North County Times

Poway City Manager Rod Gould is leaving the city to become thenew city manager of Santa Monica. Full Story »

CAMP PENDLETON ---- A Camp Pendleton-based Marine died while onleave in her hometown of Albuquerque, N.M., military officialsannounced Wednesday. Full Story »

FALLBROOK ---- A Fallbrook home caught fire this morning but noone was hurt, authorities said. Full Story »

The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved CostcoWholesale Corp.'s plan to replace its San Marcos store with alarger one, though a gas station planned for the site will open anhour later on weekends than the company wanted. Full Story »

SAN DIEGO ---- Hundreds of unclaimed property items will be soldin an auction starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, according to the SanDiego Police Department Full Story »

A group of about 30 people gathered Tuesday along one ofMurrieta’s most heavily traveled stretches of road to garner localsupport for the speedy passage of a healthcare bill that includes apublic option. Full Story »

As county crews and utility workers finished cleaning up afterMonday's storm, officials said they were preparing for more wetweather Thursday. Full Story »

Temecula schools Superintendent Carol Leighty announced Tuesdaynight that she will retire effective June 30. Full Story »

The Vista City Council recognized two women Tuesday for theirheroism after they saved a boy being mauled by Rottweilers. Full Story »

A regional organization's recommendation to temporarily cut inhalf fees cities charge developers to fund regional roadimprovements failed to win the Lake Elsinore City Council's supportTuesday. Full Story »

With the conflict that frequently characterizes the annualrotation of mayoral duties in Encinitas, a majority of the CityCouncil agreed Tuesday to make Councilman Dan Dalager the city'snext mayor and make current Mayor Maggie Houlihan his deputy. Full Story »

The city of Vista will soon be North County Ford's landlord. Full Story »

Marina Hall conducts Aviara Oaks Middle School's orchestraTuesday evening at the Winter Benefit Concert to raise money forthe Carlsbad High School and Aviara Oaks Middle School's musicprograms. The sold-out holiday concert was at the Carlsbad CulturalArts Center and included a silent auction of festive holiday-themedbaskets. Full Story »

CARMEL MOUNTAIN ---- A young man robbed the Chase Bank on 11995Carmel Mountain Road at about 11:30 a.m. Monday, said Sgt. DavidJennings of the San Diego Police Department. Full Story »

LAKE ELSINORE ---- Authorities arrested four men Tuesday onsuspicion of soliciting prostitution in an undercover sting,according to the Lake Elsinore Police Department. Full Story »

The late science fiction writer Isaac Asimov would have poppedhis buttons Tuesday over a handful of students at Murrieta ValleyHigh School. Full Story »

The Menifee school board decided Tuesday to ask the county tomove back its election date by a year, even though the action couldend up costing the district as much as $12,000. Full Story »

Oceanside voters on Tuesday threw their support behind CityCouncilman Jerry Kern, helping him crush a well-financed andhard-fought recall attempt that highlighted the sharp divide amongthe city's top elected officials. Full Story »

A Carlsbad man accused of driving recklessly and causing a crashthat killed a pregnant woman will stand trial next month, a judgeruled Tuesday. Full Story »

Relief is on the way for weary Newport Road travelers. Full Story »

VISTA ---- A judge on Tuesday ruled that there is sufficientevidence for a San Marcos man to stand trial for the fatal stabbingof his 19-year-old roommate during the defendant's birthday partythis summer. Full Story »

VISTA ---- A former bookkeeper who was sentenced last month toeight years in prison for stealing from her employer was orderedTuesday to pay an Oceanside dentist more than $1.5 million inrestitution. Full Story »

The county's top prosecutor on Tuesday said a boycott by heroffice of a prominent San Diego judge is not part of a personalbeef, and she rejected public speculation about why countyprosecutors have actively avoided the judge for the last fewmonths. Full Story »

With only absentee ballots tallied, Oceanside City CouncilmanJerry Kern appeared Tuesday night to be overwhelming defeating anattempt to oust him from office. Full Story »

Saying it wants to take its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill "tothe next level," the San Diego County Board of Supervisors onTuesday dumped its longtime Washington representation in favor of amuch larger firm based in the nation's capital. Full Story »