Eagles sweep in for victory over No.1 Grizzlies

Watch out, the East County’s big guns have started to fire salvos! The Helix Highlanders re­corded their third consecutive win and the Granite Hills Ea­gles won for the second consecu­tive week in...

Couple sentenced for abusing young niece

The San Diego County Dis­trict Attorney’s Office on Sept. 11 announced a man and a women were recently sentenced for child abuse that included burnings and the forced use of drugs. According...

National increase in reported human rabies exposures

By Cassie N. SaundersCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Recently Safari Park employ­ees found a dead bat, which lat­er tested positive for rabies at the County Public Health Lab. This was the 43rd...

Nudge poinsettias and holiday cacti into bloom

Colorful poinsettias and flowering Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus fill garden centers and homes during the holiday season. If you saved your plants from last year, it is time to get started...

California’s vote by mail system works. It’s worth fighting for.

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters.By Shirley WeberSPECIAL FOR CAL MATTERS Whether we agree politically, or whether we couldn’t disagree more — your vote is your sacred responsibility and right. Recently President...

Red Hawks get back in win column with 50-16 rout

Red Hawks get back in win column with 50-16 rout After posting a 39-0 win over visiting Anza Hamilton in their season opener on Aug. 21, the Mountain Empire Red Hawks football...

Liberty Charter makes plans for ‘Wild’ fair

Get ready for a mechani­cal bull, wagon rides, chicken bingo and a chuckwagon bar­becue when Liberty Charter High School hosts its Wild West Fair on Saturday, Sept. 19. The community-wide event...

Grossmont Valley League football title up for grabs

With the El Capitan Vaqueros moving to the Grossmont Hills League this season, there will be a new football champion in the Grossmont Valley League in 2025. Who will it be? The Monte...

New faces at refuge

Lions, Tigers and Bears, San Diego county’s only accredited big cat and bear rescue had three new big cats— two servals and a white tiger— transferred into their care on April...

VFW post reopens on Memorial Day

  The Alpine VFW post took a tentative step toward life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic by opening their doors for Memorial Day this year. The day marked the first...

Governor releases schools plan

On Dec. 30, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the Safe Schools for All plan, structured to provide extra support to schools that are op­erating in person and expand the number of...

Higgins Charity Event

We will miss you Vinnie Young 16-year-old Vincent “Vinnie” Higgins lost his 3-½ year battle with Cancer this past Sunday. Friends of the Higgins family and 100’s of students from Steele Canyon...

Thought for the Week: Surrender to love

The days of our lives pass by one after the other. It seems incredible that we are on the downhill side of November 2020! What a ride this year has been!...

Attic sales for scholars

Clothes, jewelry, collectibles, and buried treasures are coming to Alpine as the Alpine Woman’s Club is holding its eight annual Attic Treasures Fundraiser June 16-18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m....
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