By Miriam Raftery

September 8, 2017 (Santee) – A 17-year-old has been arrested for allegedly flashing women on a trail at Walker Preserve in Santee.

By Kendra Sitton

Photo:  Patrick Webb presents his arguments.

September 6, 2017 (La Mesa) — After months of delays, a judgement is finally expected for the permanent liquor license of Hollywood Casino in Jamul. Closing arguments were presented by multiple attorneys before an administrative law judge for the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Sept. 6 at Skyline Church in La Mesa in front of a crowd of Jamul residents and tribal members.

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Story and photos by Liz Alper

Cover photo: Monte Vista's Jahmon McClendon scored five rushing touchdowns in the first half.

September 8, 2017 (Spring Valley) - For this season week’s edition of Friday Night Lights, ECM was back in Spring Valley, but this week, we were at the other Spring Valley high school.  Just like in the Revolutionary War, Patriots were going up against Monarchs as Patrick Henry took on Monte Vista.  The Patriots are off to a rocky start this season, starting 0-2.  The Monarchs, meanwhile, sported an even 1-1 record coming into tonight.

By Miriam Raftery

September 8, 2017 (San Diego) – An 8.1 earthquake has struck Mexico off the west coast near Chiapas and Oaxaca overnight, killing at least several dozen people though that count is expected to rise dramatically.  The quake, the strongest in a century to hit Mexico, and aftershocks are triggering tsunamis, one measuring 3 foot already and potential of waves up to 10 feet tall, CNN reports:  http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/08/americas/earthquake-hits-off-the-coast-of-southern-mexico/index.html

Many more fatalities and major economic loss are expected, the U.S. Geologic Survey predicts:  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000ahv0#executive

Meanwhile Mexico’s east coast is awash in heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Katia , a category 1 hurricane off Veracruz.  A hurricane warning is in effect for Cabo Rojo to Laguna Verde.

By Miriam Raftery

Photos:  Hurricane damage in the Caribbean, courtesy of Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

September 7, 2017 (San Diego) – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has issued a report on devastating wrought by Hurricane Irma, a powerful category 5 hurricane that smashed into multiple Caribbean islands and is now on track to hit Florida this weekend. Evacuations are ordered in every Florida county.  The storm could also veer north after Florida toward Georgia and the Carolinas.

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September 7, 2017 (La Mesa) - La Mesa Historical Society presents its 12th Annual Home Tour on Saturday November 4th, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The La Mesa Historical Society is proud to showcase six amazing homes in the rural suburban neighborhood of La Mesa Highlands.

By Miriam Raftery

Photo: ECM news partner 10 News

September 6, 2017 (Lemon Grove) – A 77-year-old San Diego woman parking her vehicle in Lemon Grove inexplicably drove through a window at a Nail salon, coming to rest 40 feet inside.

The vehicle struck a reception desk, partially pinning an employee against a wall.  The employee complained of arm pain and said she would seek medical attention. The driver complained of pain and was tended to by paramedics, who transported her to a hospital for evaluation.

Source: Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation

September 6, 2017 (San Diego's East County) - The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation has donated $25,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The donation will go directly to JJ Watt’s Houston Flood Relief Fund, which has generated over $28 million in donations.

September 6, 2017 (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.

• Gas prices spike as refineries stay shut (CBS)
• Toxic waste sites flooded in Houston area (AP)
• Texas do-it-yourself rescue effort defined Hurricane Harvey (Washington Post)
• Antifa: officials weigh gang label after Berkeley brawls (Los Angeles Times)
• Robert Mueller eliminates Trump’s trump card (New York Magazine)
• The great pot monopoly mystery (GQ)
• Utah police reveal patient defended by heroic nurse was police officer (The Hill)
• Wells Fargo Acknowledges Creation of Nearly Twice as Many Possible Fake Accounts (NPR)
• Russia and U.S. Order Each Other to Close Diplomatic Posts (NPR)
• Utah cop who arrested nurse over blood draw fired from second job (Reuters)

WORLD

• North Korea says it tested hydrogen bomb meant for ICBM (New York Times)
• Haley: Kim Jong Un ‘begging for war’ (CNN)
• Fox News just got pulled off the air in Britain (Washington Post)
• Tourists Still Head to Los Cabos Despite Safety and Security Warnings (NPR)
• At least three dead as Lidia slams Mexico's Los Cabos tourist hub  (Reuters)
• Floods in South Asia Have Killed More Than 1,000 People This Summer (NPR)
• Iran rejects U.S. demand for U.N. inspector visit to military sites  (Reuters)
• Kenya's Supreme Court declares presidential vote invalid, calls for new poll (Reuters)

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September 6, 2017 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Triple Threat: New Pneumonia Is Drug-Resistant, Deadly and Contagious (NPR)
• Advertising cost for Obamacare to be cut by 90%: U.S. health agency (Reuters)
• FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Leukemia (NPR)
• Cyber-flaw affects 745,000 pacemakers (BBC)
• Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the U.S. south. Why?  (Guardian)
• More Evidence That Everything the Government Teaches Us About Eating is Wrong (Reason)
• New research examines avocados’ potential impact on cognitive health in older adults (EurekaAlert)

SCIENCE & TECH

• Monster black hole discovered near center of Milky Way (Newsweek)
• How Technology Helped Rescuers (NPR)
• LinkedIn loses a court fight over users' public profiles: Why this is very BIG (Jewish World Review)
• Coral Reef Fish Are More Resilient Than We Thought, Study Finds (NPR)
• Scientists and astronauts join forces to create world's deepest coral farm (BBC)
• Northern lights linked to North Sea whale strandings (BBC)Footprint find on Crete may push back date humans began to walk upright (News.com.au)

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