Imperial County

Notorious L.A. gang leader killed in prison

Former Los Angeles gang leader Ezequiel Romo is shown in this undated prison photo. Romo was stabbed to death in a California prison on July 21, 2024.

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5 Marines killed in CA aircraft crash identified

SoCal’s Imperial Beach shut down to swimming, surfing …

Competitors run under the Imperial Beach pier during the run portion of the IRONMAN 70.3 Superfrog on Sept. 16, 2018 in Imperial Beach, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

Suspected migrant smuggler charged in connection with …

Twenty-five people were crammed into the Ford Expedition when it collided with a big rig in Imperial County on March 2, 2021. (Gina Ferazzi/ Los Angeles Times)

‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet …

In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, a Suder Montessori Magnet Elementary School teacher speaks to students during a virtual class outside of the school in solidarity with pre-K educators forced back into the building in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

9 migrants from SUV have major injuries after Imperial …

Authorities work at the scene of a deadly crash involving a semitruck and an SUV in Holtville, near the California border with Mexico, on March 2, 2021. (KYMA via Associated Press)

Cause of Imperial County crash that killed 13 remains …

Twenty-five people were crammed into the Ford Expedition when it collided with a big rig in Imperial County on March 2, 2021. (Gina Ferazzi/ Los Angeles Times)

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SUV came through hole in border fence prior to Imperial …

The Border Patrol released this photo of the breach in the border fence where an SUV with 25 people in it may have entered into the U.S. shortly before a crash in Imperial County that let 15 people dead on March 2, 2021.

13 dead, others injured after SUV with 25 people …

19-year-old homicide suspect arrested in connection …

New COVID-19 spike spreading beyond urban areas to …

A healthcare worker assists a motorist with a nasal swab test at a drive-in coronavirus testing center on Aug.11, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

New coronavirus cases surging in 4 Southern California …

Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of health services for L.A. County, said it was possible the number of intensive care beds could become inadequate in the next two to four weeks based on the number of currently available beds in daily hospital surveys among the county’s public and private hospitals. (APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

Initially spared, California’s rural agricultural …

Farmworkers from Fresh Harvest maintain a safe distance as a machine is moved on April 27, 2020 in Greenfield. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

Inequalities loom large as the coronavirus ravages …

Marta Rosales waits in line for food at a distribution center Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Brawley, Calif. Rosales, who suffers from various health issues, rarely leaves her home during the coronavirus outbreak. She says the food she receives at the distribution center has been a savior. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)