Imperial Beach News

The isolated showers that appeared overnight will occur, off-and-on, throughout the day.

The South Bay Union School District Board of Trustees approved an agreement Thursday between the district and two of its schools to move forward with plans to create a charter school.A The Imperial Beach Charter School would combine Imperial Beach Elementary School and West View Early Learning Center into a single K-8 school.

Even though Wal-Mart said in a statement they are hoping to bring more jobs to the region, not everyone is happy about it A new Wal-Mart will be coming to South Bay, announced the megastore's officials alongside Mayor Jerry Sanders today.

The location is a 75,000-square-foot vacant building. The Mervyns store that was in the building closed more than two years ago.

Each week IB Patch features an item or landmark around Imperial Beach and challenges readers to guess the correct answer.

According to Sandicor, from Jan. 3 to Feb. 3, 13 homes and condominiums were sold in Imperial Beach.

The South County Economic Development Council has applied for a grant which could award up to $300,000 for projects to improve Palm Avenue from Interstate 5 west to Imperial Beach city limits.

Eren McGinnis lives in Tucson but grew up in Imperial Beach. She still remembers trips to the Palm Theater and swimming near the Tijuana Slough as her father went fishing.

The first weekend of February 2012 brings many outdoor nature activities for all ages.

Watercolor is one of the hardest mediums to paint with as it is not forgiving when it comes to corrections.

As of noon Tuesday, the cheapest gas in Imperial Beach or west of Interstate 5 could be found at the Arco station on Palm Avenue between Florida and 12th streets for $3.55. According to the AAA fuel gauge report, the average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline in San Diego County Tuesday is $3.77, one cent more than yesterday, about ... (more)

Last Tuesday Jeff Wallis and Sean Fowler said they saw dolphins and other mammals in the water vanish, then a fin popped out of the water .

Hector Arce got out of jail Thursday and wanted to turn his life around. "He was tired of being in jail so he wanted to turn his life around and he seemed pretty set on it," said close friend of the family Raquel Guerrero.

San Diego Surfrider says it will install cameras to watch the waves for any changes during a multi-million dollar beach rehabilitation project.

IMPERIAL BEACH - Sheriff's Homicide Detectives and San Diego Police are investigating the death of a man, who was shot and killed in an alley behind an Imperial Beach 7-Eleven. Authorities also say two people have been detained in connection with the shooting.

The shooting occurred behind the 7-Eleven on Imperial Beach Boulevard near 13th Street about 8:15 p.m., sheriff's Lt.

Professional boxing has been absent from the South Bay for a long time, but it returns with thunder Friday evening with some impressive athletes on the "Champions of Tomorrow" fight card.

A San Diego County man arrested for investigation of drunken driving three times in five days has pleaded not guilty in connection with one of the incidents.

A shark warning was in effect for Imperial Beach Thursday after a group of surfers spotted a great white just off the coast.

An Imperial Beach man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving three times in five days was scheduled to be arraigned at the downtown San Diego courthouse today.