Month: November 2010

Teens who text 120 times a day or more are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don’t send as many messages, according to new research. The study’s authors aren’t suggesting that “hyper-texting” leads to sex, drinking or drugs, but say it’s startling to see an apparent link

A 21-year-old man was fatally shot on a freeway overpass in Banning, and his assailant remained at large today, police reported. The victim, whose name was withheld, was found with several gunshot wounds about 8:30 p.m. Monday on a sidewalk where Hargrave Street passes over Interstate 10, according to the Banning Police Department. He was

A Riverside police officer fatally shot by a man suspected of stealing a big rig will be remembered at a funeral a week from today. Officer Ryan Bonaminio will be eulogized at a 10 a.m. funeral next Tuesday at The Grove Community Church at 19900 Grove Community Drive in Riverside, police said. Burial will follow

Riverside County Registrar of Voters Barbara Dunmore was on the defensive today amid criticism from several supervisors about problems that led to the late posting of results on election night. The Board of Supervisors began its meeting by calling for an explanation from Dunmore and Executive Officer Bill Luna about why the initial ballot returns

Vecinos de casas abandonadas embargadas en las diferentes ciudades del Valle de Coachella, se quejan del descuido de las viviendas que en ocasiones adems de estar sucias albergan ratas, provocando amenaza de expansin y malos olores cuando mueres. En ocasiones los municipios limpian y fumigan algunas viviendas para proteger a la comunidad.

En das pasados entraron en efecto nuevas regulaciones implementadas por CAL-OSHA para trabajadores del campo, construccin, jardinera, extractores de combustible y transportadores de material. CAL-OSHA requiere sombra cuando trabajan en temperaturas que sobrepasan los 85 grados, los patrones deben recordarle a sus empleados de beber agua cuando la temperatura llegue a los 95 grados Fahrenheit.

A car accident on Interstate 10 eastbound near the Monterey Avenue exit has resulted in a backup that stretched for miles. The accident was reported at 11:55 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol, and was complicated by animals inside the vehicle getting out on the freeway. None was injured. Two tow trucks were dispatched,

Autoridades policacas del Valle de Coachella buscan el origen y soluciones para la ola de crmenes violentos que se ha desatado en las ltimas semanas, ocho personas han sido asesinadas. Los jefes de polica de las distintas ciudades del valle atribuyen los asesinatos al incremento de pandilleros, sobrepoblacin en las prisiones que obliga a la

La polica de Desert Hot Springs anunci que en la prxima temporada de festividades que inicia con el Da de Accin de Gracias y termina con la llegada del Ao Nuevo, su departamento pondr mayor esfuerzo para que los conductores y pasajeros porten el cinturn de seguridad y as evitar tragedias.

Continan las investigaciones en torno al incidente en el que un agente de la polica de Riverside muri a manos de un sujeto y que conduca una camioneta robada y que fue ordenado por el agente a detenerse para despus intercambiar tiros, hiriendo mortalmente al oficial. Las autoridades ya recuperaron el vehculo y dieron a

Ramon Road, notorious for being one of the bumpiest rides in the Coachella Valley, will undergo a major facelift thanks to some major funding. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will give Cathedral City $2.3 million as part of its Indian Reservation Roads program grant. The funds will help revitalize the stretch of Ramon

El pasado domingo a las 7:45 p.m. dos excursionistas llamaron al 911 para reportar que se haban extraviado cerca de Idywild. La Unidad de Rescate del Condado de Riverside logr encontrarlos hoy martes a las 3:00 a.m. Por fortuna no requirieron atencin mdica.

An intense search continues today for a truck thief who shot and killed a Riverside police officer after a short pursuit that ended with an exchange of gunfire in a Riverside park. Officer Ryan Bonaminio, a four-year Riverside Police Department veteran who also served two tours of duty with the Army in Iraq, was shot

Muy tenso se encuentra el ambiente en la Oficina de Registro del Condado de Diversidad debido al retrazo en la contabilidad de las boletas de las pasadas elecciones intermedias. Brbara Dunmore encargada de la dependencia tendr que contestar muchas preguntas al Bur de supervisores en la prxima junta, como el retrazo de 45 minutos en

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is expected to grill Registrar of Voters’ Barbara Dunmore today about problems that led to initial ballot returns posting later than planned in last Tuesday’s election. Dunmore had indicated before the Nov. 2 general election that absentee ballot results would be up on the registrar’s website by 8:15 on

A Riverside police officer was shot to death following a traffic stop and a foot pursuit of a hit-and-run driver, and the suspect remained at large today. Officer Ryan Bonaminio, who had been with Riverside police for four years, was shot about 9:45 p.m. Sunday at Fairmount Park alongside the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway and

Un residente fue hospitalizado con heridas por arma blanca.sto despus de confrontar a un amante de lo ajeno en el interior de su hogar ubicado en la manzana 3700 de la Avenida Melrose. El propietario del inmueble es un hombre de 64 aos que fue apualado en varias ocasiones el sabado por la maana. La

Thousands of American flags are on display in Cathedral City this week. Each honoring our troops who lost their lives in combat. Every year the list gets longer. Now more than 6,000 men and women have lost their lives serving in the U.S. military since 2001. But their sacrifice is not forgotten. The city places

A Corona company has recalled 7,325 pounds of pasta salad fearing it may be tainted with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service reported. APPA Fine Foods recalled its “Spicy Thai Style Pasta Salad” because it contains cilantro that may have been contaminated with the bacteria, said USDA spokesman Adrian Gianforti.

Steven HernandezArturo AvilesJesse VillarrealLupe Rodriguez Results in some of the local races from the November 2 election are changing, and some are still too close to call. The race for the second Coachella City Council seat is still up for grabs. Steven Hernandez is in the lead for the first seat. Jesse Villarreal and Arturo