Month: May 2010

Hoy es la fecha en que el gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger anunciar el presupuesto para el ao fiscal que inicia el 1ro de julio y que durante estas seis semanas restantes ser debatido por los legisladores estatales. Enfrentando una deuda de $19 bdd, se espera el mandatario realice ms recortes a los servicios pblicos, como seguro

Maana 15 de Mayo es la fecha lmite en que los 47 maestros del Coachella Valley Unified School District en riesgo de perder su trabajo tienen para ser notificados oficialmente. El nmero podra cambiar si algunos empleados optan por aprovechar el plan de retiro temprano.

A spokeswoman for ABC’s Barbara Walters says the host of “The View” is out of surgery. As we reported earlier this week, Walters announced that she was going in for heart surgery to repair a valve. The spokesperson released the following statement: “Barbara Walters’ surgery went well, and the doctors are very pleased with the

The search for a kidnapped mother and child came to an end, this afternoon, when 18-year-old Nayelly Maldonado and her infant daughter Genesis were both located with police in Calexico. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate the kidnapping at 9am Wednesday morning along the 83-000 block of Agua Blanca Avenue in Coachella. Witnesses

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit found Emin Alihodic, 57, and a 38 year old Mission Viejo woman stranded at the top of the tram. They were located at the 8,500-foot level of the Willow Creek trail. But, Alihodic is not a stranger to mountain rescues. He was rescued

A seven week investigation into whether or a not a large grocery chain is unfairly overcharging it’s customers has resulted in criminal charges. The Los Angeles County Department of Weights and Measures conducted undercover test purchases at 14 Ralphs stores in L.A., and in the end, Ralphs and it’s parent company, Kroger, are charged with

A brush fire that threatened homes along the Riverside County line in Fontana was surrounded this morning. Taking advantage of cool, moist nighttime conditions, firefighters and inmate crews from two counties had the blaze contained at roughly 500 acres by 4:30 a.m., according to CalFire-Riverside County spokeswoman Jody Hagemann. Firefighters worked through the night, with

An international program helped one valley school earn statewide recognition. Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has been recognized as a California Distinguished School. Staff members say the school’s International Baccalaureate program, or IB program, has a lot to do with the success. The IB program is aimed at shaping the entire student by incorporating foreign language,

“To see one of her sons like that, I mean it’s killing her, it’s killing her,” said Brian Ogle. He said he came home Tuesday morning to police and a trail of blood leading to his mother’s home. Someone shot his brother, 47-year-old William “Brad” Ogle. It happened right in front of his mother’s house,

It’s called Secure Communities, a program that sends electronic copies of booking fingerprints to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE). The department compares those prints with their database to see if the suspect is in the country illegally. ICE could then have local law enforcement hold the suspect while they investigate them. Riverside County Sheriff’s department has

The Coachella Valley Unified School District is set to announce potential layoffs at its school board meeting. Forty-seven positions are at stake in tonight?s vote. Wednesday, teachers in the Palm Springs Unified School District prepared for pink slips. As KESQ.com reported, that board unanimously approved sending final layoff notices to 36 teachers at a meeting

It’s hard to argue with sequels being “tired.” “Iron Man 2” scored $330 million since its debut, and considering what’s happening financially with all businesses, it may be a smart move. Dusty chimed in on our “Facebook” page, telling us “spending millions on the production of a sequel to a highly profiting blockbuster seems to

Only one school from the three major districts in the Coachella Valley ranked among the top 10 percent of public schools statewide, according to rankings released today by the state Department of Education. The state ranks schools academically on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 representing the top 10 percent, to determine a

A 20-year-old reputed Palm Springs gang member was convicted today of first-degree murder in the fatal beating and robbery of a security guard. Jerrett Lewis faces life in prison without parole if convicted in the June 9, 2007, attack on Bower Security Co. guard Wallace Brown near Rosa Parks Road and El Dorado Boulevard. The

A Long Beach woman who suffered an ankle injury while hiking with a companion was airlifted to safety today from a mountain slope above Palm Springs. Nelly Guerrero, 49, called for help around 10:25 a.m. when she hurt herself while climbing about 150 feet up the side of the mountain near Baristo Road, said Officer

Palm Springs Police and other agencies safely removed a small homemade explosive device that was found along the 4600 Block of E. Mesquite in Palm Springs, today. The device was found by a worker for Palm Springs Disposal Services in a load they had collected. Mesquite was shut down in the area of the Palm

El Departamento de Bomberos investiga las causas que originaron el incendio de un trailer cargado con vegetales que estaba estacionado afuera de Oasis Exchange ubicado sobre la carretera vieja 86 y Ave 77 en Oasis. Segn informacin preliminar el fuego inici en la cabina y rpidamente se extendi al resto del trailer. Unos 70 empleados

El Distrito Escolar Unificado Desert Sands podr reducir el nmero de despidos al eliminar un programa considerado innecesario. El Sistema al Mrito que otorga a empleados clasificados el cual fue votado por los trabajadores del distrito con un 54.6% a favor de eliminarlo. De ser ratificado por el Bur de Educacin entrar en efecto el

La escuela primaria Benjamn Franklin de La Quinta fue distinguida a nivel nacional por el xito que obtuvo bajo el programa 1-B. El cual se trata de incorporar un idioma extranjero, arte, msica y servicios a la comunidad. El programa involucra a todos los estudiantes a que aprendan, compartan y enseen a sus compaeros. Cabe