Month: June 2010

En su junta de ayer martes el Distrito Escolar Unificado Desert Sands aprob el presupuesto para el ao escolar 2010-2011 por $206.7 mdd que incluye $6.7 mdd que an necesitan recortar. Autoridades escolares comentaron que no saben de done ahorrarn dicha cantidad porque ya despidieron personal, hicieron recortes en transporte, limitaron la escuela de verano

Riverside County had the second-highest number of foreclosure sales in the state during the first quarter of this year, a real estate tracking firm reported today. A total of 7,147 repossessed properties were sold off in Riverside County between January and March, accounting for 56 percent of the total sales volume, according to Irvine-based RealtyTrac.

La polica de Coachella estuvo en jaque durante nueve horas debido a que un sujeto se atrincher en su casa ubicada sobre Sundown Lane en Coachella. Todo inici a las 10:00 a.m. cuando una mujer report al 911 que un individua la retena en contra de su voluntad. Varios oficiales negociaron y convencieron a Eddie

En su junta de ayer martes el Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside aprob un proyecto de $22.4 mdd para construir un complejo de 80 viviendas de bajos ingresos en Indio. Los departamentos sern edificados en la esquina de Fred Waring Drive y Clinton Street en Indio, en el lugar antes haba un estacionamiento

Jury deliberations began today in the trial of a reputed gang member accused in the robbery and beating death of a 66-year-old security guard. Darius Lee, 21, faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder and other charges stemming from the June 9, 2007, attack on Bower Security Co. guard Wallace Brown near Rosa

California’s ban on hand-held devices, namely cell phones, marks its two year anniversary, this week. Although much progress has been made, the California Highway Patrol says a lot more needs to be done to prevent cellphone-related accidents on the highway. “Many people were accustomed to using cell phones while driving before the law took effect,

A 45-year-old Desert Springs Middle School security guard has pleaded not guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from allegations that he molested several students. Marvin Cash faces felony counts of committing a lewd act with a child under 14 and sexual battery, as well as two misdemeanor charges of annoying or molesting a child

A summer shutdown across the valley, and while local hotels have done well, some restaurants and other businesses are forced to close during the hot summer months. Events such as the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival are credited WITH providing an economic boost to local businesses, but not enough to prevent several stores on

An early morning fire at the Hemet Police Department’s property and evidence building is believed to be an act of arson and could be linked to several other attacks on law enforcement in Hemet. The fire broke out at just after 2 a.m. Monday at the evidence building on Devonshire Avenue, right behind the police

Palm Springs and Agua Caliente Tribe officials unveiled a new monument Monday morning. The rectangle granite block with rocks surrounding it is in honor of Section 14. The 640 acres of land in Palm Springs owned by the Tribe spans from Alejo Road to the north, Ramon Road to the south, Sunrise Way to the

A reputed gang member, along with his three friends, snuck up on a 66-year-old security guard and stood watch as two of the gangsters fatally beat and robbed the victim, a prosecutor told a jury today. Darius Lee, 21, faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder and other charges stemming from the June

In a 5-0 vote Tuesday, the Indio City Council approved a measure to furlough city workers on Fridays as a way to save the city money. Beginning July 1st City Hall, The Indio Teen Center, The Indio Senior Center and the Corporate Yard will be closed on Fridays. All employees will work 4 hours less

A westbound lane of Interstate 10 near Chiriaco Summit remained closed this afternoon, as crews continued to clean up from a fiery big rig crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. Monday when a big rig hauling 4,500 pounds of methyl parathion, an agricultural pesticide in powder form, collided

Police today identified a 14-year-old Hemet boy as a suspect in a fatal shooting. Eduardo Francisco Arredondo, also known as “Kentucky,” is known to shave his left eyebrow and wear black “plugs” in both earlobes, Hemet police Cpl. Jeff Dill said. Arredondo is suspected in the June 21 shooting death of 42-year-old David Michael McDonnell,

California Assemblyman Brian Nestande (R-Palm Desert) proposed new legislation last week in Sacramento that he says would prevent late-arriving ballots from being cast aside during elections. He says his legislation is in response to the 12,500 Moreno Valley voters whose absentee ballots were not counted on election night. He says they were in the post

Supervisor Bob Buster told his colleagues today that the registrar of voters should have discretion to “spend the money necessary” to avoid the kind of delays that bogged down the ballot count after the June 8 primary. “One reason she was restrained in her ability to get the count out was that her budget was

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are on the scene of a standoff involving a possible hostage in Coachella, according to spokeswoman Herlinda Valenzuela. Deputies received the call shortly after 10am, today, that a person may be held against their will along Sundown Lane in Coachella. KESQ crews on the scene confirm the deputies are gathered near

“The Office” la prxima temporada? Carell, quien interpreta al gerente regional simpln Michael Scott en la popular serie de NBC sobre un sitio laboral, ha estado diciendo que planea renunciar a su papel protagnico y limpiar su escritorio de aqu a un ao. “Cuando firm inicialmente, tena un contrato por siete temporadas, y este ao

Las personas que han sobrevivido al cncer deben intensificar el ejercicio, incluso _aunque parezca difcil_ quienes no han terminado el tratamiento, afirman cientficos en una nueva gua para estos pacientes. Existe una evidencia cada vez mayor de que la actividad fsica mejora la calidad de vida y alivia cierta fatiga relacionada con el cncer. An

Debido a los trabajos de ampliacin y construccin del puente maana mircoles de 9:00 p.m. a 5:00 a.m. del jueves todos los carriles con rumbo al oeste de la I-10 estarn cerrados al trnsito a la altura de la rampa de la calle Palm Drive y Gene Autrey Trail. Y el jueves de 8:00 p.m.