Month: May 2010

California is gearing up to observe its first day of “special significance” honoring Harvey Milk on what would have been the slain gay rights leader’s 80th birthday. Over the objections of some fellow Republicans, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill last year establishing May 22 as an annual holiday of sorts. The measure simply encourages

Las autoridades ya revelaron la identidad de los ms buscados del Valle de Coachella. Se trata de Julio Cisneros de 27 aos quien en 2007 abus sexualmente de una nia de entonces 10 aos, la mam de la pequea llam a la polica y Cisneros huy antes de que los oficiales llegaran, el vehculo que

La polica arrest a tres personas que fueron sorprendidos robando en una casa de Indio ubicada sobre Monroe Street. Un testigo tom una foto de los malandrines y la entreg a las autoridades al igual que la descripcin del vehculo. Gracias a esto atraparon a Becky Mata de 36 aos, Jess Lpez de 26 y

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for a large section of inland Southern California. The area stretches from the Coachella Valley to the high desert, and extends all the way down to the California/Mexico border. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are happening: a combination of strong

California’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 12.6 percent, despite an increase in national unemployment. The state Employment Development Department released the new figures Friday. Non-farm payroll jobs went up by 14,200 in April, marking a fourth straight month of gains. Since Jan. 1, the state has added more than 56,000 new jobs. About

Three people are in custody, today, accused of taking part in a burglary earlier this week. Indio police responded to the burglary call on Wednesday afternoon at 2:34pm. The suspects had already left the area with property from the home on the 51-500 block of Monroe Street. Neighbors, though, had taken a picture of the

Voters are vote out the old and in the new. It’s happening all over the country. Rep. Joe Sestak ended Republican-turned-Democratic Senator Arlen Specter’s 30-year career in the U.S. Senate. Rand Paul scored a landslide victory over Trey Grayson in the Kentucky Senate Republican primary, thanks to support from the tea party. In Arkansas, incumbent

About 300 homes in Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage lost power Wednesday night as temperatures reached into the upper 90s, according to Southern California Edison. Power was restored at 6:30pm to all but 91 households. SCE estimates power should be restored by noon on Thursday.

With election day just over two weeks away, the two leading candidates running for the Republican nomination for governor, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former E-bay CEO Meg Whitman have been on the attack running TV spots on a constant basis. In Banning where Poizner spoke at a San Gorgonio Pass Republican Women Federated meeting,

The Palm Springs City Council members voted unanimously tonight to extend a 10 percent cut to their salaries for another year. The City Council members initially voted for a one-year pay cut last May year, according to Amy Blaisdell, the city’s director of communications. The City Council pay cuts are not expected to have a

After more than a year of planning and several stumbling blocks, two Palm Springs cannabis dispensaries will soon open their doors. Desert Organic Solutions is slated to open for the first time on Memorial Day Weekend, which means Coachella Valley medical marijuana patients will no longer have to travel to Los Angeles for medication. “All

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, speaking today in La Quinta, said he would cut off state funding to “sanctuary cities” as part of his crackdown on illegal immigration. Poizner, the state’s insurance commissioner, made the comment to reporters before a town hall-style meeting at the Homewood Suites by Hilton. “Illegal immigration has got to stop,”

In the desert, swimming is perhaps one of the most popular ways to keep cool during the summer months. Others tend to leave town to get away. Whatever your plans are, do you know how to steer your children in the right direction when it comes to their safety? News Channel 3’s Elyse Miller tested

A man convicted today of second-degree murder in the strangulation death of his girlfriend in her motor home in Desert Hot Springs could be sentenced to life in prison. Pietro Saintis, 50, was found guilty in the Nov. 8, 2006, slaying of 45- year-old Donna Jean Bodkin, who was found dead in her motor home

El concilio de Coachella vot a favor de contratar al nuevo City Manager. Se trata de David Garca quien firm un contrato de tres aos con sueldo anual de $220 mil dlares. Segn informaron tiene experiencia y excelente reputacin profesional.

En su junta de ayer mircoles en el concilio de Coachella votaron unnimemente en demostrar su oposicin a la ley SB 1070 de Arizona. El mayor Eduardo Garca coment que espera que la legislatura federal de prioridad a una reforma migratoria. Los otros miembros del concilio dijeron que la ley antiemigrante pone en peligro los

El Departamento de polica de Rancho Mirage anunci que en un punto no revelado a cabo un retn de sobriedad maana viernes de 8:00 p.m. a 3:00 a.m. del sbado con el fin de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios, sin licencia o con licencia suspendida y/o con problemas con el registro o

Hi-Desert Medical Center has been cited by the California Department of Public Health for failing to follow appropriate surgical procedures when a 4-year-old girl had her tonsils removed. The report says the 4-year-old underwent anesthesia, and urinated on the surgical table. The nurse placed a towel under her, to shield her from the wetness. According

Newschannel 3 confirms that new Coachella City Manager David Garcia, who was appointed by Coachella City Council Wednesday night, was fired as City Manager of Chula Vista in 2008 for viewing inappropriate images on his work computer. The allegations came from 3 city employees who complained Garcia spent hours downlowading images of women and viewing