The San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of San Diego native Rick Wilson as its new president and CEO. Wilson succeeds Joe Mackey, the most recent El Cajon Citizen of the Year recipient, who served as the Chamber’s interim CEO following the departure this past…
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Even more restrictions are coming for San Diego restaurants Friday as the city rolls out the second phase of their Styrofoam ban. Starting Friday, San Diego restaurants will no longer be allowed to hand out plastic foam egg carton and food containers under an ordinance passed on Jan. 8 that…
Both sides have rested in the McStay family murder trial, San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday. Closing arguments in the case against Charles Merritt are expected to begin on Tuesday, May 28. Merritt is charged with killing Joseph and Summer McStay along with their 3- and 4-year-old sons.…
A former U.S. Marine arrested last week on rape charges has been discharged from the corps for assaulting another Marine, the U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Thursday. Former gunnery Sgt. Mark Richard Neeley II, 36 was found guilty by a military judge on April 12 of the assault and was other…
It was a bountiful harvest of medals for East County runners, jumpers and throwers who competed at last Saturday’s San Diego Section track and field championship meet at Mt. Carmel High School. Five student-athletes from East County schools won individual gold medals, with 13 more earning silver medals and 11…
