Month: January 2010

LOS ANGELES – With winter storms causing widespread damage, the Insurance Information Network of California offers answers to frequently asked storm questions: Question: The storm caused a tree to fall on my home. Does my homeowner insurance policy cover the damage? Answer: Yes. The damage to your home would be covered and most policies also

MECCA -Eight homes on Fifth Street were evacuated around 9:45 a.m. because of flooding, said Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. The American Red Cross was helping about 40 people find shelter, according to Hagemann. Around 8 a.m., firefighters placed sandbags around the homes to protect them from the water, and the California

PALM SPRINGS -Part of a roof collapsed at a Ross Dress For Less in Palm Springs today, injuring an employee, and flooding prompted the evacuation of several homes in Mecca, as a third winter storm wreaked havoc on the Coachella Valley. A 20-foot-by-30-foot section of the roof at the Ross at 72250 Farrell Drive caved

Grupos no lucrativos y Veterinarios se unirán logrando un total del 100 voluntarios que el próximo fin de semana tienen como meta esterilizar a unos 200 de los 500 perros que viven en el estacionamiento de casas móviles “los Duros” ubicado en Thermal.

El concilio de La Quinta aprobó de manera unánime anexar a sus límites una parcela de 8.9 acres ubicada al sur de Fred Wolf Bear Creek Nature Preserve. La petición fue hecha el pasado 24 de Noviembre.

Ayer miércoles a las 10:00 a.m. en el área de Arabia Street y Doctor Carreon Blvd en Indio, la policía detuvo un vehículo por una violación de trá?nsito, los agentes notaron una herida de bala en el hombro izquierdo del conductor que resultó ser el que entró a una casa ubicada sobre Andorra Street en

En el Valle de Coachella la serie de tormentas ha registrado en más alto índice de precipitación pluvial de los últimos cinco años. Y según los expertos continuarán provocando el cierre de caminos y carreteras. Las autoridades enfatizan a la comunidad que estén aletas y manejen con cuidado.

La Agencia Federal Americana de Recuperacion y Reinversion otorgó $1.8 mdd al Agua Caliente Band of Cahuila Indians que serán utilizados para mejoras en la calle Bob Hope Drive en Rancho Mirage. Los trabajos de construcción incluyen ampliación de carriles, reinstalación de líneas de la luz y realineación de tierra no urbanizada.

En Agosto pasado fue arrestado Ángel Guillen Raya de 51 años quien manejaba un semais sobre la I-15 cargado con 14 toneladas de marihuana con la intención de distribuirlas. Guillen Raya estuvo frente al juez y se declaró culpable. Cabe subrayar que este decomiso es el más grande realizado en el Condado de Riverside.

INDIO -Indio High Schools students were let home early today, as a power outage interrupted their finals schedule. Students were sent home around 9:30 a.m. after the school lost power.Today was a minimum day, scheduled to end at noon. Two buses were available for the bus riders. Students with cars drove home, other students walked.

YUCCA VALEY – Snow is falling in the high desert as the fourth round of storms hits Southern California. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of the high desert areas of San Bernardino County. Snow will continue to fall this morning, heavy at times before mixing with rain by

PALM SPRINGS-A California Highway Patrol car was involved in an accident, this morning, on Interstate 10 in Indio. Two officers were injured in the crash that happened during the morning commute. A roof collapsed in Palm Springs, meantime, at a local business. Witnesses say a problem with the sprinkler system inside caused the Ross Dress

KESQ.com News Services LOS ANGELES -Conan O’Brien will host his last “Tonight Show” on Friday under an agreement with NBC signed early today, clearing the way for Jay Leno to return to the program, the network announced. “NBC and Conan O’Brien have reached a resolution of the issues surrounding O’Brien’s contract to host `The Tonight

LA QUINTA – With rain pounding the courses in La Quinta, representatives of the Bob Hope Classic have decided to delay play until Friday. The Bob Hope Classic has only canceled play three times in its history – the last time being 1980. Shane Bertsch enters today’s second round of the five-round, $5.1 million tournament

WASHINGTON -En una sorpresa histórica en el bastión liberal de Massachusetts, el republicano Scott Brown aprovechó el disgusto de los votantes para derrotar a la demócrata Martha Coakley, con lo que se apoderó de un escaño en el Senado federal y dejó en vilo la reforma de salud impulsada por el presidente Barack Obama. El

PUERTO PRÍNCIPE – El remezón más fuerte sacudió Haití el miércoles, estremeciendo los pocos edificios en pie y haciendo que la gente saliera despavorida a las calles en medio de un pánico generalizado, ocho días después de que la capital fuera devastada por un potente terremoto. El nuevo sismo, de magnitud 6,1 fue la réplica

OASIS -Three people are out of their Oasis homefollowing a house fire. Firefighters were called to a mobile home park on the 76-200-block of Pierce street near Oasis School last night at 11:30pm.. They stopped the flames from spreading to other neighboring trailers in the park. Two adults and one child woke up to the

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -More rubble is falling from Port-au-Prince’s earthquake-damaged buildings following today’s powerful aftershock. There’s no word on the extent of new damage or injuries. The magnitude-6.1 temblor was the largest of the more than 40 significant aftershocks that have followed the massive January 12th quake. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered

CATHEDRAL CITY -Police say a Cathedral City man died in a wreck just outside his home in the Cathedral Canyon Country Club. It happened at 10pm last night on the 68-200 block of Paseo Real. A security guard found 77-year-old Charles Dillon, who was not breathing, lying in front of his car near the tennis

PALM SPRINGS -A flash flood advisory is now in effect for portions of San Bernardino County until 6:45pm and a winter storm warning is in effect for the San Bernardino Mountains until Thursday evening. The National Weather Service radar indicated a band of moderate to heavy rainfall moving into southwest San Bernardino. This will likely