A former San Diego Police Department (SDPD) homicide detective recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer has died.Brett Burkett, 50, wore the SDPD badge with pride for 25 years. He had a long list of accomplishments. Most recently, he worked for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office in…
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Target has issued a recall on a pair of girls’ skinny jeans due to reports of skin cuts and lacerations.The Cat & Jack Girls’ Star Studded Jeans from apparel manufacture Topson Downs were sold exclusively at the discount retailer’s stores nationwide and online between September 2017 and November 2017 for…
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University of San Diego head men’s basketball coach Lamont Smith resigned from his position Wednesday, school officials announced.Smith had been on administrative leave for the remainder of the season after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in the Bay Area in late February. Man in Hospital Gown Found…
President Donald Trump seems poised to finalize new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports after years of fiery threats to confront allies and rivals alike on trade, NBC News reported.The White House hasn’t officially announced its plan, but Trump has said he intends to impose a 25 percent steel tariff…
A dangerous gas leak along Friar’s Road Wednesday forced the closure of several popular shopping destinations in the Mission Valley area.As of 10:45 p.m., nearly 12 hours after the leak was first reported, the Mission Valley Hazard Center, Mission Center and parts of the Fashion Valley Mall remained closed to…
State Route 163 in Mission Valley was reopened Wednesday night, hours after a ruptured gas line prompted road closures near Friars Road that caused headaches for rush-hour commuters.The gas line was struck by a third party contractor using an auger to drill horizontally in a construction area near Ulric and…
A high-performing charter school in La Mesa is facing challenges because local districts are rejecting its requests for oversight.This is a problem for College Preparatory Middle School because charter schools require oversight from a school district to exist legally. Furthermore, its contract with the Mountain Empire School District expires at…
Event date: June 2, 2018 Event Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMLocation: La Mesa, CA 91942 Source: Calendar
Kids who regularly eat fish may enjoy better quality sleep and higher IQs, according to a recent study. Researchers in China followed 541 schoolchildren ages nine to 11, and noted their fish consumption and sleep quality. At age 12, they measured their IQ and found that those who ate fish…
Between the first and second quarters of the San Diego Sockers’ game Mar. 3 against the El Paso Coyotes, 1977 Valhalla High School graduate Anthony Medina announced his retirement at the end of the season. The game at the Valley View Casino Center, also known as the San Diego Sports…
The Courtyard Marriott has opened its doors off El Cajon’s Magnolia Avenue, and East County may never be the same. The first four-star hotel to grace the area, the Marriott has been a long time in coming, said El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells during the ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday,…
East County was well represented in the final showdown of CIF basketball. Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley, and Christian High School, El Cajon, sent both their boys and girls teams to the championship games. Mount Miguel’s girls (No. 2) brought home the Open Division championship with a gut-wrenching 50-49…
After a three-year legal battle and two decades of effort to build a high school for Alpine students, the Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) and Alpine Union School District (AUSD), in conjunction with the Alpine Taxpayers for Bond Accountability (ATBA), have dropped litigation. No high school will be built…
Deputies arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a man in El Cajon Wednesday.The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) confirmed that 26-year-old Dylan Poston of San Diego was booked into San Diego Central Jail on one alleged count of murder. Woman Assaulted at Redbox Kiosk Still ‘Can’t Understand…
Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are on Wednesday having their first full day of school since the deadly shooting on Valentine’s Day, and received a visit from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade as well.The students had returned to the Parkland school…
A gas leak was reported Wednesday morning at a busy intersection in Mission Valley, prompting some road closures.Some sort of smoke, possibly gas, could be seen blowing from the broken line as firefighters arrived at the scene along Friars Road and Ulric Street, near the off and on ramps to State…
The Trump administration is suing to block California laws that extend protections for immigrants living in the United States illegally.Attorney General Jeff Sessions was expected to announce the lawsuit Wednesday at an annual gathering of law enforcement organizations in Sacramento. West Wing Turmoil With Staff Exits; No Chaos, Trump Says…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the first woman elected as House speaker, donated a suit and gavel to the Smithsonian on Wednesday. The California Democrat handed over the historic items to the National Museum of American History during a ceremony with members of Congress and other officials. West Wing Turmoil With Staff Exits;…