The Imperial Valley might be the best place in the world to grow beets. What went wrong with the California industry?

State Sen. Steve Padilla’s letter comes as Imperial Valley residents and advocates say they were blindsided by plans for the ...

California Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) sent a letter requesting for further information on the data center approved ...

Latino voters in this impoverished border county, a former Democratic stronghold, were fed up with high prices, social change ...

Detectives served warrants on the El Centro home of Mike Abatti, as well as multiple structures and properties associated ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to add up to $400 million to the 2022-23 budget to accelerate development of a potential huge global supply of lithium and clean energy at the south end of the ...

In Imperial County, residents have access to few public chargers and buy electric cars at only a fifth of the statewide rate. Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all ...

The wife of a prominent Imperial County farmer was killed in her Arizona home. No arrests have been announced.

Planning department officials caused alarm when they gave an early project stage an exemption from the CEQA review process.

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. The county also ...

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 ...

A California lawmaker says Imperial County officials need to rework their controversial lithium spending plan, or they could face state intervention. In an interview with KPBS, Assemblymember Eduardo ...