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California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8 million
A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of his leave bank.
George Scott succeeds Denny Lang as the Artistic Director
EL CENTRO— George Scott is the new artistic director of the Imperial Valley Master Chorale to begin in September. Scott follows the music legacy of Denny Lang who retired this month after two decades as the choir’s artistic director. “His imprint is everywhere around the choir,” said Scott,...
El Centro tractor supply company store to host craft event for kids
EL CENTRO– The El Centro Tractor Supply store is inviting all the young artists out there to come explore their creative side during the Photo Frame Craft event. On Aug. 2, 2024, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., the store will host a craft event where young customers can make farm-themed picture frames and decorate their frames with stickers and other colorful extras, while supplies last. The interactive craft provides a fun way to celebrate Life Out Here as they add chickens, cows, pigs, tractors and more to their personalized frames.
EC Fire Department conducts a 3-year strategic plan survey
EL CENTRO– The El Centro Fire Department is developing a comprehensive three-year strategic plan and wants the public's opinion through an online survey. This strategic plan, with your valuable input, will be crucial in shaping the department's future. It will serve as a roadmap, outlining the steps needed to achieve the community and department's goals and bring about continuous growth and improvement, fostering a brighter future for all.
Horse collapses and dies at Del Mar, second equine death in three days
A 3-year-old filly from Florida has died at Del Mar, the track's second fatality in three days. Savanah Lady collapsed and died after a workout at the track Tuesday, according to the California Horse Racing Board, which described it as a "sudden death." The CHRB defines sudden death as "an...
Aircraft carriers perform hull swap at Naval Air Station North Island
The USS George Washington pulled into Naval Air Station North Island on July 10 to start performing a hull swap with the USS Ronald Reagan that had been stationed in Yokosuka, Japan, since 2015. Contrary to how it sounds, a hull swap does not involve structural changes. Rather, the giant...
Clairemont man who opposed complex for homeless seniors: It was ‘blessing in disguise'
As San Diego looks for ways to address the housing crisis, oftentimes the plan is to build more developments, more shelters, more places for people to live. Sometimes, new housing generates controversy and even strong opposition from those who live around it. In 2018, one complex in Clairemont did just...
Community Resource Center plans $10.5M remodel of Encinitas campus
ENCINITAS — Local nonprofit Community Resource Center is pursuing much-needed updates to its office in downtown Encinitas to better provide a dignified environment that supports client and staff needs. Community Resource Center, or CRC, provides social services to around 7,000 individuals annually in coastal North County through food distributions,...
Uncooperative and Bloody, Man Moves from Downtown to Cesar Chavez
CALEXICO — Roughly three hours apart and at two separate locations, authorities were called out to reports of a bloodied man — it turned out each bloodied man was the same person, and police got little cooperation or information from either encounter. First reported at 8:52 p.m. Tuesday,...
Eagle lands on Arizona police car seeking help in the heat. Watch the video
Arizona's summer heat is brutal, even for the state's native wildlife. A sergeant with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office was working an off-duty road construction assignment when he noticed a bird in distress resting under his patrol vehicle, officials said in a Facebook post. The sergeant and a deputy were able to safely...
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