http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/?track=rss Headlines from ivpressonline.com en ©2013, ivpressonline.com Sat, 18 May 2013 23:24:00 -0700 By KARINA LOPEZ http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-school-districts-prep-for-new-standards-20130518,0,479486.story?track=rss In an effort to prepare students for an ever-changing world, the face of education is undergoing considerable changes across the nation. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:20:00 PDT By ANTOINE ABOU-DIWAN http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-mariachi-idol-finalists-take-the-stage-20130518,0,5018673.story?track=rss Songs of love and loss resounded from Crummett Park in Calexico as the six Mariachi Idol finalists took their turn at the microphone Saturday. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:19:00 PDT http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-valley-police-beat-gun-reported-stolen-later-found-20130518,0,7087984.story?track=rss EL CENTRO — A handgun was initially reported stolen out of a car while its owner was at the American Legion, according to El Centro Police Department logs. The report was taken early Saturday morning. The reporting party called back and said he had found the gun. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:24:00 PDT By ANTOINE ABOU-DIWAN http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-resources-available-for-bullying-victims-20130518,0,6350149.story?track=rss By many measures, “James” is not an unusual child. The fifth-grader has a few friends, wants to get involved in school activities and has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He’s also the victim of schoolyard bullies, his grandmother said. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:18:00 PDT By ALEXIS RANGEL http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-community-mourns-the-loss-of-imperial-high-school-math-teacher-20130518,0,7149431.story?track=rss IMPERIAL — A woman in the front row of bleachers at Frank Wright Middle School lifted her glasses to wipe her tears away as she listened to a speech given by Victor Torres, Imperial High School vice principal, at Otto Wurzbach’s celebration of life ceremony. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:17:00 PDT By ALEXIS RANGEL http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-muevete-usa-promotes-healthy-lifestyles-among-latinos-and-hispanics-20130518,0,3793112.story?track=rss CALEXICO — Football, zumba, softball and boxing are some of the fun activities children said they do for exercise at the first annual Muevete USA event. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:15:00 PDT By ALEXIS RANGEL http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-sixth-annual-catfish-tournament-20130518,0,522168.story?track=rss WESTMORLAND — Brandon Walker, from Seeley, believes fishing is part of the Imperial Valley environment and for that reason Walker decided to participate in a catfish tournament last weekend. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:13:00 PDT By CHELCEY ADAMI http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-calexico-warehouse-fire-remains-under-investigation-20130518,0,4314817.story?track=rss CALEXICO — Christmas music oddly played amid piles of charred Christmas decorations Friday morning as investigations of Thursday’s raging warehouse fire continued. Sat, 18 May 2013 02:07:00 PDT By ALEJANDRO DÁVILA http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-center-for-family-solutions-honors-men-and-women-of-the-year-20130518,0,5372066.story?track=rss Men and women of the year were honored for their positive impact to the community during the Center for Family Solutions’ 36th anniversary dinner held at the Old Eucalyptus Schoolhouse on Friday. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:57:00 PDT By ANTOINE ABOU-DIWAN http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-iid-water-payback-obligations-pouring-in-20130518,0,42565.story?track=rss The amount of water that the Imperial Irrigation District is expected to pay back to the Colorado River keeps rising. In addition to nearly 180,000 acre-feet of water that the IID ordered in excess over the last two years and a projected overrun for 2013 estimated at 13,000 acre-feet of water, the IID is also expected to repay nearly 47,000 acre-feet of water it put in the Salton Sea for environmental mitigation in 2010. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:52:00 PDT