Month: November 2010

In commemoration of World AIDS Day, which is Wednesday, Kaiser Permanente Southern California today awarded grants totaling $357,557 to 35 nonprofit organizations to fund a variety of services for people living with HIV and AIDS, including dental care, youth education and screening programs. Since 2000, Kaiser Permanente Southern California has awarded more than $3 million

Academy Award winner Robert Duvall will receive the Career Achievement Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January, organizers announced today. “For nearly 50 years, Robert Duvall has transfixed cinematic audiences with his gritty, intuitive performances, ” said Harold Matzner, the festival’s chairman. The award will be presented to Duvall at the festival’s

A 24-year-old man who was killed in a crash that also injured four others in Coachella was identified today as an Indio resident. Teofilo Isidoro-Huexca was pronounced dead at 4:31 p.m. Sunday on westbound Avenue 52 near Douma Street, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Isidoro-Huexca was driving a Buick on Avenue 52 when

Black Friday deals may have come and gone, but Cyber Monday promises more holiday discounts from online merchants. Cyber Monday, which falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving, is the unofficial kickoff to online holiday shopping. As the turkey haze wears off, many web retailers slash prices or offer exclusive coupon codes to entice shoppers. Here

Two parolees, one a deported felon, are suspected of using counterfeit credit cards at four desert casinos and were in custody today, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Erik Baca, 27, of Los Angeles and Javier Lopez, 42, of San Juan Capistrano, a previously deported felon, were arrested Saturday and face burglary and credit card

A man was shot and killed early Sunday morning in the parking lot of a San Bernardino club. Police have arrested the suspect’s father, who is accused of being an accessory to the murder. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. at the Celebrity Bar and Grill in the 100 block of East 40th Street. Responding

Priscilla Dewing loves her job at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus. Dewing saved more than a thousand animals from euthanasia at the Riverside County run shelter. But, the county decided to lay her off. She’s another victim of budget cuts. But, unlike others who lost their jobs, Dewing’s colleagues want to save her job. “I’m

People are still talking about Friday’s fire that scorched eight acres of federal land, located off Thousand Palms Canyon Rd., near the Coachella Valley Preserve. “From where I live, I can see directly into the area,” said Bob Gillian, of Palm Desert. “As I looked up, all of a sudden, it looked like a plane

Counties around the Southland are cutting costs, and that includes lay-offs. Now, some animal lovers are trying to prevent one Riverside County employee from losing her job. Priscilla Dewing works at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus. She sends animals from the campus to shelters who won’t euthanize. The shelters protested outside the campus over the

A man whose convenience store robbery attempt was foiled by a clerk, who managed to wrest away his firearm, remained at large today. The attempted robbery was reported at 2:20 p.m. Sunday at the am/pm store at 2228 W. Ramsey St., according to Ginger Perry of the Banning Police Department. The masked gunman entered the

A former La Quinta American Youth Soccer Organization commissioner pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $100,000 from the organization and also admitted using a friend’s name to fraudulently obtain checks on a credit card account. Sharon Schumaier ws immediately sentenced to a two-year state prison term by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Thomas Douglass,

Five Riverside County school districts were awarded a total $1.8 million in federal grants to bolster programs that help students prepare for college and careers, it was announced today. The recipients of the Enhancing Education Through Technology Competitive Grants are: — Moreno Valley Unified School District, $500,000; — Palm Springs Unified School District, $500,000; —

El sbado pasado alrededor del medio da, cuadrillas de emergencia acudieron al rea montaosa de Idyllwild ya que un excursionista cay en un barranco y result con una pierna rota. Al rescatarlo fue transportado al hospital.

El pasado viernes se registr un incendio en Thousand Palms a las 3:35 p.m. en la interseccin de Ramon y Dillon Road. Las llamas devoraron 10 acres de palmas, en tres horas los bomberos sofocaron las llamas. Las columnas de humo se observaron en todo el Valle de Coachella.

Palm Desert police today announced increased patrols in the city over the holiday season to help prevent thefts. In addition to the patrols, the department released tips for safe holiday shopping. Residents should be alert of their surroundings at all times and check for suspicious activity or people loitering before parking and exiting vehicles, said

Las autoridades investigan un fatal percance en el que un hombre perdi la vida ayer domingo a las 4:19 p.m. en el rea de la Ave 52 y Douma Street en Coachella. Segn el informe en no de los vehculos involucrados en el choque viajaba solo el hoy occiso, en el otro carro cuatro miembros

Tras las rejas se encuentran dos sujetos que utilizaron tarjetas de crdito falsificadas para sacar dinero en tres casinos del Valle de Coachella., Nordstrom Visa alert a dichos casinos de transacciones fraudulentas. Las cmaras de seguridad de Fantasy Springs Resort Casino captaron el sbado a las 4:30 p.m. a Erik Baca de 27 aos de

Indian Wells City Council candidate Ted Mertens fulfilled a promise on Monday he made to KESQ last week. He submitted a formal request to recount his race. In the final tally released on Friday, Nov. 26, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters showed Mertens won 1182 votes in the election and Patriclk Mullany won 1188,

A hiker is nursing a broken leg, after he was rescued near Idyllwild Saturday. Search crews got a call just after noon, that a 44 year old man had fallen 20 feet down a hillside near Humber Park, just east of Highway 243. The hiker’s injury prevented him from trekking the mile and a half

Travelers planning to visit the San Jacinto Mountains today will need to carry chains, the California Highway Patrol said. The agency set up chain control along State Route 74 just below Mountain Center due to icy road conditions. Click here for current road conditions on state routes throughout Southern California Saturday night’s storm brought less