Killer punished for animal abuse

An Alpine man who is serv­ing a 25-year sentence for kill­ing his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son has received a concur­rent prison term for injuring his...

Fentanyl carrier to federal custody

A driver who tried to go through the Pine Valley check­point with 21 packages of fen­tanyl has been sentenced to 37 months in federal...

April sentencing for stabber

A man who was arrested in Dulzura after stabbing two women in East County has been found guilty by a jury of attempted murder,...

Drug smuggling driver will be delivered to federal prison

A driver who tried to go through the Pine Valley check­point with 21 packages of fen­tanyl has been sentenced to 37 months in federal...

Judge sends SVP to Jacumba Hot Springs

A judge on Monday ordered the release of a sexually violent predator to a house in Jacumba Hot Springs where a previous SVP had...

Boot-packing killer pleads

An Alpine woman who con­cealed a gun inside a boot and shot a man at a party pleaded guilty March 22 to voluntary manslaughter. Sentencing...

Ex-Navy man gets three life sentences

A Dulzura man who poisoned his wife—a former Campo El­ementary School teacher—was sentenced March 14 to three consecutive terms of life in state prison. Race...

SVP’s hearing next week

A March 22 court hearing has been set for the latest sexual violent predator’s proposed release in Jacumba Hot Springs. Alan Earl James, 56, has...

Alleged killer’s hearing delayed until late spring

The preliminary hearing for an Alpine man accused of killing his girlfriend has been delayed until June 10. The attorney for Paul Paraschak, 43, on...

Woman reports being photographed in dressing room

Authorities are investigating a report of a man who alleged­ly photographed a 34-year-old woman who was shopping at a local store in January. Alpine resident...