Redshirt freshman earns first career weekly honor

Source: goaztecs.com press release

Photo courtesy goaztecs.com

September 26, 2016 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - San Diego State redshirt freshman goalkeeper Gabby English has been named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. The Winter Park, Florida native helped the Aztecs post two shutouts to vault them into first place in the league standings.

By Liz Alper

Photo via @SFGiants on Twitter

September 25, 2016 (San Diego) - After the extra innings heartbreaker last night, the Padres looked to rebound. Clayton Richard faced Ty Blach.

Milan Moses scores the game-winner in 64^th minute

Source: goaztecs.com press release

September 25, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State defeated Colorado College, 1-0, on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon at SDSU Sports Deck. With their second straight win, the Aztecs improved to 4-5 on the season and 2-0 in Mountain West action. The Tigers, meanwhile, fell to 5-5 and 1-1 in conference.

By Liz Alper

Photo via @SFGiants on Twitter

September 24, 2016 (San Diego) - The Padres got back into the series with a big win last night.  They looked to take a series lead tonight, albeit with a lopsided pitching matchup in Jarred Cosart vs. Madison Bumgarner.

Five Aztecs competing in Tucson, San Francisco

Source: goaztecs.com press release

Photo: Marko Goles-Babic was victorious in his opening match at the Battle in the Bay Classic on Friday.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

September 24, 2016 (San Diego) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team opened its 2016 fall schedule on Friday with five players competing in two tournaments at the Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., and the Battle in the Bay Classic in San Francisco, Calif.

By Miriam Raftery

September 23, 2016 (El Cajon) – A 14-year-old girl from El Cajon was struck by a Ford SUV near Sweetwater Reservoir last night around 10 p.m. Thursday night. The driver, 80, from Spring Valley was not cited.

Aztecs’ PJ Samiere tied for first individually

Source: goaztecs.com press release

Photo: Pablo Montesanz courtesy goaztecs.com

September 23, 2016 (Alberquerque) - The 23rd-ranked San Diego State men’s golf team surged to an eight-stroke lead at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate on Friday after carding a combined 3-under par 573 during the first two rounds at the par-72, 7,555-yard UNM Championship Course.

By Jack and Helen Ofield, Lemon Grove

September 22, 2016 (Lemon Grove) - -Measure V on our November 8 ballot would bring up to 15 marijuana storefronts to Lemon Grove, according to Mayor Mary Sessom, serving about 4,000 pot smokers apiece, yielding a mob scene of some 60,000 addicts (more than twice the size of Lemon Grove's population).

East County News Service

September 23, 2016 (San Diego) – Goodwill Southern California (GSC) will officially kick-off its Halloween shopping season at 8 am (one hour early), Saturday, September 24 at all of its 81 stores. The retailer brings back its popular Halloween BOO-Tiques, providing shoppers with EVERYTHING Halloween.

By Liz Alper

Photo via @Padres on Twitter

September 22, 2016 (San Diego) - After a good series against the Diamondbacks (albeit not getting the sweep), the Padres welcomed the Giants to Petco Park.  Jeff Samardzija would be their first pitcher to face against Christian Friedrich.

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016 would set stage for improved funding and stronger warnings from EPA

Source: Environmental Integrity Project

September 22, 2016 (Washington D.C.) -- Lawmakers introduced a new bill today in Congress that would increase funding to improve the safety of public drinking water systems in California and across the U.S. and set the stage for stronger warnings about contaminated tap water.

East County News Service

September 22, 2016 (Lakeside) - The Lakeside Sheriff's Department is hosting a "Coffee with the Community" event on Thursday, October 20 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lakeside Branch Library.

September 22, 2016 (San Diego's East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

.U.S.

General news

• NYC AND NJ bombing suspect captured in shoot-out with police (CS Monitor)
• ISIS claims responsibility for Minnesota mall stabbing (CS Monitor)
• Bayer purchases Monsanto for $128 a share (Marketplace)
• Protests erupt in Charlotte for second night after police shooting(CBS)
• Obama plans 30 percent increase in refugees. Why Dems and GOP are upset (CS Monitor)
• Why Americans' trust in the media is at an all-time low (CS  Monitor)
• FDA's sharing of grand jury information comes under criticism  (Reuters)

Presidential campaign

• Back on campaign trail, Clinton speaks on helping families (Washington Post)
• How the Trump organization’s foreign business ties could upend U.S. national security (Newsweek)
• Clinton makes unusual push: to win over disabled people and their families (Wash. Post)
• Trump calls for ‘stop and frisk’ policing to stop crime (USA Today)
• Now Play Nice, Children(NPR)
• Why the Conservative Admiration of Putin Is Dangerous (Reason)

WORLD

• Refugees lose what little they have left in Lesbos detention center blaze(PRI)
• Al Qaeda bombmaker says Saudi 'royal' helped recruit him prior to 9/11 attack (CS  Monitor)
• Persian Gulf incidents spike, sending message from Iran hardliners(CS Monitor)
• Report: Iran threatened to shoot down US spy planes over Persian Gulf (Jerusalem Post)
• Does the European Union need a common military force? (+video)(CS Monitor)
• Merkel suffers drubbing in Berlin vote due to migrant angst (Reuters)
•  Israel's Iron Dome shoots down two 'projectiles' fired from Syria: army (Reuters)
• France's 'first all-female ISIS cell' allegedly sought to strike Eiffel Tower (JPost)
• Teenager charged with planning London bombing (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Source:  Fire Chief Bill F. Paskle, Fire Chief,  Alpine Protection District

Photo: By AFPD.  FM Global’s Jay Koo presents a plaque to Alpine Fire Protection District Fire Chief Bill Paskle.  Left to Right, AFPD Fire Chief Bill Paskle, Jay Koo from FM Global, AFPD Fire Marshal Jason McBroom.

September 21, 2016  (Alpine) – The Alpine Fire Protection District has received a $2,194 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.

By Liz Alper

Photo via @Padres on Twitter

September 21, 2016 (San Diego) - The Padres won big in the rain last night.  Luckily, the weather was nicer tonight for game three, Luis Perdomo and Zack Greinke.