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Crusaders slip past Titans 13-8, improve to 3-0 in league play

The beauty of double-round league play is the team that wins the first matchup doesn’t always win the second one. The defending Mesa League champion Mater Dei Catholic High School boys water...

Quiet meeting for controversial OWD director

The Otay Water District got back to uniterrupted business Wednesday afternoon. The five member board held its first meeting since February without protestors or without any public speakers asking for the resignation...

Naughty by nature

It's the time of year when I start my gig as a pro-bono Halloween costume consultant. I'm having difficulty deciding what the best look is for one potential client. On the one...

Election 2020

Sara Jacobs, 31, is one of two Democrats vying for Congresswoman Susan Davis’s seat in California’s 53rd Congressional District. She worked in the procedure department during the Obama administration, UNICEF’s Office of...

Local prep baseball players meet their field of dreams

The San Diego Padres’ Petco Park remains a field of dreams not only for Major League Baseball talent but for baseball players of every age locally. The same cascade of “oooooohs” and...

Third Avenue Village celebrates 26th year of Taste of Third culinary event

We are excited to announce the return of our annual Taste of Third culinary event for its 26th year! Taking place on Thursday, March 31 from 4 to 8 p.m., this...

#FoodieNews: Keeping it cool with two new places for ice cold treats

This past month was the best time, if any, for new businesses specializing in frozen goodness to open up shop. Beat the heat at these two delicious places. Holy Paleta Opening just two...

Distracting disease

As fears surrounding Ebola peaked in the South Bay last week with the Southwestern College scare, local medical experts say a rapid and widespread outbreak of Ebola in Chula Vista is...

Jaguars declaw Wolverines, 60-28, hike conference record to 3-0

Southwestern College’s football team ran past visiting San Bernardino Valley, 60-28, last Saturday to remain undefeated in American Mountain Conference play. The Jaguars improved to 6-2 overall, 3-0 in conference play. Southwestern remains...

Chula Vista still in fiscal emergency

The Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday declared a fiscal emergency in response to pessimistic revenue projections, and also voted unanimously to place a tax increase measure on the ballot for...

Life changing moment comes without warning, inspires determination

“Who am I going to be when this is done?” This is a question Sylas Sandoval asks frequently these days. He knew who he was before being diagnosed with lymphoma. At 33,...

Reaching out to the homeless

Nationally, the homeless population is growing and includes not only adults, but children and families as well. In a local response, the city of Chula Vista and various agencies put on the...

Numbers in the dirt lead to suspect’s arrest

A Nestor man was ordered Monday to stand trial for the murder of a Chula Vista resident whose friend saw the stabbing and scrawled the killer’s vehicle license plate number in...

Rough ride ahead

I had a dental bill for $1,200 last year. You thought that was a lot. Now my five credit card bills combined are more than ten times that. Millions of Americans...

Extraordinary year of courageous votes

Since Sept. 18 through this week, The Star-News has featured interviews with candidates running for local and federal offices. On many occasions the bulk of the paper appeared to be devoted entirely...

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THIS WEEK

Open Division hopefuls abound...

When the San Diego Section unveiled its elite Open Division playoffs  a decade or so ago, it remained a dream for most Metro Conference...

Crusader alum Myers is...

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold and New England Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye each predictably received significant face time during Sunday’s broadcast of Super Bowl...

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Actions may need to...

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one. When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a...

Gulls gear up for...

The San Diego Gulls are now in the second half of their 2025-26 American Hockey League schedule following this week’s AHL All-Star Classic in...

Lady Eagles, Lady Crusaders...

Girls wrestling made its debut on the mat two decades ago. The first girls section championship tournament was approved in October 2011.The sport has...

Titans complete the job:...

The Eastlake Titans, unable to complete the prospect of an undefeated 20-0 season last year with a loss in the championship game to the...

Students take stop sewage...

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip. They were going to...

Chair of California Transportation...

Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at...

Creating opportunity, one scholarship...

At Southwestern College, we believe talent is everywhere and opportunity must be made accessible. One of the most powerful ways we achieve that is...

Bonita Vista Barons are...

By all accounts, it was supposed to be a killer season for the Bonita Vista High School boys wrestling team, perhaps even topping last...

E-vehicle chargers coming

Chula Vista is preparing to open a new Tesla Supercharger station that will significantly expand electric vehicle charging options in the community. The site, located...