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Fire next to Spreckels Sugar Factory
According to the Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD), they, along with Holtville, El Centro and Brawley Fire, are assisting them in putting out a fire near Spreckels Sugar Factory. The post Fire next to Spreckels Sugar Factory appeared first on KYMA.
YFD deployed to battle Park Fire in California
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) received a mutual aid request from California authorites on Friday. In a press release, this is in regards to a "Strike Team deployment to the 'Park Fire'" burning in Chico, California. YFD says the fire is 0% contained as of...
LAFCO dissolves Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District
IMPERIAL— The healthcare system in Imperial County has been the center of much controversy since the financial ruin of the El Centro Regional Medical Center and the creation of AB 918, and Thursday, July 25, marked a pivotal point in the County as the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District in Calexico was finally dissolved at the LAFCO regular meeting.
Search warrant reveals new details killings of Charlotte mom, 2 kids
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A search warrant revealed new details in the killings of a Charlotte mother and her two children, including the revelation that family members were convinced the man charged with killing her replied to text messages pretending he was her. Benjamin Joseph Taylor was arrested in Imperial...
Calexico hit and run suspect still at large
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA,KECY) - Calexico law enforcement says they are currently looking at any surveillance video that can possibly help them find a lead to this case. Calexico police say it happened Monday morning on Birch street and Imperial avenue. “The Calexico police dispatched in reference to a man down,"...
PMHD Going for a ‘Hail Mary,’ One Council Member Speculates
BRAWLEY — Brawley City Council heard from Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District representatives last week and voted to support the Brawley medical district’s continued fight surrounding the merging of healthcare entities in Imperial County. “We’re here for you to take under consideration a stance against the dissolution of PMHD,”...
California farmers are signing up in droves to get paid to give up their water rights for 2 months because their summer crop prices are so low
Tom Brundy looks over a field in preparation for planting at his farm on Feb. 28, 2023, near Calexico, Calif. A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California’s crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support from the farmers who grow it.
Notorious L.A. gang leader killed in prison by other inmates, CDCR says
The former leader of a Los Angeles street gang who made national headlines for ordering the murders of members of his own gang was killed in prison over the weekend. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 47-year-old Ezequiel Romo was stabbed multiple times by three fellow inmates at Centinela State Prison in […]
Another Strike Team Deployed
Imperial County's dispatched another Strike Team to a California wildfire. The Strike Team, made up of personnel and equipment from several Imperial County Fire Departments and a crew from the City of Yuma Fire Department. The firefighters left at 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning to go to the Park Fire in Butte and Tehama Counties. The Park Fire has consumed 350,000 acres in steep, rugged terrain. Nearly 2,5000 personnel have been battling the blaze with 16 helicopters, 231 engines, 116 dozers,58 water tenders and 61 crews. As of Saturday, the fire that was reported on July 24, had zero containment.
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