The San Diego Union-Tribune

With last month’s election of the new trustees to leadership positions, the San Dieguito Union High School District board had hoped for a fresh start after the drama of the last few years.

A lifeguard found a tube with “military nomenclature” sticking out of the sand; bomb/arson team determined it was empty

Solana Beach City Council members recently set their roster of appointees to the various boards, committees and commissions within the city and throughout the region that oversee water, transportation, education and a wide array of other public services.

Transit District says 100-year-old railroad bridge must be replaced before tracks can be rerouted through tunnel

Del Mar Union School District’s Director of Finance Mark Pong was recently appointed as the new assistant superintendent of business services in the Solana Beach School District.

Jade Janks said she found Tom Merriman, 64, dead in her car; prosecutors said she drugged and strangled him after learning he had stolen nude photos of her

The Solana Beach School District board has shifted leadership for the new year.

Skyline School sixth grader Olivia Issacs has been recognized by the Solana Beach School District as a standout student for her community service efforts.

Solana Beach City Councilmember David Zito will serve as the city’s deputy mayor for the next year, following a unanimous vote by the council on Dec. 14.

Prosecutors say Jade Janks plotted to kill Tom Merriman after she stumbled across hundreds of nude images of herself on his computer; she says she let him sleep off intoxication and found him dead