Month: June 2010

The first tropical depression of the Atlantic 2010 hurricane season has formed in the Western Caribbean, but it is unclear if it will pass over the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday that the depression has winds of about 35 mph (55 kph).

The only man to ever be arrested in connection with three murders in Rancho Mirage may not face trial, according to the daughter of one of the victims. James “Jimmy” Hughes had been extradited from Florida In December 2009 to face murder charges in Riverside County in connection with the case prosecutors had been working

En su junta de ayer jueves el Bur del Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Coachella aprob el presupuesto para el ao fiscal 2010-2011 por $164 mdd que incluye $6 mdd en nmeros rojos. Segn los oficiales an se desconoce de donde recortarn los $6 mdd debido a que ya han eliminado puestos, recortado programas

Contina la bsqueda del responsable de haber quebrado los vidrios de dos vehculos en el rea de Monroe y John Nobles en Indio. Un poco ms tarde otro conductor report la misma accin. Por fortuna nadie result herido.

De un plumazo, la gobernadora republicana de Arizona Jan Brewer puso nuevamente sobre el tapete el explosivo debate en torno a la inmigracin ilegal, sacudiendo el espectro poltico en un ao electoral en el que los dos grandes partidos haban tratado de ignorar el tema. Dos meses despus de que Brewer rubricase una ley que

Dos equipos estadounidenses desarrollaron tejidos pulmonares que podran usarse para futuros trasplantes o para probar los efectos de nuevos frmacos. En un estudio, un equipo de la Yale University, en Connecticut, implant tejido pulmonar manipulado en ratas y comprob que funcionaba como los rganos reales, ayudando a los animales a respirar y a suministrar oxgeno

Se llev a cabo por cuarto ao consecutivo el evento ?Life Without Limits? con un torneo de boliche con ms de 150 participantes que lograron reunir $4 mil dlares en beneficio del Indio Teen Center que ofrece programas gratuitos de la comunidad.

Insisting that the university was being too harshly punished, USC officials filed an appeal today with the NCAA, asking it to lessen the penalties imposed on its football program for improper benefits being received by former star running back Reggie Bush and his family. Earlier this month, the NCAA handed down stiff penalties against the

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Southern California Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered 4 miles south, south-east of Ocotillo, and hit at 10:07am. USGS maps show most of the shaking was felt in Imperial County, and there were also reports from San Diego of shaking there. It was an

After sitting vacant for a good two years, the 12,000 square-foot former Kia dealership in Cathedral City has been taken over by the PeroXide hair salon. It doesn’t sound like a good fit, but don’t tell that to co-owner Cary Mann. Despite the tough economy and the desert’s traditionally slow summer months, the salon opened

Martha’s Village and Kitchen is planning summer camp for kids, and they need more donations to make it happen. They’re asking for: sleeping bags, backpacks, flash lights, reusable water bottles, sun screen and lip balm. You can also donate cash for the supplies. The organization said so far, it hasn’t received any donations. They say

It’s already claimed the lives of five infants, and doctors warned Wednesday, that if children aren’t vaccinated, the whooping cough epidemic in California will spread fast. According to the California Department of Public Health, 910 cases of whooping cough have been reported this year, as of June 15, which is a staggering increase from 2009.

A 17-year-old boy accused, along with his younger brother and four other teens, in the slaying of a Desert Hot Springs man during a gang- related fight pleaded not guilty today to a first-degree murder charge. Jonathan Romero is being prosecuted in adult court, along with his 15- year-old brother, Angel David Romero, Ruben Alexander

Eight people suspected of various parole and probation violations were arrested today as part of a citywide sweep in Palm Springs, police reported. The compliance checks began in the morning at 57 locations throughout the city, said Officer Melissa Desmarais, spokeswoman for the Palm Springs Police Department. The sweep was aimed to fight back against

KESQ-TV News Channel 3 swept the May 2010 sweeps, according to figures released today by Nielsen Media Research. ?KESQ is the Desert?s News Leader and the ratings prove it,? said Bob Allen, Executive Vice President and General Manager. News Channel 3 in the Morning with Jeff Stahl and Emilie Voss is the most watched morning

Cal Fire crews have contained a wildfire burning in an area off Highway 60 known as “The Badlands.” It broke out alongside the Moreno Valley Freeway this afternoon, authorities said. The seven-acre blaze was reported around 3 p.m. near the 60 and Gilman Springs Road, just east of Moreno Valley, according to the Riverside County

Desert Hot Springs police say they’re looking for a suspect in an afternoon stabbing. Police responded just before 2pm Thursday at a home along the 13-700 block of Nahum Drive near Two Bunch Palms Trail, said Sgt. Dan Bressler of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. There, they found a man suffering from an apparent

It’s been a violent month for Coachella Valley teens. On June 5, a 17-year-old was set on fire in Coachella by suspected gang members. Over the weekend, Palm Springs Police arrested another teenager and accused him of hate crimes, and Tuesday, a judge allowed four teenagers accused of stabbing a Desert Hot Springs man to

Part of Highway 111 was closed Thursday morning, south of Mecca after a big rig overturned around midnight spilling produce on the road. All lanes have since re-opened. This happened just north of Mecca Avenue. Both sides of the highway were closed for clean-up, but the southbound lanes re-opened in time for the morning commute.

Four Coachella Valley schools made the final cut in the competition to prove who is the “fittest school of all” in the 2010 Governor’s Challenge Competition. The program, run by Governor Schwarzenegger’s office, is designed to promote increased physical activity and better nutrition among California’s youth, according to their website. Within the program, the Coachella