SDSU’s second day at the UW Invitational starts tomorrow at 9 a.m.

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January 27, 2017 (Seattle) - San Diego State track and field junior Ashley Henderson broke a 15-year-old UW Invitational record in the 200 with a 23.57 time, the second-best mark in program history, leading the Aztecs to an outstanding opening day of the meet at Dempsey Indoor on Friday.

East County News Service

January 27, 2017 (El Cajon) -- The San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce will hold their Annual Citizen of the Year Luncheon on Tuesday, February 7, from 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 1400 E. Washington Avenue in El Cajon.

East County News Service

January 27, 2017 (El Cajon) -- At its meeting on January 24, the City of El Cajon City Council extended the application period to fill seats on the Public Safety Facility Financing Oversight Committee and the city’s Veterans’ Commission.  Applications are due by February17. 

By Miriam Raftery

January 26, 2017 (San Diego) – San Diego could face substantial impacts from President Donald Trump’s executive orders issued yesterday regarding immigration and border security.

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January 26, 2017 (Lemon Grove) – Last night, a suspect brandishing a handgun got into the backseat of a vehicle driven by a couple who had driven into a parking lot at the Keg N Bottle liquor store on Massachusetts Avenue in Lemon Grove. The suspect demanded cash, then exited the vehicle after getting money and fired several rounds.

Source: San Diego Sheriff

January 26, 2017 (San Diego) -- After a five-day search, crews have located the body of a child in a creek in Rainbow. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office will determine if the body is that of five-year-old Phillip Campbell.  The boy and his father are believed to have been swept away by floodwaters on Sunday.

Below are details provided by the San Diego County Sheriff:

By Mike Allen

Photo:  Eight finalists in Santee council appointment await questions from council.

January 26, 2017 (Santee) -- Brian Jones, a former state Assemblyman and ex-Santee Councilman, is returning to his old job again. He was appointed by the City Council after a five-hour interview process that began last night and stretched into the early morning hours

By Miriam Raftery

January 26, 2017 (Washington D.C.) – One of President Trump’s most controversial nominees is Betsy DeVos, proposed to head up the Department of Education.  The billionaire GOP donor has led a “school choice” PAC and led efforts to divert public funds to charter schools and vouchers in Detroit with largely failed results, where critics say more segregation and generally poor test scores resulted.  If confirmed, she would be an Education Secretary largely committed to dismantling public education despite no track record of success in helping students, particularly students of color.

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January 26, 2017 (Santee) –  Last night at 11:09 p.m., a caller reported hearing smashing sounds of windows breaking and car alarms going off outside her residence in the 9300 block of Carlton Oaks Drive in Santee. She went outside and saw a white older model Ford Explorer; its occupants were throwing rocks or using some weapon to hit vehicles parked on the street.

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January 26, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) -- This week’s Destination East County includes party with the stars, cabaret nights, What the Butler Saw, and a Courtly Noise concert.

Plus, we’ll tell you about coming attractions including Cupid’s Carouse, a production of To Kill a Mockingbird, a Celtic guitar concert, Cuyamaca College’s powwow, Cupids and Canines, plus Dancing and Dining with your Valentine.

So scroll down for all of these events and many more!

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January 25, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego will now only be home to one college football bowl game--the Holiday Bowl--instead of two.  Organizers announced they will be dropping the Poinsettia Bowl after 10 years.

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January 25, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State women’s basketball got within two with just five seconds on the clock but was unable to mount a comeback against Mountain West foe Air Force, falling to the Falcons, 62-59, on Wednesday night at Viejas Arena.

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January 25, 2017 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• Would Trump consider San Diego a sanctuary city? (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Elected officials lash out at Trump’s plan to build wall, more (Times of San Diego)
• SD groups merge, begin new strategy for helping homeless (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Descanso fire station improvements among items funded (Alpine Sun)
• Lucy Killea, independent trailblazer, mentor to women, dies (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Neighbors (in Lakeside) fed up with repeated flooding (10 News)
• MTS Faces Growing Pains as San Diego’s Senior Population Keeps Climbing (Voice of SD)
• Southwest will fly nonstop to Mexico (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Airbnb Says It Generated $7M in Tax Revenue for San Diego (KPBS)
• Mayor, council pay is growing across San Diego County (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Trial under racist cartoon underway (Reporting San Diego)
• The vanishing San Diego single-family home (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Coast to Cactus: The genesis of San Diego’s definitive hiking guide (San Diego Reader)

STATE

• Ivanpah solar plant, built to limit greenhouse gases, is burning more natural gas (Riverside Press-Enterprise)
• As Calif. goes from drought to deluge, dangerous old foe returns: mudslides (LA Times)
• California considers ending emergency drought rules (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Legal, political clashes will settle future of California’s cap and trade system (Sac. Bee)
• $1.9 Billion Error Adds to California Deficit Projection (KPBS)
• Public Workers Can Get Pensions Only for Time They Actually Worked, Court Rules  (Reason)
• California High Speed Rail Faces 50 Percent Cost Overruns (Reason)
• Flu-Related Hospitalizations at 10-Year High in California (KPBS)

For excerpts and links to full stories, click “read more” and scroll down.

By Miriam Raftery

January 25, 2017 (Sacramento) -- In a sweeping victory for consumers, the California Supreme Court, in a 7-0 decision, upheld Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ authority to require that insurers’ replacement cost estimates must actually reflect the complete cost of rebuilding a policyholder’s home after a fire.

The Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge lets fans compete for the most donations for every 3-pointer their team scores

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January 25, 2017 (San Diego) - Making 3-point shots this basketball season takes on even more meaning this year for Steve Fisher and the San Diego State basketball team. The Aztecs will square off against teams across the nation to fight cancer as part of the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge.