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El Centro News
Lisa Mahoney to pay more than $2.9 million to scam victims
Restitution of more than $2.9 million will be paid by El Centro native Lisa Garcia Mahoney to more than 50 victims of a real estate investment scam for which Mahoney will begin a four-year prison sentence on April 1. (…)
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El Centro native to serve four years in federal prison for wire fraud and bilking millions from investors
Lisa Garcia Mahoney, 49, was sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday to four years in prison on a charge of wire fraud.
Full story…El Centro now estimates more than $20 million in local damages due to the Easter Sunday earthquake
El Centro city officials are estimating earthquake damages as of Friday, April 9, at $20,157,000 for public, commercial, and residential concerns within the city limits.
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El Centro landmarks felled by 7.2 earthquake; South Carolina demolition team to bring down water tower
Landmark structures in El Centro that withstood numerous historically large earthquakes over the decades finally suffered defeat in the 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Easter Sunday. The Mormon church spire is down and the water tower will be soon.
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El Centro water tower reportedly coming down following 7.2 earthquake
The landmark El Centro water tower at Eighth Street and Wensley Avenue is apparently coming down for good,
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The nearly 100-year-old El Centro water tower at 8th and Wensley is rumored to be targeted for demolishment following the Easter Sunday earthquake of 7.2 magnitude. (…)
Valley pets might have felt the impending shaker; take precautions during aftershocks
Conway is among hundreds, if not thousands of valley pet owners who might be wondering if their dogs, cats and other household pets truly detected the impending shaker.
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Aftershocks expected for years, seismologists say
More than 422 aftershocks measuring 3.0 or higher have been recorded in the Southern California desert by the U.S. (…)
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Calexico News
Calexico schools will remain closed week of April 12
Calexico school children will have an additional week of spring break due to the Easter Sunday earthquake, according to Teresa Estrada, the Calexico Unified School District human resources manager. (…)
Full story…Boxer gets a taste of a temblor; governor orders more assistance to Imperial County
A moderate aftershock rattled the California-Mexico border even as U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer was getting a firsthand look at Calexico, although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had left the region before the temblor hit.
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Quake damage in Imperial County could exceed $100 million
City officials in El Centro and Calexico estimate Sunday’s quake damage will be at least a $100 million. Calexico’s City Manager says the temblor has already cost the city tax money. It’s left at least 3,000 people in the Imperial Valley without work.
Full story…7.2 earthquake shuts down private and county business, deaths reported in Mexicali
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake, centered about 40 miles southeast of here in Baja California at 3:40 p.m. (…)
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Border agents report increase in rock throwings from Mexico side
The El Centro Border Patrol sector has reported at least 100 attacks in recent weeks on Calexico agents who are getting pelted with rocks from across the border.
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Reaction to President's address to students mixed
Some students were inspired by President Obama’s speech to American school children on Tuesday, but no one at Calexico High School stayed for the whole address.
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Calexico onions test positive for salmonella, voluntary recall announced
Iceless green onions supplied by Circle Produce in Calexico tested positive for the salmonella bacteria and at least two California shippers issued voluntary recalls of the produce on Friday.
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Brawley News
Attempted murder supsect still on the lam, Brawley victim released from hospital
Brawley Police are still looking for the prime suspect in an attempted stabbing murder that may be gang-related.
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Jesus Delacruz, 20, wanted in connection with attempted murder on Oct. (…)
Chubb pays Planter's Hotel owner in out-of-court settlement
The owner of the burned-out Planter’s hotel in Brawley has obtained an out-of-court settlement in his multi-million dollar lawsuit against a major insurance carrier.
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Attempted murder suspect sought by Brawley police
Brawley police are looking for a third suspect in the attempted stabbing murder of a 23-year-old resident in the 1400 block of Welcome Street Thursday night. They have named the suspect as 20-year-old Jesus Delacruz.
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Brawley man accused of taking girlfriend hostage, setting fire in apartment
Police arrested 22-year-old Joseph Wilkerson of Brawley following a five-hour stand-off at the apartment of Wilkerson’s girlfriend on Friday.
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Man and woman accused of smoking pot in front of three kids
Brawley Police Department booking photos of Jose Hernandez and Martha Renteria
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A Brawley woman and a Los Angeles man were arrested on child endangerment charges Thursday night. Police say they were smoking marijuana in front of three young children. (…)
Effort legalizing golf carts in the Imperial Valley visits Brawley
Supporters of legalizing the street use of golf carts in Imperial County pitched Brawley residents in a special presentation yesterday.
Full story…Brawley native joins CHP in Morongo Basin
Brawley native Manuel Cacatian, has been assigned to the Morongo Basin station of the California Highway Patrol.
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Imperial News
Bomb threat shuts down Imperial Valley College
Imperial Valley College was shut down Thursday after a bomb threat was phoned in to the school shortly before noon and on the day before the school’s gymnasium was slated to become a disaster shelter for Easter Day earthquake
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Imperial County Arson/Bomb Squad member Eddie Estrada, in the bomb suit, speaks with California Highway Patrol and county fire officials prior to exploding a package believed to contain a bomb in the 600 building, or the college center, at Imperial Valley College on April 15, 2010. (…)New science building at Imperial Valley College christened with a few kinks
Despite a few minor kinks in its armor, the new $32 million science building at Imperial Valley College was christened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday following one of the valley’s worst downpours of the last 35 years.
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Attorney General Brown announces 16 drug cartel indictments
California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced at a news conference in Imperial Wednesday 16 indictments against suspected members of the Sinoloa drug cartel. (…)
Full story…Job opportunities for valley youth
Imperial Valley students can apply for summer jobs at one-stop offices in Calexico, Brawley or El Centro.
Full story…IID to reconsider spending plan on Tuesday
Because of falling fuel prices and efforts to stop a water rate increase, the Imperial Irrigation District says it will reevaluate its budget, approved in December.
Full story…School district braces for deep cuts of nearly $100,000 by June
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Calipatria News
Wrongly accused Calipatria prisoner now a sophomore at GW
From wrongly accused prisoner at the Calipatria State Prison to sophomore at George Washington University, Mario Rocha recounts his 10 years behind bars.
Full story…Calipatria man confirmed killed in Iowa plane crash
The Federal Aviation Administration says James Pankratz, 60, of Calipatria was killed in a plane crash near Corning, Iowa over the weekend.
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Assemblyman Perez offers new office hours in Calipatria
California Assemblyman Manuel Perez will hold regular office hours every third Thursday in Calipatria starting today. (…)
Full story…Murder charges against a Calipatria inmate are dismissed
Murder charges against Reggie Cole, 34, have been dismissed, but he’ll remain in the Calipatria State Prison for a homicide he committed while incarcerated there.
Full story…L.A. County deputy's murder remembered
Los Angeles county remembers L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy David March seven years after Calipatria State Penitentiary inmate Armando Jose Arroyo Garcia shot and killed him.
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Holtville News
Imperial Valley growers help stock food banks in hard times
Food banks take the lead in soliciting healthier eats
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With supermarkets no longer supplying as many leftovers, food banks are approaching farmers directly to bring imperfect, but still edible, fruits and vegetables to the needy.
Fire takes out railroad bridge over Alamo river
A brush fire along the Alamo River near Holtville spread to the railroad tressel on Monday morning.
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New book on Imperial Valley to be released
Author William Vollmann says his $55, 1,300-page book on the Imperial Valley is so heavy if you dropped it you’d break a toe.
Full story…Death on the border ends in Holtville
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Full story…Athletic club celebrates 44 years in business with a celebrity-filled BBQ
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Full story…City looks again at laws governing golf cart speed
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Full story…City will be subjected to fines for an apparently outdated wastewater treatment facility
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Glamis News
Glamis dunes cleanup hauls in truckloads of trash
Five trailer-sized piles of trash were hauled in by volunteers on Saturday during the 13th Annual Glamis Dunes Cleanup Day.
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Westmorland News
Heber News
On-duty immigration agent involved in triple-fatal auto accident
Three women were killed and two children injured when an on-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent reportedly ran a stop sign at Heber and Bowker Roads three miles east of Heber Tuesday evening, according to a California Highway Patrol accident report.
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Seeley News
$18 million hangar project at NAF El Centro completed
Two new hangars covering more than 65,000 square feet have been completed for the joint strike fighter program at Naval Air Facility El Centro.
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UK Merlins train at NAF El Centro to simulate Afghan conditions
England’s Royal Air Force Merlins are training four months at the El Centro Naval Air Facility because the Imperial Valley mirrors conditions in Afghanistan.
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Niland News
Salton Sea News
Quake faults discovered under the Salton Sea
More than a dozen faults previously undetected under the Salton Sea have been recorded by scientists. They also say the lake is sinking.
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Stimulus funds to employ more than 100 at Salton Sea
The North Shore Yacht Club will be transformed into a community center for 14 months.
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Have you seen the Kanuti whimbrel?
Alaska’s fast-flying, non-stop Kanuti whimbrel is under study as far south as Argentina and anywhere along the way, including the Salton Sea.
Full story…ExxonMobil biofuel project considering Salton Sea location
A $600 million biofuels venture between ExxonMobil Corp. and La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics could be developed at or around the Salton Sea.
Full story…New NASA technology on lookout for big quake
Earthquake swarms near the Salton Sea earlier this year has geologists using airborne radar to detect possible mega-quake in Southern California.
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Several desert and beach parks could close due to budget woes
Salton Sea State Recreation Area is among more than 200 parks the state could close after Labor Day.
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Three regional state parks named among top U.S. outdoor spots
Despite 100-plus summer temperatures, California’s Anza-Borrego and Salton Sea state parks rank among America’s top vacation sites, according to Reserve America, a camping tour company based in Ballston Spa, NY. (…)
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Winterhaven News
What's powering the Quechan Casino? Generators
With 1,000 slot machines, a 166-room hotel, five different restaurants and lounges, the Quechan Casino Resort is running off of generator power until it can get power from the Imperial Irrigation District.
Full story…Imperial County Sheriff to charge owner of dogs in fatal mauling
The owner of a pack of dogs believed to have fatally attacked a Winterhaven man in March will be charged in the incident for “maintaining a public nuisance” and not securing the animals.
Full story…Newly lined All-American canal opens April 30
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Ocotillo News
Border Patrol rescues illegals in two separate incidents
Eight Mexican aliens lost in the desert north of the border near Ocotillo were rescued Monday by Border Patrol agents.
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Elsewhere in Imperial Valley News
$750K goes to IID for illegal waste cleanup
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Full story…Pedophile ordered back to hospital
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Full story…Asparagus harvest takes root in delta
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Full story…Minorities have higher end-of-life costs
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Full story…A man and his grandson charged in Mexico for corruption of minors ask for pre-trial release
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Full story…An elderly man and his grandson are held on charges of corrupting minors although Mexican authorities are not releasing details
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Full story…Environmentalists petition the California Supreme Court to overturn approval of the Sunrise Powerlink
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GLAMIS — The 13th Annual Dunes Cleanup hauled in truckloads of trash left by "duners" in the last few months. Read the full story…
Glamis dunes annual cleanup day draws duners from all over the southwest
Local band needs help replacing instruments
‘Imperial’ sold out at El Centro’s bookstore
National Night Out 2009 El Centro, California
Border Patrol agent Robert Rosas laid to rest amid more than 1,500 mourners
Dust storm sweeps through Imperial Valley
Avoiding mortgage relief scams
El Centro mayor on CNN
Imperial Valley Obits
Philip Earl Vandergriff
Philip was ushered into the presence of the Lord unexpectedly on May 7, 2009 from a car accident.
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He was born in El Centro and grew up in Seeley. (…)Retired SDSU employee and Mexicali biker club leader
Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hems Brothers Mortuary in Calexico.
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Celebrations
Imperial Valley artists' works on display in Mexicali until Oct. 9
The entrance to Galería de la Ciudád in Mexicali features paintings by Mayra Garcia, Tom Gilbertson, and Daniel Marquez –Photo by Tom Gilbertson
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The long-awaited exhibition of works by Imperial Valley artists at the Galería de la
Opening night attendees surround artwork by Bernardo Olmedo –Photo by Tom Gilbertson
Ciudád in Mexicali (Avenida Alvaro Obregón #1209) arrived Friday, September 4. (…)
El Centro PD says thanks to 'National Night Out' sponsors and citizens
The El Centro Police Department would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of the people that made this year’s National Night Out a success.
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El Centro Parks and Recreation art students nationally recognized
Three youngsters in the El Centro Parks & Recreation Department’s art class won honorable mentions in the “Art 4 Play” national contest sponsored by the National Recreation and Parks Association.
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Blogs
The Proper Standard: Does your athletic team wear the flag? It shouldn’t
While there is no greater symbol of freedom world-wide than “Old Glory,” the authors believe that its patriotic display is only mildly more inconvenient, but far more reverent and appropriate, if done compliant with federal law and consistent with the Rules of Flag Etiquette: Prohibited Flags on Athletic Uniforms. (…)
Consumer Corner: Going green with credit: c’mon, it’s a come-on!
Five credit cards weigh a little more than an ounce. Americans currently carry in their wallets more than 6,200 tons of non-recyclable PVC credit. (…)
The Proper Standard: Flag patches on non-athletic uniforms
I passed a “motorcycle gang,” each member of which had a flag patch sewn on the shoulder of their leather jackets. Surely this can’t be OK?
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