Escondido News

With new upscale restaurants and more live entertainment coming this winter, Escondido's Grand Avenue might be on its way to becoming a sort of "Gaslamp North," merchants and a leading rental agent said ...

Rape victim Tammy Chavez, right, holds up a catheter as she speaks at the sentencing of convicted rapist Victor Navarro to show what she must use for the rest of her life because of the brutal attack.

The start of the fall semester at three North County college campuses has brought a spike in riders on the Sprinter light-rail line and has pushed transit planners to double seating capacity during busy morning ...

Jeremy Good hasn't paid for gas in two months. Just as gas prices were hitting record highs in San Diego County, the Escondido resident was converting his orange 1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle into an electric ...

Expect downtown Escondido to be bustling and lively the next two weekends, with the family-friendly Grape Day Festival this Saturday and the Festival Escondido music and restaurant celebration the following ...

A woman killed by a single gunshot wound Friday morning was not the intended target but a bystander, said sheriff's Homicide Lt.

Local pastor Jim Rauch got more than he bargained for in his solo rowing adventure to Catalina Island last week --- about 5 miles and 1 hour more.

The campaigns for and against a Nov. 4 ballot measure that would allow the high school district to borrow $98 million are attracting some of the community's heavy-hitters. Escondido Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler and ...

An extensive four-day search for a missing Escondido woman with Alzeheimer's disease was called off by the sheriff's department on Monday.. View Images Sheila Lopes, 71, wandered away from her home in the 2100 ...

The search for a missing 71-year-old Escondido woman with Alzheimer's disease was called off Monday after four days.

A safer and more elaborate version of the police department's longtime firing range was unveiled to officers in mid-August after eight months of construction and renovation.

Sometimes dreams take a while to reach. For Rosina Weckmann, it took 68 years. The 90-year-old Escondido woman became a U.S. citizen last week during a ceremony for nearly 1,500 new Americans in San Diego, ...

An Allied Gardens tow truck driver hooks up a car. The company is one of four that contracts with the city of Escondido.

Fire Chief Victor Reed announced his retirement Friday, ending a 36-year career in fire protection, including the last 11 years as Escondido chief.

A driver involved in a San Marcos crash that killed his 19-year-old passenger Sunday has been arrested for manslaughter and drunken driving, authorities said.

Border Patrol agents have arrested a 35-year-old Guatemalan man wanted for attempted murder, an agency spokesman said Wednesday.

State regulators have pushed back the deadline for Palomar Medical Center in Escondido to meet new earthquake-resistant building standards from 2013 to 2030.

You see them throughout North County: stickers promoting bands, brands and stores.

City officials said Tuesday that Escondido's performing arts center lost more than $723,000 during the fiscal year that ended June 30, one of the larger budget deficits ever posted at the 14-year-old facility.

Administrators at 17 area high schools will turn to teenagers for advice this fall in developing after-school programs.