One way or another, the matchup between the top two teams in Division III was going to end when Christian trotted out its offense to go for two in double overtime against No. 2 Monte Vista. Patriots senior running back Javier Jimenez took a toss and ran around the right…
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Mount Miguel is not a favorite to win the Grossmont Valley League this year, but quarterback Jacob Laverdiere’s flash of brilliance shows they might be in consideration by the time he graduates in 2021. Laverdiere torched Valhalla for 368 yards and four touchdowns in the Matadors’ 25-13 road win on…
The Grossmont College community was saddened to learn of the tragic deaths of former football head coach Dave Jordan and his wife, Jean, in their East County home. read more Source: East County Californian
San Diego County continued its effort to get community input on its affordable housing plan with a stop in Lakeside last week. The tour started in August with a regional workshop at the Planning & Development Services’ (PDS) headquarters in Overland, had a previous session in Valley Center and will…
LA MESA, Calif. – Drivers in East County were finding a slow commute Wednesday morning after a truck swerved, hit a guardrail and then dumped its trailer on southbound state Route 125 just north of Spring Street. According to a California Highway Patrol website, the driver of the truck crashed around 6:06…
A string of robberies near San Diego State University has left students in the College Area concerned about their safety. “Something like that is scary,” said Nathan Yick, an Advertising and French major at SDSU. “It just goes to show how dangerous this neighborhood can be.” 105-Year-Old SDSU Graduate Receives…
The reward now totals $15,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the shooting death of an endangered California condor. The condor was found with a gunshot wound in July on private property near the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Kern County. The bird later died. Otay…
A Chula Vista woman in her late 70s known to neighbors as the Mayor of L Street was attacked by a suspected burglar in her home Monday morning. Police say the woman was hanging clothes in her backyard when she came inside and was “surprised” by an unknown male. He…
A man who opened fire on a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a marked patrol vehicle near the U.S.-Mexico border had been deported and was living in Mexico in the months prior to the shooting, officials said Monday. The agent’s vehicle was parked within 50 feet of the border near the…
A San Diego school student brought a loaded gun to campus Monday, San Diego Unified School District officials confirmed to NBC 7. The incident took place at the Alternative Learning for Behavior and Attitude (ALBA) School on Oregon Street in the North Park neighborhood. Otay Mesa Church Facing Eviction Over…
The San Diego State University football team wrapped up its second week of practice with the team’s annual FanFest intra-squad scrimmage Aug. 18 at SDCCU Stadium. Those in attendance had a chance to watch both present and future Aztec standouts as the team squared off in an offense versus defense…
The sun was just coming up over the mountains as a steady stream of droopy-eyed customers repeatedly opened the swinging door into the coffee shop. Outside, tables were being filled with various groups who were busy discussing their kid’s soccer games, what they watched on TV last night or the…
Last week, the East County Homeless Task Force (ECHTF) had its monthly meeting in Lakeside, choosing this location for the first time since its inception after being invited by the local chamber of commerce. More than 100 people representing different organizations and volunteers involved in solving homelessness gathered to share…
After two years of delay, the County of San Diego just published the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report and the Reclamation Plan for the sand mining project proposed for El Monte Valley in Lakeside. The public has 60 days to comment to support or oppose the biggest sand mining project in…
The father of Mollie Tibbetts, the Iowa woman allegedly killed by a Mexican man living in the United States illegally, implored people Saturday to stop using her murder to advance their political agenda, a day after President Donald Trump’s son criticized some Democrats and what he called an “open-borders agenda,”…
If you still have the beach hats the San Diego Padres gave out Saturday afternoon, you may want to throw them out. The team announced around 7:30 p.m. the hats may have been infested with bugs. Brush Fire Along SR-52 In Mission Trails Regional Park Nearly Contained “During the distribution…
The coast of San Diego is buzzing with people wondering what they can do to keep mosquitoes away. From Del Mar to Coronado, coastal residents are noticing an uptick in the number of the biting bugs. Brush Fire Along SR-52 In Mission Trails Regional Park Nearly Contained Coronado residents, however,…
Authorities were out in force this weekend for Labor Day looking for drunken drivers. So far this weekend, the numbers of arrests have increased, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers arrested 29 people for suspected DUI violations between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday in San Diego,…
A newly approved set of reform measures could transform policing in the State of California. The State Legislature passed a pair of bills late Friday that will open up internal police investigations and would make body camera footage public. Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 1421, which would open up internal police…
A man was sentenced to 66 years in state prison Friday who molested a 10-year-old at in an arcaded in Mission Beach last December. Daniel Tauro, 66, was arrested last Dec. 30 for inappropriately touching a boy as he was playing games at the arcade in Belmont Park. He was…