Virginia Barreda is the Des Moines city government reporter for the Register. She can be reached at vbarreda@dmreg.com.

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Amalia Barreda joined the NewsCenter 5 staff as a full-time reporter on Jan. 1, 1993. Prior to coming to Channel 5, Barreda worked as a weekend news anchor and as a general assignment reporter for ...

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Polk County Sheriff's Office uses internet surveillance software intended to help solve crimes like human trafficking.

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Des Moines Register reporters Philip Joens and Addison Lathers contributed to this story. Virginia Barreda is the Des Moines ...

The McAllen girls track and field program won the Region IV-5A track meet held in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago. The team ...

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Opinion: Court rulings and stiffer penalties are great, but our representatives could also just stop hiding stuff, writes the Register editorial board ...