By DAVE THOMAS | La Mesa Courier As fall turns to winter on the calendar, a number of Helix High winter sports teams are heating up. Once tournament play is over for some of these teams during the holiday break, they will turn to league action in January. In boys’ soccer,…
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By JENNIFER OSBORN La Mesa City Council member Christine Alessio was in attendance at this year’s Academic League match between Helix and Grossmont to present the winner with the newly-created perpetual trophy, sponsored by the City of La Mesa. In this inaugural match for the city championship, Helix claimed the…
EL CAJON, Calif. — An Oregon man who stabbed a La Mesa resident more than 30 times with a sword was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in state prison, closing a case that was without a suspect for nearly a dozen years until DNA tied him to the murder scene.…
A mistrial was declared on Dec. 5 for an El Cajon man after a jury deadlocked 10-2 as to whether he committed accessory to a murder after the fact by piloting a boat where his friend dumped a body in a barrel in San Diego Bay. A status hearing for…
Protect your family The county recently mailed 200,000 disaster planning guides to households in high-risk wildfire areas. These booklets provide critical information on how to prepare for a crisis and how to deal with it once it strikes. They include tips on evacuation, a list of emergency supplies and how…
