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A free class on rattlesnake safety will be given by the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy and the Southwestern Field Herping Associates. .

Gorden Cheng, 35, of Rancho Santa Fe is among 12 international amateurs vying for top prize

Activists hope city-to-city spread leads to statewide law

Oceanside will no longer pursue digital billboard proposals.

Near a meadow deep within the northern reaches of the huge swath of undeveloped land in Valley Center known as Rancho Guejito, a stone monument was dedicated Thursday and blessed by a retired Navy chaplain.

Two of the three top-paid municipal employees in the state last year were from Escondido, according to compensation data collected by Transparent California.

The North County Derby Alliance is competing in its inaugural home game June 25 in Carlsbad.

15 new San Diego eateries scheduled to open this summer and fall

Arson is suspected in a fire that started in a row of trees early Thursday and spread to an Escondido apartment complex where three units were damaged and a child suffered minor foot burns, a fire official said.

Fees to ride the popular Poway-Midland Railroad will double for children following a vote of the City Council Tuesday night -- a move needed to help pay for a new boiler for the the railroads “beloved” 1907 Baldwin steam locomotive.