A recent study places Mexicali as the sixth most-polluted city in Latin America and the 380th most polluted in the world.
The Imperial Irrigation District continues to warn customers to be vigilant against con artists who call account holders and demand money, threatening to turn off the victim’s power should they not comply by placing cash on a prepaid debit card accessible to the scammer.
IMPERIAL —Imperial Irrigation District is on alert after seeing a notable spike in reported over-the-phone scam attempts within the past few weeks.
NILAND — The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved the declaration of an emergency at its Tuesday meeting due to a geyser whose recent migr…
BRAWLEY — Accused child molester Ray Valenzuela pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during his arraignment for two additional charges stemming from lew…
IMPERIAL — Officials are calling the city of El Centro’s first-ever Public Safety Summit on Friday a success, as evidenced by attendees’ pledges to…
EL CENTRO — The lives and legacies of 41 local, state and federal law enforcement personnel were memorialized Friday during the 10th annual Imperia…
BRAWLEY — Parents were assured on Thursday the Brawley Elementary School District is in the process of making changes to how it responds to and pra…
BRAWLEY — Scheduled plans for a drill simulating an intruder at Witter Elementary School were scrapped on Thursday when an actual report of an intr…
EL CENTRO — El Centro Police Department announced Saturday no credible threat was found regarding a social media post that alleged a possible schoo…
EL CENTRO — During a regular city council meeting here Tuesday, Mayor Cheryl Viegas-Walker announced action had been taken to approve Brian P. John…
HEBER — Long before Imperial County Fire Department Chief Alfredo Estrada Jr. had actually been employed by the agency, he had spent a considerable…
EL CENTRO — An El Centro Police Department dispatcher participated in perhaps the most fulfilling emergency call of her career recently as she prov…
A school shooting that left 17 people dead at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. this week is another reminder that mass sh…
As part of the work he does of installing and leading Comite Civico del Valle’s air monitoring network and sharing the data with the community, Hum…
Fireworks are a great American tradition on the Fourth of July, but laws regulating fireworks discharge change from one town to the next in Imperia…
In the past two years, the state of California has seen a rise in cases of sexually transmitted diseases to all-time highs.
A 35-year-old El Centro resident wanted for allegedly discharging a firearm in a local residence and making criminal threats Saturday night turned …
Members of the local agricultural industry who handle citrus had the opportunity to learn more about new procedures and regulations that have been …
Engaged in the first full day of the structural phase of building, Nielsen Construction California, Inc., began erecting the steel frame from its f…
Due to a recent surge in the number of reports Adult Protective Services has received in the last few years, local county departments are coming to…
EL CENTRO — Following a pursuit, a vehicle that was believed to be involved in human-smuggling activity hit a curb and caught on fire Friday aftern…
A man who allegedly shot a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy last week was arrested Thursday afternoon in Mexicali, said the Baja California Attorn…
The El Centro Police Department announced Thursday that the level of force used in the past arrest of a 23-year-old El Centro resident was deemed n…
Human trafficking has struck Imperial County yet few are aware, but a second annual summit informed many at Imperial County Department of Social Se…
BRAWLEY — When safety is accounted for residents proved they will navigate destinations by handle bars rather than steering wheel as Bike to Work D…
CALEXICO — Two lawsuits that had alleged the city and its Police Department had engaged in job retaliation and discrimination have recently been se…
WESTMORLAND — Discussions between Westmorland Police Officers and city officials over their salaries has escalated this week, with the officers set…
The solemn tolling of a commemorative bell rang out 39 times Friday night at the El Centro courthouse during the ninth annual Imperial Valley Law E…
After investigating the possible threat of a school shooting at Calexico High School, Calexico Police Department announced Wednesday that a person …
UPDATE: Ronald Hernandez reportedly was in custody and was booked into county jail at 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to county Sheriff's Office arres…
It took more than 20 minutes for several California Department of Transportation maintenance workers to read aloud the names of the 187 highway wor…
A bill in the senate, which would create a tiered registry for sex offenders in California, could allow some low-risk offenders to come off the reg…
Two El Centro Police Department K-9 officers were able to successfully distinguish themselves and earn the judges’ favor during their first-ever K-…
The El Centro Police Department continues to investigate the motive behind a shooting on Tuesday morning near Sixth and State streets that by the a…
