El Centro (Imperial, California)

IMPERIAL — Un residente de Brawley, quien conducía su vehículo en estado inconveniente, causó un aparatoso accidente en esta ciudad, por lo cual fue arrestado por elementos de la Patrulla de Caminos de California (CHP). De acuerdo a un reporte de...

A public utility located in Southeastern CA is seeking to fill the following position: Budget Coordinator To develop, compile, maintain and present the department's annual budget and budget variance reports; provide guidance on budget preparation;...

The agriculture industry in Imperial County grew by 10 percent last year, but it’s still not at peak numbers from 2008, according to the latest crop report approved Tuesday. The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved the annual report from...

  Phyllis Mae Lammers passed away peacefully May 19. She was born in Long Beach, CA on Aug. 31, 1914, the only child of Hazel and Clark Booher.   She attended schools in Los Angeles and El Centro.  She graduated from UCLA in 1934 with a degree in...

The California Highway Patrol reported three DUI arrests were made over the holiday weekend in the El Centro area. The number of DUI arrests was considerably lower than the 10 arrests made last year over the four-day Memorial Day span. A total of five...

Parents and students came from all directions to the Imperial County Public Health Department on Tuesday to receive the required Tdap, or whooping cough, vaccine in order to legally attend school next fall. The special clinic was held in hopes of helping...

Tears of mixed emotion flowed from the big, watery brown eyes of 17-year-old Genovieve Alfaro as the Southwest High School graduating class of 2011 sat together one last time before their futures begin to unfold. “I’m happy but yet sad,&...

BRAWLEY — As a case manager for Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo Inc. here, Lalita Hermosillo has learned to navigate through the delicate process of relating to people who have been diagnosed HIV-positive. Most of Hermosillo’s clients, as she...

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Gas & Electric  has signed 20-year agreement that will result in one-quarter of its renewable energy coming from windmills in Imperial County. Enough juice from the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility will be delivered over the Sunrise...

The 19-year-old defendant charged with murder was ordered today to stand trial in the fatal stabbing attack of an El Centro man last month. Defendant Louis Evans said nothing as Imperial County Superior Court Judge Matias Contreras order him to appear...

The El Centro metropolitan area continued to record the highest unemployment rate for December, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The metropolitan area, which consists of the whole county, had 28.3 percent...

An El Centro Police detective testified today that a metal plate with the number 187 engraved on it was among the items recovered the day a 25-year-old resident was stabbed to death on Euclid Avenue. The detective, Alfredo Hernandez, told the court...