Imperial County News

Mitt Romney and John McCain will spend Memorial Day in San Diego this year, participating in ceremonies held in Balboa Park.

Junior Dos Santos flattened Frank Mir with a huge right hand and finished him on the ground at 3:04... West Shores Middle School teacher Arvid Lumanauw teaches an eighth-grade algebra support class while writing on a Promethean interactive display board in his classroom in Salton City.

Acceptance letters have been sent, parents and friends consulted, and by now, most high school seniors have made the tough decision on where they will be attending college this fall.

San Diego County Deserts-San Diego County Mountains-San Bernardino County Mountains-Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-Strong southwest to west winds are being predicted for the mountains and deserts at times through late Friday night.

The strongest gusts could reach 70 mph along Interstate 8 from Pine Valley to the Imperial County Border according to the National Weather Service.

U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Battaglia said long-standing federal law gives immunity from state prosecution to federal law enforcement officers accused of crimes committed in the course of their duties.

California's jobless rate in April was 10.9 percent, which doesn't tell you all that much about what's happening within the state.

Earlier this month, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission ended its eight-month review of the massive power outage across San Diego, Imperial County, Yuma and Baja California on Sept.

At its 22nd Annual Workers Memorial at the State Capitol, Caltrans honored its 178 employees who lost their lives on the job.

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The body and car of an 87-year-old Salton City man who went missing on May 12 were discovered Saturday in a remote area near his home, a U.S. Forest Service official said.

San Luis Obispo County is ranked sixth out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.

In an excellent conclusion to another federal civil rights lawsuit, The Calguns Foundation has secured a settlement agreement from defendants the City of Calexico, the Calexico Police Department, Chief of Police James Neujahr, and Calexico PD officer Mario Alcaraz.

Greg Medina, an outside operator with the new Hudson Ranch I geothermal plant near Calipatria, will be one of the 55 people employed by the plant.

Kern County's unemployment rate dropped to 14.5 percent in April, falling from a revised 15.9 percent in March to its lowest rate of the year after several months of seasonal increases.

As the economy boomed in the mid- 2000s, many immigrants in southern California's border country spurned field work in favor of construction and food-service jobs.

Salt River Project is now receiving power from a geothermal plant built in California by EnergySource.

Imperial Beah and its political districts are decidedly Democratic, according to the latest data from the County of San Diego Registrar of Voters and Imperial County Registrar of Voters.

In an excellent conclusion to another federal civil rights lawsuit, The Calguns Foundation has secured a settlement agreement from defendants the City of Calexico, the Calexico Police Department, Chief of Police James Neujahr, and Calexico PD officer Mario Alcaraz.

Ginger Achille last saw her 87-year-old father Saturday morning. Now, more than 48 hours later there's still no sign of Jim Baker.