Imperial County Archives

PSA: Scheduled vacancies on Personnel Appeals Board

May 23, 2021 2:41 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Pursuant to Section 54974 of the California Code and El Centro Resolution No. 77-51, notice is hereby given that three scheduled vacancies exist on…

Humane Society holds adoption event with Petco

May 23, 2021 11:43 AM Caleb J. Fernández

The Humane Society of Imperial County held a successful adoption event Saturday at 532 Danenberg Dr. in collaboration with Petco Health and Wellness…

Congratulations SDSU Imperial Valley Class of 2021

May 22, 2021 2:04 PM Caleb J. Fernández

After braving a year of pandemic-induced challenges, the class returned to the campus parking lot on Monday for another first in San Diego State…

Multiple fires threaten residential properties

May 22, 2021 11:36 AM Caleb J. Fernández

The El Centro Police and Fire Dispatch Center received several reports of residential fires occurring early Saturday…

Mobile Homes to be used to house homeless in Calexico

May 21, 2021 11:10 PM Christian Galeno

CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA/KECY) – On a lonely parking lot off of 1st Street and Heber, 10 mobile homes will not sit there to house some of Calexico’s…

Happy Birthday to El Centro’s Cher!

May 21, 2021 6:15 PM Jenny Day

Happy Birthday,…

Recent studies show air pollution increases risk for children to develop autism

May 21, 2021 6:02 PM Wiley Jawhary

A story well known for Imperial County and its surrounding areas: air pollution. Children with inhalers have become a common scene around the county.…

Niland public safety is out with the old, in with the new

May 21, 2021 4:59 PM Caleb J. Fernández

For years, firefighters in the city of Niland have been operating out of a mobile unit, while the main station continued to fall apart. In mid-2018,…

USBP: 16 undocumented immigrants found in two smuggling attempts

May 21, 2021 8:10 AM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

16 undocumented immigrants were found in two smuggling attempts on Wednesday…

MUST-SEE VIDEO: Fire damages Carl’s Jr. in El Centro

May 21, 2021 10:37 AM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

Firefighters investigate a fire that broke out at Carl’s Jr. in El Centro early Friday…

NEW DETAILS: Blaze damages dozens of units at El Centro storage facility

May 20, 2021 7:13 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

The El Centro Fire Department (ECFD) now says a fire at a storage facility damaged as many as 90 units, 40 of them severely.…

UPDATE: 90 units damaged in storage fire

May 19, 2021 3:13 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia, Jenny Day

The El Centro Fire Department (ECFD) is on the scene of a 3-alarm fire at a storage facility on N. Imperial…

Area Agency on Aging implemented a senior meal program in Imperial County to help senior citizens during the pandemic.

May 20, 2021 5:43 PM Wiley Jawhary

In addition to a senior meal program, AAA also implemented a relief bag and food box delivery program with SoCal Gas to help locals during the…

ECPD: Calexico man arrested in attempted ‘smash and grab’ robbery

May 19, 2021 6:42 PM Lisa Sturgis, Christian Galeno

The El Centro Police Department (ECPD) says officers took a man into custody Tuesday after an attempted smash and grab robbery at the Imperial Valley…