El Centro News

Originally published November 20, 2009 at 12:39 p.m., updated November 20, 2009 at 2:39 p.m. / U.S. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas, 30, of El Centro, was gunned down July 23 while on patrol alone near Campo.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a convicted sex offender east of Calexico, this week.

The Department has scheduled a Checkpoint for Thursday. The Police Department received a $120,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

El Centro Fire Captain Alex Romero says the call came in at 1:00 Tuesday morning.

The Royal Air force is investigating the incident. They are not releasing a lot of information.

A helicopter that was part of a vital fleet of eight due to be sent to Afghanistan crashed during a training exercise, injuring three RAF officers.

Army Spc. Robert Gonzalez can't wait to get home to Modesto from his nearly yearlong deployment overseas, but the 19-year-old soldier says he's going to miss a few things about Kosovo just the same.

Mary Merrill Gutierrez of the Center for Family Solutions in El Centro, California says that joblessness and a lack of money are leading more men to abuse their wives and children.

WFAA has a very interesting story about the green movement in downtown Dallas, which hopefully will bring about cleaner air for all of us, as businesses opt for energy saving methods which have the dual benefit of saving money and cleaning up our air.

AIRCREW at RAF Benson are making final preparations before flying to war. As base personnel stood in silence at Wallingford's Remembrance Sunday service, many were readying themselves for imminent dispatch to Afghanistan to provide much-needed support to British troops.

Earthquakes are rattling the U.S.-Mexico border area in Imperial County. A magnitude-3.9 quake centered 18 miles west-southwest of El Centro struck about 11:37 last night.

If you head east to El Centro from San Diego, Interstate 8 takes you through arid scenery, climbing to 4,000 feet through barren mountains so fast that your ears pop.

RAF pilots are training for the harsh conditions they will face in Afghanistan - at the American base where the movie Top Gun was filmed.

The most unemployed town in America - or is it? Posted by: Nick Carey If you're looking for ground zero in America's longest and deepest recession, El Centro in southern California appears on first glance to fit the bill.

Consolidated Elections normally experience a low voter turnout. On November 3 most voters will decide School and Special District races.

It sure sounds like the Great Depression in El Centro, Calif. In this city near the Mexican border, the unemployment rate hit a whopping 30.1 percent in September, the Labor Department reports.

U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the El Centro Sector arrested a man Tuesday and discovered he was a registered sex offender in the state of Oregon.

Border Patrol Explorer Post and the El Centro Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Haunted House on Oct.

A forecast for gusty winds has prompted a high pollution advisory for Tuesday. Winds up to 44 mph are predicted at 5,000 feet.

The City has a plan to make commuting quicker. A $750,000 bid has been accepted to synchronize various traffic signals.