A prayer vigil is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at Cottonwood Creek Park, located at Rattler Road and Monterrey Oak, just east of State Highway 123 in San Marcos.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the shooting happened just before 1:35 p.m. near Paloma Elementary School on West Borden Road near North Las Posas Road.

The San Marcos Police Department has filed charges against a juvenile from Washington state in relation to the hoax 911 call reporting an active shooter that forced San Marcos High School into ...

UPDATE (1:09 P.M.) - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's officers determined the report of an active shooter at San Marcos High School to be a "swatting" call.

San Marcos Police Chief Stan Standridge speaks at a City Council meeting in this file photo from 2023. Standridge said Wednesday that a lockdown at San Marcos High School this week was caused by a ...