Santee News

Sheriff's personnel, firefighters and school staffers took part in a three and a half hour drill Monday simulating a campus shooting.

As peak wildfire season approaches, now is the time to update your disaster preparedness plans to protect your family and your pets.

I was a senior at West Hills High School in Santee when Charles "Andy" Williams went on his shooting spree at Santana High School, across town.

The first theft was reported just after 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Walmart on Town Center Parkway near Mission Gorge Road in Santee, sheriff's Lt.

For the second year in a row the city of Santee has been named a "Playful City USA 2013" for showing a commitment to local parks programs and providing opportunities for children to enjoy the outdoors.

I dug up this video interview with Mayor Randy Voepel that I filmed in August, 2009- before he dropped the Republican party, and before I was with Patch.

Walmart 's Santee store jumped on the renewable energy bandwagon in late 2012 by installing rooftop solar panels , taking Santee one-step closer to its sustainablity goals .

A Santee school volunteer is in the running to win $5,000 for Carlton Oaks Elementry and free groceries for herself, but she needs more votes.

A local school will be honored for the second time by the Classroom of the Future Foundation for implementing education initiatives that positively impact student learning at the 10th anniversary of its Innovation in Education Awards dinner later this month.

Santee Patch puts out a weekly crime report , outlining stand-out incidents in Santee, but we also receive daily information about Santeeans that have been arrested anywhere in the state.

The Sheriff's Department is doing an "excellent" job of managing the increasing inmate population at San Diego County detention facilities due to a bill aimed at easing overcrowding at state prisons by sending low-level offenders to local jails, according to a grand jury report released Monday.

Across the Street: Lorna Walsh grew up in a large, two-story house at 7848 Lincoln across the street from the former Lemon Grove Junior High.

By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuilder Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? We've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the energy that fuels their homes, to the air they breathe.

Despite nationwide declines in ridesharing, the San Diego region is embarking on a vast expansion of "next-generation" carpool corridors.

He's not a kid anymore, he's a full-grown man. He's not 5-foot-4 anymore, he's 6-foot-4. He's a pleasant guy with a quick smile and a friendly greeting, but he's also a killer.

He's the father of Charles "Andy" Williams, the man responsible for him during his half-year in Santee and at Santana High School.

The Santee city council voted Wednesday evening to enter into a deal with a new company in Santee that could net the city an estimated $14 million in extra sales tax revenue over the next 20 years.

May gray isn't going to stop any weekend fun! The sun and a variety of events are coming out to celebrate Mother's Day weekend.

Authorities asked the public Thursday for help in identifying a man who has cheated San Diego-area supermarkets out of hundreds of dollars in recent months through a scam involving money orders.

This weekend the community will be celebrating the green and white barn that you pass by on Magnolia Avenue- Santee's oldest building, the Edgemoor Barn is turning 100! To commemorate this special occasion The Santee Historical Society is planning a community wide celebration on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 9200 Magnolia Avenue.