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La Mesa California

Man shoots himself in the leg

LA MESA, Calif. — A man shot himself in the leg at an apartment building in La Mesa Friday afternoon, authorities said. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. along the 4800 block of Parks Avenue south of Interstate 8. Witnesses told FOX 5 they heard men arguing shortly after a…

Oregonian who killed La Mesa man gets prison sentence

An Oregon man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a La Mesa man with a sword in 2006 in a cold case that was solved with DNA evidence. Deputy District Attorney Brian Erickson said Dec. 23 that Zachary Aaron Bunney, now 39, will have to serve…

Californian ringing in the new year with new editorial team

San Diego Neighborhood Newspapers (SDNN) is excited in bringing the East County community a fresh 2020 with a new editorial team that will continue and grow The East County Californian’s hyper local coverage to all of its neighbor­ing cities and unincorporated regions. SDNN Group Publisher Linda Rosas Townson said that…

East County set to welcome two new veterans service organizations

One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress chartered two enduring veterans service organizations. The first was The American Legion, composed of military veterans and active-du­ty service members. The second was the American Legion Auxil­iary, whose members were at the time female relatives of military veterans and active-duty service members. East…

Transition, change and good deeds

In February the El Cajon Citizen of the Year Commit­tee selected Joe Mackey as its 2018 El Cajon Citizen of the Year. Mackey, founder, president and CEO of XL Staffing Service, Inc. and Excell Security, Inc., was honored at a luncheon Feb. 5 at the El Cajon Elks Lodge 1812,…

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