Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Chula Vista

Defenses dominate but late heroics lift Hilltop over rival Castle Park

For those high school football fans who prefer hard-hitting defense served up on the gridiron, the place to be last Friday was at Castle Park High School where the host Trojans...

Girls water polo: Mustangs open strong in East County Invitational

Otay Ranch defeated Santa Fe Christian, 7-6, and Clairemont, 17-2, to open play in the East County Invitational. Sarah Medina led the Mustangs with three goals and eight steals in the...

Chula Vista hacker sentenced to prison

A Chula Vista man was sentenced Monday to 63 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to computer hacking and conspiracy to commit wire fraud into a mortgage business. Jason Ray Bailey,...

Zapata in top five

National City City Manager Chris Zapata is one of five finalists being considered for the city manager post in Chandler, Ariz. Zapata said the reasons for applying to Chandler are both professional...

Outsmarted by the cells within

You may recall I started the clinical trials program at the Moores Cancer Center in La Jolla in February. During the 12-hour infusion days I received a targeted cancer drug not...

Barons, Mustangs battle to scoreless tie amid Omicron surge

No sport has gone unscathed this winter from competing in the perils of the Omicron coronavirus surge. That includes high school soccer. Teams have already had multiple games postponed to the point...

Four face murder charges

A judge ordered three men and a juvenile July 25 to stand trial for the murder of a Chula Vista man shot to death May 19 after leaving a child’s birthday...

Reopen only when the time is right

I have been in health care now for more than 40 years and have always been proud of my profession and community service but I have to admit, I have never...

Sweetwater’s valedictorian is a knockout student-athlete

Senior Alfred Vargas, Sweetwater Union High School’s valedictorian of the class of 2019, will speak at his graduation ceremony, to be held June 7 at Southwestern College. Vargas has already started to...

Park View 12U all-stars remain on road to Williamsport

There are more than 180,000 teams and 2.6 million players who participate in Little League Baseball, which stands as the largest organized youth sports organization in the world. The 12U division annually...

Brand leaves now, not later

Ed Brand can enjoy retirement earlier than expected. The Sweetwater High School district’s school board unanimously agreed Monday in closed session to place the superintendent on paid administrative leave, effective July 3...

County fair up and runnning for summer 2023

The San Diego County Fair returned to the city of Del Mar this week and will operate through July 4. Wednesday’s opening ceremony included a performance by special performance by the Hilltop...

The good and the bad approaches

It was a shamrock, it was a shipwreck. Doesn’t quite have the same gravitas as Dickens’ “Tale of Two Cities” opening salvo: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of...

Woman shot to death by border patrol agent

A U.S. Border Patrol enforcement operation in Chula Vista went awry this afternoon when a woman was shot and killed. At approximately 1 p.m., Chula Vista police officers responded to shots fired...

Bathroom videographer goes to jail

A National City man was sentenced June 7 to 150 days in jail for videotaping women in the restroom at a Walmart store in Kearny Mesa. Richard Lawrence Shaw Jr., 52, was...

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THIS WEEK

Gulls face off new...

The start of the new year has created some very interesting scenarios in the American Hockey league. With seven teams separated by just six standings...

San Diego County Cup...

The San Diego County Cup holiday soccer tournament wrapped up Dec. 30 with six boys division finals at Hilltop High School and three girls...

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...

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...

Holiday Bowl rings in...

One day removed from a flooding downpour in Mission Valley, the 46th annual Holiday Bowl enjoyed partly cloudy skies and little to no precipitation...

State grant funds Chula...

Chula Vista has secured $500,000 from the State of California to support affordable housing, which the city will match with another $500,000 from its...

Roller hockey faces off...

The Metro Conference faced off the 2026 portion of its 2025-26 roller hockey schedule with four games played Jan 7-8 at the Castle Park...

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...