The Valley Center Community Planning Group (VCCPG) Monday night unanimously voted to endorse the County Dept. of Public Works’ plans for Phase 1 of the Cole Grade Expansion and San Diego Gas & ...

Fourteen months ago, I warned that Senate Bill 357 — the law that decriminalized loitering with intent to engage in prostitution — would lead to exactly what we’re seeing today. Now, girls as young as ...

Arlene LaVine-Meek passed away on August 12, 2025 at the age of 91. Arlene was born in Harvey Illinois on Dec.13,1933 to Bradley and Bernice LaVine. She was a loving wife to her late husband Philip ...

I briefly met Judy Collins once before a show decades ago, but didn’t get to talk with her much. So I was thrilled to have a conversation with her before her upcoming show in Escondido. Josh Board: ...

Late Tuesday evening, November 4, election day, The Roadrunner received some complaints that the Reform California campaign bus labeled CA VOTER ID was parked at VC Community Center while polling was ...

Leukemia. I hadn’t talked to my 47-year-old friend Tony in a while, so I called him recently to say hello. He told me he had leukemia. Tony had sold his business for a few million and was living life ...

The Pauma Valley Lions Club will hold a rummage sale to raise funds for the club on Saturday, November 15, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the parking lot of the former El Rey Restaurant, 16220 Hwy-76, ...

One of the most ironic—and frankly infuriating—realities in California right now is that utility companies can have their power lines spark devastating wildfires and then turn around and make us, the ...

A snapshot from Pueblo Taos (40 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico) featuring our Valley Roadrunner photographer Lenny Kerbs. Naturally, he took his hometown newspaper with him. He commented, “Couldn ...

Rep. Darrell Issa of the 50th District will be the Grand Marshal and keynote speaker for the 6th annual VetFest on Tuesday, November 11. Issa’s participation is considered tentative since, if the ...

The Valley Center Art Gallery will again open its doors to creativity, community, and cultural celebration with a lineup of exhibitions for the 2026 season. Nestled within the Valley Center Library at ...

A two-vehicle collision October 23 claimed the life of a male driver at about 10:10 a.m. First responders arrived on scene to a Toyota vs Volvo collision that occurred just after 6:30 a.m. where one ...