Brawley, California - Veterans from throughout Imperial Valley are invited to attend a free seminar to learn about a variety of available support services tailored specifically to benefit veterans and their families including education, disability, mental health and career opportunities through the local construction trades. Information will be provided by the Veterans Benefits Administration and will have their mobile processing center on site.

Imperial, California - The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 569 in conjunction with the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus of San Diego/ Imperial Valley will be handing out free turkeys to displaced workers from Imperial County. The turkeys were donated by Golden State Water Company and the California Water Association as part of Operation Gobble. Last year, Golden State Water distributed more than 10,000 turkeys as part of its Operation Gobble Program.

Mecca, California - Coming off the historical ground-breaking at the Red Hill Marina Bay Project earlier this month, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) will be joined by Speaker-designate Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) tomorrow as they’ll be having a roundtable discussion on the latest Salton Sea restoration efforts taking place in the region.

Imperial, California - Yesterday, Congressman Juan Vargas, Imperial County’s congressional representative, introduced a milestone piece of legislation for the advancement of the county titled the Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015, also known as H.R. 4060.

El Centro, California - Imperial County Sheriff’s Office Investigators continued the investigation involving the escape of 26 year old Rafael Anderson Gomez from the Imperial County Jail. Rafael Anderson Gomez escaped on November 16, 2015 and was recaptured on November 17, 2015.

Calexico, California - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station arrested a previously deported convicted sex offender approximately 18 miles east of the Calexico port of entry on Sunday.

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