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Car theft suspect had dog’s ashes, military medals, old photos, electronics

Sheriff’s deputies in Alpine and Encinitas were legally justified in shooting two mentally ill men, bent on “suicide by cop,” who threatened them with weapons last year, the District Attorney has found.

After much debate, Encinitas has approved an ordinance making it easier to set up small farm stands in the city.

Two years after the May wildfires, most victims of Poinsettia fire are back in their homes. Rebuild has been slower for victims of the Cocos fire.

Highway patrol officers used bean-bag rounds to shoot out the driver’s window of a car and sent in a dog to get to a DUI suspect who led them on an 80-mph pursuit in San Marcos Thursday night, authorities said.

Tamara McAnally was found factually innocent after a prosecutor tried to pursue her.

Luis Galicia falsely confessed to having sex with his 13-year-old sister after she told a school counselor that he’d abused her.

Kevin Baruxes served 7 years before the woman who accused him of rape said he didn’t do it.

Kelvin Wiley was wrongfully convicted after his ex claimed he'd beaten and choked her.

At age 18, Kenya Hunt was charged with two robberies he didn't commit.