THIS WEEK

Eagles sweep in for victory over No.1 Grizzlies

Sports Phillip Brents - 0
Watch out, the East County’s big guns have started to fire salvos! The Helix Highlanders re­corded their third consecutive win and the Granite Hills Ea­gles won for the second consecu­tive week in...
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Couple sentenced for abusing young niece

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The San Diego County Dis­trict Attorney’s Office on Sept. 11 announced a man and a women were recently sentenced for child abuse that included burnings and the forced use of drugs. According...
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National increase in reported human rabies exposures

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By Cassie N. SaundersCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Recently Safari Park employ­ees found a dead bat, which lat­er tested positive for rabies at the County Public Health Lab. This was the 43rd...
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Nudge poinsettias and holiday cacti into bloom

Columns Melinda Myers - 0
Colorful poinsettias and flowering Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus fill garden centers and homes during the holiday season. If you saved your plants from last year, it is time to get started...
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California’s vote by mail system works. It’s worth fighting for.

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This commentary was originally published by CalMatters.By Shirley WeberSPECIAL FOR CAL MATTERS Whether we agree politically, or whether we couldn’t disagree more — your vote is your sacred responsibility and right. Recently President...
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Red Hawks get back in win column with 50-16 rout

Sports Phillip Brents - 0
Red Hawks get back in win column with 50-16 rout After posting a 39-0 win over visiting Anza Hamilton in their season opener on Aug. 21, the Mountain Empire Red Hawks football...
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Liberty Charter makes plans for ‘Wild’ fair

Community Debbie Sklar - 0
Get ready for a mechani­cal bull, wagon rides, chicken bingo and a chuckwagon bar­becue when Liberty Charter High School hosts its Wild West Fair on Saturday, Sept. 19. The community-wide event...
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FROM OUR PAST

Completing a dream, and sharing a journey of a lifetime

Local News Lori Bledsoe - 0
By: Lori Bledsoe The Alpine Sun By: Lori Bledsoe The Alpine Sun Have you ever thought of going on a long-term adventure?  Last year we followed Al O’Neal on his Pacific Crest Trail hike that...
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Knite to the rescue of Pine Valley House

News Jessica Brodkin Webb - 0
The eras of success at Pine Valley House restaurant are linked with waves in the Mountain Empire economy that began in the 1920’s and ebb and flow along with San Diego’s...
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Nurses Navigation program reaches Alpine Fire Protection District

News Albert Fulcher - 0
Last year, a first of its kind program in Califor­nia launched in El Cajon that transfers 911 call­ers with nonlife-threatening medical conditions directly to a nurse instead of dispatching first responders....
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Eagles wrestlers place runner-up at Masters

Sports Phillip Brents - 0
East County will be well represented on the mat at this weekend’s state championship meet in Bakersfield with 16 qualified wrestlers — 12 boys and four girls. Granite Hills head coach Jesse...
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Alpine American Little League wins section final

Sports Phillip Brents - 0
It looks as if California District 41 Little League has something tasty stirring in the pot after advancing three of its all-star teams — 10U, 11U and 12U — to California...
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Thousands of Californians losing Medi-Cal coverage

Local News Albert Fulcher - 0
Currently, 1.6 million Californians have been disenrolled from Medi-Cal due to the state’s process reviewing insurance records and disenrolling enmasse those who were once covered under COVID-19 pandemic extensions. Hailing from...
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Bill may redirect homeless to shelters

News Jessica Brodkin Webb - 0
California State Sen. Brian Jones announced a new state bill he will introduce at the next legislative session which would prohibit homeless encampments near sensitive community areas such as schools, parks,...
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