Injured victims testify in Boulevard murder case

Five people who were in­jured in Boulevard while being smuggled into the U.S. testi­fied Feb. 7 in the triple murder case against the alleged...

Alpine’s latest homeless count down slightly

Back Country Land Trust staff and volunteers drove Al­pine streets and hiked local canyons on Jan. 25, to determine there were 10 homeless people...

‘Bold’ rapist still has no place to reside

No specific site in East County has yet been suggested for the possible release of the “Bolder Than Most” rapist after the housing site...

No jail for man on meth with knife aboard school bus

A Campo man who stormed onto a Campo Elementary School bus with a knife was sentenced Jan. 22 to one year in jail, but...

Husband tried to poison wife to death

A Dulzura man pleaded guilty in December to three counts of premeditated attempted murder in the poisoning of his wife who is a former...

Man admits to attempted murder

A Dulzura man pleaded guilty Dec. 11 to three counts of pre­meditated attempted murder in the poisoning of his wife who is a former...

Driver in fatal crash has new year hearing

A Jan. 2 preliminary hearing was set for the driver of a truck which overturned, killing three undocumented immigrants, in Boulevard during a chase...

Alpine man who killed infant apologizes before sentence

An Alpine man was sentenced Dec. 5 to 25 years to life in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son in 2016. Brett Brown, 32,...

Man chased by Border Patrol charged with death of three people

Three counts of second-de­gree murder were filed Dec. 4 against the truck driver whose truck overturned killing three undocumented migrants in Bou­levard during a...

Congressman Hunter’s fraud trial begins next year

A judge on Monday set a Sept. 10, 2019 trial date for Congress­man Duncan Hunter and his wife who are accused of unlaw­fully using...