New report reveals that a man accused of killing a local Border Patrol agent, and eluded extradition, had been in custody By Greg Moran , UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Months before a suspected drug smuggler was accused of running down and killing a local Border Patrol agent in January 2008, U.S. officials had him in custody, only to see him escape in ...

TOPICS: Crime/Corruption KEYWORDS: borderfence ; duncanhunter ; larrysinclairslover ; obama Contractors install giant sections of fence near Calexico, Calif., along the border with Mexico in September 2007.

The Annual event is hosted by the Holtville Athletic Club. They say attendance was better than ever, setting a record.

The recognitions were announced Tuesday morning. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell named 12 California Schools as 2010 Model Continuation High Schools for their programs designed to help struggling students stay in school.

No damage or power cuts were reported in San Diego or Imperial counties from the 5.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico's Baja California, authorities said.

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location.

Dana Point, January 28, 2010 - Mercury Cable & Energy , the leading developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors for electrical transmission lines, is pleased to announce that its operating subsidiary has engaged Jordana Electric, Inc.

Assemblyman Manuel Perez is inviting the public to join him. Perez will be having coffee at the Camarena Memorial Library in Calexico Saturday.

The Teen Workshops are being offered by Camarena Memorial Library in Calexico and the SURE Helpline Crisis Center.

Tucson-based Calexico mixes soft folk rock, up-tempo latin rythyms, and soulful lyrics and vocals.

The seizures were the result of three smuggling attempts. All 3 were reported over the weekend in Calexico.

U. S. Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Station arrested a convicted sex offender approximately 12 miles west of Calexico, California.

The Mega Park project in Calexico will not be built. The Developer for the Mega Park backed out of the project recently.

Southern California and border towns of Baja California and Mexico were all rocked by a moderate earthquake which at the peak, measured 5.8 on the Richter Scale.

The 5.8 quake hit at about 10:50am Wednesday and was centered about 22 miles southeast of Calexico in Mexico.

A quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook northwestern Mexico Wednesday without causing major damage, Civil Protection authorities said.

An earthquake hit in California today, December 30th and it was felt in San Diego and along the California-Mexico border , including Phoenix and Tijuana.

Allied Waste Services of Imperial Valley says their recycling program began Monday.

IT WAS THE GREAT LUPE VSQUEZ who first informed me of the existence of the baladas prohibidas .

Still a few years off from Social Security benefits and Denny's Grand Slam Senior discounts, L.A. punk band X headlined the Wiltern Saturday, pushing the oldsters and youngsters back into a shared protopunk nostalgia.