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VALLEY POLICE BEAT: Man jumps from vehicle

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WESTMORLAND — A burglary suspect wearing handcuffs jumped out of a moving patrol car Sunday while he was being taken to the police station here.

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Family escapes as flames gut house

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HOLTVILLE — Four members of a Holtville-area family narrowly escaped with their lives Sunday morning when a fire gutted their wood-framed house on East Cruickshank Road near here.

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Dunes visitors not looking forward to taking out trash

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GLAMIS — Simi Valley resident Keith Northcott said he enjoys the desert here but worries what could happen to it once trash collection ends Feb. 1.

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Glamis store is still thriving

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GLAMIS — The Glamis Beach Store has been around for more than a generation as it sits along Highway 78 near the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area.

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VALLEY POLICE BEAT: Gun clip found in pickup

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A car burglary in which a gun clip was found in a residential neighborhood in El Centro does not appear to be the work of gun-toting suspects, an El Centro police officer said Saturday.

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Fans cheer Chargers

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A virtual sea of blue, white and gold converged at the Brunswick Zone on Saturday as more than a 175 die-hard San Diego Chargers fans wore their jerseys and watched the AFC wild-card playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.

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Valley seeing Blue again

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NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO — Touching down here Saturday, the Blue Angels pilots stepped out of their bright blue jets in style, decked out in their equally bright blue flight suits to greet a small crowd of air show enthusiasts and ex-Blue Angels on hand to welcome the pilots.

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El Centro mayor battles foreclosures

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Born and raised in the Imperial Valley, Ben Solomon concedes there are a lot of people who helped shape him into who he is today.

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SCAG ready to open regional office

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The Southern California Association of Governments will open its new regional office in Imperial County on Wednesday.

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Photographer’s work on display

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Artists commonly use a paintbrush to express themselves, but Imperial Valley resident Jorge Estrada uses a different tool: a camera.

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