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IRONMAN Village is the center of the event weekend, serving as the location for Athlete Check-In, Athlete Briefings, and the IRONMAN Merchandise Store.
IRONMAN Village is the center of the event weekend, serving as the location for Athlete Check-In, Athlete Briefings, and the IRONMAN Merchandise Store. (Lisa Frost/Patch)

Rise and shine, Oceanside-Camp Pendleton! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Oceanside-Camp Pendleton today.

First, today's weather:

Low clouds, then some sun. High: 66 Low: 55.

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Here are the top five stories today in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton:

  1. Excitement is building in downtown Oceanside as thousands of IRONMAN 70.3 triathletes arrive to compete in the world-class competition. On Friday most of the action was happening in the IRONMAN Village with competitors, fans and locals lining up to sample free non-alcoholic beer at the Athletic Brewing booth. (Oceanside-Camp Pendleton Patch)
  2. The San Diego Humane Society is waiving adoption fees for all adult dogs through April 3. According to the SDHS, there is currently a large number of dogs available for adoption at the organization's campuses in El Cajon, Escondido, Oceanside and San Diego. San Diego Humane Society is open for walk-in adoptions Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m (Oceanside-Camp Pendleton Patch)
  3. An unprecedented spike in arrivals of migrants could come to the southern border if the Biden administration lifts a pandemic-era policy that allows border authorities to quickly remove migrants. Migrants have been expelled more than 1.7 million times from the United States under the March 2020 policy known as Title 42. The policy allows authorities to turn back asylum seekers on grounds of protecting the country against the coronavirus pandemic. (San Diego Patch)
  4. San Diego County Crime Log is a look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across the county. Coast Guard Offloads 7.5 Tons Of Seized Illicit Drugs; Police Shoot Suspect In San Carlos-Area, Officers Pull Over Speeding Car And Find Stabbing Victim and more. (San Diego Patch)
  5. At Camp Pendleton, U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, executed a battalion field exercise (FEX) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Fort Hunter Liggett in March. The FEX is a routine training exercise that sharpens the battalion's combat efficiency and capabilities. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Skyler M. Harris. (The Coast News)

Today in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton:

  • Joe Welnick and The Bywater Skanks Performing at Vigilante Coffee (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • KOCT - North County's Channel: One Kitchen Collaborative Zero Waste Tips: Food Storage. In this informative video, Kathy Manuel from One Kitchen Collaborative demonstrates simple food storage tips that will extend their shelf life and bring you closer to a zero-waste kitchen! (Facebook)
  • IRONMAN Triathlon: Athletic Brewing IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside is this Saturday! We are taking you inside the course and see what is going on with this star-studded lineup! Check out the full feature: https://youtu.be/GNKAYrV54sA
  • City of Oceanside - Government: Get the latest Oceanside news to learn about project updates, events, programs, new Oceanside businesses, and more! https://conta.cc/3IYD4uG (Facebook)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Historic Loma Alta: "Check out this video I captured on my Ring device. - https://ring.com/share/1160c60... This guy backed his truck in our driveway and took our delivery today off our porch! Anyone know him?" (Nextdoor)

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— Lisa Frost

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