IMPERIAL — Haystacks and drummers in Spinal Tap are a lot alike — sometimes they just spontaneously combust. That’s what... Read More
IMPERIAL COUNTY — The following reports were collected from the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office call logs from June 1 through June... Read More
BRAWLEY — Annette Gonzalez-Buttner, the former community college and county Board of Education trustee, was denied bail pending the appeal of her conviction and sentencing during a hearing on Thursday, June 10. In denying her bail pending the appeal, county Superior Court Judge Christopher Plourd stated that the 56-year-old Gonzalez-Buttner... Read More
CALEXICO — The following reports were collected from the Calexico Police Department call logs from June 1 through June 6. TUESDAY,... Read More
EL CENTRO — A shooting overnight in an El Centro neighborhood appeared to be a case of a witness coming... Read More
EL CENTRO — A carjacking in Calexico ended with a high-speed vehicle pursuit and a foot pursuit in El Centro and a multi-agency effort to bring the suspect to justice on Tuesday morning, June 8. A Calexico man, later identified as 27-year-old Jesus Diaz, was arrested on suspicion of felony... Read More
EL CENTRO — More than 12 hours after a shooting at the Crown Motel in El Centro on Monday, June... Read More
NASHVILLE — Lori Brammer speaks with a thick, melodic Southern drawl, the kind one might expect from a woman raised... Read More
SACRAMENTO — A former Imperial County attorney and local Superior Court judge-turned-federal jurist overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling on Friday, June 4 that the ban violates the constitutional right to bear arms. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style... Read More
Plans are underway to fill the respective vacancies left on the county Board of Education and the Imperial Community College... Read More