIRE IN BONSALL SPARKS EVACUATIONS, HOMES BURNED
Printer-friendly version Update 4 p.m.: Evacuations have been listed and forward spread has been stopped. Update 11 a.m. — The evacuation center at Castle Creek Golf Course has closed. Evacutees should

STRUCTURES THREATENED IN TED WILLIAMS FIRE
Printer-friendly version Update 4 p.m.: Forward spread has been stopped and fixed-wing aircraft dismissed, though helicopters remain on scene. East County News Service January 20, 2025 (Poway) – Structures are
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SUMMER SAFARI BRINGS FUN ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT TO SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK MAY 25-SEPT. 1
Printer-friendly version East County News Service March 6, 2019 (San Diego) – Summer Safari is returning to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, bringing fun activities and entertainment for

EMERGENCY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR LOCAL FARMWORKERS
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery February 22, 2019 (Fallbrook) – Farmworker families in De Luz/Fallbrook are in “desperate need of emergency supplies” according to a press release

POWAY MAN KILLS SELF AMID SWAT STAND-OFF
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 18, 2019 (Poway) – A man who reportedly threatened his wife with a gun prompted an eight-hour SWAT team stand-off

IDENTITY RELEASED OF MAN WHO DIED PADDLE BOARDING IN STORM CHANNEL
Printer-friendly version East County News Service File photo: San Diego Fire Dept. Swiftwater Rescue February 18, 2018 (Escondido) – James Michael Miller, 62, has been identified

FREE FEBRUARY EVENTS IN COUNTY PARKS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 2, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) – Nearly every day is a great day to be outdoors when it comes to San

EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO ELECTS FIRST FEMALE BISHOP
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 2, 2019 (Poway) — The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego elected the Rev. Canon Susan Brown Snook as its fifth diocesan

PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS FILES SUIT AGAINST OPIOID MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
Printer-friendly version Source: Pala Band of Mission Indians December 3, 2018 (Pala) — The Pala Band of Mission Indians has filed suit in federal court against an array

SAN DIEGO ACADEMY OF HORSEMANSHIP ANNOUNCES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Printer-friendly version East County News Service December 3, 2018 (Poway) — The San Diego Academy of Horsemanship is announcing availability of its after school program. The program provides safe, educational and physically challenging activities for school-aged children in grades K-12 between the hours

GENESIS OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS “AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS”
Printer-friendly version One-act Christmas opera in English; two performances only on December 22 at STAR Repertory Theatre in Escondido November 20, 2018 (Escondido) – “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” a one-act

ESCONDIDO MAYOR’S RACE UPSET SHOWS IMPACT OF “AMMAR EFFECT”
Printer-friendly version Source: Indi Squared Photo: Indi Squared Canvass Kickoff, Escondido CA 9/2/18 November 16, 2018 (Escondido) — Just as Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke is being credited with