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East County Magazine June 10, 2026 (Borrego Springs) — Retired teacher Sylvia Maas, an accomplished ultra-endurance cyclist from Borrego Springs, is switching up the local desert landscape for a ...
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East County Magazine

East County Magazine June 10, 2026 (Borrego Springs) — Retired teacher Sylvia Maas, an accomplished ultra-endurance cyclist from Borrego Springs, is switching up the local desert landscape for a ...
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Man sentenced to life without parole for brutal murder of estranged wife, Ericka Wilson, in Spring Valley

San Diego County District Attorney announced this week that Kandynn Wilson, 34, has been sentenced to life in prison without ...
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Fast-moving Border 6 Fire crosses into U.S.

Updated 4:20 p.m. with latest acreage and details.East County Wildfire and Emergency Alert ServiceJune 2, 2026 (Dulzura) --- ...
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DUAL DEATHS IN WIND TURBINE FIRE HIGHLIGHT HAZARDS

October 31, 2013 (Netherlands) – Two young mechanics, ages 19 and 21, died when a fire broke out in a wind turbine where they were performing routine maintenance. The tragedy occurred at Deltawind’s ...
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Cohen, Nakawatase appear headed for run-off in County Treasurer/Tax Collector race

If San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson had won a bid for County Treasurer/Tax Collector, it would have created a ...
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GUHSD BOARD REFUSES TO RECONSIDER MASS FIRINGS, DESPITE PICKETING, PROTESTS, AND ANGRY CROWD AT MARCH 11 MEETING

March 13, 2025 (El Cajon) – The Grossmont Union High School district staff and its students have been protesting the board majority’s controversial firings of teaching, librarian, and counseling ...
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CEMETERY PROPOSED FOR PINE VALLEY OPPOSED OVER GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION CONCERNS

April 17, 2024 (Pine Valley, CA) — Neighbors have secured nearly 1,800 signatures on a petition opposing plans to build a cemetery on 38 acres of land about 2.5 miles east of La Posta Ranch, just ...
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IMPOSSIBLE RAILROAD TRADING POST: A BACKCOUNTRY WAY STATION FOR VISITORS IN JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS

March 4, 2023 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – In San Diego’s high desert backcountry off I-8 East, a forgotten hot spring oasis awakens to a new future. Jacumba Hot Springs’ revival at the hands of a tribe of ...
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FOUR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES VIE FOR TWO CONTESTED SEATS

Photo, left to right: Jodi Cleesattle (seat 41), Koryn Sheppard (seat 43), Brian Erickson (seat 41) and Valerie Summer (seat 43). February 12, 2024 (San Diego) – Two contested judicial seats are on ...
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Cannabis affects childhood brain development, is ‘real risk’ for teens, UCSD finds in long-term study

Photo: “Time Machine” cannabis pre-rolls have a high THC content, 23.51%. The packaging warns pregnant women that the drug can affect their babies. Photo by Thomas Murphy/Times of San Diego May 20, ...