(667) stories found containing 'Salton Sea'
Sorted by date Results 176 - 200 of 667
Student Stabbed
West Shores High School went under a brief lockdown Thursday Nov. 7, following a stabbing of a student. The incident occurred when two students were involved in an altercation for reasons still unknown, when one student used a knife to assault the other student, which resulted in... — Updated 1/23/2020
Christmas Bird Count
It’s an annual migration as predictable as the swallows returning to Capistrano. This migration, however, is the arrival each year of volunteers engaged the annual census of bird species in Borrego Springs. This marked the 35 y... — Updated 1/23/2020
Agents Seize Drugs
El Centro Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint seized more than 50-pounds of illegal drugs. At around 8 p.m. Friday Nov. 29 at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint, a canine alerted agents to a black Infinity. During secondary inspection, they discovered 23... — Updated 1/23/2020
K-9 Sniffs Out Meth
A hidden stash of methamphetamine was sniffed out by Border Patrol canines at the Highway 86 checkpoint Tuesday Nov. 26. Agents say the dog alerted them to a Jeep Cherokee, which was waived to secondary inspection. During the inspection, agents found 89 packages of... — Updated 1/23/2020
Halloween at The Mall
The Borrego tradition of kids and adults dressing up in wild and innovative costumes was alive and well on Halloween at The Mall. At The Mall, there was definitely a lack of Samhainophobia (fear of Halloween). Smiles were bright... — Updated 1/23/2020
By 
Hey Kids, A Water Pipeline Thru Borrego
This article is for the little folks at Borrego Springs Elementary, because they are the ones who will see the results and reap the benefits. So kids, mark your calendars. Crayon is OK for now. But do have some erasers on hand for... — Updated 1/23/2020
Borrego Days Soars Again
Not only was the 2019 54th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival & Parade a resounding success, but also the Chamber of Commerce saved between $25 – 50 thousand dollars in expenses by using in-house expertise and an all-volunteer f... — Updated 1/23/2020
54th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival – "Bloom in Borrego"
The 54th annual Borrego Days Desert Festival has arrived for yet another spectacular and successful year. This year's theme, "Bloom in Borrego," brings awareness of and paying homage to the beauty of Borrego Springs and the... — Updated 10/30/2019
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Riverside County
The first two human cases of the West Nile virus have been confirmed by health officials on Aug. 29 in Riverside County. The 65-year-old Mecca woman and 71-year-old Coachella man are expected to recover, according to Riverside University Health System. It is, however, not rare... — Updated 10/3/2019
Low Bid Exceeds Budgeted Funds for New River Parkway Project
It’s called the most polluted river in North America, and it seemed all was set for Calexico officials to award a Phase-1 construction contract as part of a long-term effort to clean up along the New River corridor in Imperial County between Brawley and the border with Mexico. B... — Updated 10/3/2019
Foul Smell
An odor advisory for the Coachella Valley was extended three times, due to the continuous elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide which smells like rotten eggs wafting up from the Salton Sea. The South Coast Air Quality Management District first issued the odor advisory on Aug. 18,... — Updated 9/4/2019
Jeni Bate: Touchable Art via Refractured Skyscape Watercolor
Don't let anyone tell you there is nothing new under the sun, or in the case of artist Jeni Bate, about the sky. Using a 3-dimensional textured style that one expert said falls between a post-Picasso "third generation orphism" and... — Updated 8/22/2019
Water Boatmen are Back
Oh yes, the water boatmen bugs came back for their now all too familiar August visit. And due to changes in the ecology of the Salton Sea are expected to continue dropping in. From high in the sky, water boatmen bugs blow on easter... — Updated 8/22/2019
$2.6M Seized at Checkpoint
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint in Salton City confiscated over $2.6 million worth of narcotics in separate incidents. The first incident occurred in the early morning of Aug. 4 at around 1:50 a.m. A 54-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman... — Updated 8/19/2019
Fourty-Two Pounds of Meth
Border Patrol agents seized more than 42 pounds of meth worth nearly $97,000 that had been hidden inside a car’s fuel tank, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. The arrest took place at about 8:30 a.m. Monday Aug. 5 at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint n... — Updated 8/19/2019
My Journey into the Anza-Borrego Desert
Desert flowers were illuminated in the afternoon sun as my Jeep Wrangler descended the mountain slopes. A surreal window opened in front of me with a view of the Anza-Borrego desert valley. Far into the horizon I saw the... — Updated 8/12/2019
Back-to-School Giveaways, Sea View Elementary School
Wednesday Aug. 14 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (before FIND food distribution). All students receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a bike or a backpack filled with school supplies. Additionally, there are free shoes and socks for all children if their size is available. Sea... — Updated 8/7/2019
West Nile Virus Claims Life
The Imperial County Public Health Department confirmed on July 16 that Robert Mears, 74, of Bombay Beach on the Salton Sea shoreline, died July 4 at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center of complications from the West Nile virus. Imperial County health officials... — Updated 8/7/2019
Seventy-Eight Pounds Seized
Within two days, El Centro Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested two people attempting to smuggle drugs. The first incident happened Tuesday July 9 at approximately 9:33 a.m., where a 29-year-old woman driving a blue Nissan Sentra... — Updated 7/30/2019
CVUSD To Increase Class Time, Professional Development
After two consecutive years of layoffs and the recent resignation of its superintendent, Coachella Valley Unified School District’s plan for the 2019 – 20 school year was put to a board vote June 26. The CVUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), seeks to increase instr... — Updated 7/30/2019
Quake Rolls Through Borrego
Aside from Fourth of July celebrations and enjoyment, Southern California was in for quite the shock, after two large earthquakes shook the lower-east Central Californian region of Ridgecrest. The rock was felt in parts of Southern California and Nevada, as far as Los Angeles and... — Updated 7/30/2019
Independence Day Celebration at the West Shores VFW
The West Shores Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3251 celebrated the United States of America's 243 years of independence and freedom from British rule Saturday July 6. Veterans representing all branches of our military attended this... — Updated 7/14/2019
Stop Illegal Dumping
To help stop the amount of illegal dumping on vacant lots and throughout our desert, it is important to clear up the misinformation about what the Burrtek Landfill will take for FREE. The Burrtek landfill will take all furniture items – couches, chairs, mattresses, televisions, c... — Updated 7/14/2019
$30M Salton Sea Bill Passes
The United States House of Representative has passed H.R. 2740, an appropriations bill in support of a federal agreement to allocate $30 million for projects, addressing the environmental and health crisis at the Salton Sea. The bill passed by a vote of 226 to 203. “This bill refl... — Updated 7/1/2019
Earthquake Swarm – No Big One Yet
Over the past 10 days, an earthquake swarm has struck in the Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, scientist at Caltech and the U.S. Geoglogical Survey said. But not to worry, as this will not trigger the “Big One.” Scientists discovered that human-created changes affecting the... — Updated 6/18/2019
