Month: April 2010

The United States Geological Survey reports a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit just southwest of the Salton Sea, this morning. The temblor hit at 10:51am about 17 miles west-southwest of Calexico, the epicenter of the Easter Sunday earthquake. Early reports from the USGS show the quake was felt as far away as Poway, a suburb of

Southland residents have driven past it dozens of times and people are wondering why the burned mess sitting along I-10 West between Ramon Road and Date Palm Drive hasn’t been cleaned-up. Tamarisk trees along the freeway were blackened in a brush fire last summer, and months later they still sit there, leaving an ugly scene

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Palm Springs made TripAdvisor’s list of top 10 vacation rental “hot spots” for 2010, taking the number seven ranking. Palm Springs has plentiful vacation rental options for travelers looking to save money during their stay, according to TripAdvisor, which provides a list of the city’s top-rated hotels, attractions and restaurants. “That’s great news for Palm

Watching her co-workers enter the conference room made custody officer Jeanne Abriel upset. “This is kind of heart-wrenching,” she said, “because we’re not just employees. There’s a lot of camaraderie.” Behind the closed door, twenty-two workers learned their fate: They were being laid off. “I feel sad,” said police chief David Dominguez. “In thirty-two years,

Tall, skinny, and with a limited use of his right arm, 19 year old Raul Guzman doesn’t look like your normal San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy. He isn’t. Raul got the special honor of deputy for a day. “I never imagined this. It’s a dream come true,” said Guzman, of Fontana. Life changed for Raul

News Channel 3 was inundated with calls Tuesday night from concerned residents who saw a spectacular sight in the sky. A massive cloud formation looked like a tornado was about to touch down. News Channel 3 Chief Meteorologist Ginger Jefferies set it straight. She says it was a Lenticular cloud. Lenticular clouds are common in

A controversial cross in the Mojave Desert can stay put. It’s a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. This morning, justices ruled a federal court went too far in ordering the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross. The cross on Sunrise Rock honors World War I soldiers and

A storm packing more wind will blow through the Coachella Valley, today. A high wind warning expires at 6pm, and a wind advisory kicks in through Thursday. Areas of blowing sand and blowing dust will hit in the afternoon, giving drivers visibility of one quarter mile or less at times. Wind gusts could reach 55

Riverside County animal control officers today collected 50 birds, 50 rodents, a gecko, and other animals – 132 in all – found in a 400-square-foot Hemet apartment following the death of the resident. It was not clear when the man, who lived in the 500 block of Santa Fe Street, died, leaving behind parakeets, doves,

Employees at a Cathedral City hair salon are cleaning up broken glass today after a man slammed his car into the business. Eyewitnesses say a man driving a 1997 Honda Accord ran into the “Hair Images Salon? around 9am at the Mission Plaza strip mall on the 35-800 block of Date Palm Drive. They tried

Firefighters are mopping up at the scene of a house fire on Encinitas Road between Avenida La Paz and Avenida Maravilla. Cathedral City Fire Department officials tell News Channel 3 the fire broke out around 12:45, this afternoon, causing significant damage to the front of the home. A woman who lives in the home told

? Miguel Sabah causa baja del Tri a causa de una lesin durante un entrenamiento ? Los integrantes de la Seleccin Mexicana se motivaron con la presencia del presidente Felipe Caldern ? El Vasco Aguirre coment que los cuartos de final son obsesin ? Italia confirma un partido amistoso ante el Tri ? Andrs Guardado

La polica est tras la pista de dos sujetos que ayer martes le robaron la bolsa a una mujer que les mostraba una casa de renta en Palm Springs. Despus de que los rateros se fueron la mujer not que su bolso no estaba, los malandrines fueron a la casa de la vctima y se

En su junta de ayer martes el Palm Springs Unified School District vot a favor de eliminar seis rutas de autobs para el prximo ao escolar 2010-2011 con el fin de ahorrar $400 mil dlares, ya que el distrito ha perdido fondos estatales por ms de $20 mdd en los pasados dos aos. Cabe subrayar

Durante una junta a puerta cerrada celebrada ayer martes por la maana, 22 empleados del Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs fueron notificados de su despido efectivo a partir del 31 de Mayo. Se trata de custodios, de servicio a la comunidad, personal de archivo y control animal. Y segn coment el jefe policaco que

Con una emotiva ceremonia se inaugur ayer martes la nueva seccin del Eisenhower Medical Center de Rancho Mirage con 250 camas extras que ayudarn a aliviar la sobrepoblacin del hospital. El costo de las nuevas instalaciones fue de $212.5 mdd.

Debido a que la Desert Hot Springs High School result entre las escuelas de ms bajo aprovechamiento a nivel estatal, su director ser reemplazado como medida obligatoria. Anne Kalisek que ha fungido como directora de educacin alternativa del distrito escolar tomar el puesto de directora de la High School que deja Milt Jones, que a

Tras las rejas dos menores de edad que fueron sorprendidos robando en una casa ubicada sobre la Ave Barona en Desert Hot Springs. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar escucharon mucho ruido y acordonaron el rea, los ladrones de 16 aos intentaron huir, uno de ellos tir un arma, adems frente a la casa estaba

Some of the 150 residents of Desert Center in eastern Riverside County are angry that a convicted sex offender is now their neighbor, and a national news program has focused attention on the matter. Steven Joseph Willet lives in an isolated trailer, installed by the state, where he is being monitored by GPS on a