Carlsbad

The fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain Rubio’s Restaurants, which is based in Carlsbad, filed a petition for bankruptcy on Monday in Delaware.

A group of Carlsbad high school students are paying tribute to one of their classmates, 16-year-old Jack Munday, who was killed in a roll-over crash in late June. The students handled Munday’s personal story with professionalism and respect. They say they hope it brings the community comfort as they continue to heal.  “I don’t think I’ve ever been more...

“Surfer” magazine, which helped legitimize wave-riding as a global sport through its lush photography and California-cool stories, printed its final edition this month and suspended its Carlsbad-based operations.

COVID-19 survivors are finding newfound comfort by sharing their personal stories on social media platforms and are hopeful their experiences can educate and comfort others.

Online learning comes with a lot of challenges and parents in Carlsbad are facing yet another one – cybersecurity.  “The principal sent every parent an email that day saying that there was an issue,” said Judith Santos, Calavera Hills Middle School parent. “Someone got into the call.” Santos and her kids are just two weeks into the virtual school year…

Two new victims have come forward, filing sexual assault lawsuits for alleged abuse they suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Barton while cadets at the Army Navy Academy in Carlsbad in the mid-1990s.

A man is being hailed as a hero after saving a 93-year-old woman and her grandson following a fire that started in a townhome garage in Carlsbad Sunday evening. Carlsbad Fire reported the two-alarm fire at 7:32 p.m. at 2503 Via Astuto. Oceanside, Vista and Encinitas Fire departments quickly responded to the fire to prevent it from quickly spreading to…

At a time when small businesses are just trying to survive, a North County restaurant owner says the city of Carlsbad charged her more than $5,000 for an outdoor dining permit. “Everyone says the same thing, ‘It’s crazy that they’re charging you that much money, it’s crazy,’” said Annie Rammel, owner of Oak + Elixir in downtown Carlsbad. Rammel’s...

A teenage girl and 19-year-old man were arrested in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Carlsbad, police said Friday.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Legoland California and its parent company for allegedly refusing to refund prepaying guests as the Carlsbad park shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.

“We’ve been seeing this across the nation and today we’re saying no more.”  Those words directed at the Carlsbad Police Department after officers used a taser on a Black man who refused to let them put him in handcuffs. The incident occurred on June 11, after Carlsbad Fire Department paramedics responded to reports of a man lying face down...

A Carlsbad man went on social media to recruit a “civilian gun squad” to protect the city’s businesses from looters during this weekend’s protests.  It was not what many people protesting against social injustice wanted to hear. Police weren’t thrilled, either. People who saw the post contacted both Carlsbad and Oceanside Police with their concerns, fearing the posts would...

An investigation was underway into a video circulating on social media that shows a man threatening violence towards protesters, the Carlsbad Police Department said. The video shows a young man claiming that he is forming a “gun squad” to “protect the city” during protests planned for the weekend in Carlsbad. “Come with guns, come with mace, come with batons. Whatever…

The 20-year-old Carlsbad destination will focus on a trio of instrument-centered themes when it reopens in early 2021.

Thousands of people packed the shoreline of the city beach in Carlsbad, in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions issued by the county of San Diego. Carlsbad police and lifeguards are not issuing citations. A Carlsbad Police Department spokesperson said they are choosing to “educate” and leave it up to the best judgement of beachgoers. But just to the south, where the…

Carlsbad has been tickled pink with an array of plastic flamingos in several front yards as two local realtors have started a movement to surprise and spread some cheer to their community for special occasions.

Carlsbad’s springtime spread of flowers isn’t open to visitors, but fans can enjoy a few of the colorful blossoms in bouquet form.

We all need a word of encouragement sometimes and in a quiet neighborhood in Carlsbad, a sign filled with inspirational quotes speaks loudly to locals – especially in these difficult, uncertain times.