REGION: Census takes aim at Escondido "undercounting"

By: By CHRIS NICHOLS - cnichols@nctimes.com

Tens of thousands of Escondido residents probably were not counted during the 2000 Census, leaving it with the least accurate population count in the North County, federal officials said Friday, just weeks before the 2010 Census kicks off.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

REGION: Juveniles lead arrest rate surge

By: By the North County Times

A nearly 10 percent surge in juvenile arrests helped make San Diego County the only large California county to see an increase in arrests last year, according to the San Diego Association of Governments, the region's planning agency.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:45 pm | Loading…

REGION: Julian man killed in crash

By: By North County Times wire services

A head-on collision between two pickup trucks on a mountain road in eastern San Diego County killed one of the drivers today and sent the other, who was unlicensed, to a hospital, authorities said.

Nov 20, 2009 | 7:15 pm | Loading…

REGION: Teen pleads guilty in Border Patrol agent killing

By: By ELLIOT SPAGAT The Associated Press

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:05 pm | Loading…

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REGION: Deputies go social

By: By the North County Times

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is the latest local government agency to turn to social networking by establishing Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:45 pm | Loading…

REGION: Sixty area firms targeted for worker eligibility check

By: STAFF and WIRE REPORTS

Immigration and Customs Enforcement inspectors are examining 60 businesses in San Diego and Imperial counties to make sure their workers are eligible for employment, the federal agency announced Thursday.

Nov 19, 2009 | 7:05 pm | Loading…

VISTA: Jury hears from child of slain woman

By: By TERI FIGUEROA - tfigueroa@nctimes.com

Four years ago, a killer broke into a Vista home and a little boy lost his mom forever.

Nov 19, 2009 | 8:50 pm | Loading…

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REGION: Transit board votes to privatize its 325 bus workers

By: By CHRIS NICHOLS - cnichols@nctimes.com

In a vote that stands to forever change the public agency it leads, the North County Transit District Board of Directors decided Thursday to privatize the agency's roughly 325 bus workers, a move that will reduce the workers' pay and benefits but also help keep the financially wounded dis…

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:20 pm | Loading…

REGION: Transit chief says he was unaware of ticket limit

By: By CHRIS NICHOLS - cnichols@nctimes.com

The executive director of the North County Transit District said Wednesday that he didn't know ---- but should have ---- there was a six-ticket limit for the public agency's Santa Train before buying 160 passes for the very popular holiday ride.

Nov 18, 2009 | 8:30 pm | Loading…

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REGION: Transportation reporter goes for humbling, uncomfortable ride

By: By CHRIS NICHOLS - cnichols@nctimes.com

Frustrated. Humbled. Helpless.

Nov 18, 2009 | 7:30 pm | Loading…