Month: October 2010

Tras las rejas se encuentra el sujeto que la semana pasada atropell a un indigente en Desert Hot Springs, el cual se llamaba Roger Pace que estuvo grave dos das y despus falleci. Gracias a una llamada annima la polica dio con el vehculo involucrado en el fatal percance y con el chofer que huy.

Hoy se celebra el cuarto aniversario del incendio Esperanza en el que perdieron la vida cinco bomberos. Al medio da el servicio forestal ofrecer un minuto de silencio en memoria de Mak Loutzenhiser, Jess McLean, Jason McLay, Daniel Hoover-Najera y Pablo Cerda. El fuego devor 61 millas de maleza al oeste del Valle de Coachella.

Buenos noticias para alumnos y maestros de las escuelas del Coachella Valley Unified District, ya que gracias a un aumento en el presupuesto por parte del estado, evitar que se lleve a cabo el acuerdo entre el sindicato de maestros y el distrito que haban dicho que le recortaran cinco das al ao escolar an

Oficiales del Condado de Riverside llevaron a cabo un operativo de Cathedral City y Palm Springs con el fin de confirmar que 50 ofensores sexuales cumplen con la ley y en el domicilio con el que estn registrados. Efectivamente 36 de ellos fueron localizados y en las viviendas de los otros 14 no haba nadie.

A new poll shows strong support of Proposition 25 – the Nov. 2 ballot measure that would make it easier to pass a state budget – but many voters are undecided about another measure to halt California’s landmark global warming law. The Los Angeles Times/USC poll published Monday says 58 percent of likely voters support

Authorities are searching for a second suspect involved in a Sunday night shooting in Sky Valley, east of Desert Hot Springs. Deputies responded to a call that shots were fired after 9:30 p.m. in the 17-500 block of Langley St., south of Dillon Rd. They found one victim suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

The revelation of ballooned salaries earned by city officials in the Los Angeles County suburb of Bell has prompted statewide changes. The state controller launched a website Monday listing the salaries, pensions and other compensation for nearly 600,000 city and county employees throughout California. Almost all of the cities in or near the Coachella Valley

Health officials are urging seniors to get a whooping cough vaccine because of California’s pertussis outbreak, but some elderly patients say doctors won’t inoculate them because the vaccine is only licensed for people up to age 64. California’s whooping cough outbreak has infected nearly 6,000 people and killed 10 infants. State and federal health officials

There was tricks and treats. But that’s not all. There was games, crafts and a costume contest. The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert gave parents and children a little bit of everything as halloween nears. Javier Martinez Jr. and his son loved it. “It’s during the day so you’re not having to worry where

Assemblyman Brian Nestande, members of Roy Wilson’s family and community leaders gathered to dedicate a portion of State Highway 74 as the Roy Wilson Memorial Highway. The ceremony took place at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center in Palm Desert. The bill names four miles of State Highway 74 south

The Bob Hope Classic announced the “Classic Girls” selected for the 2011 PGA TOUR event to be held Jan. 17-23, 2011. Serving as Classic Girls for the 52nd tournament will be (Bob) Samantha Cortese, 21, of Palm Desert, Calif., (Hope) Ashten Goodenough, 22, of San Diego, and (Classic) Ashton Hanson, 22, of La Quinta, Calif.

A 19-year-old Cathedral City man who flashed a laser beam into the cockpit of a California Highway Patrol helicopter, disrupting a law enforcement operation, was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison. Nathan Ramon Wells was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips to spend three years on probation for the June 3,

The California Supreme Court today unanimously rejected Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco’s contention that criminal cases on the verge of dismissal because of time constraints warrant using all court resources — including family law courtrooms — for trial. In a 7-0 decision written by Chief Justice Ronald M. George, the justices sided with a

The fight over marijuana in California is finally coming to television with a sober ad starring a former police chief who supports legalizing pot. The Yes on 19 campaign says it has bought $200,000 worth of airtime in Los Angeles to run the ad released Monday. The 30-second spot features former San Jose police Chief

La polica est tras la pista de un grupo de sujetos que asaltaron y golpearon severamente con una pistola a un hombre que caminaba en el rea de la calle Sexta cerca de Lincoln en Mecca. Minutos antes los agentes haban respondido a un reporte de un tiroteo en la calle Sexta y Date Palm

A baseball tournament established in honor of a firefighting crew that perished battling a 2006 arson blaze in Riverside County took place over the weekend, with teams from across the region playing for charity. The third annual ?Engine 57 Memorial Baseball Tournament? was held at two locations: Noble Creek Park in Beaumont, 38900 Oak Valley

El pasado sbado a las 2:00 a.m. el conductor de un vehculo que circulaba sobre North Palm Canyon Drive en Palm Springs perdi el control y se estrell con una palma. Edgar Ocampo de 32 aos que manejaba el carro falleci en la escena, John Rodrguez de 28 fue transportado al hospital donde muri media

Three boys face burglary charges after they were accused of breaking into a Cathedral City home. Police responded to a burglary in progress call on Sunday afternoon on the 33200 block of Date Palm Drive. A witness told police the three suspects entered the home through a locked window, but they escaped when police arrived.

Ayer domingo por la tarde una llamada annima alert a las autoridades de que tres jovencitos se haban metido en una casa ubicada sobre Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City. Cuando la polica lleg al lugar, los ladrones de 14 y 12 aos de edad intentaron huir pero fueron capturados, uno de ellos ya haba

The National Weather Service has issued high wind warnings as gusts of 30 to 60 mph sweep through Southern and Central California. Forecasters say northwest winds will scour the mountains and valleys of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties through Tuesday. The warnings include the San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains as well as