Oceanside

Incumbent Mayor Esther Sanchez campaigned against Deputy Mayor Ryan Keim in an effort to secure a second term. NBC 7’s Joey Safchik has more on the race that is separated by less than a thousand votes.

The race to be Oceanside’s next leader is between an incumbent and a deputy mayor. It is down to less than 1,000 votes as of mid-Thursday.

The passenger of a small plane that made an emergency landing on State Route 76 in Oceanside last month pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges Thursday after authorities say responding officers found him carrying cocaine on that flight.

NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer speaks with the owner of the plane where police found a kilo of suspected cocaine.

A possible lithium-ion battery fire was extinguished in a home’s garage by the Oceanside Fire Department, authorities said Thursday.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers tracked down video of a man Oceanside police are calling a “person of interest” in at least one of two murders of homeless men.

There’s new video and information about a man Oceanside police are calling a suspect in at least one of two murders of homeless men. Investigators have not connected the crimes, but they say they’re very similar and might have happened on the same day.

Oceanside police are asking for help finding a man wanted in connection with a homicide investigation.

Oceanside police released images of a man wanted in connection with a homicide investigation.

Incumbent Mayor Esther Sanchez and Deputy Mayor Ryan Keim have worked side-by-side on the city council for years and are now going head-to-head.

“A ban on encampments only makes the issue worse, with pushing people to the deep, dark, less-visible areas of the city,” a homeless advocate told NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada.

“A ban on encampments only makes the issue worse, with pushing people to the deep, dark, less-visible areas of the city,” a homeless advocate told NBC 7.

The long and costly journey to restore the iconic Oceanside Pier has begun. Earlier in the year, the fire destroyed a small to-go restaurant called Brine Box, a larger, vacant restaurant space and a damaged pier’s deck.

A 22-year-old Camp Pendleton Marine died after he lost control of a speeding motorcycle on city streets in Oceanside, authorities said.

The incidents are not believed to be related to the recent attacks, some fatal, on homeless people in Oceanside.

Without much public notice, someone has been attacking the homeless of Oceanside. Two of the victims have been killed. NBC 7’s Dave Summers has more on the investigation.

Oceanside police are urging the unhoused to stay together, be vigilant and avoid sleeping alone.

The first basketball game at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside will be played Tuesday evening, with the Los Angeles Clippers facing the Brooklyn Nets in a sold out NBA preseason game.

The grandfather of one of the two men on the plane that made an emergency landing in Oceanside told NBC 7 he was very surprised to hear his grandson had been arrested in connection to the incident.

According to investigators, the plane, which was coming back from the Phoenix area, was forced to make an emergency landing on SR-76. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada spoke with the grandfather of one of the two men on that plane.