Imperial County News

The Board took the request as an Emergency item. Saikhon said the cuts could result in many clients of the Area Agency on Aging to be institutionalized because they can no longer be treated in their homes.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on collision involving a pickup truck and a big rig on eastbound Interstate 8 at Winterhaven Drive near Winterhaven , California.

Figures from the state's Employment Development Department appear to show a slight decrease in the amount of unemployment benefits paid to Mendocino County residents, as well as a reduction in the number of unemployment claims.

Mendocino County's unemployment rate dropped again in September to 10.1 percent, down from 10.5 percent in August.

The unemployment rate here and for the whole of Imperial County hit 30.1 percent in September, the highest rate in the United States .

Earthquakes of a magnitude 4.1 , 3.2 and 3.1 have followed two minor earthqaukes that occurred last night and this morning.

The latest ranking of the most stressed counties in the United States puts Yuba County in the top 10, though one local observer said the picture is a bit more mixed.

The APCD says the air quality monitor on Main Street in Brawley reached 101 on the Air Quality Index for PM 10 at 2:00 am Wednesday, for a 24-hour period.

We'll let you begin. The first thing to talk about is the overall budgetary situation.

We caught wind of this a few hours ago but couldn't confirm it until now -- Jorge Murillo, the state hospital "patient" who escaped custody last week by hopping two fences without anyone seeming to notice, has been captured.

Authorities say a 40-year-old sex offender who escaped from a state mental hospital in Phoenix more than a week ago has been arrested.

It's estimated more than 50,000 people living in San Diego County have Alzheimer's disease, and that number will grow faster every year.

North County residents will now have to start dialing a 1 and the area code when placing calls.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the September unemployment numbers today -- by the time you read this, they may already be out.

It is also the 30 year Anniversary of the 1979 quake that rattled Imperial County.

San Diego City College student Jose Rodriguez spoke at yesterday's rally. K.C. Alfred / Union-Tribune - San Diego Union-Tribune CHANGES AT SDSU End a two-tiered system that assured admission for qualified graduates of high schools south of state Route 56 or in Imperial County.

Imperial County Public Health Officer says still, turnout Saturday was very good.

The Mendocino County employment picture improved slightly in August to 10.4 percent, despite California's unemployment rate being stuck at 12.1 percent for two months.

A single vehicle rollover accident this morning claimed the life of a 22-year old Calexico man.

San Diego school board member John Lee Evans is mounting a campaign aimed at pressuring SDSU to reverse a decision discontinuing its practice of giving an admissions priority to students from high schools south of state Route 56.