A food desert in the Desert Southwest
The City of Seeley is considered a food desert with only one grocery store in the entire city. That grocery store is inside a gas station and has…
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City of Imperial postpones reopening vote
The County health officials are expected to meet with the state Thursday to discuss moving up to stage two low risk. They said they would give the…
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Border Patrol seizes meth and heroin in two smuggling attempts
Border Patrol agents in El Centro Sector arrest three men and seize drugs worth a combined value of more than…
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Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia on the upcoming election
Eduardo Garcia is a Democrat who was first elected to the Coachella city council in November 2004. In 2006, at the age of 29, he became Coachella’s…
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22 pounds of meth discovered in spare tire
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents made a big drug bust and an arrest at their Salton City checkpoint late Monday…
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ECPD officer back in court
The El Centro Police Officer facing multiple charges of assault and false imprisonment was in court Monday morning.…
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Excessive Heat Warning for Desert Southwest extended through Wednesday
-An excessive heat warning remains in effect until Wednesday, August 19, for Yuma and Imperial…
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Calexico residents protest Mayor Rosie Fernandez
Calexico residents demand Rosie Fernandez resigns.…
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Border Patrol agents rescue a man from heat exhaustion
Border Patrol agents rescue a man suffering from a heat stroke in the…
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Five more coronavirus deaths in Imperial County
Imperial County’s new coronavirus cases continue to trend downward, but the virus continues to claim…
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Current Mayor pro-tem seeks office again after a criminal conviction
Jason Jackson discusses running for council despite previous charges against him.…
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Eight more deaths from coronavirus in Imperial County
Imperial County lost eight more lives to coronavirus Wednesday, bringing the countywide death toll to…
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Border Patrol agents save migrants during two separate rescue missions
El Centro Border Patrol agents responded to two separate rescue missions last weekend, and in at least one case, they managed to save a man’s…
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Local charity receives grant for COVID relief
Spread the Love Charity receives more than $700,000 to help families with medical…
Continue Reading Imperial County health officials report no new deaths from coronavirus
Imperial County health officials reported no additional deaths from coronavirus Tuesday, but they did report an increase in both new and active…
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Agents rescue two undocumented immigrants over the weekend in two separate events
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescue one person in distress and another man from drowning in an irrigation canal in two separate events over…
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Border Patrol discovers nine undocumented immigrants in tractor-trailer
Border Patrol agents arrested a man after smuggling nine undocumented immigrants in his tractor-trailer at the Highway S-2 immigration…
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Imperial County’s COVID-19 numbers flawed due to California data glitch
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), California’s CalREADIE system that logs coronavirus cases suffered a server outage causing a backlog in test…
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Preliminary 4.6-Magnitude earthquake reported near Imperial County
Chain of smaller earthquakes striking the same area minutes…
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Convicted sex offender arrested in Calexico
In fiscal year 2020, El Centro Sector Border Patrol says agents have arrested and removed 42 individuals either convicted or wanted on sexual offense…
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