East County

Calls grow for President Donald Trump's removal from office after deadly protest by supporters at the U.S. Capitol, the role social media played in organizing this week's chaos in Washington and the worsening COVID-19 situation in San Diego County.

The DA's Office review concluded that Detective Eric Knudson used reasonable force "in light of the totality of circumstances" when he fired on 59-year-old Leslie Furcron, who attended a May 30 protest.

Boasting on social media about joining the racist group The Proud Boys and his involvement in injuring a anti-Trump protester in Yorba Linda prompted the American Legion to remove Michael Sobczak from national leadership positions.

Matthew Fluckiger is accused of sexually violating three elderly women, including one with dementia, at three area nursing homes.

An evacuation notice was issued in Santee due to a brush fire named the Chaparral Fire. Firefighters have halted the spread of the fire.

Jacob has seen mayors, governors and presidents come and go during her tenure and seen both the landscape and politics of San Diego County change substantially.

A city review panel has upheld the termination of a La Mesa police officer fired last summer for his actions during the videotaped and widely protested arrest of a young Black man at Grossmont Transit Center.

A brush fire in the unincorporated Rancho San Diego area near El Cajon burned 30 acres and was 50% contained Thursday morning after destroying one home and damaging six others, authorities said.

Power was turned off to 11,583 customers in the areas of Alpine, Boulevard, Campo, Campo Reservation, Descanso, Encinitas, El Cajon, Escondido, Jacumba, La Jolla Reservation, La Posta Reservation, Manzanita Reservation, Mesa Grande Reservation, Pauma Reservation, Pauma Valley, Potrero, Ramona, Santa Ysabel, Santa Ysabel Reservation, Valley Center and Viejas Reservation.

Daniel Louis Sandoval, 43, was arrested Tuesday morning near his Campo home in connection with the fiery destruction of the Randall Lamb and Associates Building on Palm Avenue.