By Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News SAN DIEGO–Former Rep. Darrell Issa has made it official-he’s challenging embattled Rep. Duncan D. Hunter’s (R-Alpine) 50th Congressional District seat. Issa made the announcement at a news conference Thursday morning at Centennial Plaza in El Cajon. “So today, I am announcing that I will be the next congressman for […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health has issued a Do Not Drink Notice and Public Notification for Lake Morena Views Mutual Water Company after test results found nitrate in the water supply. Recent water sample results showed nitrate levels exceeded the maximum contaminant levels in the water distribution system. The water […]

SPRING VALLEY–The San Diego County Sheriff‘s Department is partnering with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) through a countywide grant to help prevent underage drinking and other crimes that may occur at ABC licensed establishments.  In July, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department received an ABC grant of $100,000. The money is being […]

SPRING VALLEY–Authorities arrested a driver who led police on a short vehicle pursuit from Spring Valley to San Diego on Wednesday night. The driver, identified as 29-year-old Melvin Alexander, was arrested for driving under the influence, felony reckless evading, hit and run and flash incarceration, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.  Shortly after 8 […]

SANTEE–The San Diego County Sheriff‘s Department has partnered with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) through a countywide grant to help prevent underage drinking and other crimes that may occur at ABC licensed establishments.  In July, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department received an ABC grant of $100,000. The money is being spent […]

IMPERIAL BEACH–Authorities served search warrants to several illegal marijuana dispensaries in Spring Valley on Thursday. The Rancho San Diego Crime Suppression Team, RSD Area Detectives, Imperial Beach area detectives, Imperial Beach COPPS deputies and the East County Street Team assisted County Code Compliance with serving an abatement warrant and three criminal search warrants at three […]

ALPINE–Authorities are searching for three men who robbed a jewelry store Tuesday at the Viejas Outlets in Alpine. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., Alpine Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call reporting a jewelry store robbery that occurred at the Daniels Jewelers, located at the Viejas Outlets, 5005 Willows Road in Alpine.   Deputies determined that the suspects […]

SAN DIEGO–Detectives arrested a man in connection with sex trafficking a 15-year-old runaway female in the East county, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said On August 14, deputies and detectives from the Alpine Sheriff’s Station, Juvenile Services and the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force were involved in an investigation of a teen suspected of […]

EL CAJON–Four adults and one child were displaced after a structure fire destroyed two mobile homes in El Cajon, Heartland Fire and Rescue said. At 3:45 p.m. Friday afternoon, Heartland Fire and Rescue crews from El Cajon and La Mesa were dispatched to reports of a residential structure fire in the 200 block of El […]