Salton City

March 24March 24
Procession through Valley honors Border Patrol Agent killed in the line of duty
- Local
A procession passed through the Coachella Valley today honoring the life of Border Patrol Agent Alejandro Flores-Banuelos. The procession started at the El Centro coroner’s office around 1:00pm Wednesday afternoon and headed west to the Weaver Mortuary in Beaumont. Flores-Banuelos was stuck and killed by a vehicle March 15 while tending to a vehicle accident […]

Taylor Martinez
August 20
East valley families still experiencing technological issues for online learning
- Local
Online learning for students in the Coachella Valley has started at home with I-Pads and hotspots, but Breanne Munoz and her kids live in Thermal and they resorted to trying to access their zoom class on a cell phone. “We needed hot-spots, but unfortunately we weren’t given any, because they ran out of hot spots,” […]
January 22January 23
Salton Sea Authority Ready to Move Beyond Studies
- Local
Governor Gavin Newsom proposes millions from next year’s budget to help restore the Salton Sea, but will those millions be put to use soon? Kitty Alvarado has an exclusive interview with the general manager of the Salton Sea Authority for insight on the money spent over the years and progress on the restoration project proposed.

Kitty Alvarado
December 17December 17
Board Approves $350K to Support Salton Sea Rehab
- Community
- Local
Riverside County supervisors Tuesday approved the allocation of $350,000 from an environmental improvement fund to support efforts to restore the dying Salton Sea. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the supervisors authorized the disbursal from the Coachella Valley Air Quality Enhancement Fund to help pay for the planned north end restoration of the 360-square mile […]
November 07November 07
Student Stabbed During Altercation at West Shores High School
- Crime
- Local
West Shores High School was placed on a brief lockdown today following an altercation involving two students, which left one student with a non-life threatening stab wound. The Coachella Valley Unified School District issued the following statement regarding the incident: This afternoon an incident occurred at West Shores High School involving a student who used a […]
March 19March 19
State Water Board Meets in North Shore for the First Time
For the first time ever, the State Water Resources Control Board met at the salton sea in north shore to discuss possible solutions for the preservation of California’s largest lake. During this workshop, the Board talked about possible solutions for the revitalizations of the sea. These are propositions that have been talked about for years […]

luzdeliacaballero
December 27December 27
Woman Hid $10k of Black Tar Heroin in Her Bra: Border Officials
- Crime
- Local
Two U.S. citizens were arrested Sunday after approximately $10,000 worth of black tar heroin was discovered in the woman’s bra, U.S. Border Patrol officials said. Agents released images Wednesday showing the package discovered as well as an image of the driver with her face concealed. The package weighed a little over a pound and had […]
October 09October 09
Border Patrol Seize Heroin from Body Carrier
- Crime
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a United States citizen suspected of smuggling heroin concealed around his waist the morning of Oct. 5th . The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m., when a 31-year-old man approached the checkpoint as a passenger in a blue Acura coupe. During […]

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