Spring Valley News

Homeless loitering at the Albertson's supermarket at 543 Sweetwater Rd. in Spring Valley has long been a problem for many customers and retailers in the shopping plaza.

Eric Grzeskowiak could feel the questions in his fellow students' minds at Steele Canyon High School.

Jamacha Villas, a 16-unit apartment at 8940 Jamacha Road in Spring Valley, has been sold for $3.5 million.

Mount Helix Patch has learned that several students from local areas have made the Dean's List at their respective colleges, for the Fall 2011 semester.

Posing with her show ribbons among the beautifully coifed Persians, fluffy-tailed Himalyans, exotic Abyssinians, and lion-maned Maine coon cats, was a 16-year-old alley cat, eyes clouded by cataracts.

With supporters touting her commitment to local business, Mary England kicked off her campaign for an Assembly seat Thursday night at the Honda dealership in Lemon Grove.

San Miguel Fire District Fire Chief Augie Ghio wants those residents who live within the agency's boundaries to know one thing: The District is not shutting down.

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SPRING VALLEY - A quiet Spring Valley street is marred by a house teeming with hundreds of scampering rodents.

The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to accept the donation from Community Sports Development Council, Inc.

Students and faculty members at San Diego State University are being warned about a recent rash of thefts involving a specific part of their cars.

A 24-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning, suspected of stabbing three people with the stem of a wine glass at a home in the 9300 block of Montemar Drive in Spring Valley, according to the Sheriff's Department.

A Spring Valley man convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of an East County resident who defeated him in a fistfight three months earlier was sentenced Thursday to 26 years to life in state prison.

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Singer, songwriter and recording artist J. Pierre performed a duet with fellow recording artist Whitney Steele during the 24th annual All People's Breakfast at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel.

Targeted toward black and Latino students - the largest groups on the Spring Valley campus - Saturday's conference will include discussions about responsibility and the power of the spoken word.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a good deal of government offices and services are closed on Monday, Jan.

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comWoman sentenced to 25 years in prison for documenting husband's sex assault on girl SAN DIEGO - A woman who stood by and documented her husband's sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl in their Spring Valley apartment, then downloaded the photos to a computer that he took aboard his Navy ... (more)

Nearly 100 elementary and middle school parents attended Thursday night's school board meeting in protest of new attendance boundaries in the Grossmont Union High School District, and about 20 urged the board to rescind its November decision on the new lines.