A Caltrans logo on a vehicle. Photo via @2UrbanGirls X Caltrans is gearing up for major work on a portion of the eastbound 8 freeway through La Mesa and El Cajon from…
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Assault Suspect Leads Officers on Pursuit from El Cajon to Downtown Police Station
The assault suspect was transported to Mercy Hospital for treatment of a dog bite wound. Credit: OnScene.TV An assault suspect led officers on a road chase from El Cajon to San Diego…
SuperLotto Plus Ticket Worth $38,000 Sold at El Cajon Liquor Store
SuperLotto and other California Lottery tickets. Photo by Alexander Nguyen A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing was sold at a liquor store…
Soldiering on at El Cajon Viet Veterans Memorial — 51 Years After End of War
Dick Lemire graduated from a Catholic school in Montebello 60 years ago and married his high school sweetheart. Soon he had a “nice job” working for the L.A. Department of Water and…
Tears, Cheers for The Wall That Heals: El Cajon Greets Vietnam Memorial Replica
Vietnam veteran Donald J. Miller has always longed to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, he said tears came to his eyes when taking part in welcoming a three-quarter-size…
El Cajon Mayor Vows to ‘Share Truth’ Behind Young Jewish Dentist’s Slaying
El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, addressing a City Hall vigil for slain dentist Benjamin Harouni, vowed Sunday night to tell his family the truth about the suspected gunman’s motives. “I will not…
Slain El Cajon Dentist Recalled as Sweet, Spiritual and ‘Wise Beyond His Years’
Benjamin Harouni worked with disabled and autistic children for his bar mitzvah project. Photo credit: smileplusdds.com/ Dr. Benjamin Harouni, a recent dental school graduate who was murdered Thursday by a disgruntled patient…
El Cajon Police Arrest Gunman Following Fatal Office Shooting, ID Him As Mohammed Abdulkareem
Mohammed Abdulkareem. Photo credit: @ElCajonPolice via X A gunman dressed all in black opened fire Thursday at an El Cajon dental office, killing one person and wounding two others. The gunfire, in the…
37-Year-Old Woman Killed After Pickup Truck Slams into Parked Trailer in El Cajon
An El Cajon Police cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone A 37-year-old woman was killed Sunday when her pickup truck crashed into a parked semi-truck trailer on an industrial roadway in El Cajon….
Cajon Valley’s Jo Alegria Quits School Board, Hits ‘Disgraceful Personal Attacks’
Jo Alegria with fellow Republican Rep. Darrell Issa in photo posted on Facebook. Jo Alegria suddenly resigned from the Cajon Valley Union school board this week after almost 10 years as a…