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Saturday, Oct. 10 at 5:30 a.m. to Saturday, Oct. 31 at 3:30 a.m. Desert Essence, showing at the Borrego Art Institute through October, is the fruition of an informal Artist's Residency in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park by Lauris Phillips. It is a selection of seven paintings... — Updated 10/7/2015

The Hidden Valley Loop Trail at the Hidden Valley Day Use Area will be closed to hikers intermittently, for up to 30 minutes at a time while park staff performs trail maintenance. The project will start on Tuesday, October 13th from 7:00am-3:00pm. Work on the trail is scheduled... — Updated 10/7/2015

Education: Common Core/College Success – October 7 Education: Help your child succeed in school – October 14 Family Dynamics: Motivate your child to read – October 21 Health: Talking about dating, sex, and drugs – October 28 Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. FREE! For more informa... — Updated 10/5/2015

Twenty-nine stray dogs have been captured on Monday and Tuesday morning in North Shore and Mecca during a River Side animal control sweep. Officers converged on the area where there is a high level of loose dogs. Officers began early, 6:30 a.m., to prevent the dogs being... — Updated 9/30/2015

On Sept.29 at 8:00 a.m., a report was received of a 16-year-old female missing from the Shelter Valley area (possible runaway).... — Updated 9/30/2015

National Good Neighbor Day is celebrated annually on Sept. 28. This day was created to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of a good neighbor. National Good Neighbor Day was created in the early 1970s by Becky Mattson of Lakeside, Montana. In 1978 United States President... — Updated 9/28/2015

People can now take back their expired or unwanted prescriptions to 42 locations in San Diego County. These prescriptions are over populating people’s cabinets and could potentially end up in the wrong hands. In the U.S. the rate of prescription drug abuse in high. Studies show th... — Updated 9/25/2015

The comet was discovered in October of 2013. By late September, it will be possible to see the comet with the naked eye when it reaches 6th magnitude. After the perihelion on Nov. 15, it will be visible over the Northern Hemisphere at around magnitude +3.... — Updated 9/24/2015

On Sept. 13 at 3:30 p.m. vehicle vandalism occurred in Borrego Springs. The tires on a car were punctured. Deputies are investigating.... — Updated 9/21/2015

Volunteers are invited to Joshua Tree National Park to participate in the 22nd annual National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. National Public Lands Day is the largest single day of volunteerism each year on America’s public lands. It is als... — Updated 9/21/2015

Rams Hill Golf course is re-opening Saturday November. 7 with a tournament and dinner dance featuring The Beatles tribute band.... — Updated 9/15/2015

People have submitted more than one hundred entries so far, with three more months until the deadline! The Anza-Borrego Foundation would like to thank everyone for their support of this new direction for the contest, and keep those photographs coming! http://ww... — Updated 9/10/2015

On Aug. 18, a Julian resident was victimized by having her credit card numbers used at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Northern California. About $240 were taken.... — Updated 9/9/2015

Snows birds are flying into town sooner this year creating havoc among the major resorts in need of helping hands. Rams Hill Golf Club and the Borrego Springs Resort & Spa announced that they will be holding job fairs this week. Just like the old saying goes: the early bird gets... — Updated 9/9/2015

More thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected for Today and Wednesday for the mountains and deserts. This could also create flash foods.... — Updated 9/8/2015

Other than being Labor Day, Sept. 7 is also the National Neither Snow Nor Rain Day, National Grandma Moses Day, National Acorn Squash Day, and National Salami Day.... — Updated 9/7/2015

The Salton City Fire Department will have its first annual 9/11 memorial at the West Shores High School on Sept. 11 from 5:00 - 7:00 a.m. to honor the brave firefighters and people who risked and lost their lives saving people affected during the horrific terrorist attacks on the... — Updated 9/3/2015

September 9, 2015 - 4:00-6:00 p.m. MST/PDT Public meeting of the Colorado River Citizens Forum of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission at the Yuma County Development Services Building, 2351 West 26th Street in Yuma, Arizona. Agenda items include... — Updated 8/27/2015

On Aug. 19, an elderly couple last seen at a lodge in Julian were reported missing by family members when they did not show up at the family's San Diego home. Julian deputies researched/tracked the couple and located them on a Greyhound Bus heading back to their home in New... — Updated 8/20/2015

On Aug. 16 at 5:20 p.m., two 15-year-old males were contacted as a result of a report of vandalism at a residence on Skyway Drive in Ranchita. The suspects were released to their parents with possible restitution.... — Updated 8/18/2015

Aug. 17 temperature in Borrego Springs- 106.6 degrees and climbing at 2:10 p.m. Humidity is at 23 percent.... — Updated 8/17/2015

The stoplight at Highway 86 and S22 is not working properly. The light for north and south bound motorists seems to function properly, changing from go, yield, or stop. However, the lights going east and west that cross over Highway 86 are not properly alerting motorists as to... — Updated 8/14/2015

Warner Springs - Aug. 11, wine and a firearm were stolen after Warner Springs winery was burglarized. A visiting New Hampshire resident was arrested and booked into Vista Jail. The rifle was recovered but not the wine.... — Updated 8/14/2015