Octavio Escatel was allegedly hit by a teen driver who was under the influence. He leaves behind three children.
Your complete guide to Fourth of July fireworks shows, parades and other festive events in Escondido and throughout the San Diego area.
Safari Park visitors will be able to stroll among kangaroos, wallabies, cassowaries, wombats and other Australian wildlife.
A series of earthquakes rattled the region just north of San Diego.
A Southern white rhino named Victoria at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido is pregnant through artificial insemination.
From the cake to the bouquet, everything had a bit of marijuana in it.
Jana and Cara Klingseis grew up ice-skating, and now they've made careers out of it.
The new Patch Mayor program is recruiting local residents to let their neighbors know about events and issues in your town.
Friday, May 11: Support Mama's Kitchen while sipping refreshing cocktails and savoring special dishes created by San Diego's finest chefs
April is National Volunteer Month. The American Red Cross is asking eligible donors to volunteer to give blood.
Patch loves photos! Share your photos with Patch and your work could be featured.
Thousands of San Diego County students walked out of class March 14 to push for gun reform. They will rally again on Saturday.
Moka has been living at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park since shortly after he was rescued last August.
Donors of all blood types are needed.
The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. about 41 miles northeast of Escondido, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Vila, 60, was hand-raised at the San Diego Zoo and later moved to the Safari Park.
The American Red Cross has reissued a call for blood and platelet donors. Drives are being held in Escondido and across San Diego County.
The Escondido-based company said it will donate a portion of proceeds to Montecito residents.
Three members of the Latulippe family were killed in an Austin crash. The 10-year-old daughter was the only one who survived.
The outage started at 6:24 a.m.
The fun character-development program will start in mid-February. Registration opens January 1st!
Firefighters will be stationed at dozens of intersections across the county to raise funds for the family of Cory Iverson.
The American Red Cross is asking area residents to "give blood now, help save lives by next month."
Cory Iverson was killed Thursday near Fillmore.
Here's how you can help the family of Cory Iverson, an engineer from Cal Fire's San Diego unit who died fighting the Thomas Fire.
The family pet made it out of the Lilac Fire in San Diego County without any fire-related injuries.
The American Red Cross encouraged people to make donations.
About 11,000 votes were cast on Facebook to name the tiger cubs. Were your favorite names chosen?
San Diego County resident Bill Gilfillen delivers holiday cheer with over 100,000 Christmas lights on display at his home.
BREAKING: The quake struck at 4:23 p.m. Did you feel it?
Debra McIntyre has been reappointed to the California Board of Optometry, where she has served since 2016.
BREAKING: The earthquake was reported just before 6:30 a.m. Did YOU feel it?
Lazo Vitelin purchased the Set for Life ticket at Al's Short Stop, a convenience store at 908 Del Dios Highway.
Find out when the eclipse will start, peak and end in Escondido, California.
The donation will be used to help build a state-of-the-art conference center at Palomar Medical Center Escondido.
Receive a $5 Target e-gift card by donating with the American Red Cross July 26 through Aug. 31.
Take a look at the darling calf born just two hours earlier.
She's a sassy girl.