Driver with speed in car arrested

United States. Border Patrol agents arrested a man who they later discovered had 38.40 lbs. of methamphetamine hidden in the vehicle he was driving. Authorities...

Alpine Fire station opens doors

The Alpine Fire Station held an open house on the very weekend that San Diego Gas and Electric shut off power throughout parts of...

Teen helps deputies bust adults for buying booze

Four people were arrested Oct. 24 in a sting operation in which a teenager asked adults to buy alcohol for them in six locations...

Supervisors direct $28 million to remain for roads

In 2017 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized the use of $28,000,000 of general fund revenue to improve the county’s road conditions....

ACPG frustrated by county, violations

County of San Diego Code Compliance division representa­tives brought a PowerPoint presentation to educate the Alpine Community Planning Group and the 11 citizens who...

Fire marshal looks to past for information on future fires

Alpine Fire Marshal Jason McBroom chuck­led at the podium during his Oct. 20 presenta­tion on the history of fires in Alpine. “I can rebuild a...

Man chased by Border Patrol guilty of manslaughter

The driver of a vehicle who was fleeing the U.S. Border Patrol in Boulevard last year pleaded guilty Sept. 30 to three counts of...

Atty. asks for limited accountablity

The defense attorney for a Campo man charged with kill­ing his two passengers in a 2017 drunk driving crash asked ju­rors Oct. 17 to...

Utility company offers glimpse, explanation of wildfire reaction

In 2014, San Diego Gas and Electric began replacing older wood poles and visible power lines with new metal ones, si­multaneously shifting electri­cal wires...

Hunter fails to gather enough votes for GOP blessing

Of the four Republican congres­sional candidates who addressed more than 1,100 potential voters at a public forum Monday, not one walked away with the...