Pine Valley News

A handout photo shows where drugs were hidden in this vehicle. - SAN DIEGO - Border Patrol agents on Tuesday seized almost $800,000 worth of cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, marijuana and heroin hidden in vehicles in four separate incidents in the county.

United States Border Patrol agents stopped two vehicles at the checkpoint on Interstate 8 in Pine Valley, and made significant seizures of heroin and cocaine worth nearly $465,000. At about 1:30 p.m., Border Patrol agents encountered a 23-year-old man as he approached the checkpoint in a Dodge Grand Caravan.

The 39th Annual Pine Valley Day is just around the corner, so make sure you mark your calendars for July 25th.

PINE VALLEY, Calif. - In a clear, strong voice, John Finn told the group that gathered to honor him yesterday that he did not understand all the fuss being made about him.

A man hiking with some friends in Pine Valley strayed from the group and fell off a cliff to his death, a sheriff's lieutenant said Thursday.

This weekend, U.S. Border Patrol agents made two seizures of marijuana in East County netting 486.2 pounds with an estimated street value of nearly $300,000. One seizure was stashed in a secret compartment of a pick-up truck.

Authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of large quantities of marijuana in two separate drug busts.

John Finn, Frank Currey and Nick Oresko are members of an exclusive club that tends to shrink when the nation isn't at war.

On Saturday, agents discovered 16 men and three women inside the cargo trailer of a truck that was stopped at the Interstate 8 checkpoint for inspection, Border Patrol Agent Mark Endicott said.

Some things are easy to quantify while other things are downright impossible to put a marked value upon.

The steady climb in stock prices continues to hang below the radar screen of most media outlets.

Palomar Mountain and the Interstate 8 corridor between Alpine and the Laguna Mountains are the two most important areas for clearing brush as a way of preventing wildfires, according to report delivered to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors today.

Flo Abena, Rancho Penasquitos, 10. "The woods! Don't wild, hungry animals live in the woods?" Cecile Alcaraz, Chula Vista, 10.

San Diego Zoo, California - It was an extraordinary day at the San Diego Zoo Monday when twin Bornean sun bear cubs, only the third litter to be born in North America, made their public debut.

San Diego Zoo, California - It was an extraordinary day at the San Diego Zoo Monday when twin Bornean sun bear cubs, only the third litter to be born in North America, made their public debut.

Her lawsuit eventually led to a ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeal in San Diego.

New pest in county kills, oaks, creates fire hazard Several agencies are coming together to get an important message out to the public - be on the lookout for the gold-spotted oak borer and the signs of its ...

Calls from residents about what they said was a UFO over San Diego County has authorities trying to solve the mystery of an unidentified falling object reported this afternoon.

Sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers were dealing with drivers parked in unauthorized spots in mountain areas, said CHP Officer Ray Scheidnes.

SAN DIEGO a ' A 23-year-old Mexican national was wearing what appeared to be a U.S. Army brigadier general's uniform when he struck a Border Patrol agent at an Interstate 8 checkpoint in October, authorities ...