Sweetwater Reservoir extends offshore fishing for summer

Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, the Sweetwater Reservoir is expanding its Shoreline Fishing Program to include Fridays for the summer....

Grandparent Scam: How to avoid becoming a victim

Imagine receiving a call late at night, possibly after you’ve already gone to bed. You answer the phone and a frantic-sound­ing voice breathlessly says,...

Thought for the Week: Thankful for freedom

As we approach the 4th of July here in the United States, our thoughts move toward freedom and the privileges, benefits and responsibilities it...

Pup’s prosthetics are no paws for alarm

A small dog named Chloe trot­ted cheerfully around the court­yard of the Humane Society’s San Diego campus on prosthetic back paws, tail wagging, sniffing...

Park concerns heard at budget hearing

At the June 16 County Board of Supervisors public hearing for the County’s recommended opera­tional plan for fiscal years 2021/22 and 2022/23, the BOS...

Thought for the Week: Finding not seeking

There have been many books, discussions and queries into seeking the Truth – to seeking God. There are many ways to describe God. We...

Eagles take second at LAX CIF

The San Diego Section lacrosse championships took place June 5 in three divisions in both gender fields. Granite Hills High School represented East County in...

Flags retired during annual ceremony

The flag retirement ceremony planned for the Alpine VFW June 19 morning was scheduled to take about three hours. Instead, the event lasted nearly...

County leaves COVID tiers, masks behind

The county of San Diego held their final scheduled COVID briefing on Tuesday. As county Board of Supervisors Chair Na­than Fletcher said, this final...

Vaccine grants target county’s neglected communities

Three Federally Qualified Health Centers, San Ysidro Health, Family Health Centers of San Diego, and La Maestra Community Health Centers each re­ceived a $25,000...