Santee (San Diego, California)

SANTEE, Calif. -- A grass fire east of Santee Lakes forced firefighters to evacuate homes Tuesday afternoon and one resident was sent to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. The fire broke out sometime before 3 p.m. near Carlton Hills...

EL CAJON, Calif. -- A former swim coach at El Capitan High School pleaded guilty Monday to molesting a 16-year-old female student at a private residence. Ryan Campbell Stevens, 22, faces up to three years in prison when sentenced July 6 by Judge Peter...

ALPINE, Calif. -- More teen drinking accidents happen this time of year than any other because of the prom and graduation parties, authorities said Tuesday. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Alpine station is teaching teens and their parents about...

SAN DIEGO -- Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer and for law enforcement agencies it means a rise in summer celebrating with people drinking and driving. In response to a successful "Avoid the 14" campaign around the winter holidays,...

SANTEE, Calif. -- Some East County residents say wild coyotes are roaming their neighborhood and pose a danger to family pets.  People that live in parts of Santee near Magnolia Avenue and Woodglen Vista Park say they are seeing more coyotes than ever...

SANTEE, Calif. -- A Santee couple whose bodies were found over New Year's weekend in the charred rubble of their foreclosed home died in a murder-suicide carried out by the husband, authorities confirmed Thursday. Michael Cour, 60, and his wife, Janice...

SAN DIEGO -- The "Geezer Bandit" continued his string of Southern California robberies by knocking over his 13th bank last week, FBI agents announced Saturday. Surveillance video provided by the FBI shows the robber, who got his name because of his...

A bicyclist was seriously injured Tuesday when he rode into the side of a moving trolley, according to reports. , shutting down a busy trolley line through part of East County, authorities said. The man rode around trolley crossing guard arms and hit...

More than 3,000 homes and businesses scattered throughout San Diego County were without electricity Saturday because of four separate power outages. At 12:36 p.m., 2,560 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in the Old Town, Mission Hills and Hillcrest...

Authorities have arrested a man in East County suspected of killing a woman whose body was found at a Northern California campground last month. El Cajon police said in a news release that two of their officers and four deputies from Tuolumne County,...

Residents across San Diego County are being urged to help fight the growing problem of prescription- drug abuse by taking part in a nationwide medication "take back'' drive this weekend. On Saturday, hospitals, police stations, military facilities and...

A brush fire broke out Saturday in Santee, and three homes were evacuated as a precaution, according to the sheriff's department. The blaze was reported at 4:08 p.m. near Lake Canyon Road and Halberns Road, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's...