Shining a light on Halloween safety

For most of us, Halloween brings back a wave of childhood memories: silly and spooky costumes, the excitement of trick-or-treating, school parades, neighborhood block parties, and that distinct feeling of being...

Students help spruce up curb appeal in downtown Chula Vista

Some of the newest artwork appearing along Third Avenue in downtown Chula Vista were created by artists who are still in middle school. Students from High Tech Middle Chula Vista recently...

Star-News journalists win at annual excellence awards

San Diego County journalists were celebrated and recognized for their work Tuesday night at Southwestern College during the San Diego Press Club’s 53rd Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony. The Star-News’ sports...

South County well represented in CIF flag football playoffs

The San Diego Section girls flag football playoffs started this week. Championship games in five divisions are slated Saturday, Nov. 7, at Olympian High School.The Open Division features the top eight...

Jaguars hike record to 7-1 with 31-24 win

The California community college championship football playoff structure now features an expanded field of 12 teams — six teams from the Southern California region and six teams from the Northern California...

Spartans rally to capture Legacy Of Pride rivalry trophy

The Legacy of Pride trophy is the embodiment of the Chula Vista-Sweetwater high school football rivalry, the longest continuous rivalry series of its kind in San Diego County, now in its...

Early experience with dictators

We know dictators. We have lived with them and in some cases, we loved them. We may have even become them. It is in our early and perhaps most formative years that we...

Port, public plan Pepper Park

The Port of San Diego held a meeting on May 6 in English, Spanish and Tagalog to gather public input on their “latest design...

Mariners run over Monarchs in 44-0 victory

Opposing teams know what’s coming but none yet have found a way to stop the Mariners’ double-wing offensive formation. The host Monte Vista Monarchs...

Nowhere but home will have to wait for Lady Titans

The Eastlake High School softball team has taken on status this year as the Mesa League’s nomads without an on-campus field on which to...

Gang members called cowards

Two gang members were sentenced Jan. 7 in a packed courtroom to 50 years to life for the 2009 slaying of Guillermo "Willie" Esparza...

Lowrider historians will cruise into Third Avenue store

Lowriders are coming to downtown Chula Vista. Coauthors Alberto Lopez Pulido and Rigoberto “Rigo” Reyes will discuss their latest book, “San Diego Lowriders: A History...

Chula Vista City Attorney Candidate Marco Verdugo

Marco Verdugo is running for Chula Vista City Attorney in the special election on Nov. 7. Verdugo, 41, lives in east Chula Vista with...

Village beer and music festival slated for pre- Mother’s Day

Chula Vista’s Third Avenue Village Association will be hosting the Avenue Amps & Ales celebration from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 11...

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THIS WEEK

Spartans rally to capture...

The Legacy of Pride trophy is the embodiment of the Chula Vista-Sweetwater high school football rivalry, the longest continuous rivalry series of its kind...

Shining a light on...

For most of us, Halloween brings back a wave of childhood memories: silly and spooky costumes, the excitement of trick-or-treating, school parades, neighborhood block...

Jaguars hike record to...

The California community college championship football playoff structure now features an expanded field of 12 teams — six teams from the Southern California region...

Gulls avoid late collapse,...

The San Diego Gulls met up with the San Jose Barracuda in Pacific Division AHL action Saturday, Oct. 24, at Pechanga Arena, a team...

Early experience with dictators

We know dictators. We have lived with them and in some cases, we loved them. We may have even become them. It is in our early...

JC soccer season continues...

Southwestern College’s women’s soccer team appeared to get the result it wanted in last Friday’s 1-0 victory at MiraCosta College. Sophia Neri netted the...

Star-News journalists win at...

San Diego County journalists were celebrated and recognized for their work Tuesday night at Southwestern College during the San Diego Press Club’s 53rd Annual...

Metro cross country finals...

The 2026 Metro Conference cross country championship meet is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, at Rohr Park. The San Diego Section championship meet follows...

Crusaders claim Metro-Mesa League...

It’s official: the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders are the 2026 Metro-Mesa League champions.The Crusaders repeated as league champions following last Friday’s 34-23 win at...

Students help spruce up...

Some of the newest artwork appearing along Third Avenue in downtown Chula Vista were created by artists who are still in middle school. Students...

Wave might need more...

The season is by no means over for the San Diego Wave. The NWSL team closes out regular season play Sunday, Nov. 1, at...

South County well represented...

The San Diego Section girls flag football playoffs started this week. Championship games in five divisions are slated Saturday, Nov. 7, at Olympian High...