http://www.ivpressonline.com/?track=rss Headlines from ivpressonline.com en ©2013, ivpressonline.com Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:00 -0700 By KARINA LOPEZ http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-local-drumlines-take-center-stage-at-festival-20130521,0,35618.story?track=rss IMPERIAL — Local elementary and high school drumlines tapped, shuffled and glowed to the delight of dozens of community members at this year’s Drumline Festival at the local high school gymnasium here Monday. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:00 PDT By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-valley-police-beat-fraud-alleged-in-niland-20130520,0,3335384.story?track=rss NILAND — Imperial County sheriff’s deputies responded to an individual alleging fraud via Craigslist and PayPal on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s activity logs. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:00 PDT By ALEJANDRO DÁVILA http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-gold-cross-employee-negotiations-to-resume-20130521,0,1405063.story?track=rss Negotiations between Gold Cross Ambulance and its employees will resume Friday following a recent contract impasse and a strike notice, a union representative announced. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By JULIO MORALES http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-hispanic-college-numbers-increase-20130521,0,1720141.story?track=rss College enrollment for the nation’s Hispanics jumped dramatically in the last 12 years and has surpassed that of their white counterparts, according to a recent report by the Pew Hispanic Center.  Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By CHELCEY ADAMI http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-calexico-police-chief-appointment-back-on-horizon-20130521,0,101116.story?track=rss CALEXICO — The controversial search for a new police chief may come to a close tonight as the City Council considers appointing Pompeyo Tabarez to the position during its regular meeting. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-probe-when-will-trucks-stop-using-adams-avenue-and-start-using-the-new-highway-111-20130520,0,7396556.story?track=rss The new Highway 111 was already completed almost a year ago.  All the big trucks are supposed to use the new Highway 111 but instead are using Highway 86 and Adams Avenue in El Centro.  Still to this day, the big trucks are using Adams Avenue. I have been located on Adams Avenue since 2006, and when these trucks pass through here it shakes the whole building like an earthquake. Can you please find out when these trucks will be stop using Adams Avenue? – Shaken up, El Centro Mon, 20 May 2013 00:37:00 PDT By Mario Renteria http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-from-wildcat-to-bulldog-rollins-bound-for-university-of-redlands-on-partial-20130521,0,4676965.story?track=rss Brawley Union High 18-year-old senior Tanner Rollins’ ultimate goal is to have a family and a business in his native Alaska. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By Imperial Valley Press Staff http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-cif-playoffs-times-for-softball-baseball-released-20130521,0,6228147.story?track=rss The times for today’s CIF-San Diego Section match-ups for local schools in softball and baseball have been set. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-our-view-common-core-is-coming-20130521,0,3842503.story?track=rss The move to a national common core curriculum arises from a common problem in this country, or at least the perception of one — the need to make the students being turned out into the workforce more competitive, more ready to face the demands of a modern day and equipped with the tools for practical success. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:00 PDT By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF http://www.ivpressonline.com/ivp-our-view-falling-blade-brings-heavy-toll-20130518,0,4990026.story?track=rss If a turbine falls in the desert, would anyone hear it? In this case, when environmentalists and the residents of nearby Ocotillo are watching for any little misstep, the answer is yes. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:22:00 PDT