Alpine News

A bizarre turn of events in the east county -- an out-of-control driver plowed into a home, drove away then died in a crash a few miles away just moments later.

The Personnel Commission has four vacancies, and the Planning Commission has one opening.

San Diego airport board chairman Bob Watkins, aiming to make things right with the region's top elected officials, has moved to clear up irregularities with his financial interests and business practices.

In the Gaslamp Quarter yesterday, there was an easy way and a hard way for children to learn history at the Fall Back Festival, a cultural and historical street fair for children.

The duck shot with five arrows from a crossbow two weeks ago at Chollas Lake is recovering, 10News reported.

" After nearly 22 years working for La Mesa, City Manager Sandra Kerl announced Monday that she will step down next month.

SHORT TAKES DeMaio analysis: Drop library to save millions 2:00 a.m. October 20, 2009 Peter Iglesias of National City enjoyed his lunch break along the San Diego River Floodway near Mission Bay yesterday.

Claudia Heinrich, a health aide who works in three Alpine Union schools, is braced for cutbacks that will affect nearly one in four nonteaching employees.

The US road trip continues tonight in Fresno. Since last check, seven shows have been added to the 23-date schedule, including stops in Norman, OK ; Milwaukee, WI ; and Bloomington, IN .

Two people were injured early Monday when a vehicle slammed into a power pole and a fire hydrant, knocking out electricity and water service to a few hundred East County homes, authorities said.

The state's political watchdog agency on Monday opened an investigation into campaign contributions made by the Fresno County Republican Party to a Southern California assemblyman.

Two Mexican men were in custody Wednesday after being arrested in Alpine with an ounce of methamphetamine and $10,000 in cash, authorities said.

After months of getting blasted by record setting heating waves, on Sunday Mother Nature threw San Diego County a curve.

The California Highway Patrol is warning of strong winds along Interstate 8 between Alpine and the Imperial County line, and also on roads in Borrego Springs.

Businesses at Bob Watkins' townhouse at 2515 Brant St.in San Diego: Owned by Bob Watkins: R.J. Watkins & Co.

Bob Watkins, chairman of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, is running a business under the Lindbergh Field flight path in an apparent violation of zoning laws, reported the Union-Tribune. His consulting firm, R.J. Watkins & Co., operates out of a townhouse Watkins owns on Brant St.

High pressure building over the West will cause Santa Ana winds to blow. The National Weather Service will issue a red-flag warning Monday afternoon to cover the period between Tuesday morning and Thursday night.

It's a good week to learn about social media, as Athena San Diego, Biocom and the International Association of Business Communicators all take different approaches in examining how to best use Twitter, Facebook and more in various industries.

The energetic Joshua Zimmerman of The Silent Comedy was among the top-notch performances at Thursday night's 19th annual San Diego Music Awards.

Five people were injured Tuesday afternoon, one seriously, when an SUV carrying adults and children veered out of control and overturned on Interstate 8 in the East County highlands.