A teacher at John I. Leonard High knew students who dreamed of a quinceaňera party but worried about the cost. So the school gave them their moment.

The race to replace Eduardo Garcia in a sprawling state assembly district was decided nearly two weeks after Election Day.

Challenger Lewis Pacheco has pulled well ahead of incumbent Javier Gonzalez for the Division 4 seat on the Imperial Irrigation District board of directors in the Nov. 8 election. As of Monday, Pacheco ...