Hotel at Holtville country club housing migrant families exposed to COVID-19
With the help of funds from the state of California, migrant families are being housed at the Ramada Hotel at Barbara Worth Country Club in Holtville.
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Californians 50 and up now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
California’s COVID-19 vaccines will now be made available to everyone ages 50 and older.
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USBP: Cloned IID truck used to ferry immigrants to Imperial stash house
The cloned IID truck served as the perfect tool to smuggle in undocumented people in plain sight.
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Meatpacking workers in Brawley receive COVID-19 vaccine
Dozens of workers in the meatpacking industry were vaccinated in Brawley on Monday, with the help of Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District’s (PMHD), mobile clinic.
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Mexicali migrant shelters are nearing capacity
A migrant shelter in Mexicali is nearing capacity due to an increase of undocumented people being deported back to Mexico.
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More store closures coming to downtown Calexico
t’s no secret that the pandemic has impacted every business sector possible and in the city of Calexico, those impacts have become a reality for local businesses that are struggling to survive.
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Clinic to provide Johnson & Johnson vaccine to farmworkers
Local vaccine providers continue to make efforts to vaccinate farmworkers and agricultural workers.
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Plan for a second border wall in Calexico axed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) says plans for a secondary border wall system project are no longer in the works.
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National agriculture day celebrates farmers and ag workers
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA), recognizes March 23 as National Agriculture Day.
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ICE facility in Calexico accused of releasing COVID- positive detainees into the public
The Imperial Regional Detention Facility (IRDF) on the East side of Calexico recently released dozen of detainees some of who were positive with coronavirus. That’s the accusation raised by Minority Humanitarian Foundation (MHF), a San Diego-based non-profit that provides services to immigrants and refugees.
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Imperial County high schools welcome back fans to the stands
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Central Union High School and Calexico High School kicked of their football season.
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Businesses in downtown Calexico hanging by a thread with U.S. border restrictions
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Sunday marks one year that border restrictions were placed in the U.S. for the Mexico and Canadian border. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday morning that restrictions on non-essential travel would be extended until April 21. “It’s disheartening. I had the faith that they would reopen the borders this
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Valley gyms re-open after sitting closed for nearly a year
With Imperial County now in the red tier status, gyms have started reopening, bringing much needed hope and income to gym owners.
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IID employees rally for a fair contract
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Essential workers with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID), who keep the water flowing and lights on for thousands of residents say they are fighting for a fair contract. “I don’t feel a little bit unappreciated, I feel a lot unappreciated,” said Maria Guardado, IID service desk technician and employee of 27
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Calexico homeless receive much-needed shoes
Calexico non-profit, The Brown Bag Coalition, blessed homeless people in Calexico with a brand new pair of shoes.
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Local restaurants transition to indoor dining
Imperial County’s move into California’s red tier has now allowed restaurants to open its doors to customers.
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Farmworkers vaccinated at pop-up clinic
Vo Medical Center(VMC) in Calexico is administering vaccines into the arms of those who need them the most in Imperial County’s agricultural community.
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine now available in Imperial County
The single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine has made its way to Imperial County, giving residents a third option.
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Vigil held for 13 killed in Holtville crash
HOLTVILLE, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), The story of the 13 undocumented immigrants who died in last Tuesday’s car crash in Holtville continues to echo in our borderland region. In light of the crash, some locals are now demanding humane immigration reform. “We feel their pain, the families of all these people who died. It’s a tragedy
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El Ayuntamiento de Calexico aprueba la venta de una parcela de tierra
El Concejo Municipal de Calexico votó para aprobar la venta de 2.5 acres de tierra al Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército en una reunión del Concejo Municipal el martes por la noche.
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