The top-seeded Monte Vista High School girls water polo team finished runner-up in last Saturday’s San Diego Section Division III championship game at La Jolla’s Coggan Family Aquatic Complex to conclude an otherwise noteworthy season. Monte Vista High School’s girls water polo team earned a runner-up finish in the Division…
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Entering its 65th year, the Santee Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Awards Night Celebration at the Barona Resort & Casino Golf Events Center on Feb. 20. After weeks of voting, the event featured food, networking and highlighting businesses and people that made a significant impact in Santee’s business community.…
By Ruben Arizmendi and Lori Saldaña The San Diego region needs more housing for families and individuals at all income levels. The shortage is most severe for lower income households. But that’s not the only burden facing underrepresented communities. Disadvantaged communities are also disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate…
A 15-year-old Helix High sophomore died in a San Diego hospital Sunday, more than two weeks after he was stabbed during a brawl at a Chula Vista house party, police said Tuesday. Devin Griffiths was protecting a friend from being attacked by several other teens or young men when he…
A 5-year-old boy critically injured in Saturday’s deadly charter bus crash in Pala Mesa was airlifted to a Riverside County hospital Sunday, authorities said. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Authorities said the ceremony will not be broadcast on any of the outdoor screens at Staples Center or in L.A. Live plaza urging people without tickets to stay away. Source: CBS 8 New feed
A 23-year-old Oceanside man was being transferred between hospitals when he jumped from a moving ambulance on Interstate 5 and was then struck by a car. Source: CBS 8 New feed
CHP says the bus was driving from Los Angeles on its way to San Ysidro in the number three lane when it flipped multiple times. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Celebrating our 2019 Readers Poll winners in style Hosted by German American Societies of San Diego February 13 Source: East County Californian
By Phillip Brents sports editor East County is extremely well represented in this year’s San Diego Section’s winter sports playoffs. Division championships in boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls wrestling and girls water polo are all up for grabs this month and the takers appear…
By Phillip Brents Sports editor With the inaugural San Diego Masters girls state-qualifying tournament held last Friday at Steele Canyon High School and four boys divisional tournaments taking place throughout the section on Saturday, it was a whirlwind weekend for East County high school wrestlers. There was plenty for mat…
From 1963 to 1985, aerospace manufacturing company Senior Aerospace Ketema (formerly Ametek) in El Cajon dumped thousands of pounds of a chemical degreaser into a shallow redwood-lined pit that sat on its property. This resulted in a toxic groundwater plume of trichloroethylene, which travels through the soil by a process…
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. Despite the growing number of cases globally, local health officials say the flu poses a greater risk in San Diego. At Scripps health clinics in East County and all of their San Diego locations,…
The West Hills High School boys soccer team rolled the dice against the odds as the No. 10 seed to win last year’s San Diego Section Division III championship. This year, the Wolf Pack could be among the favorites to win the Division II banner. West Hills enters Thursday’s final…
The high school girls water polo season seems set up for an exciting conclusion after eight East County teams gained entry into this year’s San Diego Section playoffs, including four teams with top four seeds to place them among the favorites to beat in their respective divisions. Monte Vista received…
LA MESA, Calif. — A man was arrested on suspicion of posing as a maintenance worker to burglarize three apartments in La Mesa this year, police said Thursday. Corey Henson, 45, was arrested at an undisclosed location Wednesday morning in connection with at least three apartment burglaries in La Mesa…
Clear and cool weather is in store for Valentines day. Tranquil weather will persist over the next several days, with temperatures hovering near seasonal. Source: CBS 8 New feed
A billing dispute between the city of Encinitas and a local nonprofit has prompted a threat to remove the popular Surfing Madonna mosaic from the side of a neighborhood restaurant and move it to another city where, according to charity officials, it would be more appreciated. Robert Nichols, chairman of…
Teachers have been negotiating with their school district for a new contract since last May, but they are come to a standstill over one key issue. Source: CBS 8 New feed
There are some restaurants in San Diego that people will wait for hours to get into. They’ll make reservations weeks in advance. And it’s not just for the food, it’s also for the Instagram pictures! Morning Glory is one of those restaurants. There is always a line out the door.…