Month: July 2010

More than 30 local businesses will participate in a fundraiser as part of an effort to raise $10,000 for the Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade. The four-day “Christmas in July” fundraising campaign will begin Thursday at the city’s weekly street fair, VillageFest, said Amy Blaisdell, the city’s director of communications. The parade, which draws

Desde hoy y hasta maana martes a las 8:00 a.m. se estn llevando a cabo trabajos de construccin sobre San Luis Rey Ave entre el Hwy 111 y El Paseo en Palm Desert, se sugiere utilizar la calle Portola como ruta alterna. En Indio, Varner Road est cerrado completamente a la altura de Jefferson Street

Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco protested a proposal plan on Tuesday that could place a convicted child killer in Riverside County. Donald Schmidt, 38, was convicted in 1987 at the age of 16 for the murder of a 3 year old girl in Santa Cruz County in the town on Lompico. The Riverside County

Ayer lunes a las 5:15 p.m. los bomberos recibieron un llamado que reportaba que dos casas se estaban quemando. Al llegar a la vivienda donde inici el fuego se les colaps el techo. Las altas temperaturas y el viento favorecieron para que se extendieran las llamas a la segunda casa. Por fortuna los residentes pudieron

Ayer lunes a las 4:35 a.m. la polica recibi un llamado que reportaba que en una casa ubicada sobre Velardo Drive en Palm Desert se haba desatado una pelea entre dos hombres y que uno de ellos estaba apualado. Al llegar al lugar encontraron con tres heridas en el abdomen a Lee Roy Rosas de

Ayer lunes poco despus de la 1:00 p.m. se report un choque entre dos autos que circulaban sobre el Hwy Bagdad en Twentynine Palms. Un conductor y su nieto de 10 aos resultaron heridos y el otro falleci en el hospital naval.

Hasta finales de esta semana se terminarn de recontar los votos de las pasadas primarias que solicit la Asamblesta Mary Salas y que perdi por 22 votos frente a Juan Vargas quien en el primer conteo result victorioso por el Distrito 40 del Senado, que cubre los condados de Imperial, Riverside (al que pertenece el

A parolee pleaded not guilty today to a first-degree murder charge stemming from the fatal shooting of his uncle in Palm Springs during an argument. Brian Ogle, 24, is charged in the May 11 death of 47-year-old William “Brad” Ogle, who was shot in front of his home in the 2200 block of Carillo Road.

President Obama has released the new national HIV and AIDS policy. It comes after more than a year of nationwide meetings to about the issue. Nick Gallagher is one of more than a million Americans living with HIV and AIDS. He’s pleased with the President’s plan. “We finally have a president who cares about people

Barbara and Chuck Kaye make at least 2 trips a week up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway during the summer. They play scrabble and enjoy lunch during the time they’d normally be sweating it out in the desert heat. “We’ve been doing that all summer. And last summer too, we did it. Last summer we

A recount of ballots cast in Riverside County for the two Democratic candidates in the 40th Senatorial District race is set to get under way today. Assemblywoman Mary Salas, D-San Diego, notified elections officials in Riverside and San Diego counties last Monday that she wanted a recount of ballots in the disputed primary that she

El pasado sbado a las 3:00 p.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en el rea de Pierce Street y la Ave 70 en Thermal. 40 traga humo combatieron la lumbre que devor cinco acres de maleza. Uno de ellos result con quemaduras. Se investiga la causa del siniestro.

La polica est tras la pista de un sujeto que el pasado sbado a las 11:20 a.m. a punta de pistola asalt el negocio ?Frontera Financial Services? ubicado sobre Harrison Street y Ave 50 en Coachella, amenaz al cajero mientras le exiga efectivo con el cual huy. Se estima que el motn fluctuaba en los

Despus de una investigacin y amparados con una orden de cateo, el escuadrn antinarcticos del Valle de Coachella lleg a una casa ubicada sobre Avenida Vallejo en La Quinta donde segn el reporte se vendan drogas. En el lugar encontraron tres pastillas controladas, marihuana y adems botes y botellas de cerveza. En el lugar arrestaron

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto que ayer domingo a las 2:10 p.m. confront a dos hombres en el rea de East Palm Canyon Drive en Cathedral City, los amenaz con un cuchillo con el fin de robarles un pero, una de las vctimas corri con la mascota y Jeffey Gray de 45 aos

Leroy Rosas’ morning began on a bad note. “This is one of the worst things a parent can hear in the morning,” he said. “You don’t want to wake up to ‘Hey, one of your kids is in the hospital.’” His son Raymond, 23, was stabbed during a party happening at a friend’s home located

El pasado viernes a las 5:00a.m. la polica acudi a la estacin de autobuses Greyhound ubicada sobre Oasis Street en Indio despus de recibir un reporte de que un sujeto haba tocado a una jovencita que vena con su madre. Ellas reportaron el incidente al chofer de la unidad quien llam a las autoridades. Francisco

Many Southern California Edison customers are angry about a summer discount program on air conditioning. Those who sign up for it agree to give SCE the authority to turn off the customer’s air conditioning for various reasons, including weather, or so it can reduce the electrical load in SCE’s system. It’s the customers choice, said

Fire crews have contained one of three wildfires in Riverside County, which were sparked by lightning from unusually strong summer storms. The 70-acre Saddle Fire near Hemet is now fully contained. It was the smallest of the fires. It scorched 70 acres before crews were able to overpower it Friday. Authorities said the fire burned

Penny-sized hail dropped on mountains Thursday near the Coachella Valley, according to the National Weather Service. Earlier in the day, winds in the Southland were strong with heavy wind gusts. A power outage in Palm Springs also caused a scare, considering the triple-digit temperatures. Traffic along Interstate 10, through the valley, ran smoothly. There were