Every year, the North County NAACP hosts a Juneteenth Celebration in Downtown Oceanside, where locals set up booths and activities for families to enjoy. Juneteenth, or sometimes called Freedom Day, marks the announcement back in 1865 of the abolition of slavery in Texas.

Oceanside is a Zero Waste city and local leaders are trying to help educate residents on different ways they can reduce their waste. Local organizations came to the El Corazon Senior Center to spread their knowledge on helping the environment.

The beach is king during the summer in Oceanside and every year the largest women's surfing event in the world takes place. The Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro attracts the best women surfers in the world as the community comes together to watch and celebrate in the festivities.

The Pao Pao Outrigger race was held at the Oceanside Harbor, welcoming racers from all over the nation as these competitors try their hardest to earn 1st place.

The Big Read was a series of events that stretched across the month of September, with the focus on the Charles Portis novel, True Grit.  On October 3, Jay Jennings, a freelance writer/journalist and friend of Charles Portis, came to give the final presentation. Jay discussed the process Charles Portis went through to finish the novel and the production of the True Grit movies and Mr. Portis’ involvement with them. Throughout the presentation, Mr. Jennings used various visual aids in his discussion of the setting of the book and the inspiration of the location and characters in the True Grit novel.

Soldiers Who Salsa is a non-profit organization that brings active and retired military and their families together to dance away their troubles.  It’s a quickly growing organization that has already helped veterans reconnect with loved ones after serving overseas.  They’re growing quickly and hope to become a tool for military personnel, retired or otherwise, looking to battle their demons.

Oceanside has one of the largest population of homeless veterans in the nation. The Oceanside Police Department's Homeless Outreach Program was started to help with this issue. In this KOCT Newsbrief, we talk with a couple Officers working in this program to see what they're doing about the homeless population.

Many events are held in Downtown Oceanside, helping bring the community together. The Oceanside Music Festival was held in front of the Oceanside Public Library, where different artists came together to showcase a broad range of music, from Broadway showtunes to a jazz harpist.

The Carlsbad Desalination Plant is finally up and running. With this new water source brings changes to North County. In this KOCT Newsbrief, reporter Amy DuPont explains what the Plant does and how it affect you in the future.

In this KOCT Newsbrief special, we gather together a collection of Newsbriefs from 2015 in one convenient package. We're looking forward to 2016 and the stories waiting to be told!

The Oceanside Public Library is a jewel of Downtown Oceanside. Every year, The Friends of Oceanside Public Library host fundraisers to raise money for it. The Trivia Bee is one of those fundraisers, bringing people together for a good cause.

Opening Day for Youth Success week was all about setting things in motion. For 3 years, the Community Alliance for Youth Success, or CAYS, have been coming together to help Oceanside students become successful in their lives, and it all culminated in this week long event. On Opening Day, many speakers came out to show all of the support and love that they’ve poured into this project, including entrepreneur Stedman Graham. With the help of the community, CAYS is aiming to take Youth Success further than just Oceanside and use it as a platform nationwide.

Students came to the Oceanside Bandshell to perform for their parents and community, closing off a week dedicated to help students with educational goals. CAYS promotes the Oceanside Promise, which is a long term goal of making sure that every Oceanside student is career and college ready when they graduate. Oceanside is dedicated to its youth and the Oceanside Promise is proof of that.

Celebrating the opening of the new Garrison Creek Nature Trail at El Corazon Park with interviews and images of the new trail.

KOCT covered the annual Memorial Day Celebration at Eternal Hills Memorial Park. This beautiful event is served to recognize those who have sacrificed their lives for our country.