Tubera de Gas Provoca Incendio en Palm Springs
Ayer lunes a las 11:00 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en una casa de Palm Springs que est en remodelacin. Todo inici con una explosin en la tubera de gas.
Continue ReadingAyer lunes a las 11:00 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en una casa de Palm Springs que est en remodelacin. Todo inici con una explosin en la tubera de gas.
Continue ReadingLas autoridades investigan la causa que origin que el conductor de un vehculo que circulaba en el rea de las calles El Cielo y Kira Douglas Way en Palm Springs se volcara. El chofer result herido y ahora se recupera en el hospital. Los hechos ocurrieron ayer lunes a las 5:00 p.m.
Continue ReadingBullying happens, and sometimes it can prove excruciating for a child. Here are some resources to help parents and kids guide their way through some tough times: Gay Straight Network Read: California’s Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act Bullying Resources for the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Area
Continue ReadingNearly $69 million in welfare money meant to help California’s neediest families have been spent or withdrawn at locations such as Hawaii, Las Vegas casinos and cruise ships from Miami. The finding reported Monday in the Los Angeles Times is based on data compiled since 2007 by the California Department of Social Services. Data showed
Continue ReadingFire crews responded to a structure fire around 12:14 a.m. Monday. The abandoned, single-family home located at the 45-800 block of Arabia St. was fully engulfed by the time they arrived at the scene. Neighbors said the home had been deserted for at least seven months, after the first fire occurred. Five engines and one
Continue ReadingA condemned child killer was today granted his request to be appointed a lawyer following a year of representing himself against charges stemming from the kidnap-murder of a 10-year-old Beaumont boy. Joseph Edward Duncan III faces first-degree murder and other charges stemming from the April 1997 abduction and slaying of Anthony Martinez, who was snatched
Continue ReadingA former Palm Springs business owner is facing backlash after getting involved in the 45th District congressional race. Erica Stone owns Soldiers Organized Service, a nonprofit group that provides free transportation to Marines. She appeared in a TV spot sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mary Bono-Mack that criticized Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, who’s running against
Continue ReadingSo far it’s business as usual for travel agent Kay Everley of Sunshine Travel and Cruise in Palm Desert. Despite the terror alert issued by the State Department for Americans Traveling in Europe, Everley hasn’t had any clients get cold feet about visiting Europe. “We haven’t had people cancelling we really at this point haven’t
Continue ReadingIt was a rock star reception for over 200 United States Marines returning to 29 Palms from Afghanistan. Over the last year the Marines have taken down Taliban insurgents, kept elections safe and helped open schools. Five buses pulled into the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center just before noon on Monday. Lance Corporal Damion
Continue ReadingStarting Monday, all 10 Riverside County Family Care Centers will be offering no-cost flu shots for esidents, with no appointments required. “The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is by getting this year’s flu shot,” said county Health Officer Dr. Eric Frykman, who encouraged everyone to get vaccinated. The shots combine the
Continue ReadingRancho Mirage fire engineer Mike Scholl knows exactly what to say to prevent kids from starting a fire. “You’re going to burn your bed. You’re going to burn up your clothes. You’re going to burn up all your toys,” he said. The audience, made up primarily of first and second grade students from Rancho Mirage
Continue ReadingPalm Springs fire crews responded to call reporting a house explosion on Monday to find all of the windows blown out, according to the Palm Springs Fire Department. The call came in just after noon near the intersection of Calle Marcus and Senora in the Deep Well area of Palm Springs. Firefighters arrived to find
Continue ReadingPalm Springs police warned residents today about an identity scam perpetrated by someone claiming to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation. A local business owner recently received an official-looking fax asking her to sign a letter and provide confidential banking information, according to Officer Rhonda Long of the Palm Springs Police Department. The owner
Continue ReadingIf You Are Being Bullied: Talk to your parents or an adult you can trust, such as a teacher, school counselor, or principal. Many teens who are targets of bullies do not talk to adults because they feel embarrassed, ashamed, or fearful, and they believe they should be able to handle the problem on their
Continue ReadingA man was sentenced Monday to 33 years to life behind bars for snatching a 63-year-old woman’s designer purse and briefly dragging her across a parking in La Quinta, causing her head to split open on the pavement. Rudolfo “Rudy” Rodriguez, 48, was convicted in June of a felony robbery charge — his third strike
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Continue ReadingA final assessment of Riverside County government’s balance sheet at the end of the last fiscal year indicates that most departments closed 2009-10 with money to spare. The Board of Supervisors tomorrow will review the Executive Office’s year-end report on general fund activity as part of its policy agenda. According to the report, only two
Continue ReadingAll eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 will shut down beginning at 11 p.m, tonight, and will re-open at 6 a.m., according to Cal Trans workers. The shutdown is part of the project to build a new overpass at Bob Hope Drive in Thousand Palms that will replace the existing overpass of Ramon Road. Motorists will
Continue ReadingA jury was seated today for the trial of two men accused in the financially motivated murder of a Palm Springs retiree. San Francisco attorney David Replogle, 61, and Miguel Bustamante, 27, are charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 5, 2008, death of Clifford Lambert. They also face sentence-enhancing allegations of committing a murder
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