HOUSING: Judge denies defense request in foreclosure case

"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Nursing Home Abuse ? or just a Strange Accident

"How could 94-year-old 'slip out?' family asks By J. Harry Jones UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 27, 2007 ESCONDIDO – A 94-year-old woman who wandered away from a nursing home early Thanksgiving morning and was then struck and killed by a car was wearing an alarm...

Private plane crash kills 2 in Carlsbad

The twin engine, turboprop BE90 plane was taking off from McClellan-Palomar Airport at about 6 a.m. when it hit the electricity tower, authorities said. The crash also knocked out power to 1,700 homes and businesses in Carlsbad and forced the closure of the airport...

A Wine Trip To South Africa?

A Wine Trip To South Africa?By Carlos C. FrancoMarch 31st 2007Carlsbad – When one thinks of good wine, South Africa is about as far away geographically as it from the mental list of established wine territories. Is this because of the gravity of gold winners just down the...

Opinion: Voting rights for Native Americans

"""Gerrymandering eats at our right to vote" is the title of a Tribune editorial (Dec. 16) concerning two congressional redistricting plans being talked about prior to the 2007 legislative session. The Tribune's premise for the editorial attacking the redistricting plans is...