Month: June 2010

The Pac-10 conference says Colorado has accepted an invitation to become the league’s 11th member. The conference announced its first expansion since adding Arizona and Arizona State in 1978 on Thursday. More teams could follow Colorado from the Big 12 to the Pac-10. Reports say Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could

Tras las rejas un sujeto sospechoso de haber apualado a su primo durante un pleito ocurrido en un complejo de apartamentos ubicados sobre la Ave 66 en Mecca. Los paramdicos de inmediato transportaron al herido al hospital y comentaron que la vctima tiene muchas posibilidades de sobrevivir. Alejandro Fonseca Velsquez de 21 aos fue arrestado

The Associated Press has named Mary Bono Mack the winner in the 45th Congressional District’s GOP race, pitting her against Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet in the November election. Bono Mack was running against Clayton Thibodeau for the Republican nomination. She issued the following statement shortly after winning: “Congresswoman Bono Mack is honored to have

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for three men who reportedly set a teenager on fire over the weekend in Coachella. The incident happened on Saturday at about 10:30pm, police say, at Bagdouma Park near the intersection of Avenue 52 and Douma Street. Police responded to calls reporting an assault. When they got to the

When John Benoit went to bed Tuesday night, the numbers were to close to call in the Riverside Board of Supervisors race. The position he was appointed to was up in the air. Wednesday morning dawned new numbers, giving him a clear victory over his competitor Gary Jeandron. John BenoitGary Jeandron Benoit had claimed Jeandron

More than one-hundred firefighters and 4 air tankers are battling a fast-moving brush fire in Cherry Valley. The fire broke out at 11am Wednesday near Bogart Park at Cherry Avenue and Dutton Street. Flames moved quickly, according to Cal Fire, and contained it by 2pm. Full control is estimated by 8pm. One inmate firefighter was

Los republicanos de California eligieron a dos ex ejecutivas adineradas como candidatas al Senado y la gobernacin. La ex directora ejecutiva de eBay Meg Whitman ser candidata a gobernadora, tras gastar ms de 70 millones de dlares de su propia fortuna para suceder a Arnold Schwarzenegger, quien ya no puede buscar la reeleccin. Enfrentar al

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown proposed today that he and his Republican opponent Meg Whitman hold at least 10 joint town hall appearances throughout the state to discuss job creation, schools and the budget and take questions from voters. “Partisan bickering and attack-dog politics have created an awful mess in Sacramento, and I think Meg

An Amber Alert was issued today for a 16-year-old girl from Kansas, who was originally believed to be in Newport Beach or Huntington Beach with her stepfather, who is suspected of molesting her, authorities said. The alert was canceled just before 2 p.m. when the Ford Expedition they were believed to be traveling in was

The pilot of an American Airlines flight made an abrupt stop during take-off, this morning, at Palm Springs International Airport. Palm Springs Airport Executive Director Tim Nolan says at around 7am, the pilot was taking off, and the pilot decided to abort at the last minute. The plane returned to the gate, where all of

Authorities say a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer and four others have been hospitalized in a crash that closed the northbound 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. CHP Officer Miguel Luevano says the deputy was making a traffic stop on the shoulder of the freeway Wednesday morning when a passing car crashed into the officer near

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the Democratic primary for California lieutenant governor. Newsom beat Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn on Tuesday to face the top Republican in November. Newsom had touted his small business background and leadership on gay rights and universal health care. The 42-year-old Newsom sought to appeal to young

A 3-year-old girl in a crowd watching the Los Angeles Dodgers take batting practice was struck the head by a foul ball and faces surgery today, the team said. The Dodgers have been told “her long-term prognosis is good,” team spokesman Joe Jareck said this morning. Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was practicing 90 minutes before

(KABC) — The search for a 15-year-old Fontana girl, who had been missing for nearly a week, has ended after she was found Monday. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Brianna Linares left her home on June 2 to go for a walk, but never returned. She was last seen getting into a

Meg Whitman, the billionaire former chief executive of eBay, easily won the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, setting up a general election contest against former Gov. Jerry Brown. Whitman took a large lead in the polls in the final weeks of the campaign after a negative ad war over which Republican was the most

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has won California’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a general election battle this fall with three-term Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. The 55-year-old Fiorina rolled to victory Tuesday after a campaign that focused on convincing conservatives she is one of them – opposing abortion, gay marriage and steps the

Residents in the cities of Whitewater and Cabazon are without power, today, after Southern California Edison experienced an equipment failure. SCE officials say they hope to have power restored by 1pm. Power went out at 9pm last night in the area. Yesterday, nearly 4,000 people were without power and air conditioning all day after repairs

At a time when the Desert Sands Unified School District is cutting its budget to balance the budget, Indio High School Principal Rudy Ramirez wants to take his administrators and several teachers on a weekend retreat to San Diego. With each room costing $100 not including taxes, the total from the weekend will be at

It was an unusual start to the day at Bristol Farms Shopping Plaza in Palm Desert. Monday morning an elderly woman rammed her Mercedes Benz into one of the businesses located in the center. A 78 year old woman took the Mercedes through the front window of Desert Eyeworks Optometry. It happened about 15 minutes

A 20-year-old Riverside man was in custody today on suspicion of trying to smuggle heroin into the Robert Presley Detention Center, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. Jonathan Michel was taken into custody around noon Monday when officers searched him and allegedly found 16.5 grams of the drug. Investigators received a tip six weeks ago that Michel