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Bonita Valley 12U softball team scores C-state championship title

Local Sports Phillip Brents - 07/11/2019 0

The Bonita Valley Girls USA Softball League qualified seven teams for this year’s state championship tournament. The early results are in: the league’s 12U Bronze-Phillips team captured the C-state title. The Bonita...

Stabber goes to prison

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 04/03/2014 0

A National City woman who was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend in 2012 has been sentenced to 27 years to life in prison. Miranda Mae Gallegos,...

Is in-home care best option available?

Prime Jenny Wallis - 08/06/2010 0

Dear Jenny, What is the benefit of moving my dad into an assisted living community instead of hiring in-home care and letting him remain at home? It seems he would prefer to...

Ex-teacher sentenced for abuse

Chula Vista admin - 05/16/2025 0

Once honored as one of San Diego County’s top educators, a former South Bay teacher was sentenced May 9 to 30 years to life in state prison for sexually abusing two...

Title showdowns set in Metro-South Bay League, Pacific League

Football Phillip Brents - 11/03/2017 0

The Hilltop Lancers earned no worse than a share of this year’s Metro-South Bay League title by defeating the Sweetwater Red Devils, 28-6, in a game played last Friday at Chula...

Virchis to receive prestigious Roberto Martinez Spirit Award

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 11/04/2016 0

William A. Virchis, professor emeritus at Southwestern College, former director of the Visual and Performing Arts Department within the Sweetwater Union High School District and producing artistic director of Teatro Máscara...

Show wants those with a binational life

National City Robert Moreno - 07/08/2017 0

Do you spend half of your time across both sides of the US-Mexican border? Then you and your friends and family can be the subject of a potentially new yet to be...

Girls field hockey Metro Conference all-league honors bestowed

High School Phillip Brents - 01/01/2011 0

Otay Ranch senior Tarah Trotter and Bonita Vista junior Mailyn Nishiguchi each shared honors as the 2010 Metro Conference girls field hockey Co-Players of the Year. Both earned distinction as members...

Summer trial for alleged killers

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 01/17/2013 0

The murder trial of two suspects accused of killing Jordan Hickey in 2011 as he was pushing his bicycle uphill near National City was delayed Monday until July 15 in San...

Trophy to cement Castle Park-Chula Vista girls lacrosse rivalry

High School Phillip Brents - 03/14/2018 0

Castle Park and Chula Vista high schools have enjoyed a long rivalry on the west side of town. Chula Vista High School was founded in 1946 while Castle Park was established...

Partnership keeps college dreams alive

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 02/13/2014 0

Sandy Aguilar dreamed big for her kids. Like many parents, she envisioned her sons, now ages 10, 12 and 14, going off to college and pursuing successful careers. But as the...

Facility draws critics

Chula Vista Isabella Paoletto - 09/19/2019 0

A proposed 120-bed mental health facility near the District at Eastlake on Showroom Place has drawn criticism from community members. The Acadia Healthcare, a Tennessee-based for-profit, and Scripps Health facility was...

High up on a shelf he sees who we are

Columns Carlos Davalos - 12/20/2019 0

I’m still working out the details but I have a rough outline for my Christmas story, turned soon-to-be-a-streaming series. Seated on a golden shelf opposite a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking a swanky neighborhood...

Ink on the go

Uncategorized Allison Sampite - 01/08/2011 0

If you happen to see a custom-made 1984 Chevrolet step van cruising around Chula Vista, you can bet it's on its way to a local tattoo shop. That's because Gabe Alvarez, who...

Grant will benefit Lauderbach

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 07/29/2017 0

Chula Vista’s Lauderbach Park is getting a makeover. The California Department of Parks and Recreation awarded the city a $1 million grant for park improvements and adding more sports fields. The grant funds...

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