Imperial County

An early September monsoon Friday brought several inches of rain to the southeastern portion of the state.

An early September monsoon Friday brought several inches of rain to the southeastern portion of the state.

A man who coordinated a human smuggling operation that led to an Imperial County crash that killed 13 people and injured several others was sentenced in San Diego federal court to 15 years in prison.

The shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California, according to recently published research.

Sixty artists in San Diego and Imperial counties will receive a total of $2.6 million in Far South/Border North grants to develop artistic content focused on climate, public health and social justice, it was announced Monday.

Nearly $8 million worth of narcotics were seized at U.S.-Mexico border ports near or in California leading up to the Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border have reached a record high.

More than $100,000 worth of methamphetamine was discovered in the front bumper of a car during inspection at an Imperial County border port of entry, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

A Mexican man has pleaded guilty to coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-rig after crossing the border into California two years ago. Authorities say Jose Cruz Noguez entered pleas Tuesday to federal charges of conspiracy and smuggling migrants for financial gain. Prosecutors say Cruz organized a smuggling run...

As a direct result of the recent U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft crashes, Navy officials directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units Saturday to hold a safety pause on June 13 to look over risk-management practices and train personnel on threat and error-management processes.

Authorities have released the identities of all five Marines who died in Wednesday’s MV-22B Osprey crash in Imperial County, about 150 miles east of San Diego, according to the U.S. Marine Corps.

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter conducting a “routine training flight,” crashed Thursday, on a Navy training range roughly 60 miles northeast of El Centro.

A military aircraft reportedly crashed Thursday just north of Yuma, Arizona, just one day after another military aircraft crashed in Imperial County, according to the Naval Air Facility El Centro.

Few details have been released about what caused the crash but military officials call the incident a “mishap.”

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Five Marines were killed Wednesday when a Camp Pendleton-based Osprey crashed in Glamis, California, in Imperial County, the U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Thursday.

NBC 7’s Omari Fleming heard reaction to the crash from military families in San Diego.

The MV-22B Osprey crashed near Glamis, Calif, at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Naval Air Facility El Centro confirmed on their Facebook page.

A military plane based out MCAS Miramar crashed in rural Imperial County east of San Diego Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.

A military aircraft based out of MCAS Camp Pendleton crashed in rural Imperial County east of San Diego with five Marines onboard, Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.