There is a new donut shop in Downtown El Cajon, but it is not selling just any donuts. These are the renowned Mary’s Donuts, originally from Santee, courtesy of the man who brought Mary’s to Lakeside several years ago: Joel Scalzitti. The new store is located at 172 Main Street.…
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A Chula Vista man, wanted by Mexican law enforcement authorities in the killing of his stepmother, will spend two years in prison on an unrelated charge. Aaron Juarez, 20, is suspected by authorities in Tijuana of shooting his stepmother and burying her body in the backyard of her home. Chula…
A slurry seal is a mix of asphalt, sand and rock that’s used to coat over areas of a road and can be an alternative to resurfacing an entire street – something that takes more time and money and can be an inconvenience to commuters and residents. Joe Hlebica prefers…
Santa Clara county health officials revealed Wednesday a measles case at the Google campus in Mountain View. The visitor, possibly a worker who came down with the virus, is a San Mateo County resident and was at the Googleplex office at 1295 Charleston Road on April 4. Santa Clara County…
An April 22 panel presentation by a trio of local writers on the modern era of agent-free self-publishing, and later in the evening, student readings and performances of original work kick off Grossmont College’s 23rd annual Literary Arts Festival. The weeklong festival organized by the English Department’s Creative Writing program…
The La Mesa Chamber is so thrilled to entertain you at their annual “food focused” event, that the opportunity to delight you one week earlier, was too appealing to resist! The “Taste of San Diego – East” will now be held on Monday, June 3rd in the spacious Golden Ballroom…
This coming weekend the fledgling Alliance of American Football was supposed to kick off the first of two rounds of playoff games leading up to the league’s inaugural championship game April 27 in Frisco, Texas. The Arizona Hotshots and San Antonio Commanders appeared set to duel it out for the…
Some homeowners in Oceanside say they feel trapped because they cannot get approval to sell their mobile home units from the company that owns the land they lease. Linda Walshaw used to live at the Cavalier Mobile Estates property west of Interstate 5 and south of Oceanside Boulevard. She said…
A familiar – and popular – look for the Chargers will now be the team’s full-time uniform. The team announced today that they will now wear powder blue as their primary home uniform, beginning in the 2019 season. you’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/CSLCALd289 — Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) April 16, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js…
Big box retailer Kohl’s has launched a new weekly deal for active and former military personnel, veterans and their families: 15 percent off, every Monday, year-round. The retailer announced “Military Mondays” earlier this month, an in-store discount meant to thank U.S. service members and their families “for their selflessness and…
SAN DIEGO — A parolee who sped away when officers searching for a prowler tried to stop his car south of the College area was sentenced Monday to five years and four months in state prison. Dontae Douglas Smith, 28, pleaded guilty to felony evading and being a felon in…
California lawmakers are considering a new law that would expand a tuition program to help thousands of community college students graduate without debt. The California College Promise (CCP), signed into law in 2017 by then-California Gov. Jerry Brown, waives first-year tuition fees for eligible full-time community college students. Sen. Gillibrand…
An “uncontrollable” gas leak at a home in the Rolando neighborhood of San Diego forced nearly an entire block to evacuate overnight. The gas leak was discovered at about 12:30 a.m. Monday after a small trash can fire was extinguished at the home south of University Avenue and Aragon Drive.…
Chula Vista firefighters made a lifesaving albeit unusual rescue when they pulled more than a dozen ducklings from a storm drain Sunday. The 13 ducklings became trapped in a storm drain near Showroom Place and Fenton Street. The mother duck was nearby for a time but eventually flew away, leaving…
In 1978 Camp Pendleton erected a two-line sign along Interstate 5 with the words “Preserving California’s Precious Resources” and the circular Marine Corps emblem in the middle. There was just one problem, and it wasn’t that Camp Pendleton was focusing on environmental stewardship prior to the modern green movement. The…
In Texas two children, ages 8 and 3, died when a tree fell on a car Saturday afternoon, trapping them inside, Angelina County Sheriff’s Department told NBC News. They were pronounced dead at the scene. In West Monroe, Louisiana, a 13-year-old boy drowned in a drainage area in what officials…
Michelle Buckley was a busy single mom raising two teenagers. As a physical therapist assistant at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, she understood the importance of keeping fit. She exercised, ate healthy food and got regular checkups. She was also a firm believer in breast self-exams because 10 years prior, at age…
A Paradise Hills family said they were terrorized after their home was broken into by a masked man overnight. The victim, who asked NBC 7 to not reveal her identity, said she was home asleep with her two young sons when the suspect entered the home through an open window.…
A North County Community Church is celebrating the life of a teen who was killed in a car accident at the beginning of the month. Bryce Houghton, 13, was killed in early April when a suspected drunk driver plowed into his family’s broken-down minivan on the 405 freeway in Fountain…
As runners lined up to pick up their bibs for the Boston Marathon, many were thinking about the race they’ve prepared for so long. “This is the Mecca of running, and this is what everybody strives for, works hard all year long to have this. It’s a blessing, it’s a…
