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…
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Individuals with mental health issues frequently come into contact with the criminal justice system and too often, the outcomes fall short of helping people who face those challenges. This month, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced two initiatives designed to improve the way law enforcement interacts with people with…
I’m gonna say it. East County needs a taco truck. Not a taco joint. Not another Taco Bell. A real, authentic, street taco provider on four wheels. I don’t know why I didn’t realize this need sooner, given that I have more cilantro in my body than white blood cells,…
As of June 1, 2019, thousands of people will be eligible for the CalFresh program, which aims to provide resources to buy food. For the first time since 1974, people who receive supplemental social insurance or SSI can apply for the CalFresh program thanks to a change in the law…
A Caltrans camera caught three separate spin-outs in the same freeway lane within minutes of each other Sunday morning as rain pelted the county. The second-most left lane on Interstate 805 near Mira Mesa Boulevard has proven difficulty for some San Diego drivers in Sorrento Valley. At 9:58 a.m., a…
A San Diego County leader said the region is ready and willing to help migrants being flown to San Diego from U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities in other parts of the nation. “My office has coordinated with our Health and Human Services Agency and The Rapid Response Network; we…
After 23 years away from her hometown, San Diego California’s beloved former resident– giant panda Bai Yun, and her son, Xiao Liwu – are now safely back in China. The China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center confirmed Friday that the beloved furry panda pair had landed in China a day…
California Governor Gavin Newsom headed to San Diego Saturday on his health care tour. Newsom was scheduled to appear at the United Food and Commercial Workers Union office in Mission Valley at around 9:30 a.m. The event was not open to the public. Mexican Government Helped Surveillance Effort On Journalists…
A man who stabbed two women in East County has been sentenced to 69 years and four months in state prison. Consecutive terms were handed down to Patrick Christian Douglas, 52, by El Cajon Superior Court Judge Herbert Exarhos on April 26. A jury convicted Douglas on March 13 on…
A woman who worked for the City of San Diego for 26 years is suing, claiming for years she was paid less than men she directly supervised. She has since been fired. Lorie Cosio-Azar worked for the city’s Sustainability and Environment Protection Department for nearly three decades. She developed a…
A car went up in flames in the underground parking garage of a University City apartment complex, forcing residents to evacuate early Friday. San Diego Fire-Rescue crews responded to the fire at the La Jolla Garden Villas on Lebon and Nobel drives just east of Interstate 15 at about 3:30…
UPDATE: A new timeline, with additional details from Assistant States Attorney James Murphy, has been published here. Laying out a horrific narrative, Chicago police detailed their investigation into the murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa, who was strangled to death after she went missing in late April. For Years City Paid…
Coloring books, even for adults, are a dime a dozen these days. But as I write this, I keep looking at the new coloring book beside me. My fingers itch to shade in and pencil in color onto the birds in the new Coloring Southern California Birds by Wendy Esterly.…
Diving is just one event in the CIF swimming program, yet it is unique in that it has a day reserved all its own. With 102 divers competing at this year’s San Diego Section finals May 3 at San Diego Mesa College, administrators may, in fact, have to reserve two…
The Valhalla High boys varsity volleyball team won the San Diego CIF Division III championship by defeating league foe Grossmont High in three sets on Friday at Canyon Crest Academy High School. Senior Colby Beltz had 10 kills for top-seeded Valhalla, as the Norsemen beat the Foothillers for the third…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied a report that his administration was considering sending up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East to respond to Iran — but added that if the United States were to go with such a plan, “we’d send a hell of a lot more.” Trump…
Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard “McHale’s Navy” and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for “Spongebob Squarepants,” has died. He was 85. Conway died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles care facility after…
A U.S. citizen was being held in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday on suspicion of attempted homicide and damage of property after his pickup truck drove into cars and street vendors just south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The driver was identified as “Frank,” a 29-year-old man originally from Utah…
Dear Mom, I have known you for almost three decades now. Crazy, right? The last few months have brought our family together in ways we were not expecting and it has given me time to consider our history together. Now, every mom is special, and you are always the first…
Photo by Jenna Benson.Bookshelves line the walls of the Rancho San Diego library bookstore. Libraries are usually where we go to check out books (and movies or CDs) to enjoy at our leisure. The items are returned so others can enjoy and learn from them. But what if you could…
