Ex-boyfriend avoids another murder trial – By Neal Putnam

To avoid a murder retrial, an Alpine man pleaded guilty June 7 to child endangerment in the death of his ex-girlfriend’s tod­dler. Wiliey Kevin Foster...
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DUI driver in fatal crash gets 6 years by Neal Putman

The drunk driver who caused the death of the hus­band of the former Alpine Sun editor was sentenced May 17 to six years in...

Alpine Resident Charged for Resisting by Neal Putnam

An Alpine man was ordered May 31 to stand trial for alleg­edly trying to pull a sheriff’s deputy gun while he was resist­ing arrest...

Alleged Bus Hijacker’s Bail Set by Neal Putnam

Bail was set at $750,000 May 31 for a man accused of trying to hijack a Campo Elementary School bus with two knives in...
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Prelim set in Jacumba pastor’s slaying

By Neal Putnam For The  Alpine Sun EL CAJON—A Dec. 12 preliminary hearing was set Oct. 26 for a Boulevard man who is accused of killing...

Grub found guilty in home invasion cases

By Neal Putnam For The Alpine Sun SAN DIEGO—A jury has convicted an Alpine man of three armed robberies and four burglaries which occurred in 2012...

Two murder cases, ‘the burning body, and ‘uncle shoots nephew’ have...

By Neal Putnam For The Alpine Sun EL CAJON—The case of a burning body found in Alpine and an unrelated murder case involving a Campo man...
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Sunny Hall’s surprise guilty pleas

By Neal Putnam     For The Alpine Sun EL CAJON---Sunny May Hall made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday when she admitted she committed gross vehicular manslaughter...
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Alien smuggler indicted in Boulevard chase

By Neal Putnam   The Alpine Sun SAN DIEGO—Martel Valencia-Cortez, 36, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 25 counts bringing in undocumented immigrants,...