The blaze started in Ramona near Chuck Wagon Road. An evacuation has been issued for those near Bunnie King Lane and San Vicente Road. Source: CBS 8 New feed
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Both parents and school board members are calling for blanket restrictions to keep registered sex offenders out of homes near schools and parks. Source: CBS 8 New feed
United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals say on average there are 180 open RN positions between Zion and San Diego Medical Center. Source: CBS 8 New feed
For six days, the Del Mar Wine & Food Festival will bring together a headline list of California’s most renowned chefs, celebrities and professional athletes. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Heartland Fire & Rescue Department will host its third annual Dog Days of Summer this weekend. The event will provide free dog washes at El Cajon Fire Station #6 and is scheduled to take place Saturday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon, providing family-friendly activities celebrating beloved four-legged companions.…
Photo courtesy U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga Chief Engineer, Lt. Mathew Scott, from Santee, inspects a fuel sample for impurities in the central control station of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during a replenishment at sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class…
Santee’s Momentum Tutoring, the Kiwanis Club of Santee, and the Santee Chamber of Commerce have gathered forces to hold Santee’s inaugural Santee Children’s Business Fair on Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Hills High School gymnasium, which is also an official Cool Zone. Momentum Tutoring…
The Chaldean League of California held a protest on July 20 at the El Cajon Civic Center against the Iraqi government’s recent revocation of the Presidential Decree of 2013 that provided rights and entitlements to Christians in Iraq. Head of the Chaldean League of California Dr. Ghazi Raho said the…
The La Mesa Village Association announced that September 2023 marks the 30th Anniversary of the La Mesa Village Farmers Market in downtown La Mesa. In celebration, the LMVFM will begin to host weekly giveaways starting Sept. 1. Weekly prizes will be given away on the LMVFM Instagram page @officiallamesafarmersmarket, 30th…
Alvarado Hospital’s San Diego Rehabilitation Institute is sponsoring SoCal. Rehab Golf Classic golf tournament to increase awareness about golf as a therapeutic tool. “The SoCal Rehab Golf Classic is a unique tournament to the San Diego Area,” said Mary Williams, event coordinator and recreational therapist at Alvarado Hospital in a…
Escondido, El Cajon, San Marcos, La Mesa, Santee and Poway, could see triple digit heat before the end of the week. Source: CBS 8 New feed
San Diego County’s heat wave will continue for the third week. The heat warrants more inland heat-related alerts. They will last through Friday. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Just hours apart, two people were seriously injured in separate accidents as they were riding e-bikes: one in Shelltown, the other in the Gaslamp. Source: CBS 8 New feed
NOAA recommends staying at least 100 yards from sea lions or seals. Source: CBS 8 New feed
LeBron James’ son suffered a cardiac arrest during practice at USC, but thanks to immediate treatment, he survived and is now in stable condition. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Chef Char Seafood-n-Soul is heading inside Parkway Plaza in early August after Chef Char, Charlene Plummer, earned the coveted spot by winning the mall’s Taste for the Space culinary competition and community activation that took place on Oct. 15, 2022. Parkway Plaza Marketing and Business Development Manager Petra Rich said…
The Asian Business Association San Diego celebrated the recent grand reopening of their San Diego office featuring the new Sycuan Community Room. The “celebration goes beyond the reopening of our office it signifies the resilience, unity, and growth of our vibrant Asian business community here in San Diego. The Sycuan…
Through the County of San Diego’s Cool Zone program the public is welcome to visit air-conditioned venues to find respite from excessive heat. The program is free and available through Oct. 31. Below is a listing of some East County locations. El Cajon Branch Library 201 E Douglas Mon. 10…
Janessa Goldbeck is running for the County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat in the Aug. 15 special election, vacated by the resignation of former supervisor Nathan Fletcher. Goldbeck, 37, is a Democrat running for the nonpartisan seat. From the Talmadge neighborhood in San Diego, Goldbeck has a bachelor’s degree…
San Diego District 4 Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe is running in the San Diego County Supervisor District 4 special election on Aug. 15, recently vacated by former supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s resignation. The 45-year-old Democrat is an attorney and began her term on the San Diego City Council in 2018. Her…
