Spartans pick up first football win of 2026 season

Everyone associated with the Chula Vista High School football team knew it was coming. It seemed only a matter of time.The Spartans, after a 0-4 start, won their first game of...

Padres clinch playoff berth, aim for home field advantage

By Josh Frojelin The San Diego Padres are playoff-bound! That’s shocking after the Padres’ star players started slow this season. But Thursday’s 4-2 win over the host Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a wild...

Beware of the impersonators

Scammers are getting better at making their schemes look and sound legitimate and they are using technology to make phone calls appear as if they are coming from a familiar government...

Pac-12 opener: SDSU Aztecs have questions at quarterback after 41-16 loss to Toledo

By Josh Frojelin San Diego State University’s football team dropped its third consecutive game, losing 41-16 to the University of Toledo last Saturday. After another disappointing performance, the Aztecs again replaced starting...

Jaguars clip Eagles’ wings, improve record to 4-0

The Southwestern College football team is 4-0 to start the 2026 community college season. Whether the Jaguars will be 5-0 will be determined Saturday when they host county rival San Diego...

On our own in driverless taxi

Bleecchh. That is the sound I make any time I see a robotaxi wending its way along the streets of San Diego or on news footage of driverless vehicles causing a...

Bonita Library community room to double as concert hall

The Bonita-Sunnyside Library is turning its community room into a concert hall, with a new monthly series designed to bring professional musicians, student performers and local residents together. The Friends of the...

Homeowners not getting all they can from program

Nov. 5: This post has been corrected . When San Diego homeowner Nancy Gordon finally received a letter from JPMorgan Chase Bank offering to modify her mortgage, she...

Everything you want to know about pets

The cold-weather months aren't just hard on humans. Pets can also be affected by the chilly temperatures. Keeping pets safe and happy when it's cold...

Meals still needs volunteers

Meals on Wheels America, a national organization dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger is celebrating Champions Week in San Diego to help raise...

Make plans to spend the holidays downtown

Welcome in the Holidays with Local Business and Community in Downtown Chula Vista Only true San Diegans know that weather doesn’t dictate what season we...

A century-plus of news and stories

The Star-News is approaching its 140th anniversary this year. Records indicate that in September 1882 the first issue of The Star-News was published (though not...

Titans use big second half to stymie Barons in 21-0 shutout for boot trophy

The 2025 high school football season has kicked off with six South County squads claiming season-opening wins. There were a couple cliff-hangers: Castle Park over...

SDSU ice men knock off top 25-caliber Sun Devils, 3-2, for first win of season

After being swept and out-scored 11-1 in a two-game series against Arizona State University Sept.. 4-5 at the Kroc Center Ice Arena, SDSU’s men’s...

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THIS WEEK

Spartans pick up first...

Everyone associated with the Chula Vista High School football team knew it was coming. It seemed only a matter of time.The Spartans, after a...

Lady Red Devils, Lady...

This year’s Sweetwater High School girls volleyball tournament featured a field of 46 teams serving all levels from the Open Division to Division V-AA.South...

Jaguars clip Eagles’ wings,...

The Southwestern College football team is 4-0 to start the 2026 community college season. Whether the Jaguars will be 5-0 will be determined Saturday...

San Diego Wave picks...

The National Women’s Soccer League playoffs are a month away. It appears the San Diego Wave is catching fire at the right time of...

Jaguars slip past Olympians,...

The best community college football game of the season so far occurred last Saturday at DeVore Stadium as San Diego Mesa, ranked fourth in...

SDSU Aztecs sputter in...

San Diego State University’s football program aspires to one day compete in the College Football Playoff (formerly BCS). The Aztecs are hoping it’s sooner...

Beware of the impersonators

Scammers are getting better at making their schemes look and sound legitimate and they are using technology to make phone calls appear as if...

Esoteric Astrology as news...

Venus, Star of the Evening, Retrogrades – time of review The month of October 2026 begins with Venus, the brilliant yellow-white Evening Star (Hesperus), retrograding...

SWC kickers keep it...

The Southwestern College men and women’s soccer teams are off to a very promising start to the 2026 community college season. The men improved...

Bonita Library community room...

The Bonita-Sunnyside Library is turning its community room into a concert hall, with a new monthly series designed to bring professional musicians, student performers...

South County native Joe...

The South County sports community lost an icon and cherished friend with the untimely passing of Chula Vista High School alumnus Joe Heinz, who...

Pac-12 opener: SDSU Aztecs...

By Josh Frojelin San Diego State University’s football team dropped its third consecutive game, losing 41-16 to the University of Toledo last Saturday. After another...