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- Forecasters are all wet after miss on Valentine's
A brick – the Whiffing on the Big Snowball award – to the National Weather Service for failing to forecast even the possibility of a Valentine's Day onslaught of rain and snow on San Diego County. On a heart-shaped day devoted to lovers and reserved for weddings, the official prediction was a 20 percent chance of light drizzle.
- The week: Stories and photos from February 10-16
The county's first measles outbreak in 17 years expanded last week as county health officials confirmed more cases. Eleven patients had tested positive for the disease by Friday.
- THE WAY WE WERE
City building inspector was 'versatile man typical of his era'
RANCHO PEÑASQUITOS – When Henry T. Sandford died in 1937 at age 83, his obituary in The San Diego Tribune saluted him as a “pioneer resident and builder of San Diego.”
- This day in our region's history
- Washington's birthday: Monday, Feb. 18
- Navy trims its plan to build new warship
SAN DIEGO – The Navy has scaled back plans to build an innovative but unexpectedly costly warship set to undergo testing in San Diego this year.
- First home is rebuilt since wildfire
RANCHO BERNARDO – San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman may be a one-man wrecking crew on the football field, but he wants people to know he can be a builder, too.
- Study uncovers way to fight leukemia
LA JOLLA – A UCSD research team has found a promising way to attack chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most common form of adult leukemia in the United States.
- Drive-by shooting kills one, wounds one in Chollas Creek
SAN DIEGO – Police are investigating a shooting yesterday in the Chollas Creek neighborhood that left one man dead and a woman wounded.
- Day-labor controversy simmers on back burner
On a recent Saturday morning, several men gathered in the parking lot of a busy Vons shopping center in downtown Vista, eager for a day's work. When a potential employer pulled up beside them, the hiring process only took seconds as two day laborers hopped into the back seat and the car sped away.
- Woman found dead in park is identified; disappeared Dec. 13
ESCONDIDO – Yovani Perez said his mother had no enemies. Yet the 14-year-old Escondido boy finds himself now trying to raise money for her funeral, after police notified the family that the body of Martha Lopez Perez, 43, was found Feb. 8 in a remote area of Jesmond Dene Park.
- Track and field donated to fight childhood obesity
OCEANSIDE – Behind Ivey Ranch Elementary School is a brand new track and field – a labor of love for a local foundation dedicated to fighting childhood obesity.
- PUBLIC SAFETY: REGIONAL EDITION
Man walking in channel is shot twice after dark
ESCONDIDO: A man walking in the dark in the city's flood-control channel last night was shot twice but is expected to survive.
- PUBLIC SAFETY: REGIONAL EDITION
Man walking in channel after dark is shot twice
ESCONDIDO: A man walking in the dark in the city's flood-control channel last night was shot twice but is expected to survive.
- Road closures
- Cost of filling up
- Cardiff fine as is, city panel declares
ENCINITAS – If a committee of residents has its way, buildings in Cardiff-by-the-Sea's commercial district will top out at two stories for a long time to come.
- SHORT TAKES: NORTH COASTAL EDITION
Carlsbad Pee Wee basketball, indoor soccer offered
The Carlsbad Recreation Department offers Pee Wee Sports programs designed to give participants the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of a sport in a recreational, noncompetitive environment.
- Joining her dream team
SAN MARCOS – Melissa Elliott's career with the Palomar College softball team is both a long shot and the most natural thing in the world. It's an option of last resort and a dream come true.
- Boy gets to be a motocross star for a day
POWAY – Lisa Blackburn always knew her son, Matthew Blackburn Jr., would be a motocross racer.
- North County FYI
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