Escondido News

SAN DIEGO - The California Highway Patrol arrested 68 motorists on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in the San Diego area over the Memorial Day weekend, 15 fewer than last year, the state agency reported Tuesday.

DEL MAR: Petty theft was reported at 3:30 p.m. May 21 in the 1400 block of Camino del Mar.

A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 12-year-old girl he met through an online social network.

ESCONDIDO - A 24-year-old man was in jail Monday on suspicion of several felony offenses including intercourse with a minor and possession of child pornography after he was allegedly found at an Escondido house with a missing 12-year-old girl who he met on a social networking site, according to police and jail records.

A 24-year-old Escondido man was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a minor and several related charges, authorities said.

On 24 May 2012, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan , Italy , transmitted Benjamin Britten 's opera Peter Grimes live in high definition to theaters around the world .

Deadline: July 21, 2012 Fiber & Book Art The Escondido Arts Partnership Escondido Municipal Gallery Escondido, CA August 10 - September 29, 2012 The Escondido Arts Partnership will present their third juried Fiber & Book Art exhibition.

A withered bouquet - the Interminable Innocence Project award - to Superior Court Judge Kenneth So for going out on an unusual limb to rule that "no reasonable cause exists" to believe that Michael Crowe and two friends killed Michael's sister, Stephanie.

Albert Temple landed a first for the Pauma Valley Community Services District. It took five years, but the region has its heliport.

People with low incomes often have a tough time handling housing costs, forcing them to share expenses by squeezing multiple people into small apartments and houses.

The man designing a custom car elevator for Mitt Romney's La Jolla, Calif., home said the Republican presidential candidate has ordered the "Phantom Park" model -- the same one installed in the homes of actor Harrison Ford and singer Britney Spears.

Kevin Walden drove more than 50 miles to get to a San Diego County mushroom farm and he wasn't even interested in the mushrooms.

A Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at rescinding a recently approved tax to fund an expansion of the San Diego Convention Center.

The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday contends that Matthew Bologna and Jake Worts, who believe the checkpoints operated by the city are discriminatory, were wrongfully forced to move away from checkpoints they were peacefully protesting or filming.

Is there anything more played-out than reality TV? And yet it won't go away. Its longevity is rivaled only by its inanity.

Two fifth-graders from North Tahoe School, both reading the popular novel "The Lightning Thief," are recording their discussion of one of the chapters.

Southern Califirnia May 22, 2012 - Casting Notice for Wrinkles A New "Old" Musical .A The Producer Greg Evans and Dan Mojica Theatre Chat's " Top Ten Choreographers " are seeking Non-Union seniors and musical theatre talent for Wrinkles A New "Old" Musical for Welk Resort Theatre in Escondido, California.

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comJudge: Michael Crowe, friend, factually innocent of killing Stephanie Crowe in 1998 SAN DIEGO - Two boys -- including the older brother of a 12-year-old girl killed in 1998 -- had their records formally cleared Tuesday when a judged ruled that they are factually innocent of the murder.

Vintage cars from before 1974, hot rods and classics will be on display 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 26 in Grape Day Park.

The City Council meeting begins at 4:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, 201 N. Broadway.