CARMEL VALLEY–A Carmel Valley high school student potentially exposed others to whooping cough, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today. The 17-year-old, who was up-to-date with immunizations, attends the San Diego Jewish Academy.  The County reported eight cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, to date for 2012. The case total remained [...]

CARLSBAD–Carlsbad police along with the San Diego police and the Department of Justice’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Task Force is circulating information on the presence of a high-risk sex offender in the Carlsbad area. The task force went door to door alerting over 400 residents to the presence of the offender, Jimmy Carty, 50 year-old, [...]

CAMP PENDLETON–An estimated 18,000 gallon sewage spill occurred today from a sewer main that feeds the Camp Pendleton Base treatment plant near Vandegrift Blvd and Stuart Mesa Rd. The cause of the spill was from a vehicular accident. The spill started at 4:40 a.m. and crews on the base were able to stop the release at [...]

ENCINITAS—Crossing the railroad tracks to reach Swamis beach in Encinitas will be easier and safer with the construction of a grade-separated pedestrian rail crossing off Highway 101 at Santa Fe. The $5.9 million project, which features a rail bridge, an undercrossing, new crosswalk and traffic signal on Highway 101, is expected to be completed in [...]

CARLSBAD–A kindergarten student who attends Poinsettia Elementary School in the Carlsbad Unified School District is suspected of infection with bacteria known to cause serious illness in children and adolescents, according to officials with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). The meningococcal bacteria can infect the blood and cause inflammation of the [...]

CARLSBAD–The public is invited to attend City of Carlsbad Police Department’s annual Police Awards ceremony on Wednesday, February 8 at 2 p.m. at the Carlsbad Safety Center, 2560 Orion Way. Awards to be presented include Officer of the Year, DUI Patrol Officer of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, Civilian Employee of the Year, and [...]

By Gina Yarbrough ROSEMEAD–Operators of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station shutdown the reactor Wednesday after small amounts of radiation escaped from the power plant. Officials confirm today that equipment problems Tuesday evening sent “very small amounts” of radioactive gas into the atmosphere and into a building. They say the leak poses no imminent danger to [...]

SAN DIEGO–Timeshare owners across the country are being scammed out of millions of dollars by unscrupulous companies that promise to sell or rent the unsuspecting victims’ timeshares. In the typical scam, timeshare owners receive unexpected or uninvited telephone calls or e-mails from criminals posing as sales representatives for a timeshare resale company. The representative promises [...]

CAMP PENDLETON–The Marine Corps is assisting the Montford Point Marine Association in the search for and documentation of the original Montford Point Marines so they may be among those recognized with bronze replica medals when the Montford Point Marines are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The bill to award the Montford Point Marines the Congressional [...]

CAMP PENDLETON–The 2012 edition of the Marine West Exposition will be hosted aboard Camp Pendleton Wednesday and Thursday, February 1 and 2. The expo will provide Marines and other military and civilian defense personnel with opportunities to interface with manufacturers showcasing the best and newest hardware produced for military personnel worldwide. In addition to individual [...]