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Articles from the December 26, 2012 edition


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  • North County Transit offers free rides, late night trains on New Year's Eve

    Updated Dec 26, 2012

    OCEANSIDE - North County Transit District is offering free rides and late-night trains on New Year’s Eve, December 31. A safe holiday is agency’s top priority, a press release stated. Party-goers are encouraged to take the responsible route to New Year’s Eve festivities by riding free late-night trains and buses provided by North County Transit District. Tickets will not be necessary after 6 p.m., Dec. 31 on COASTER and SPRINTER trains and BREEZE buses. To help revelers get to and from their celebrations safely, NCTD is ad...

  • Hiker rescued, gets the gift of warmth for Christmas

    Updated Dec 26, 2012

    HEMET (CNS) - A 35-year-old San Diego man got the gift of warmth for Christmas after members of the Riverside County Mountain Rescue Unit and California Department of Forestry found him shivering in his tent on the Devil's Slide Trail near Hemet, a Riverside County sheriff's sergeant said. The man, described as an avid, experienced and well-equipped hiker began his hike Saturday, Dec. 22 and failed to arrive at his pick-up point Monday night, Dec. 24, so his friends became worried, according to Sgt. Ron Lawler. He was found...

  • Three stolen vehicles recovered in Hemet before owners realized they were missing

    Updated Dec 26, 2012

    HEMET (CNS) - In three separate episodes since Sunday, stolen cars or trucks were recovered in Hemet before the owners realized they had been taken, a police sergeant said Dec. 25. Six people have been arrested in connection with the vehicle heists, Hemet police Sgt. Eddie Pust said. A GMC Sierra pickup truck was recovered on Christmas Day following a predawn 100 mph chase through the west end of the city, Pust said. An officer on patrol spotted the truck speeding on westbound Devonshire Avenue at about 1:23 a.m. and chased t...

  • Recycling tips for holiday trees

    Updated Dec 26, 2012

    San Diego County – This holiday season, the County of San Diego and I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) remind residents to recycle their holiday trees and foliage. Trees and yard trimmings are easily recyclable into mulch and compost. Finding out how to recycle holiday trees is quick and convenient when you visit the County’s Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste database at www.WasteFreeSD.org or call 1-877-R-1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784). While you are there, learn how and where to recycle your tree as well as hundreds o...