California farm owner headed to Arizona for trial in wife's slaying

Michael Abatti, who has massive farm holdings in Imperial County, is charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife, ...
KYMA

Imperial County suspect arrested for Pinetop murder

The Imperial County Sheriff's Office (ICSO) arrested a man from El Centro for the murder of Ann Abatti in Pinetop, Arizona.
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After historic shift to the right in 2024, Imperial County overwhelmingly voted yes on Prop 50

The majority of voters in Imperial County cast a "yes" vote on Prop 50, which state Democrats sold as a referendum on the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Imperial County has highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the state; it wants to reopen anyway

Five days after Easter, the sound of helicopters hovering above Imperial County’s largest hospital was deafening. There wasn’t enough room for a sudden influx of COVID-19 patients at El Centro ...
KYMA

Imperial County locals prepare for storm

While Imperial County is not anticipating major rainfall, fire officials are encouraging residents to stay prepared and take ...
KPBS

Imperial County Slow To Spend $1.7 Million In State Aid To Help Homeless Residents

While about 1,200 Imperial County residents go without shelter, nearly $1.7 million earmarked for homeless services in the region is sitting unused in government coffers. Only $325,000 of a state ...
Fox 5 San Diego

West Nile virus found in Imperial County mosquitoes

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A group of mosquitoes in Imperial County tested positive for West Nile virus in June, the Imperial County Public Health Department reports. The Imperial ...
The Desert Review

Imperial County among the nation’s most jam-packed

A new study from Cinch Home Services reveals that Texas and California top the list for crowded households in the U.S., with ...
KPBS

Imperial County Has One Of California’s Best Vaccination Rates. Here’s Why.

Imperial County, tucked into the southeast corner of California, learned early on what it meant to be a COVID-19 hotspot. The virus bulldozed through the agricultural county last spring, then ...