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: Featured Story; RAMONA: Mother works to stop exploitation of child for online hoax; A Ramona mother says she has been working furiously for weeks to stop an online hoax that is using a picture of her adopted son, Samuel, to promote a fake effort to help sick children.

EXCLUSIVE: Inspectors find no asbestos at San Marcos school debris site

An inspector with the county Air Pollution Control District found no asbestos at a debris site that had parents at a San Marcos elementary school concerned for their children's safety.

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ESCONDIDO: Vigil held for mother found shot to death

Cecilia Valdiva said she had not talked to her friend Moryama Denise Rodriguez for a few years, perhaps since high school, but she made a point of attending a vigil Thursday evening to honor her friend, who last week was found shot to death and dumped alongside a rural road north of Escon…

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CARLSBAD: Sunny day

A sunflower blooms beside a self-serve fruit and vegetable stand Thursday on Tamarack Avenue just west of Skyline Drive in Carlsbad. The stand offers tomatoes, oranges, strawberries and other produce. Unusually warm weather blanketed San Diego County, sending temperatures well into the 70…

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ENCINITAS: Truck crashes into lagoon

A man driving a pickup west on La Costa Avenue near Coast Highway crashed through a guardrail and went down a steep embankment onto the edge of Batiquitos Lagoon. Encinitas firefighters and a sheriff's deputy helped the man back up the embankment, where he was loaded into an ambulance and…

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MILITARY: Pendleton Marines posed with Nazi-style SS symbol in Afghanistan

A Camp Pendleton sniper unit posed for photographs with a flag bearing a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS, Marine Corps officials acknowledged Thursday.

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From the Wire

CAMP PENDLETON: Wildfire burning on base

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EXCLUSIVE: Inspectors find no asbestos at San Marcos school debris site

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OCEANSIDE: Tapes of alleged police officer DUI cover-up released

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MILITARY: Pendleton Marines posed with Nazi-style SS symbol in Afghanistan

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Featured Extras

Readers' Choice Winners

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NCT Prep Football 2011 Season Preview

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Remembering The Fallen

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Keeping Our Kids Drug-Free 2011

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Graduation Coverage

The class of 2011 celebrates commencement ceremonies throughout the region.

Videos

: Raw Video: Dog Rescued From Icy Colo. Water; A dog was rescued from icy water in Lakewood, Colorado Tuesday. The dog's owner told KMGH th…

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: Raw Video: Dolphins Surf With Boy; Keith Overton was recording video of his son Mitchell wake surfing behind their boat near St…

Coastal Local News

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: CARLSBAD: Hearing on trash rate increase set for Tuesday; A proposal to raise Carlsbad residents' trash collection bills by about $1 a month to pay for a new "automated" trash collection system will go before the City Council on Tuesday night.

Inland Local News

Escondido Fallbrook San Marcos Poway Valley Center Ramona Rancho Bernardo Region

: RAMONA: Mother works to stop exploitation of child for online hoax; A Ramona mother says she has been working furiously for weeks to stop an online hoax that is using a picture of her adopted son, Samuel, to promote a fake effort to help sick children.

Sports

Chargers Padres Colleges NCT Varsity Community Sports Columnists Olympics

: LAKERS: Gasol leads Lakers to win in Boston; BOSTON — Paul Pierce's shot rimmed out in the final seconds of overtime, and Pau Gasol knew the game wasn't over yet. The ball bounced to Ray Allen, who gave it a two-handed push back toward the basket.

Business

Columnists Stocks Minding Your Business

HOUSING: San Diego and Riverside counties to get $3.1 billion in mortgage settlement

As part of a mortgage settlement between state attorneys general and five major banks, San Diego County homeowners will receive $1.5 billion in restitution and mortgage relief, and Riverside County homeowners will get $1.6 billion, state Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday.

Feb 9 Asia stocks slip as Greek bailout remains in limbo
Feb 9 ESCONDIDO: City's second El Pollo Loco opens near Auto Park
Feb 9 Legend 3D raises $19M
Feb 9 INVESTING: Realty Income reports increased profits in 2011
Feb 9 INVESTING: BioMed profits up in 2011
Feb 9 Flaim appointed InflammaGen chairman

Opinion

Letters Editorials Columnists Cartoons Editor's Corner

LETTERS: NCT, Feb. 10, 2012

Improper to criticize those who stick to facts

12:00 am LETTERS: The Californian, Feb. 10, 2012
12:00 am EDITORIAL: Don't burden buyers
12:00 am RIEHL: Voluntary pledge or plain bullying?
12:00 am Jim Morin - 2/10/2012
12:00 am Nick Anderson - 2/10/2012
Feb 9 LETTERS: The Californian, Feb. 9, 2012

Entertainment

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: 'Dark Knight,' 'Spidey,' 'Hobbit,' 'Avengers,' 'Twilight' finale lead 2012; Hollywood is respecting the environment and recycling ---- again.

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: Seafood cobbler has a double helping of love with half the calories; It's Valentine's Day again, and I just want to remind people there are alternatives to chocolate when it comes to showing your love.