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Two-fire weekend in Lakeside

Homeless woman burned

At about 1 p.m. on May 12, a fire broke out in the Glenview area in the East County, marking the second fire in as many days. A mobile home burned in the Glen View ...

Video: Eagle watch at Ramona Grasslands

Youngster to fly soon

For the first time in many years, according to the Wildlife Research Institute, a young pair of bald eagles are nesting and raising a single offspring. The eaglet is about one month old, according to ...

San Diego police K-9 units train at Lakeside’s El Monte Park

Fake suspect, real bites

Mid-week, you can often find San Diego police utilizing the large open spaces of El Monte Park (five miles east of Lakeside) to train their dogs. The K-9 unit pulls up to the staged scene, ...

Lakeside Rodeo trades sign for big screen

Goodbye, longhorns; hello, pixels

In Lakeside on January 17, the finishing touches were put on the new Lakeside Rodeo marquee. The old sign was put up in the early ’70s and was showing signs of wear. The cost of ...

P-51'S SPOTTED IN LAKESIDE CA.

By Billy Ortiz For many years this model airplane port has seen the likes of many WWII veterans my friend ...

Advice from a Rattle Snake expert

I was invited to the Lakeside River Park Last year to cover a rattle snake discussion to help protect volunteers ...

Historical Dam in Lakeside Ca.

To attract people to the East County in San Diego, In 1887 the El Cajon Land Company built the Lakeside ...

Cleveland National Forest

I am a hiker in the East County of San Diego. There is one place I love to go. I ...

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