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Open Division hopefuls abound in South County this year

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Metro mat women get their moment in time

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SWC opens Spring semester with new facilities,culinary expansion, and AI-focused learning

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Conversation and book loving are Network focus

Uncategorized Carlos Davalos - 08/09/2014 0

The lazy days of summer are much shorter in South County with most students returning to school in late July. But for students who attend some of the oldest schools in...

Mustangs, Trojans face off CIF-Metro Conference 2015-16 roller hockey season

High School Phillip Brents - 12/03/2015 0

The Otay Ranch Mustangs and Castle Park Trojans faced off the 2015-16 CIF-Metro Conference roller hockey season for Sweetwater district teams Wednesday at the Castle Park High School rink. Both teams...

Judge tells woman to pay councilman’s attorney fees

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 03/19/2016 0

A civil lawsuit challenging a Chula Vista City Council election is costing the woman who filed the claim nearly $100,000. San Diego Superior Court judge Eddie C. Sturgeon stuck to his tentative...

Man accused of attack not mentally stable

Chula Vista Neal Putnam - 12/06/2014 0

A would-be carjacker who was also charged with attempted murder in which a woman was cut with metal spikes on Paradise Valley Road has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial...

Santa Claus planning to cruise through town

Chula Vista Jessica Brodkin Webb - 11/20/2020 0

North Pole resident Santa Claus will be visiting National City from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 this year. National City Recreation Center Supervisor Juanita Castaneda said city officials have organized a...

The Sun keeps shining in journalism

Chula Vista Allison Sampite - 11/06/2010 0

For the sixth consecutive year Southwestern College's student newspaper, The Sun, was named America's best community college newspaper by the National Newspaper Association in Omaha, Neb. It was also ranked number 2...

Funds spruce up pet facility

Chula Vista Abraham Jewett - 03/21/2019 0

When it comes to Measure P funds, red means go. The Chula Vista Animal Care Facility will be receiving a new $250,000 work and conference room trailer – after the city deemed...

Learning effective ways to keep children safe online

Chula Vista Summer Stephan - 08/26/2021 0

Given the young age at which kids are accessing the Internet and the huge role technology is bound to play in their lives going forward, speaking with them about online safety...

Metro runners step off cross country season on winning note

Sports Phillip Brents - 09/16/2016 0

The high school cross country season stepped off locally with last Friday’s Mustang Invitational at Rohr Park. Ten of the Metro Conference’s 13 schools participated, offering a preview of things to...

School’s chalk festival a tribute to grandfather’s legacy

Chula Vista Robert Moreno - 06/21/2018 0

Richard “Abue” Barragan gave everything he had to Heritage Elementary School. The grandparent and volunteer would always help during school functions, he held free-family art lessons after school hours and would just...

San Ysidro Health opens new urgent care center

Chula Vista Albert Fulcher - 12/24/2020 0

Coming to Chula Vista on Dec. 28, San Ysidro Health is opening its newest facility San Ysidro Health Urgent Care. The new facility is staffed with board-certified emergency room physicians and...

Arsonist gets what he asked for

Cops Neal Putnam - 05/16/2010 0

An arsonist who set three fires in a Chula Vista apartment complex pleaded guilty to setting one fire and asked for immediate sentencing. The judge gave it to him: three years...

Holiday ushers in memory of infamy

Around The South Bay Richard Pena - 11/30/2013 0

Last week we observed the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy. This date has joined a few others in the genre known as "Do you remember where you...

SDSU ice men off to 7-1 start in 2019-20

College Phillip Brents - 10/10/2019 0

The San Diego State University men’s ice hockey team is off to a 7-1 start to the 2019-20 season. While near-perfect on the ice, the Aztecs have also shown they are...

Hernandez honored as Mesa League Pitcher of the Year

Baseball John Philip Wyllie - 06/21/2010 0

With a 9-1 regular season record and a 4-1 league mark, Bonita Vista southpaw Jesse Hernandez was the obvious choice this season for Mesa League Pitcher of the Year honors. The...

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