El Centro (Imperial, California)

A 17-year-old boy charged with the fatal stabbing of an El Centro man in January was ordered Friday to appear for a preliminary hearing set for March 30. The hearing would determine whether there is enough evidence to have teenage defendant Javier Romo...

42,598 — El Centro’s population on April 1, 2010, according to recently released Census data 37,835 — What it was 10 years ago 12.6 — percent change Racial make-up 81.6 — percent Hispanic or Latino 16.3 — percent...

Ryan D. Childers, Owner, Childers & Associates, Attorneys at Law 1430 Broadway, El Centro, CA 92243 760-353-3484 Tell us how you ended up in this line of work. I was about to graduate from college with an accounting degree when I was taking a...

While contemplating the topic for this column, I asked myself, what is on the minds of the Valley's citizens? Is it the California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta, the exhilarating visit of the Blue Angels at the El Centro Naval Air Base, or the construction...

Add another collection of medals for the Central Spartans after their Imperial County-winning Academic Decathlon team returned this week from the California Academic Decathlon Competition in Sacramento. The Central Academic Decathlon team came home...

The redistricting process is set to carve out portions of the county and state in the coming months based on data released last week. The Census Bureau released its decennial data last week that will be used throughout the year to decide how people are...

OCOTILLO — Dos personas de avanzada edad salieron heridas durante un accidente ocurrido cerca de este poblado, informó la Patrulla de Caminos de California (CHP). De acuerdo a la corporación estatal, los dos heridos fueron identificados como...

County Fire Chief Tony Rouhotas is scheduled to update the county on the situation with the Winterhaven Fire Department and county fire’s response, Rouhotas said. Issues about the controversial Winterhaven Fire Department and a trip to China are...

All three men charged in the stabbing attack of a prominent El Centro bar owner last year were ordered Monday to stand trial, a prosecutor said. Imperial County Superior Court Judge William Lehman ordered Jesus Gonzalez, Luis Murillo and Ramon Bonesi...

A state agency approved Friday the second of two proposed sites for the construction of a new family courthouse in El Centro, according to a news statement. Both sites are near Wake Avenue between South Clark Road and South Fourth Street. The first site...

A way to ensure future generations prosper from the bounty of the California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta is make it financially independent, says a new organization. The Heritage Foundation, recently launched, is dedicated to sustaining the fair with...

It was the middle of summer when I first drove into Imperial Valley to interview for a teaching job. Having never even heard of the place, much less its weather patterns, I was totally unprepared for the intense heat. My little yellow un-air-conditioned...