San Marcos News

Posted November 17, 2009, 11:30 p.m. News, the First: fell off of bike today while doing twenty-mile ride and smashed up elbow.

Desmond, 53, a Delta Air Lines pilot, is the only one who has shown an interest in the mayor's seat so far, but it's still early.

Nov. 18, 2009--Construction resumed this week at the site of a partly built Marriott Residence Inn along Highway 78, putting the hotel on track for an August 2010 opening, a city official said.

A thief armed with a silver pistol robbed a San Marcos Subway restaurant Wednesday.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 2:10 a.m. Come Election Day in June, the most headline-worthy race for local Democrats is likely to be the winner of a three-way primary in the 50th Congressional District, which includes Escondido, San Marcos, the coastal cities from Carlsbad to La Jolla, and Clairemont.

"Behavior modification takes time," said a San Marcos city employee during a November 11 city council meeting.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:21 p.m. SAN DIEGO a ' The rivalry on the baseball field between San Diego State and USD has spilled into recruiting, where both schools have come strong for members of the Class of 2010 during the November signing period.

Friday will mark the 50th "Big Game" between Santa Barbara High School and San Marcos High School hosted in Valley Stadium at San Marcos.

A San Diego prosecutor is under investigation, suspected of withholding evidence in a high-profile rape case.

Painted Lady larvae grow in the library under the watchful eyes of San Marcos High School students, thanks to a San Marcos Education Foundation grant called "Explore Science!" awarded to the high school librarian Sandra Plumb.

Riverside's Main Street pedestrian mall area will have another vacant spot by the end of the month, when locally based First National Bank of Southern California shuts its downtown office.

An Escondido man suspected of committing more than two dozen commercial robberies was behind bars Friday, police said.

Wispy clouds lazily sail with pale blue sky. A prevailing offshore flow ripples through the autumn-tinged oaks.

A masked gunman dressed in black from head to toe robbed a North County gas station Wednesday, a sheriff's official reported.

Horus Ocampo worked with Eric Noriega on an English project at Palomar College. Ocampo's motorized wheelchair was stolen this month and he has been using a loaner.

The president of a San Marcos mushroom-importing company has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to evading customs duties on the mushrooms his firm imported from Japan.

Murrieta officials needed an experienced planner but did not want to pay the high cost to contract with one from a private firm.

High winds blew across the county Wednesday. It was a scary morning for a couple in North County.

A commuter train line shut down when high winds knocked a canopy onto power cables has fully reopened in time for the evening rush hour.

A couple escaped serious injury today when a large wind-buffeted eucalyptus tree toppled onto their car as they drove along a San Marcos street.