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...

Scouts gather at El Capitan High School

Scouts from all over San Diego County gathered at El Capitan High School this past Saturday to share information about their units, explain what they are working on with current projects,...

Plan update approval by December targeted

When the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved an update to the county’s general plan in August 2011 the county supervisors directed county staff to develop a “clean-up” in the...

Summer sizzle continues with Alpine library events

Everyone is invited to take the library’s Sum­mer Challenge! Complete fun activities and win prizes through Aug. 15. See library staff to sign up. By The Lee is performing on Saturday, Aug....

New Heroes are added to the Veteran’s Wall of Honor

By Lori Bledsoe The Alpine Sun The Alpine Kiwanis Veteran’s Wall of Honor honored ten more heroes: Richard Gird, John Cameron, Phyllis Festa, Alan Hayward, Richard Dahl, John McWilliams, Robert Blumenstock, Roger “Buck”...

Anderson to Governor Brown:
Please be accountable and govern

Senator Joel Anderson (R – Alpine) today fired off a letter to Governor Brown concerning the most recent incident in a series of scandals at his Department of Transportation  – an...

Fall brings the beginnings of Festivals around Alpine

By Lori Bledsoe For The Alpine Sun San Diego Business Associates made the connection, bringing the first Fall Festival to Alpine to benefit The Heights Charter School.  Many of our local business came...

Legislation might wipe out state fire prevention fees

ALPINE ---- New state legislation introduced Aug. 24 might eliminate the new annual $150 State Responsibility Area (SRA) fees for state fire prevention services. The Alpine Fire Protection District Board of Directors...
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