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A spell of unseasonably high temperatures in San Diego County will conclude today before a cooling trend sets in for the rest of the week, meteorologists said.

The Ramona Municipal Water District will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Center for its first meeting of the month.

Sunday was a scorcher in Ramona, breaking the record for the highest temperature on this date.

The Amgen Tour of California field moves through downtown Escondido on the 106.6 mi.

As peak fire season gets in gear, state and county fire and emergency officials reminded Ramona and other San Diego County residents to start preparing now for what could be a dangerous summer and fall.

It's an experiment by the forest service to see how effective big-time goat grazing can be in clearing fuel breaks.

Pro cyclists will be rolling down Main Street and racing across North County this weekend during the Amgen Tour of California.

It's a big weekend for Ramona, as cyclists will be rolling in during the first stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

The FAA has delayed the closure of 149 federal contract air traffic control towers nationwide, which includes the local Ramona air traffic control tower.

A host of road closures have been announced that will affect traffic and parking this weekend in Escondido in order to accommodate the Amgen Tour of California road bicycle race as the 102.6-mile Stage 1 of the Tour gets underway.

The discovery was made last weekend while researchers were conducting an annual countywide golden eagle count and flew over the bald eagle nest and took photographs with a high-powered lens, said Chris Meador, the institute's assistant director.

After a year's absence from the community , the Collings Foundation and three very large pieces of WWII history were back at Ramona Airport this week.

Donating to food banks in Ramona will be as easy as leaving a bag of non-perishable food by the mailbox on Saturday, when letter carriers will be collecting donations for their annual Stamp Out Hunger program.

The Ramona Teachers Association "overwhelming approved" a strike authorization vote Wednesday, with more than three-quarters of the members in favor of calling a walkout "when and if it becomes necessary." The California Teachers Association said 99 percent of the union took part in the two-day vote conducted at Ramona High School.

We all know Ramona was once the turkey capital of the world, and in the San Diego Country Estates, lots of wild turkey still roam free.

Jennette Cordova Esparza, her mother Mary Cordova, and her three-month-old baby, Isabella, formed a three-generation, grandmother-mother-daughter trifecta in the cast of the Sunday, May 5, final performance of "Ramona." Their three-generation participation is another example of how the famous outdoor play, a story of romance and discrimination ... (more)

By Wednesday night, Ramona teachers will have authorized a strike against the Ramona Unified School District.