IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (CNS) — A woman and a man were found fatally shot inside a residence in Imperial Beach, authorities said Sunday.Deputies dispatched to the 1300 block of Fern Avenue at 4:20 p.m. Saturday found the woman shot dead at the scene, said Lt. Thomas Seiver of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.Paramedics rushed the critically wounded man to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, Seiver said.The suspect fled the scene prior to the arrival of deputies.The sheriff's department urged anyone with information about the shooting to call the depart ..read more

One person is dead after a failed human smuggling attempt resulted in a large group of people attempting to illegally swim round the border barrier and make their way to the beach at Border Field State Park in San Diego.The incident involved California U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, as well as San Diego Fire Department firefighters and lifeguards Friday night, according to the San Diego Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Just before midnight, agents came across an unresponsive woman believed to be from the group of swimmers. They performed CPR on the woman, but she was pronoun ..read more

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) - An Imperial Beach woman says she woke up to find the lug nuts on her vehicles tampered with.A few months ago, a neighbor approached Tina Gil about a suspicious discovery outside their homes on Hemlock Avenue.“He said that his lug nuts were tampered with,” said Gil.Tina checked her own vehicles, a truck, and a car.“On my vehicle, about three tires, and then, on my husband's vehicle, one tire,” said Gil.She found missing lug nut covers and loosened lug nuts.“When my husband came home, he tightened them up,” said Gil.In the months since, Gil says at least seven veh ..read more

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) — As residents flock to the coast this summer to enjoy the beach, South Bay residents continue to face sewage in waters along the southern border.Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina says he's personally been contacting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging them to do something."Putting up burms, doing anything they can to prevent water coming across the roads and recently we had rain that caused extensive beach closures in South County," Dedina said.Last year, the EPA announced it was dedicating $300 million to address the pollution issues in the Tijuana ..read more

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday one woman was arrested and some deputies received minor injuries during a demonstration near Imperial Beach Pier on Sunday.SDSO said deputies received a call just after 3:30 p.m. that someone had been punched in the face by a woman at the IB Pier Plaza. Deputies arrived to find the victim who "had visible injuries to his face," according to the department.The man told deputies the person he believed to have punched him was among a group of about 40 protesters demonstrating nearby. The man pointed out who he thought had punch ..read more

CHULA VISTA (CNS) - Two men who pleaded guilty to attacking participants at a Black Lives Matter protest in Imperial Beach last summer and punching a Black journalist covering the event were sentenced Monday to probation terms.Jeffrey Brooks, 39, and Henry Brooks Jr., 33, both admitted hate crime allegations in connection with the June 7 attacks on Marcus Boyd and a group of protesters.Prosecutors accused the men of "verbally and physically antagonizing" participants in the march at the Imperial Beach Pier Plaza.RELATED: Hate crime charges filed against 2 men over attack at Imperial Beach BLM ..read more

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) — San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents say they arrested a group of people entering the country illegally after witnessing a two-year-old child dropped from atop the border wall into the arms of the child's father.U.S. Border Patrol said the agents discovered the group shortly after midnight on Sunday as individuals were climbing over the 18-foot border wall near Imperial Beach. While monitoring the group, agents using a remote video surveillance system say they observed a small child being suspended from atop the wall and dropped to someone below.Agents arrived ..read more

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Six people were arrested in Imperial Beach on Sunday after border officials said four of them swam around the border wall into the U.S.Border Patrol agents said the four people were spotted by an agent just after 6 a.m. near Seacoast Drive and Admiralty Way as they were walking along the beach. Each person was wearing a torn wetsuit and not carrying any equipment, like a surfboard, Border Patrol (USBP) said.When the agent approached the group, they fled, USBP says. The agent was able to apprehend one of the four people, a 17-year-old Mexican national. As more agents arrived ..read more

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) - Vaccinations south of the border aren't being administered at a reportedly fast enough pace for some local politicians, causing concern over the potential continued devastation to the multi-billion-dollar cross-border economy. Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina told ABC 10News that Tijuana needs further assistance."Our economic vibrancy and vitality in San Diego County depends on having a constructive relationship with Mexico and having that border work for both of us," Dedina said regarding the impact of the vaccine rollout. "If we can't get Mexico vaccinated, i ..read more

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) - Loved ones are mourning the COVID-19 death of a beloved Imperial Beach grandmother."I have no words. So hard," said a tearful Angelica Madrigal, the daughter of Juana Barajas.Barajas, 61, first became sick last week. By the next day, a fever had arrived."Chest congested and shortness of breath," said Madrigal. "She called me and said, 'I can’t breathe well.'"An ambulance rushed Barajas to the hospital. She tested positive for COVID-19 and that night, she was placed on a ventilator.Barajas, who lived with diabetes and a heart condition, suffered four heart attack ..read more