Inmate Escapes, Captured In Manhunt + Halloween Guide

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 86 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories in and near La Mesa-Mount Helix today:

1. A convicted killer escaped from an Alvarado Hospital room and was later apprehended atop the building, police confirmed. (City News Service)
2. A suicidal man armed with a gun holed up in his home near Sycuan Casino with his children, prompting a nearly nine-hour law enforcement standoff that ended when he finally surrendered. (City News Service)
3. Home prices are still climbing nationally and have grown at their fastest annual pace in 45 years, but a slowdown is expected in the near future. Prices increased 2.6 percent from May to June in the San Diego-Carlsbad Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to the latest data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. (La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch)
4. Fall is in the air, bringing with it Halloween haunts, pumpkin patches, tricks and treats, Día de los Muertos, community festivals and harvest and holiday boutiques. Peruse our annual, city-by-city guide, and find the fun going on near you in La Mesa and throughout San Diego County. (La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch)
5. Mother Nature gave Southern California a farewell blast of summer heat this week, but forecasters said it'll start feeling more like fall Thursday as temperatures slip back to normal. (City News Service)

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La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch Notebook

• Foothills Art Association: "You can sign-up to receive our monthly Newsletter without being a member!" (Facebook)
• San Diego County Library: "Autumn has officially begun, and we are ready! Get in the mood for those shorter, breezier days ahead with our list of pumpkin-spice-flavored titles." (Facebook)
• San Diego County Library: "Join the County Office of Equity and Racial Justice for a series of conversations with Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community members on collective healing and community building." (Facebook)
• YMCA of San Diego County: "There is still time to sign up for our Annual YMCA Active Adults Day at the Bay." (Instagram)

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