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Teen held as suspect in murder

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 0
Bail was set at $2 million Aug. 7 for a 19-year-old man suspected of chasing a man and fatally stabbing him to death at an Eastlake townhome complex. Saul Johnathan Orozco pleaded...
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The press and public’s obligation

Columnists Carlos Davalos - 0
If I had a bigger ego, if I was pettier and if I had more power, money and or influence to lose — sprinkled in with a large amount of insecurity...
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Metro roller hockey all-star team skates to division title at California State Cup tournament

Uncategorized Phillip Brents - 0
Roller hockey faced off as an official CIF-sanctioned sport in the Sweetwater Union High School District in November 2000. It has generally carried a low profile over the years but that...
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Despite pleas for longer sentence, man gets seven

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 0
The drunk driver from Paradise Hills who caused the death of sheriff's deputy Ken Collier was sentenced Jan. 7 to seven years and eight months in prison. An Internet campaign and a...
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Man held in fatal crash

Chula Vista Carlos Davalos - 0
A parolee was charged Jan. 23 with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the Jan. 20 death of Tomas M. Mondares, 89, who was struck while he was walking on a...
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Best of times for Best of South County

Uncategorized Robert Moreno - 0
South County leaders, business organizations and community activists came together Wednesday night to honor some of South County’s best. The second annual The Star-News Best of South County’s 2016 Reader’s Poll Red...
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Do you know the way to the Little League World Series? These guys do

Baseball Phillip Brents - 0
Do you know the way to the Little League World Series? Four teams from California District 42 Little League certainly do. The Park View Little League Blue Bombers won it all in...
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Program pairs veterans with peers

Uncategorized Robert Moreno - 0
A new program has local veterans visiting patients of the Veterans Affairs San Diego. Vet-to-Vet, a Chula Vista- based peer support program that utilizes veterans in a peer mentoring capacity to help...
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College bowl games are getting scarce due to pandemic’s impact

College Phillip Brents - 0
College football teams are starting to line up bowl game invitations as the final week of regular season play and conference championships hit the gridiron. The NCAA has announced it will allow...
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Cop guilty of misdemeanor abuse gets probation

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 0
Chula Vista Police Officer Roman Granados avoided jail time last week after a San Diego Superior Court judge sentenced him to four years probation for physically abusing his girlfriend’s then 16-year-old...
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Newspaper on the move

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The Star-News  office will be moving a few blocks to 294 F St. in downtown Chula Vista. All staff contacts, editors, phone and email contacts remain the same. We look forward to welcoming...
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Mustang/South Coast Water Polo Club offers local athletes a place to shine

High School Phillip Brents - 0
While school may have been out for the summer, Chula Vista’s returning high school student-athletes found plenty of activities to keep themselves occupied … and in peak fitness form. In fact, many...
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Mayor shares city’s green accomplishments in France

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 0
Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas returned last week from Paris where she shared the city’s approach in tackling climate change at the United Nations COP21 Climate Change Conference. More than 200...
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Volunteer calls it quits

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 0
Chula Vista’s Senior Volunteer Patrol celebrated its 20-year anniversary last week. Jack Mitchell has been a senior patrolman since the very beginning, with the last 18-years leading the program as director. Now, at...
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District 42 champs make it a clean sweep at Section 7 finals

Baseball Phillip Brents - 0
All three of the California District 42 Little League all-star championship teams swept through their opening games in last weekend’s California Section 7 tournament to advance to Tuesday’s championship games. The District...
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THIS WEEK

College

Southwestern Lady Jags secure...

It was nothing but cheers as Southwestern College recorded its third Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer championship in the past eight years with...
Chula Vista

New laws boost pet...

Five new California animal welfare laws sponsored by San Diego Humane Society went into effect Jan. 1, strengthening protections against puppy mills, cracking down...
Horoscope

Esoteric astrology as news...

Communities, Cooperatives & the Essential Fire of Change - the New Era Unfolding Sun enters Aquarius Monday, January 19th, the day after the Capricorn new...
Basketball

Girls hoops teams tip...

The San Diego Section will crown its 2025-26 girls basketball divisional champions Feb. 26-28. All the hoopla, cheers and tears are still more than...
Chula Vista

Familiar fragrance store opens...

Bath & Body Works officially opened a new 3,232-square-foot store near Palomar Trolley on Jan. 9, bringing the brand’s signature fragrances, body care, and...
Basketball

Above the rim: SDSU...

Photo caption: Elzie Harrington has the ball for SDSU in Saturday’s game against Fresno State. Photo by Andy Bartotto Like football, San Diego State University’s...
Alumni

Women’s pro soccer received...

The National Women’s Soccer League crowned its 2026 champion on Nov. 22 as Gotham FC defeated the Washington Spirit, 1-0, in front of 18,000...
Columnists

King’s call for justice...

Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small...
High School

Frosh phenoms are lacing...

Last season, the Metro Conference roller hockey scoring race was contested between Eastlake High junior Chris Rollbusch Jr. and Bonita Vista senior Jacob Hunter. Rollbusch...
Columnists

Help getting by during...

If you went into the first full week of January 2026 wondering: Where you were going to find the extra money to pay for your...
Chula Vista

What’s new, what’s next...

Ring in the New Year right with Downtown Chula Vista after a full year of growth! From getting a head start on your New...
Alumni

Gulls start climb up...

The San Diego Gulls have languished near the bottom of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division for the past three seasons, missing the genrous...