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 [...]

NORTH COUNTY–Beginning Jan. 24, and continuing for approximately six weeks, track repairs will cause 10-15 minute delays on SPRINTER trains between College and Oceanside. The construction project, located just west of the Rancho del Oro Station, will permanently repair a retaining wall damaged by floods in December 2010. During construction: ·         Weekdays: ALL passengers must switch [...]

By Gina Yarbrough CARLSBAD–A Carlsbad police officer was arrested January 19 for allegedly taking narcotics from the police department’s property impound. Officer Michael C. Koch, 44, was taken into custody and charged with burglary after the department launched an investigation of potential misconduct. On January 20, Officer Koch posted bail of $25,000 and was released [...]

By Gina Yarbrough OCEANSIDE–The North San Diego County NAACP Monday held its 15th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. community breakfast at Miracosta College in Oceanside. This year’s theme was ‘Your Dream, Your Destiny.’ The event attracted a diverse crowd including city officials, business, community and religious leaders, labor representatives, educators and students. Miracosta College [...]

By Gina Yarbrough SAN MARCOS–Sheriff’s Department detectives arrested Sunday a 13-year-old San Marcos boy suspected of tagging multiple areas in San Marcos. Detectives from the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station say the teen was suspected of tagging the area from September to January. They were able to develop information of a 13-year-old suspect responsible for the [...]

ESCONDIDO–The San Diego region celebrated the completion of the last four miles of the Interstate 15 Express Lanes on Thursday, with the $1.3 billion, 20-mile stretch of expressway within the freeway set to open to the public on Monday, Jan. 16. “Today we dedicate a major piece of a modern new freeway system for San [...]

CARLSBAD–Carlsbad police Wednesday released a sketch they say is a description of a unknown man seen with a missing 17 year-old Carlsbad teen. Investigators also announced a special telephone tip line for information leading to the safe return of the girl. Christine Jelinek, 17, who goes by the name “Kira Hawkins,“ was reported missing by [...]

VALLEY CENTER–Valley Center Sheriff’s deputies investigating Tuesday afternoon a male beating a dog at a residence found grown marijuana plants inside the residence. Deputies arrived at the location to assist Animal Control officers in investigating the dog beating near the 11900 block of Key Creek Road in Valley Center. Animal Control officers remembered the residence [...]