Month: April 2010

Karl Green, who was a dance instructor for several high schools and private studios in the Coachella Valley, faces charges of unlawful sex with a minor, sexual penetration with a foreign object, oral copulation and a misdemeanor count of molesting a child under 18. He appeared in court on Tuesday, and entered a plea of

? Santos Laguna se convierte en el quinto invitado a la Liguilla ? Guadalajara entrenar puerta cerrada toda la semana, Aarn Galindo y Juan Ocampo fuera de actividad tres semanas por lesin ? Santos el mejor Cruz Azul: Melvin tras goliza ? Dice Pavel que hay que sacar las veladoras porque estn obligados a derrotar

Two men are recovering after being stabbed early Sunday morning. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots around 12:40 a.m. on the 15100 block of Avenida Monteflora. When officers arrived, they found a blood trail leading into a house. They found a 21 year-old Desert Hot Springs resident with minor stab wounds. Just minutes later, officers got a

There were several changes to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival this year, and some people didn’t like them. It’s the first year that security volunteers manned the lines, and they moved very slow. Another complaint was that the cell phone service was almost non-existent. However, probably the biggest change was the elimination of the

Banning Police have arrested the man they believe was behind the wheel in a deadly hit and run crash that was all caught on tape. On Friday, two and half months after he was detained and questioned, police arrested 28 year old Sachin Bhakta for murder, felony hit and run and driving on a suspended

An arrest, two and a half months after a deadly hit and run collision was caught on tape. A security camera video captured the final moments of Cody Rodenbucher’s life back on January 30th. The 17 year-old was struck and killed as he walked along the 4500 block of Ramsey Street. Police questioned and released

Debido a lo extremadamente golpeado que se encuentra el sector de la educacin, se eliminarn la mayora de las clases de verano en los tres distritos del valle. Lo ms preocupante es que los estudiantes que necesitan crditos extras para poder graduarse no tendrn la oportunidad de ir a summer school. Los distritos esperan ahorrar

Las nuevas tazas de desempleo mantienen preocupados a los que buscan un trabajo ya que en Marzo se ubic en 12.6 % a pasar de que segn informes oficiales se crearon 32 mil nuevos puestos de trabajo, una cantidad muy insignificante en comparacin de los 2.3 millos de californianos que buscan un empleo. Cabe mencionar

Anoche concluy el Coachella Fest y la mayora de los turistas ya estn regresando a sus hogares. Las autoridades estuvieron muy ocupadas guardando por la seguridad de los asistentes. Un total de 48 personas fueron arrestadas en incidentes relacionados con las drogas. 45 ms sufrieron de insolacin y muchos estuvieron muy molestos ya que las

? Liga Chivas tercera derrota al hilo ? Pumas, a la Liguilla, vence 2-10 a Monarcas ? Tigres derrota 2-1 al Atlante ? Pachuca dice adis a la Liguilla ? Jaguares regresa a la realidad d Indios ? Amrica est en terapia intensiva despus de perder ante Monterrey ? Chucho Ramrez tambalea en el Amrica

Saturday was the second day of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio. So far, police said most people were behaving. However, they did make 12 arrests Friday – all were drug or alcohol related. A big concern was the heat as temperatures edged into the 90s. By mid-morning, the heat was on at

The countdown is over. Coachella Fest started Friday, and local businesses and residents in Indio welcomed the festival with open arms. One after another, after another, after another – tourtists arrived in the Coachella Valley. Tara, traveling from Washington, D.C. for the party, said she was looking forward to “the craziness, the music, [and] the

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck could be felt in the Coachella Valley. It struck at 9:26 p.m. and was centered 9 miles east of Ocotillo, near the Mexico border. That’s the same area as the 7.2 quake that hit two weeks ago. The United States Geological Survey says more than a dozen small quakes hit

1980’s music star Gary Numan announced Sunday that he would be unable to play at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival because of the volcanic eruption that has shut down airports across Europe. Numan was scheduled to perform Sunday night, and held out hope that he would be able to find a flight that

One person is dead after a suspicious fire just west of Beaumont. A two-story home caught fire Saturday morning around 7:00 a.m. on the 37600 block of Cherry Valley Boulevard. Firefighters say the house was fully involved in flames, and it took them an hour to put out the fire. When they went inside, they

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown challenged his Republican opponents to debate before the June 8 primary election, but Meg Whitman rejected the proposal, while Steve Poizner said he was open to the idea. At the party’s state convention in Los Angeles, Attorney General and former Gov. Brown proposed that Whitman, the former head of eBay,

A registered sex-offender was arrested after he was found living in a dilapidated apartment across the street from an elementary school in Thermal, a sheriff’s sergeant said Saturday. Benito Belmarez, 61, had not registered his address with local police, as required by law, and would not have been allowed to across the street from John

Coachella Fest is not only a mecca of entertainment – it’s also a scalper’s paradise. Scammers were all around the Empire Pollo Club Friday, taking advantage of tourists desperate for a chance to join the fun. “It was inside the house,” said Andrew Jaramillo, referring to a scamming operation near the festival. “[It] seemed real

So many teachers work hard and dedicate themselves to their students here in the desert. Every month KESQ News Channel 3 honors a teacher making a difference by awarding them with the”Golden Apple” award. The winner for the month of April is Farah Meadows, an English teacher from La Quinta High School. “This goes down

The National Weather Service is changing the criteria it uses to issue red flag warnings. They started using the system after a series of deadly fires in 2003. The warning, initially issued after long periods of low humidity, now factor in wind speed. The change is aimed to keep the public interested. “Peter and the