Changing lives one taco at a time

Cheri Coit stood on the side of the road in Pine Valley on Sunday selling tacos and tamales to raise funds for the Naomi...

USO helps sailors affected by fire

A massive fire broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard July 12 in San Diego. For more than four days firefighters battled the fire, resulting...

District stays closed

The Grossmont Union High School District sent out an update on the com­ing school year on July 20 to announce their cooperation with California...

Comet NEOWISE drawing sky-watchers to back country

It’s an opportunity that presents itself, in this case, once every 6,953 years. That’s the length of time it takes Comet NEOWISE to make one...

Stronger together, says school board president

On July 8 the Alpine Union School District board of trustees unanimously approved a plan to reopen schools for the 2020-21 school year with...

Going virtual with the Alpine library

The Alpine Branch Library is hosting a special free online story sharing and writing work­shop on Saturday, July 18, from 1 to 2 p.m....

Big money awarded to those with big pigs

After the San Diego County Fair was cancelled the county fair board made the decision to hold a virtual market livestock show, and the...

Law still investigating alleged beating of flag waver

Authorities are still investi­gating a possible battery and vandalism case that was report­ed on June 28 in the 1600 block of Alpine Boulevard. According to...

Meth bust at Pine Valley checkpoint

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested four peo­ple last weekend during two separate incidents. In both events the vehicles were carrying hidden methamphetamine with a total...

Potentially sacred site delays border wall construction

It was only the first week in July but the desert heat had already hit 90 degrees by 8 a.m. outside the Golden Acorn...