El Cajon News

For nearly a month, a lone Republican was seeking his party's backing for a state Senate seat that is up for grabs in November 2010.

Jimmie "Xray" Robinson Jr., 48, of Los Angeles, was arrested in April after a boy reported being sexually assaulted to authorities in September.

The wild police pursuit in El Cajon ended with the driver of a stolen car crashing into an airplane early Tuesday at Gillespie Field.

A 35-year-old man led officers Tuesday on a high-speed chase that ended when the stolen car he was driving crashed into an airplane at Gillespie Field, ending up in a hangar, police said.

A Ramona businessman accused of arranging for his house to be burned down by an employee, who died in an explosion at the residence, pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder and other charges.

A jury has recommended the death penalty for a man who fatally shot two people while robbing a liquor store in El Cajon.

Travis Chris Weber, 44, pleaded guilty May 26 to gross vehicular manslaughter involving alcohol in connection with the death of Edward Costa, 30, of Alpine.

El Cajon police are helping mean and women on probation avoid jail and get help for their addictions in a Operation Tip the Scale,' a probation sweep with a twist.

Branch offices of the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk in Chula Vista and Kearny Mesa will be closed next month because of budgetary constraints, it was announced Friday.

Judge Lantz Lewis, at the Aug. 21 sentencing of Jean Pierre Rices , can follow the jury's death penalty recommendation or set it aside in favor of life in prison without possibility of parole.

A judge has ruled that a man charged with hacking his parents to death in Carlsbad is not mentally competent to stand trial.

Experiencing residual pain in his right triceps after throwing a bullpen session on Sunday, Ervin Santana has been placed on the 15-day disabled list.

Criminal Profiling, 3rd Edition 2009-06-18 06:17:12 - Announcement for the 10th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Profiling, open to members, students, professionals, and the general public.

California Highway Patrol officers survey the scene of the crash on Route 125. - Earnie Grafton / Union-Tribune EL CAJON - A construction worker was seriously injured Friday afternoon when he was thrown about 30 feet when an out-of-control pickup truck struck the worker's truck, which was parked on the shoulder of southbound state Route 125, the ...

A memorial along state Route 67 marks where Alexandria Drake, 25, of Chula Vista died in a collision.

A motorist accused of crossing into oncoming traffic on state Route 67 in Ramona and causing a crash that killed a 25-year-old woman pleaded not guilty today to vehicular manslaughter.

ShadePro Inc., an RV awning and shade company, has launched its new website,A www.ShadePro.net. The new site enables RV enthusiasts to shop and purchase RV awnings, RV screen rooms and RV accessories conveniently online.

A motorcyclist suffered a major leg injury Thursday when he crashed into a pickup truck that was backing up in an unincorporated portion of El Cajon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A man who allegedly hid in a trash bin after holding up an East County market is in custody Monday, along with his alleged getaway driver, a sheriff's sergeant said.

A mother surrendered her newborn baby, just hours old, at an El Cajon Fire Station last month, El Cajon city officials disclosed Thursday.