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No debate about it—Southwestern team excels

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Southwestern College’s Debate Team returned from the Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament held at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey in March with notable accomplishments. Baron Castanares and Pia Maria Flores,...
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Super Dentists host a sweet Halloween tradition

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The Super Dentists held its 24th Annual Spooktacular Halloween celebration at its Eastlake location on Oct. 28, with costume contests for children and adults with guest judges, including Z90’s Rick Morton,...
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Deported veterans battle to come home

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In 1983, U.S. Marine Armando Scott was stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, when suicide bombers detonated two truck bombs that destroyed the barracks housing his unit. More than 300 people died in...
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District elections meeting goes east

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The Chula Vista Charter Review Commission held its fifth public outreach meeting Tuesday to see if residents are in favor of changing the method used to elect city officials. Since August the...
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Drunk driver guilty of manslaughter

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The drunk driver who killed a National City man a year ago pleaded guilty Feb. 26 to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Oscar Melero, 52, was killed Feb. 15, 2015, while he...
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Eastlake Titans top Hilltop Lancers 21-7, improve to 2-0 on young football season

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The Eastlake Titans improved to 2-0 after defeating the Hilltop Lancers, 21-7, in a game much closer than the final score indicated Friday night at Sweetwater High School. The Titans, who equaled...
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Hilltop Lancers perfect as CIF roller hockey season faces off

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Dan Vacarro is still involved with the Hilltop High School roller hockey team, and the Lancers appear to be one of the stronger Sweetwater district teams this season in the CIF-Metro...
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Mustangs come up big with OT win over Eagles in water polo showdown

High School Phillip Brents - 0
Wednesday’s South Bay League boys water polo opener between the Olympian Eagles and Otay Ranch Mustangs at the Southwestern College pool rated to be close on paper. The game lived up...
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Music at the mall

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Eleven high school marching bands from Chula Vista and throughout Southern California are meeting Nov. 13 at Otay Ranch Town Center for a marching band competiton and a community festival. Local...
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New face at the helm

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Newly elected superintendent/president of Southwestern College, Dr. Melinda Nish was all smiles last Wednesday when the governing board announced her victory. "I was very pleased and extremely touched and grateful," Nish said....
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Meals for students

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In April, a week's worth of meals (breakfast and lunch) will be passed out on Tuesday's from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m at the following locations: Bonita Vista Middle, 650 Otay...
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Bank robber fined, sent to prison

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Christopher Boyd Cutcliff, 43, of National City, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for holding up the Point Loma Credit Union at 3003 Highland Ave. in National City...
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Motorcycle rider sentenced for role in autombile thefts

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A motorcycle gang leader who led others to steal Jeep Wranglers in a high-tech way in Chula Vista and elsewhere has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. Jimmy Josue Martinez,...
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Suspected stabber faces another charge

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A man suspected of committing three random stabbings in Chula Vista in 2015 has been charged with committing a similar offense in 2014. A fourth attempted murder and assault charge has been...
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Lolita’s Mexican Restaurant celebrates 34 years ...

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Joaquin and Dolores “Lolita” Farfan opened their first Lolita’s restaurant in Chula Vista in 1984. Joaquin created his famous carne asada recipe that captured taste buds and the family has served...
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