Few places in California are as unforgiving for driving an electric car as the remote and sparsely populated Imperial Valley. Only four fast-charging public stations are spread across the valley’s ...

In 2022, when California lawmakers approved a new tax on lithium — a key component in electric cars and other battery technology — residents across Imperial County were thrilled. To many, the tax was ...

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state's biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region's ...

Anonymous, "dark money" groups spent heavily in rural, impoverished Imperial County's March primary races, in amounts that experts say are "highly abnormal" and "suspicious" for a remote corner of ...

Imperial County’s mental health care support could use a lot of help. Their current slate of mental health professionals is too sparse to adequately meet the needs of the region, leading to potential ...

Imperial County Superintendent of Schools Todd Finnell has been elected the 2025-2026 president of the California County Superintendents, an organization that represents and advocates on behalf of the ...

For decades, Imperial County has trailed most other California counties in voter turnout. The county came in dead last during this year’s primary election, with just over 18% of eligible voters ...

Over the two-day enforcement period, CHP officers conducted 183 traffic stops and issued 110 citations, the majority for ...