OCEANSIDE–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a leading independent credit rating agency, has raised its rating on the City of Oceanside’s Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds from ‘A+’ to ‘AA’, a two-notch rating increase. Standard & Poor’s typically will either downgrade or upgrade a financial rating by only one notch. The increase follows a 2008 rating of [...]

OCEANSIDE–On April 20 and 21, North County Transit District’s Coaster commuter rail service, Amtrak, and BNSF freight will not be running, and customers are urged to plan in advance to take other forms of transit those days. The transit district recommends taking Breeze Route 101 for coastal connections during this scheduled absolute work window (AWW). [...]

OCEANSIDE–North County Transit District placed an order yesterday for a complete set of split disc rotors for the entire Sprinter fleet. The replacement rotors are scheduled to be delivered from the European manufacturer by the end of April. Originally, the transit district anticipated the order would be placed in May however; the repair and testing [...]

ESCONDIDO—The Escondido Police Department conducted a curfew sweep Friday throughout the the city.  As a result of the sweep, a total of 25 juveniles were arrested for curfew violations. The juveniles were transported to the police station and eventually released to their parent or guardian.  Of the 25 arrested, 18 were males and 7 were females. Sixteen of the juveniles were [...]

SAN MARCOS–Five males were arrested by Sheriff’s deputies after they robbed several guests at gun point at a house party. On April 6, at approximately 2:50 a.m., Sam Niu 21, Gregg Leauanae 20, Johnnie Edwards 18, Judd Liulamaga 18, and Mautofu Maiava 19, were at a house party at 505 Honeyglen Dr. in San Marcos. [...]

OCEANSIDE–North County Transit District wants to assure customers, taxpayers, and regional transit partners, that funding for the maintenance of the Sprinter light rail system was never cut, diverted, or otherwise shorted. In fact, since the inception of Sprinter service in 2008, NCTD has spent more than $9.57 million in maintenance. This year alone, more than [...]

By Gina Yarbrough OCEANSIDE—Investigators arrested four individuals late Friday for the alleged gang-related shooting death of two teens, and the wounding of two other teens at Libby Lake Park in Oceanside. Oceanside police arrested Martin Melendrez, 21, of Vista, Michael Zurita, 19, of Vista, Santo Diaz, 18, of Oceanside, and a unidentified juvenile. According to [...]

OCEANSIDE—A pedestrian was struck and killed early Thursday morning by a train. Early Thursday morning, Oceanside police responded to Oceanside Boulevard and Cleveland Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a train. Officers found a deceased person approximately 1000 feet south of the Oceanside Blvd railroad crossing. Deputies from the San Diego County [...]

DEL MAR–The North County Transit District  reminds residents of Del Mar that starting this week and continuing intermittently through the summer, ongoing construction in the rail right-of-way will occur. Specifically, on April 5 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., a work crew will be performing system upgrades and repairs for conduit near Powerhouse Park. The [...]

OCEANSIDE–San Diego County Crime Stoppers and the Oceanside Police Department continue to look for leads to help identify and locate the suspects involved in the double homicide at Libby Lake Park in Oceanside. Detectives said on March 13, at 8:50 p.m., 13-year-old Melanie Virgen and 15-year-old Edgar Sanchez were shot and killed at Libby Lake [...]