Tom Roebuck grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to San Diego after graduating from The Ohio State University. He spent 14 years with Copley News Service as the night wire desk editor, travel editor and features writer.
After the Copley ship sank in 2008 he continued writing feature stories for Creators Syndicate and joined Patch in September 2010 to launch the Encinitas site and cover city government.
In January 2011 he became associate local editor for all Patch sites in San Diego County, assisting the local editors and supervising all the sites on the weekends.
In March 2012 he got a site of his own as local editor of Poway Patch. Currently he is field editor for Patch sites in Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.
He continues to struggle with an addiction to chicken wings.
Federal agencies will have fewer funds beginning Friday if Republicans and Democrats can’t avoid the sequester deadline.
Federal agencies will have fewer funds beginning Friday if Republicans and Democrats can’t avoid the sequester deadline.
Federal agencies will have fewer funds beginning Friday if Republicans and Democrats can’t avoid the sequester deadline.
Federal agencies will have fewer funds if Republicans and Democrats can't avoid the sequester deadline.
A 34-year-old man was arrested after a woman getting a massage says he touched her sexually, according to police.
The Los Angeles Lakers won 10 NBA championships under Buss’ ownership.
The library in Yorba Linda will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Another winter storm is headed toward San Diego County.
A Silverado man died after he hit a tree on Santiago Canyon Road early Saturday morning.
The blaze early Sunday morning displaced five people, but nobody was injured.
The Desert Line—opened by John D. Spreckels in 1932—links San Diego to El Centro through northern Mexico and East San Diego County.
Monday’s holiday means many offices are closed.
Did you feel the 3.3 magnitude quake Sunday morning?
Robbie Rogers’ soccer career began on the fields of Orange County.
A Temecula man is accused of hitting a Sun City man in the face with a beer glass inside Hard Hats on Friday night.
Authorities say Lonnie Loren Kocontes strangled his wife and threw her overboard near Italy in 2006.
Child Protective Services took two young children into custody after police found heroin and methamphetamine in their home.
The CoCoRaHS network of volunteers begin their day by checking the rain gauge.
The CoCoRaHS network of volunteers begins its day by checking the rain gauge.
Volunteers help the National Weather Service piece together the area's precipitation puzzle.