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Valley locals who have pets might know him as Dr. Kenagy, as he has worked as a veterinarian since moving here. He only stopped working after catching COVID and surviving a fall that ultimately injured his hip. Everyone who worked with him really liked him.

I came home from work—one of my three jobs—to find that my Thrive grocery box was gone. My Ring camera had caught a woman walking right up to my porch and taking it. No hesitation. Just scoop, grab, and go. My chest burned with fury.

From the writings of a college film student to awards in Los Angeles-based film festivals to upcoming airings on streaming services in multiple countries worldwide, local filmmaker Ryan Brandt’s The Man From Jalisco series continues to gear up before its final film festival push in Hollywood before airing on Tubi in the coming months.

On August 27, 2025, during a weekday Mass, children and parishioners gathered to pray. Instead of safety and sanctuary, they were met with gunfire. A 23-year-old, identified as Robin Westman, opened fire with multiple weapons (a rifle, shotgun, and pistol) killing two children.

In the Imperial Valley, temperatures are extreme, even as the sun goes down. Even in the evening hours, temperatures can linger well above 90°F, and the inside of a parked car can still climb to life-threatening levels. Even loving parents can forget a quiet or sleeping child in the back seat if their routine changes.

Folks around the Salton Sea know the changes here all too well: the water keeps pulling back, leaving more dusty lakebed (playa) exposed. That dust doesn’t just blow away—it can carry harmful particles right into our neighborhoods.

Sporting an old school fedora, pin striped navy coat, jeans and sleek, athletic-hybrid-dress shoes, the comedy icon that is Paul Rodriguez spryly bounded up the stairs to take the stage of Prestige Event Center here in Heber for one final time, ending a decades-long career performing live, standup comedy.

The story of Brawley’s downtown is similar to many others across California: an area of town that was once the center of activity and commerce that has slowly faded into the background. First came the big-box stores, then the rise of online shopping, and then, a pandemic that closed more doors than it opened.

In the heart of the Imperial Valley, a tight-knit community of car enthusiasts has taken root and is attempting to navigate the difficult world of California’s strict vehicle modification laws while trying to reshape the public’s perception of a controversial pastime.

To be born brown in a border town–and not be Catholic or fluent in Spanish–brings with it a whole new set of nuances. There seems to be this underlying buzz of anxiety that even I as a natural born citizen of the United States feel the closer you get to the wall.