Your favorite San Diego city reservoir could be closed the next time you want to take a dip or drop a line. The city announced Friday that due to a 3 percent citywide budget reduction it will be closing its reservoirs for one additional week day per month starting July…
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Jurors have reached a verdict in the lawsuit filed by NFL quarterback Drew Brees against a La Jolla jeweler that he said misrepresented the value of diamonds and defrauded him out of $6.7 million. The civil lawsuit filed by Brees and his wife, Brittany Brees, in San Diego County Superior…
Helix High School and SDSU alumnus Nick Lupian completed his second year with the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby by making a historic trip to Sunday’s MLR championship game against the defending league champion Seattle Seawolves. The top-seeded Legion dropped a heartbreaking last-second 26-23 decision to the second-seeded…
Republican Congressman Duncan D. Hunter’s 50th district constituents joined a crowded courtroom to watch Margaret E. Hunter’s change of plea, from not guilty to guilty on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse in downtown San Diego. In the plea agreement, defendant Margaret E. Hunter plead…
It has been a big start to the Little League tournament baseball season for Fletcher Hills League. Teams from FHLL captured the District 41 Majors and Minors Tournament of Champions last week to open up the local Little League Baseball postseason. The Fletcher Hills McCance Padres won the Minor division…
LA MESA, Calif. — A suspected case of measles that prompted Sharp Rees-Stealy La Mesa Urgent Care to close early Wednesday was later determined not to be the disease in question. Doctors at Sharp Rees-Stealy Urgent Care and Rady Children’s Hospital Emergency Department along with County of San Diego health…
A massive limb from a Torrey Pine tree fell on a car in Point Loma Friday, just blocks from where a massive Torrey Pine crashed onto a home killing two people inside in January. The branch collapsed onto the car outside an apartment complex on Catalina Boulevard near Voltaire Street.…
An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer opened fire Friday night inside a Southern California Costco, killing a man who authorities say had attacked him and wounding two others, the Corona Police Department said. The slain man’s family says he was mentally disabled. Kenneth French, 32, of Riverside assaulted the officer “without…
A 22-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving charges early Monday after a crash in El Cajon left two people hurt, one with life-threatening injuries, the El Cajon Police Department said. An investigation into the two-car crash, which happened just after midnight, closed a busy stretch of Jamacha Road in…
A major challenge for any service organization is renewing, perpetuating and transitioning servant leadership across generations. Mentorship is one aspect of seamlessly transferring responsibilities for organizational stability, as is identifying promising candidates to take on leadership roles. Santee’s veterans post is home of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9327, the…
LA MESA — A man jumped approximately 25 feet off a bridge in La Mesa in an attempt to escape police on Sunday, authorities said. A man was driving in La Mesa with three passengers Sunday morning when an officer tried to pull his car over for a traffic enforcement…
Several men stole an ATM from an AM/PM store Sunday, La Mesa police said. At least four men dressed in hoodies backed a gray Ford F-250 truck into the store on Massachusetts Avenue and Waite Drive at about 3 a.m. The suspects loaded the ATM into the back of the…
In partnership with CalNonprofits, the California State Legislature celebrated nonprofit organizations from across the state last Wednesday. Each legislator recognized a nonprofit organization from his or her district for the vital services they provide their communities. Senator Brian Jones’ selection from Senate District 38 is the Santee Santas Foundation. The organization…
I didn’t get home until just after 2 a.m. Work tends to keep me out late, both at the newspaper and at the diner. When I parked my car and turned the engine off, I heard an unusual sound in my neighborhood: shouting. The cries were agitated, aggressive and unrelenting.…
LA MESA, Calif. — Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood in East County is a garden so tranquil, peaceful and filled with beauty. But what makes it so unique is the food it provides at your fingertips. “It’s really great to be able to get up in the morning, go…
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy shot in the head while off duty at a Jack in the Box on Monday has died, the sheriff said on Wednesday. Joseph Gilbert Solano was shot while at the counter of a Jack in the Box restaurant at 2531 W. Valley Blvd. in…
An argument between La Jolla neighbors turned physical, and ended when one of the men struck the other with a hammer. The attack happened at around 9:30 a.m. on Mar Avenue off Country Club Drive, according to the San Diego Police Department. Former SDSU Football Player Sues PB Bar Over…
An Oceanside man appeared before a judge Wednesday and was ordered held on $2 million bail in connection with the death of a friend. Michael Newton, 66, was arrested after a man was found dead June 6 in Newton’s third-floor unit at the Mission Cove Apartments. Former SDSU Football Player…
A brush fire in Valencia Sunday sent smoke billowing into the sky and prompting an evacuation of Magic Mountain and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor because of the air quality. There was no immediate threat to the parks or nearby homes from the flames. Survey Shows Housing Costs Cause Financial Strain…
Firefighters put out a half-acre brush fire that began burning in a canyon behind homes in Rancho Peñasquitos Saturday afternoon. The fire was reported at 2:15 p.m. behind the 12000 block of Ragweed Street and above Peñasquitos Creek, San Diego Fire-Rescue confirmed. Mexican President to Hold Tijuana Rally Amid Threat…
