Month: February 2010

CORONA – The Department of Defense says a soldier from Corona has died, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Michael David P. Cardenaz, 29, died February 20 in Kunar, Afghanistan. Enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry

ANAHEIM – “Captain EO”, el clásico espectáculo musical que emocionó a visitantes del parque Disneyland de 1986 a 1997 ya está abierto en el parque Disneyland. El regreso de la atracción a Tomorrowland le permitirá a un público nuevo experimentar la producción original en 3D por vez primera, y les traerá nostálgicos recuerdos a los

TWENTYNINE PALMS – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies say human remains found in the high desert, this weekend, could be those of a missing person out of Arizona. The remains were found on Friday in an area of Wheeler, north of Brant Crossing. About a half-mile away from the remains, deputies say they found a

THOUSAND PALMS -A fire broke out in the attic of a home in Thousand Palms and injured a firefighter, a fire captain said today. The fire was reported at 9:55 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 73000 block of El Portal, said Riverside County Fire Department Capt. Lonny Olson. The heavy smoke and fire

KEENE – Authorities in central California say a stubborn fire sparked by a derailed freight train is out and evacuation orders for several homes clouded in black smoke have been lifted. Kern County Fire Department spokesman Justin Corley says firefighters finally doused the blaze south of the town of Keene Sunday night nearly 24 hours

WASHINGTON -A sweeping credit card law that takes effect Monday has been widely anticipated by consumers who believe banks have been taking advantage of them for too long. The law that President Barack Obama signed last May was supposed to prevent banks from using tactics that put borrowers deeper into debt. Yet, it still allows

WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama is putting forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year health care plan that would allow the government to deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases that infuriated consumers. Posted Monday morning on the White House Web site, the plan would provide coverage to more than 31 million Americans now uninsured without

INDIO – From the rides, games, food and entertainment the 2010 Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival was a huge success. “So far we are on record pace,” says Dan Martinez, Director of Riverside County Economic Development. As organizers tallying up the numbers, it appears this year’s festival attracted more people than ever before.

RIVERSIDE -The 10 branches of La Jolla Bank, including three in Riverside County, will reopen today as branches of Pasadena-based OneWest Bank, three days after being closed by government regulators. La Jolla Bank customers have automatically become depositors of OneWest Bank and will continue to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Branches will

INDIO- Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in the trial of one of four reputed North Palm Springs gang members accused of fatally beating a 66- year-old security guard at a construction site. Jamar Thomas, 21, is charged with murder, robbery and participation in a criminal street gang in connection with the June 9,

Cerca de 12,000 locales de preparación de impuestos gratuita estarán abiertos este año por todo el país mientras que el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) continúa aumentando sus asociaciones con agencias sin fines de lucro y organizaciones comunitarias que brindan servicios vitales de preparación de impuestos a contribuyentes de bajos ingresos y de edad avanzada.

PALM DESERT – Conversations are moving from face-to-face to screen-to-screen. More people are chatting online and through text messages, especially young teens. They’ve created short cuts and abbreviations so they can send more messages in less time. Some people worry the text language is hurting the proper English language, but others say it’s all part

INDIO – It’s round two for Stacy Hochanadel. He plead not guilty to illegally operating a Palm Desert medical marijuana dispensary in 2006. He faces felony possession and felony sales charges. Judge David Downing dismissed the case in 2008 citing lack of evidence. But last summer an appellate panel ruled there was enough evidence to

MECCA – A chase involving Riverside County Sheriff’s deputiesled to the lock down of at least one school, just as it was letting out for the day Deputies responded to a domestic violence call on the 84-000 block of 50th Avenue at 2:35, today, involving a carjacking. A chase followed. That chase ended nearly an

LOS ANGELES -The former co-owner of City of Angels Medical Center was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for paying illegal kickbacks for referrals of “patients” who were recruited from Los Angeles’ “Skid Row.” Robert Bourseau, 75, who maintains residences in Rancho Mirage and downtown Los Angeles, was sentenced by United States District

ANAHEIM -“Captain EO” and Michael Jackson are returning to Disneyland. The park says it will show the 1986 Jackson musical beginning Tuesday and running indefinitely. On the Disney Parks blog, Disney executive Heather Hust Rivera says the park will show a 70mm print of the 17-minute movie in the Tomorrowland theater, with enhanced sound. However,

WASHINGTON – Gracias a una ley que entró en vigencia el lunes, el próximo estado de cuenta de tarjeta de crédito que recibirán los consumidores estadounidenses incluirá una fea realidad: Lo caro que cuesta el dinero que les presta el banco. Ahora el usuario podrá enterarse que si paga el mínimo de un saldo de

HEMET -A motorist who drove over the side of Highway 74 and plummeted more than 30 feet survived the crash with moderate injuries, authorities said today. The cause of the accident — which was reported at 5:18 p.m. Sunday near Doe Canyon Road on a winding section of the highway heading up Mount San Jacinto

WASHINGTON – CNN is reporting former Republican Senator Bob Dole is hospitalized with pneumonia. POLITICO reportsDole is recovering at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a bout with pneumonia and surgery on his knee. Dole, the 1996 GOP presidential nominee, has gotten past his struggle with pneumonia and, according to a source, is back

PALM DESERT – The bank formerly known as La Jolla Bank opened its doors early Monday morning to accommodate the stream of panicked customers. “This is a shock to hear this,” says Charlene C., of Palm Springs. “We’re long time desert residents, and we’re very surprised.” On Friday the FDICannounced OneWest Bank was taking over