Malnourished San Clemente beaches will receive sand from the City of Oceanside beginning in November, after the Army Corps of Engineers and San Clemente city officials approved in May a 50-year sand replenishment project. Sand—2,500 tons of it—will be relocated from the ocean floor west of the Oceanside Harbor to replenish a 3,400-foot stretch of…

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI Sunday after crashing a vehicle into a tree in Oceanside, killing one of his two passengers, police said. The driver’s 2003 Nissan Maxima was traveling eastbound on State Route 76 and Airport Road at 1:54 a.m. Sunday when he lost control…

VISTA, Calif.—A man arrested last year for the 1994 stabbing death of an Oceanside woman was sentenced this week to 12 years in state prison. Jesus “Jesse” Velazquez Ayala, 59, pleaded guilty earlier this month to a voluntary manslaughter count stemming from the killing of 54-year-old Dolores Rabaya. The victim was found inside her Edgehill…

Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner rail service between Orange and San Diego counties reopened May 27, after a month of closure due to a landslide in San Clemente, according to an Orange County Transit Authority news release. A geotechnical assessment and final track inspection on May 26 prompted the all-clear for passenger communal services to…

VISTA, Calif.—A man arrested last year for the 1994 stabbing death of an Oceanside woman pleaded guilty this week to a voluntary manslaughter count. Jesus “Jesse” Velazquez Ayala, 59, is slated to be sentenced later this month to 12 years in state prison for the killing of 54-year-old Dolores Rabaya. The victim was found inside…

Commentary Any trip to Europe or other places around the world will probably involve extensive sightseeing of historical landmarks. Even going to a new area of the United States encourages one to visit the historic destinations. We often forget how much historic culture is right in our backyard, or at least in our town or…

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A skydiver suffered a traumatic injury after his parachute failed to completely open and he struck the roof of a home and landed on the ground, the Oceanside Fire Department said Jan. 28. The skydiver from GoJump Oceanside was injured at 5:06 p.m. Friday when he landed between two homes on Toopal Drive near…

The Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will reopen passenger travel to San Diego for weekends, starting Feb. 4. The railways have been closed since late September after heavy rain made conditions unsafe for passenger travel, according to Orange County transportation officials. Metrolink service lines between Oceanside and Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo, and the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner…

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 17-year-old boy was taken by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a 15-year-old boy’s vehicle struck the older teen following an alcohol-induced altercation in Oceanside, police said Jan. 24. Just before 11:30 p.m. Monday, the Oceanside Police Department reported to a fight near 1200 North Harbor Drive. While officers checked the…

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Investigators sought Jan. 18 to determine what caused a solo SUV crash in Oceanside that killed a woman and a child and injured four other underage passengers, two critically. The vehicle was traveling south on Douglas Drive at high speed when the driver lost control of it near Pala Road about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday,…