Month: February 2010

Autoridades sanitarias de California piden a los residentes que no se han vacunado contra la gripe porcina que lo hagan ya que la temporada termina hasta Marzo. Las clínicas del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Riverside cuentan con suficientes dosis para toda la comunidad, en el Valle de Coachella una está ubicada sobre Sunrise

El gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger ejerce presión sobre los legisladores para que aprueben una ley con la que se otorgarían incentivos económicos a patrones que contraten empleadores que realicen trabajos ecológicos como creación de paneles solares y energía renovable.

SAN FRANCISCO -A bizarre chain of events left two people injured and a San Francisco neighborhood soaking wet when a city bus struck a fire hydrant. It all began Sunday evening when a Municipal Railway rider was exiting a bus using its extended wheelchair lift. Muni spokesman Judson True says the customer fell from the

WASHINGTON -Most trains planes and buses are still frozen in place as the cleanup continues after the Mid-Atlantic blizzard. The nation’s capital is pretty well shut down again today with schools and even the government closed due to hazardous travel conditions that persist for a second day after the snow stopped. Stranded travelers are wondering

INDIAN WELLS – Later this monththe Indian Wells City Council is expected to decide what to do with a senior affordable housing development. Some of the buildings at Mountain View Villaswere built on sub-par foundations.The units in questionare now vacated. The 21 apartmentstaking up 8 buildingsare on the east side of the development. City officials

INDIO -A man fatally shot in Indio was identified today as a 19-year-old resident of that city. Hector Alvarez III was pronounced dead around 11 p.m. Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Alvarez was shot about 10 p.m. that night in front of his home

PALM DESERT -They just seem to go together – the Super Bowl, pizza and beer, but there is less focus put on the possible aftermath – D.U.I., accidents and death. “After the game everyone is out enjoying the victory,” says Kevin McNally CAL Fire Public Information Officer. “Traffic increases, more drivers and more vehicles mean

From blizzards to hurricanes and now, earthquakes! A Wisconsin native, Jerry Steffen spent most of his professional career at WKMG-TV in Orlando before relocating to the Coachella Valley in December, 2009 to join the First Alert Weather Team. A student of the University of Wisconsin system and a Madison Media grad, Jerry fine tuned his

LOS ANGELES -The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson’s death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge. Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says Dr. Conrad Murray was released Monday afternoon. Earlier in the day, he appeared in Superior Court

PALM DESERT – The next storm system is moving toward the Coachella Valley, and its biggest threat is snow to the mountains. The National Weather Service says starting Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday, the snow level will be lowering to below 3,000 feet, and to near 2,000 feet on Wednesday. That means significant amounts of snow

REDLANDS -The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed in San Bernardino County, killing both people onboard. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the single-engine Yakovlev YAK-52left Redlands Municipal Airport and the pilot planned to return there when the plane went down shortly before 1 p.m. Monday in a wash 10 miles north of

LA QUINTA – On Wednesday, CalTrans crews will be out on Interstate 10 making more road repairs after the recent round of bad weather. Interstate 10 from Washington to Highway 86 South will be worked on, as will the stretch of interstate between Cook and Washington. Lane closures will be part of the work, so

Continúan saliendo ideas para reforzar los planes de conservar la laguna salada trayendo agua desde el Mar de Cortes en Baja California. Esta idea a surgido desde 1950 pero se ha quedado a medio concretarse debido al alto costo del proceso. Según comentaron con las mejoras en la tecnología ahora si podrá ser posible.

INDIO -A motorist led a California Highway Patrol officer on a pursuit from Interstate 10 in Palm Desert to Indio surface streets today before he escaped on foot. The officer tried to stop the male driver for a traffic violation around 9 a.m. on eastbound I-10 near Cook Street in Palm Desert, but the motorist

WASHINGTON -A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77. He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. In 1974, Murtha became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to Congress. He wielded considerable

CATHEDRAL CITY -Police are looking for a suspect accused of holding up a woman in Cathedral City. It happenedSaturday night around 8:15 on the 68500 block of Ramon Road. A woman there told officers a man robbed her at gunpoint andthe suspect stole her purse. She wasn’t hurt. Police describe the man as Hispanic, 25

SEATTLE – Boeing’s giant 747-8 freighter is scheduled to make its first flight today. The company says the big jet performed well on taxi tests and reached a top speed of about 103.5 mph. At 250 feet long, the plane is the largest Boeing has ever built and about 18 feet longer than the existing

SAN FRANCISCO – A shooting in downtown San Francisco has left several people critically injured. San Francisco resident Mark Grissom, who saw the aftermath of the shooting, says it happened near Secrets Boutique adult store early Sunday morning. San Francisco General Hospital administrator Ruby Martin says several victims with gunshot wounds are being treated and

MIAMI – They’re celebrating Mardi Gras early in New Orleans. The underdog New Orleans Saints rallied with 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to shock the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl 44. The Saints, a symbol of hope in the rebuilding city of New Orleans, captured their first NFL title on the