Hot dogs are great as a carnival snack food. But Sunday at the Western Days carnival a “hot dog” of a decidedly different stripe occurred when a woman attending the event left her dog unattended in ...

Valley Center High School this week released the names of the top 10 seniors in the class of 2025. Valedictorians: Elizabeth Kishi and Abigail Martinez Andres Hernandez, Stephanie Cardona Loera, Gavin ...

A structure fire erupted on Rolling Hills Drive off Old Castle Road May 24, beginning about 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. The roiling coil of dark black smoke could be seen from most parts of Valley ...

Shovels flashed gold in the Tuesday morning sun and local VIPs turned brown earth. Valley Center Fire Protection District is off and running to raise a temporary fire station by the end of the year.

The Western Days Carnival will be operating for three days, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at the Valley Center Community Center ballfields. Try a yummy funnel cake like this one while you are ...

The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians is connecting its police, fire, education, public works and other departments to FirstNet, built with AT&T – the only network built with and for America’s first ...

Rep. Darrell Issa of the 48th District. Wednesday May 14 testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he urged his fellow members to support legislation to prevent the ...

On Thursday May 22 traffic was backed up from Valley Center High School to Fat Ivor’s Restaurant for everyone trying to get out of town. When I got to the cause of the backup it was orange cones ...

For years, I’ve worked to ensure San Diego County remains financially strong and prepared for emergencies. Through careful planning and fiscal discipline, we’ve maintained a responsible reserve ...

Valley resident Charles Carr (charlescarr.com) is a nationally published journalist and playwright. He is the San Diego Press Club’s 2024 first place award-winner for best opinion. His opinions are ...

Valley Center Middle School Art Show was held at VCMS on May 15, in conjunction with the Spring Music concert. The show had an entry from each student who enrolled in art classes for the 2024-2025 ...

The Valley Center Optimist Club donated $2,349 to pay for the 2025 summer reading program at the Valley Center library. Danielle Rajsky, youth services librarian (left) is shown accepting the check ...