Month: October 2010

Buenas noticias para los paps de 470 nios de pre-school del Palm Springs Unified School District que haban sido notificados en Septiembre pasado de que si en Noviembre 30 no se aprobaba el presupuesto 2010-2011 en California se eliminara dicho programa, por fortuna ya se aprob y podrn continuar, adems se conservarn 36 puestos de

La venta de casas embargadas en el Condado de Riverside se ha mantenido estable en los ltimos dos meses. En Septiembre se vendieron 2097 y en Agosto 2073, lo que muestra estabilidad en el sector inmobiliario. Cabe recordar que grandes financieras y bancos en das pasados dieron a conocer que se detendrn los embargos de

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A codefendant of two Bay Area men accused in the financially motivated murder of a Palm Springs retiree is expected to testify in court today. San Francisco attorney David Replogle, 61, and Miguel Bustamante, 27, of Daly City, face charges of first-degree murder and theft charges in the Dec. 5, 2008, slaying of 74-year-old Clifford

Cathedral City gangster Daniel Karlson, 33, was found guilty of second-degree murder Thursday in the 2008 slaying of his close friend Johnny Godinez. Members of the Godinez family spoke out on the verdict and why they say closure is a long ways away. In a separate case, Karlson was acquitted of a double murder in

A co-defendant of two Bay Area men accused in the financially motivated murder of a Palm Springs retiree testified today that the group’s initial plan to kidnap the man and steal his identity later changed. Craig McCarthy, 30, of Daly City, took the witness stand in the trial of San Francisco attorney David Replogle, 61,

A federal judge in Riverside today barred the U.S. military from continuing to enforce the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that prevents open gay service. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips cited violations of gay service members’ first and fifth amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution in granting the permanent injunction. The Log Cabin Republicans sued

A federal judge in Riverside issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping the enforcement of the military’s “don’t ask,don’t tell” policy. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips made the ruling, essentially ending the military’s 17 year old ban on openly gay troops. The injunction came as a result of a lawsuit brought against the military by the

Actor Jeremy London testified today that three people tried to force him into the trunk of his rental car at gunpoint in Palm Springs, but he bargained with the trio, telling them that he would buy them alcohol. The 37-year-old actor, known for his roles in the television dramas “Party of Five” and “7th Heaven,”

In front of reporters and photographers, Sen. Barbara Boxer cast her vote early on Tuesday. “I came early because I wanted to send a message to everybody: Regardless of how you vote, please vote,” she said at the Registrar’s Office in Riverside. Boxer hopes to hold on to her senate seat. Recent polls show she

An assault suspect led Riverside County law enforcement officers on a winding, high-speed chase through the Banning Pass today before he was stopped. Police said Christobel Saubel, 18, allegedly assaulted a San Jacinto resident about 9:45 a.m. in the 23000 block of Soboba Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. He took off in

Agents assigned to the Indio Station of the U.S. Border Patrol seized approximately 950 pounds of marijuana at the Highway 86 checkpoint, agents said. The narcotics have an estimated value at approximately $760,000. On Monday at 5:30p.m., a semi-truck hauling a trailer approached the primary inspection at the checkpoint. It was referred to the secondary

Four people were in police custody Tuesday and face drug and weapons charges in San Bernardino County. Investigators said deputies were called the Twentynine Palms High School on October 5 to break up a fight. They said a 16-year-old student used brass knuckles he had brought from home to hit another student in the head,

Police in Indio are investigating reports of gunshots being exchanged between two cars driving through Indio. Witnesses called the in the incident at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the area on Manzanita Avenue and Apache Street, which is north of Avenue 44. So far, they have been unable to find anyone who was hit by

Ayer le informamos que fueron revelados los resultados de una auditoria del ao 2008 en la ciudad de Coachella miembros del concilio cuestionaron porque los cheques fueron escritos a mano. Segn informacin dada a conocer por el peridico The Desert Sun, Joann Lpez quien an es coordinadora de servicios comunitarios, recibi dos cheques, uno por

Despus de dos incidentes similares y por separado ocurridos durante el pasado fin de semana en el Valle de Coachella en que dos sujetos se atrincheraron, las autoridades buscan nuevas estrategias para manejar situaciones tan estresantes. En ambos casos fue llamado el equipo del SWAT, en el primero despus de 10 horas Juan Carlos Prez

Los bomberos investigan las causas que originaron el incendio de una casa abandonada en Moreno Valley ayer lunes a las 5:15 a.m. Segn el informe la estructura de mil pies de colaps. Por fortuna nadie result herido.

Tres personas hospitalizadas es el resultado de un accidente entre tres vehculos ocurrido ayer lunes a las 4:20 p.m. en el rea de Dinah Shore y Bob Hope Drive en Rancho Mirage. Segn la investigacin preliminar, uno de los autos se pas el semforo en rojo.

En Palm Springs planean nuevas estrategias para disminuir el nmero de conductores que manejan ebrios. Entre ellas est incrementar el nmero de retenes de sobriedad, ubicarlos en nuevos puntos e inclusive llevarlos a cabo viernes, sbados y domingo. Actualmente solo se realiza un reten un viernes al mes. Cabe recordar que un reciente estudio dado

A Coachella man was arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a Desert Hot Springs home nearly two years ago after the Department of Justice matched his DNA to blood found at the scene, police said today. Raymundo Chitica Bobadilla, 36, was arrested about 4:30 p.m. Monday on suspicion of the Dec. 23, 2008, burglary of a