Month: May 2010

Con el fin de reducir los gastos, el Condado de Riverside decidi poner en manos de los votantes incrementos o reducciones en las pensiones de empleados del condado. La decisin vendr en la boleta de votacin de las elecciones de Noviembre Prximo.

Desert restaurants said they are already paying more for their seafood, which could also lead to higher prices on the menu. Tar balls are starting to hit the shore on Key West. But, Officials in Florida cannot confirm whether or not that oil stems from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20.

Riverside County fire crews responded to an apartment fire, this morning, along the 46-000 block of Arabia Street. The 911 call came in at 5:36am, according to Cal Fire, and happened in a fourplex apartment complex. It was contained in about 10 minutes, and only impacted one of the units. Fire crews tell News Channel

Eleven out-of-state elementary school students on a bus involved in a collision at the Golden Acorn Casino on the Campo Indian Reservation today were being checked out at hospitals, authorities said. The bus struck another vehicle in the casino’s parking lot about 8:10 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Ten students on the bus

The recession has some in the Southland resorting to drastic measures to keep their jobs. Coachella Valley plastic surgeons report that a trend amongst women is growing in the desert: investing in plastic surgery to remain competitive in the workplace. It might be shallow, and it might be unfair. But it’s a reality. “Physical appearance

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office reached a plea agreement with Ronald Nieto. Nieto is the registered sex offender who volunteered with the Palm Desert High School girls’ softball team. He pleaded guilty to one of the charges against him, while the DA?s office dismissed the other 3 charges. If he is charged with another

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department recommended to the District Attorney’s Office today that charges be filed against the admitted killer of two San Diego County teenagers for allegedly trying to abduct a Lake Elsinore girl in 2009. Sheriff’s officials recommended that John Albert Gardner III be charged with attempted kidnapping and assault with a deadly

The man who admitted raping and murdering North County teenagers Amber Dubois and Chelsea King began serving his lifelong prison term today. John Albert Gardner III, 31, was transferred this morning from county jail in San Diego to North Kern State Prison in Delano, leaving about 2 a.m. and arriving shortly before 6 a.m., said

ABC announced today it will have five new dramas on its fall schedule, which you’ll be able to watch on KESQ, News Channel 3, featuring such stars as Dana Delany, Michael Chiklis, Michael Imperioli and Rob Morrow, along with one new comedy. Series not returning include “The Deep End,” “FlashForward” and “Romantically Challenged,” which all

A city firefighter was stabbed today while treating a patient in downtown Los Angeles, prompting an intensive police search for the assailant. The firefighter was expected to survive. ABC7 identified the firefighter as Charles McDougal, a nine-year veteran of the city Fire Department. The station reported that McDougal was stabbed four times in the chest

A former Riverside County Probation Department employee must stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted an underage relative more than a decade ago, a judge ruled today. Donald Monplaisir, 54, of La Quinta is charged with 47 counts of rape by force and a dozen counts of lewd acts with a child under 16

The Board of Supervisors voted today to explore a possible challenge to a measure proposed by the sheriff’s deputies union to make voters the final authority on whether retirement benefits for county public safety personnel can be modified. “This (proposal) … strips this and future boards of supervisors from carrying out their most fundamental job,

After seven months, the extended Enterprise Way is finally open. It provides an alternate route through the Rancho Coachella business park. “It should really help with emergency services to get the fire trucks through here,” said Lorie Williams, director of the city’s Economic Development Office. The street extension cost $2.4 million to build. It measures

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled to be on hand June 1 to mark the start of construction on a new air traffic control tower at Palm Springs International Airport, it was announced today. Nearly $14 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds were awarded for the project, which will cost an estimated

Palm Desert police say the suspect involved in a double stabbing early Monday morning probably will not face criminal charges. Twenty-seven-year-old Dayne Michael Guzman of Palm Desert turned himself in on Monday. Investigators say Guzman claims he acted in self-defense when he stabbed two men on the 74-500 block of Leslie Avenue. Police say Guzman’s

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La polica arrest a tres jvenes que fueron sorprendidos robando electrnicos en una casa ubicada sobre East Alejo Road en Palm Springs. Los vecinos alertaron a las autoridades de la presencia de los ladrones. Robert Jovany Luna de 19 aos de Catedral City y otros dos de 17 aos fueron sorprendidos en posesin de propiedad

A police chase that sped as high as 90 miles-per-hour wound through Cathedral City and Palm Springs, today. It started at 11:42am, according to police, when Cathedral City Police tried to pull over a car driving recklessly at Sky Blue Water Trail and 33rd Avenue. The 2010 white Toyota Camry did not stop, and sped

Se investigan las causas que originaron un incendio que inici en la cochera de un apartamento ubicado sobre San Jacinto Road en Cathedral City. Las llamas causaron $70 mil dlares en daos. Nadie result herido.

Ayer un sujeto atac a un hombre atrs de Kragen Auto Parts ubicada sobre Palm Drive en Desert Hot Springs para robarle su cartera en la que solo traa $2 dlares. Despus de una investigacin las autoridades identificaron a Guillermo Gonzlez de 57 aos como el agresor quien es buscado por las autoridades.