Imperial Valley News Center
California Wildlife Officers Receive State’s Highest Honor, Medal of Valor
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officers Ryan Stephenson and Timothy Little received awards today at the 2016 Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor Award Ceremony in Sacramento. The awards acknowledge state employees for acts of heroism and bravery. Officer Stephenson and Little will both receive the Gold Medal for their “Special Acts” defined by the program as, “an extraordinary act of heroism by a state employee extending far above and beyond the normal call of duty or service performed at great risk to his/her own life in an effort to save human life.”
2016 California Gold Ribbon Schools
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Sacramento, California - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that 772 elementary schools are being honored under the Gold Ribbon Schools Awards Program:
Inmate attacks officers at California Correctional Institution
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Tehachapi, California - Officials at California Correctional Institution (CCI) are investigating an assault that sent one correctional officer to the hospital.
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
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Washington, DC - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:
At White House Science Fair, President Obama Calls on this Generation of Students to Tackle the Grand Challenges of Our Time
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Washington, DC - Today, President Obama will host the sixth and final White House Science Fair of his Administration and celebrate the student competitors and winners from a broad range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions. The event will be the largest White House Science Fair to date, with more than 130 students from more than 30 states, as well as student alumni from each of the prior five White House Science Fairs.
Death of Mohammed Zahir al-Sherqat
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Washington, DC - The United States condemns Daesh’s vicious murder this week in Gaziantep, Turkey of television journalist Mohammed Zahir al-Sherqat, who courageously worked to expose Daesh’s hypocrisy. We express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. al-Sherqat, who is survived by his wife and young son.
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