Escondido News

Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:44 p.m. ESCONDIDO - Three people were arrested on suspicion of alcohol and drug-related violations at an Escondido checkpoint, police said today.

A suspected drunk driver was seriously injured Saturday when his truck drifted off the road and slammed into a tree, police said.

An Escondido man suspected of committing more than two dozen commercial robberies was behind bars Friday, police said.

Short Takes County receives new flu vaccine shipment 2:00 a.m. October 30, 2009 County health officials have received an unexpected shipment of 78,000 doses of swine flu vaccine, they said yesterday.

California Community Bank today announced that prominent Escondido banker Sue Snow has been promoted to Senior Vice President.

"When you want to watch a Charger football game, you should just go over to the new police and fire headquarters because they are going to have the latest in audio technology," Escondido mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler said during the October 28 city council meeting.

Free flu vaccines for at-risk individuals will be available at county clinics Monday-Friday. Public health officials, who have a limited amount of vaccines, are asking people to call their doctors first.

Patients lined up at San Diego county clinics this weekend to get the swine flu vaccine after a second shipment arrived late last week.

Students and staff at Murrieta Valley High School were mourning the death of band director Richard Lorenzen Monday, a day after Lorenzen died unexpectedly on campus.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $2.2 million budget today for construction of a community and day care center near Blythe.

Three girls forced into prostitution were rescued over the weekend in San Diego as part of a nationwide law enforcement operation, authorities announced today.

Police searching for a missing 14-year-old girl were sure this was the tip they were waiting for: A teenage girl in Humboldt County identified herself as Amber and matched the description of missing Amber Dubois -- and she told people she was from Escondido, Dubois' home town.

A teenage girl who responds to &#34Amber&#34 and who mysteriously turned up in New York City two weeks ago is not Amber Dubois, the teen missing from Escondido since February, authorities said today.

The San Diego County Planning Commission approved a 2,700-home master-planned development north of Escondido, it was reported today.

The city of Escondido has taken a step forward in its effort to be the next home of the San Diego Chargers, 10News reported.

A young man who allegedly drove drunk and was involved in a chain-reaction crash that killed a Marine and a young woman on Interstate 15 north of Escondido pleaded not guilty today to several felony charges.

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Issue 43, Volume 13. Crews are extinguishing a vegetation fire in a center median on Interstate 15, near Gopher Canyon Road in the Hidden Meadows area, north of Escondido, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Fire crews were making good progress against a brush fire in San Marcos that threatened two homes for a short time Tuesday afternoon, a San Marcos fire official said.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today congratulated three California public schools selected by a joint project of the California Consortium for Independent Study and the California Department of Education to receive the Exemplary Independent Study Recognition Award .

A motorcyclist died on Interstate 15 in Escondido Monday morning after colliding with a pickup truck in the fast lane, authorities said.