San Marcos News

Texas Man Charged With Arson in 2018 Fire That Killed 5, Displaced 200 Others

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) – Officials in San Marcos, Texas, have named the man charged with intentionally starting a fire five years ago which killed five people and displaced 200 others. Jacobe De Leon O Shea Ferguson, of Austin, was …

Deadly Storms Leave Devastation Behind in South Central States

Massive storm systems that pushed through the South Central United States and northern Mexico over the Memorial Day weekend have left behind a path of devastation and destruction. A tornado raged through a Mexico border city shortly after daybreak on …

Firefighters Gain Ground on San Diego Area Fires

As Firefighters gained ground overnight on a string of major wildfires in the San Diego area, nine fires in all were burning in more than 14 square miles, according to San Diego County officials. One fire in the city of …

City Near San Diego on Evacuation Alert, Several Wildfires Ongoing

Several communities around San Marcos, Calif. were on evacuation alert Wednesday afternoon due to a massive wildfire burning, one of several fires now plaguing the area. An immediate evacuation for several neighborhoods south of highway 78 were issued, and two …