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La Mesa California

Sexually violent predator to be placed in Jacumba

On March 25, a judge ordered the release of a sexually violent predator (SVP) to an Old Highway 80 house in Jacumba Hot Springs where a previous SVP had once lived. The 4-page ruling says Alan Earl James, now 56, should be released from Coalinga State Hospital on or before…

Support your local college students!

It has been quiet at the diner this week. (I work nights and weekends at the diner – on top of fulfilling my duties here as editor – to pay my way through college.) It has been quiet this week because of Spring Break. Everyone left town, desperate to get…

Kids hurt after bus driver slams on brakes to avoid truck in Spring Valley

SPRING VALLEY, Calif. – Children were aboard a school bus when the driver slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a truck in Spring Valley, authorities said. A truck pulled out in front of the bus on Helix Street, just east of Bancroft Drive, at 7:15 a.m., a San Miguel…

A voice in the storm, a refuge in the dark

For women fleeing violence in their home countries, finding refuge from violence can be difficult. Dilkhwaz Ahmed has dedicated her life to changing that. A refugee herself, the El Cajon resident is now a refuge to others – predominantly Middle Eastern women seeking help from domestic violence. Her foundation, License…

Missing La Mesa woman reunited with her family

LA MESA, Calif. — An 89-year-old East County woman who went missing Tuesday was found in good condition Wednesday. Relatives of Conception “Connie” Bibo of La Mesa had reported her missing . Investigators found Bibo about 2 Wednesday afternoon in San Ysidro and reunited her with her family, Lt. Greg…

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