If Haydee Rodriguez ever entertained doubts as to her life’s purpose on this earth, they were banished from her mind in April when the beloved Southwest High School teacher and inspiration to hundreds of students miraculously survived a horrific car accident and woke from a three-week coma...  more...

Graduation time for high school seniors is an important moment in their lives filled with excitement and trepidation as they look back at their accomplishments and eye their futures — looking ahead at the universities they will attend, the careers they will seek and the dreams they will...  more...

“We can't stop people from having sex, but we can tell them about the risk of having unprotected sex. Wear a condom.” That is the message that Lalita Hermosillo is neither afraid nor ashamed to say. And though small in stature, she carries a big message.  more...

It is a busy time for Sara Griffen as Thanksgiving draws near. As executive director of the Imperial Valley Food Bank, there is much to accomplish, goals to be met, hungry people — many of whom suffer in silence of their plight — to be helped.  more...