🌱 Patch AM: Santee deputies investigate a family homicide and seek help in hit‑and‑run

Cheers Santee! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Santee deputies investigate a family homicide and seek help in hit‑and‑run
• How a last-second stand in Santee sealed Grossmont's big win

Also on today's calendar: Youth Biz Fair and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 64.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man booked for allegedly killing grandfather (eccalifornian.com) — Deputies from the Santee Sheriff's Station responded to a Grand Fork Drive home where a 25‑year‑old Santee resident was arrested on suspicion of killing his grandfather in what investigators believe is an isolated incident. The report also details a separate school threat investigation tied to Valhalla High and an unsolved deadly hit‑and‑run in Lemon Grove, with investigators seeking public tips.
   

• Grossmont denies West Hills a late touchdown, holds to win (sandiegouniontribune.com) — A packed crowd in Santee watched Grossmont edge West Hills 40–33 after a dramatic goal-line stand in the final two minutes. Grossmont quarterback Tyler Holmes accounted for five touchdowns, rallying the Foothillers from a halftime deficit as both teams now turn to tough league schedules against El Cajon Valley and powerhouse Granite Hills.
   

📸 Around Santee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Santee

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Youth Biz Fair →
  Santee Softball Fields, Santee
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Miniature Paint Workshop →
  HobbyTown Santee, 9747 Mission Gorge Road, Santee
Tuesday September 29
• Plant Stake Craft & Plant Bingo at BNS in Santee →
  BNS Brewing and Distillery, 10960 Wheatlands Avenue, Santee
Saturday October 3
• Heart of Gold's Shelter Adoption Event & Donation Drive →
  Petco Santee, 9745 Mission Gorge Rd., Santee
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Boo-tox, Beauty & Body Art Party! →
  10769 Woodside Ave, Santee
Monday October 5
• Dinner with Entrepreneurs: Small Town Edition | Santee →
  Santee CA
Friday October 9
• USA MASTERS Training Camp - CA →
  West Coast Weightlifting, 9435 Wheatlands Court, Santee
Friday October 16
• Joe Rathburn at Carlton Oaks Golf Club →
  Carlton Oaks Golf Club, 9200 Inwood Dr, Santee
  4:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• 2026 Brews & Bites 21+ Festival →
  Town Center Community Park EAST, 550 Park Center Drive, Santee
Monday October 19
• Mountain Empire at West Hills →
  Santee CA
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• America 250: San Diego County's Military Museums and Archival Heroes →
  10144 Mission Gorge Rd, Santee

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 26
• Earthquake Awareness & Preparedness Interactive Safety Fair →
  Lakeside Branch Library, 12428 Woodside Ave, Lakeside
  10:30 am
• IMCA Championship Night →
  Barona Speedway, 1754 Wildcat Canyon Rd., Lakeside
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Shania is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Santee. Apply here.
• Chuck E. Cheese - CEC Entertainment, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier - Cast Member in Santee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Santee here.

🗞 Nearby News

El Cajon

• Moxie kicks off 22nd season with Gen Z political dark comedy (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• Neon, pools, and San Diego's motel boom (timesofsandiego.com)
• San Diego Humane Society's Fur Ball Celebrates 40 Years (patch.com)

Lakeside

• Tahquitz Junior Mendoza Wins JV Race as Six Titans bring home medals (myvalleynews.com)

San Diego

• DUI Checkpoints Planned Friday Night In San Diego County (patch.com)
• 6 San Diego County Starbucks Stores To Shut Down This Weekend, 1 Already Closed (patch.com)

Ok Santee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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