Month: August 2010

One player, who bought their ticket in California, matched all six numbers in Friday night’s $133 million Mega Millions drawing. The winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing were: 04 – 10 – 26 – 32 and 41, and the Mega Ball number was 31. The winner bought their ticket at a liquor store in Morrow

The Coachella Valley Unified School District laid off 54 teachers over the summer. It recently recinded 18 of the those pink slips thanks to money it expects to receive from the federal jobs bill that sought to protect teachers, but even with those educators, class sizes are growing. Grades one through 12 will increase into

Longtime Palm Desert City councilman Dick Kelly died last Friday. The council met for the first time Thursday since his death. Kelly’s replacement on the council is still up in the air. But his wife of 65 years said her husband would want it to be her. Widow Mary Helen Kelly agreed. But she said

A Cathedral City man convicted of second-degree murder in a drunk driving crash could get a new trial. Jason Pappas, 38, is expected to be back in court today. He was supposed to be sentenced two weeks ago. At his sentencing — it came out that one of the jurors in his trial may have

The largest of three lightning-strike fires in the west end of Joshua Tree National Park has scorched about 110 acres, National Park Service spokesman Joe Zarki said. There are no structures threatened but visitors are urged to use caution while driving through the park, and to be alert to the presence of firefighting equipment and

An estimated $133 million jackpot has a lot of people feeling Lotto fever, and they’re snapping up tickets for Friday night’s huge Mega Millions lottery drawing. La Puente resident Joe Torres has been going into the 7-Eleven on Sunset Avenue in La Puente for the last 10 years playing the lottery every day. For the

ABC Television is set to announce the list of stars that will dazzle us on the dance floor on “Dancing With The Stars,” this season. The announcement will come tonight during tonight’s episode of “The Bachelor Pad” on KESQ News Channel 3, which airs at 8 p.m. There have been rumors about who may be

Un accidente automovilstico en palm springs ha cobrado la vida de una persona. El accidente ocurri a las 6:45 de la maana ,sobre la Avenida Caballeros . Segn la polica — un hombre , de la tercera edad, tuvo algunos problemas de salud , provocando que impactara su camioneta todo terreno contra un carro estacionado

test

Once upon a time.. blah blah blah

A package of bills promoted by the father of murdered Escondido teenager Amber Dubois that is intended to improve law enforcement handling of missing person cases was approved today by the state Assembly. The bills, authored by Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, and Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucaipa, must be signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before

Police were learning more on Friday about a burned body found this week in Joshua Tree. Investigators tried to identify the victim using fingerprints, but were unable to do so because of the burns on her hands. A passing motorist reported the fire on Tuesday along Highway 62. Firefighters stopped the fire and found the

A 45-year-old hiker who became lost and ran out of water above the Indio Hills area of the Coachella Valley was resuced Friday afternoon, and taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. The rescue effort was launched after the hiker called 911, said Sgt. Joe Borja of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The

Ayer jueves alrededor de las 6:00 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en un condominio ubicado sobre Coyotes Drive en Palm Springs. El fuego inici por un desperfecto en el aire acondicionado y se expandi rpidamente causando daos valorados en $50 mil dlares. No hubo heridos.

Ayer oficiales del sheriff buscaban a un delincuente en el rea de Drawbridge Ave en Indio, tocando puerta en puerta, sorpresivamente encontraron a otro que era buscado por la polica en Indio. Se trata de Anthony Gonzlez responsable de balear a un hombre en el Hotel Royal Plaza Inn de Indio. Ahora el malandrn est

La mayora de las escuelas inician actividades el prximo lunes, con grandes cambios en comparacin con el pasado ao escolar. Ms alumnos por clase, menos maestros por plantel, menos autobuses escolares y ms presencia policaca en zonas escolares por lo menos las primeras dos semanas. Las autoridades recomiendan a padres de familia tomar tiempo suficiente

La polica de Coachella en conjunto con el Departamento de Seguridad de Pacific Railroad estn haciendo su mayor esfuerzo en mantener seguro el trnsito en las vas del tren. Por eso agentes estn poniendo su mayor atencin en sancionar a conductores que no respeten el reglamento de trnsito en dichas reas. Ayer 15 choferes fueron

Southern California’s valleys and deserts have finally gotten relief with the collapse of a heat wave that departed with a final round of blistering temperatures, thunderstorms and flash floods. Temperatures Friday are down markedly across the region as high pressure recedes, and many beaches are foggy as the Pacific Ocean marine layer pushes back in

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit an area south of the Salton Sea on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor hit at 10:32 a.m. in an area 4 miles north of Obsidian Butte, and 7 miles west of Niland according to USGS maps. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s investigators need the public’s help in tracking down a man they say is armed and extremely dangerous. Detectives said a Morongo man arrived home early Tuesday morning, and noticed a light on in a back room. He walked into his house and was confronted by a 15-year-old Hispanic male. After a