Thursday, January 22, 2026
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Wave kicks off season undefeated; San Diego FC takes first loss

The San Diego Wave FC captured the city’s imagination during its opening three seasons, making professional women’s soccer matches must-see outings. The Wave delivered with a trip to the National Women’s Soccer...

Taking another stab at Congress

State Senator Juan Vargas is campaigning for the 51st Congressional District. He is running against former California State Senator Denise Ducheny. Vargas, 51, was born in National City and has lived all over...

Son contends medication killed father

A National City man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a medical center, claiming that the center’s dialysis treatments killed his 86-year-old father. Arthur Aragon said that the Massachusetts-based Fresenius Medical...

One wish to start the new year

Bear with me if one of my wishes for the new year is unpopular or unreasonable. Then again, perhaps that is the nature of a wish — something wild and gently...

Annual Shakespeare Festival is a midsummer production at Southwestern College

The Southwestern College Theatre Arts Department will present the third annual Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival from July 23 to Aug. 2, featuring two productions: A Midsummer Night’s Rockin’ Dream and Macbeth. A...

Cinderella season continues for CIF Division I champion Bonita Vista

The Cinderella season continued Tuesday evening for the Bonita Vista High School girls soccer team after surviving a dreaded kicks-from-the-mark tiebreaker win against visiting La Serna in the opening quarterfinal state...

2010 Metro Conference boys water polo all-league teams honored

The Eastlake Titans and Hilltop Lancers each navigated undefeated courses through league play this season to earn berths in the San Diego Section playoffs. The Titans captured their third consecutive Mesa...

Taste celebrates 25 years

Taste of Third, the last event last year before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, is the first event Third Avenue Village Association is holding this year, celebrating its 25th year. The COVID-safe...

Alex Smith: from Bonita to the NFL Comeback Player of the Year

While Sunday’s 31-9 Super Bowl victory by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the defending NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs was an exercise in shock and awe, the NFL’s annual awards ceremony...

Duo deny role in special circumstance homicides

Special circumstance charges were added Nov. 3 against a Chula Vista man and his friend who are both charged with killing two men in 2011 and 2013 which allegedly benefited a...

The world is a stage and criminals its clowns

A criminal lineup has all the ingredients of legitimate theater. It has a leading man, or woman (the defendant); a stage with proper lighting, including still and video cameras; a supporting...

Time for thought during pandemic

In the days before COVID-19, occasional expressions of disbelief at the passage of time were common, mostly mundane and occasionally trite conversation starters. “I can’t believe it’s Valentine’s Day already!” “It’s June already?...

Season endings prove unkind for Trojans, Titans in CIF baseball playoffs

The ending to the 2018 high school baseball season for both the Eastlake Titans and Castle Park Trojans was not exactly kind for either team. The eighth-seeded Trojans made it to last...

Medina continues to make a splash in local aquatics

Ernie Medina has become an icon for aquatics in South County — and with good reason. A 1978 Hilltop High School alumnus, Medina has coached water polo and swim/dive programs at Chula...

Changes to Third Avenue get easier

The Chula Vista city council on Tuesday approved minor amendments to the city's Urban Core Specific Plan, which will give Third Avenue a facelift. The anticipated changes to the downtown area has...

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THIS WEEK

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Moore takes lead at...

The Port of San Diego officially swore in its 2026 officers for the Board of Port Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 14, marking the start...

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...

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...