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North Coast Current

Rite Aid’s Encinitas location is pictured April 4. The store is slated for closure by mid-May. (North Coast Current photo)

Rite Aid closing longtime Encinitas drugstore

North Coast Current April 4, 2024
Rite Aid drugstores will leave Encinitas entirely in the coming weeks, according to an updated closures list in an ongoing bankruptcy case.
Medical. (Photo by Hush Naidoo via Unsplash)

County reports 2nd measles case with possible exposures in Encinitas, Carlsbad

North Coast Current April 1, 2024
San Diego County health officials recently confirmed the second measles case of 2024 with possible exposures in Encinitas and Carlsbad.
An image from a body-worn camera during San Diego police action in 2020. (San Diego Police Department photo)

‘Vast tsunami’ of data meets AI technology as law enforcement adapts to body cameras

J.W. August February 29, 2024
Fifteen years after the Escondido Police Department first experimented with body-worn cameras, and 10 years after protests in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked national interest, the technology has become vital to modern-day law enforcement operations. Add to that a new challenge — a controversial artificial intelligence program being used to review the mountains of video and audio.
Downtown Carlsbad. (Photo by Steve Marcotte, OsideNews)

Carlsbad notes 30 years of low-income housing support

North Coast Current February 13, 2024
The city of Carlsbad has created more than 2,300 below-median-income homes in the three decades since the launch of its housing trust, according to an annual report presented to the City Council on Feb. 6.
Rain. (Jan Fillem, Unsplash)

Palomar College opts for Monday closure as Tropical Storm Hilary arrives; MiraCosta remains open

North Coast Current August 20, 2023
Palomar College has chosen to close its facilities Monday, Aug. 21, as Tropical Storm Hilary arrived in the region.
Hurricane Hilary, which formed off the coast of Mexico (pictured in an Aug. 17 satellite image), is predicted to bring potentially heavy rains and high winds as a tropical storm to San Diego County and Southern California on Sunday through Monday. (NOAA National Hurricane Center photo)

CSU San Marcos announces Hilary storm closure; community colleges remain open for now

North Coast Current August 19, 2023
California State University San Marcos has canceled in-person classes and activities for Monday, Aug. 21, to mitigate potential impacts from Hilary, a hurricane that is expected to hit the San Diego region as a tropical storm over the weekend into the start of the week.
Oceanside Police Department vehicle. (Oceanside police social media photo)

Oceanside Police among agencies implementing Hi-Lo siren system

OsideNews June 11, 2023
The Oceanside Police Department is among regional agencies introducing a siren system to warn neighborhoods of immediate danger and evacuation, regional law enforcement announced last month.
A U.S. Geological Survey map shows community intensity reports from a 4.2-magnitude earthquake that was felt throughout the San Diego region and elsewhere on March 31. The quake was centered near the Palomar Mountain Observatory. (USGS image)

4.2 quake felt throughout San Diego, centered near Palomar Observatory

North Coast Current March 31, 2023
People across San Diego, especially in North County, reported feeling an earthquake just after 6:15 p.m. on March 31.
Laguna Vista Mobile Estates, pictured in November 2022, is located in the San Luis Rey neightborhood of Oceanside. (Google Street View photo)

Laguna Vista Mobile Estates residents to receive rent increase

Ryan Hardison March 29, 2023
The residents of Laguna Vista Mobile Estates, one of Oceanside’s 17 mobile home parks, faced a substantial increase in their monthly rent at the meeting of the Oceanside Manufactured Home Fair Practices Commission on March 16.
A Carlsbad police officer and San Diego County sheriff’s deputy handle a firearm collected during a Gun Safety Event held March 25 in San Marcos. (San Diego County Sheriff’s Department photo)

Authorities collect over 100 firearms during San Marcos event

North Coast Current March 28, 2023
More than 100 firearms were turned in to authorities on Saturday, March 25, during a San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Gun Safety Event held in San Marcos.
Breweries from Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista and San Marcos had a strong showing at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California held in March. (Courtesy photo)

Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos beer makers earn Brewers Cup medals

North Coast Current March 26, 2023
Breweries from Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista and San Marcos had a strong showing at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California held in March.
Wendy Stewart is MiraCosta College’s dean of counseling and student development. (Courtesy photo)

MiraCosta College administrator is Rep. Levin’s Constituent of the Month

North Coast Current February 28, 2023
A MiraCosta College administrator is U.S. Rep. Mike Levin’s February Constituent of the Month, the congressman’s office announced Feb. 28.
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