A body was found inside a minivan near Lake Hodges that has a license plate matching one given for an Escondido woman who has been missing for a week. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were called at about 12:30 a.m. to assist in a missing person case near Lake…
La Mesa California
Though no East County high school football team won a San Diego Section championship this year, several East County players were a part of Cathedral Catholic’s Open Division championship celebration Nov. 17 at Southwestern College’s DeVore Stadium. Playing in front of more than 8,000 fans, the second-seeded Dons overcame an…
A judge declined to set any bail Nov. 26 for a former Jamul man who is accused of killing his wife nearly two years ago. Winnie Perry Whitby III, 49, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Melissa Estrada Whitby, 49, whose body was discovered along a hiking path in…
Does Downtown El Cajon need a new craft beer brewery? The answer is a big yes from patrons who crowded the initial soft-opening date for Creative Creature Brewing Company, during late afternoon and evening hours on Friday, Oct. 5, near the iconic Downtown El Cajon sign at the intersection of…
The day before Thanksgiving, Crest resident Dawn Flores received a phone call no horse owner would expect in the quiet countryside of East County. Her horse, Gretchen, was found tied up with rope inside the stall at the boarding place in Blossom Valley, El Cajon, where Flores has kept her…
