Month: February 2011

A raft of prominent science fiction writers are slated to attend an upcoming UC Riverside scifi confab that begins Friday. The 2011 Eaton Science Fiction Conference will continue through Sunday at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa and will feature established authors in the genre from around the globe. The conference is expected to draw

Motorists planning to travel through Riverside using the Riverside (91) Freeway should be prepared for detours beginning tonight. Crews will be tearing down the remnants of the old Van Buren Boulevard overpass, requiring closures on both sides of the 91, according to the Riverside Department of Public Works. Eastbound and westbound lanes will be shut

A public hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday to hear from the public on Gof. Jerry Brown’s (D-Calif.) proposal to phase out redevelopment agencies and funding to cities and counties. The hearing, planned and hosted by Assy Brian Nestande (R-Palm Desert) and Sen. Bill Emmerson (R-Hemet) will take place at the Palm Desert

Coachella police were searching for two outstanding suspects on Friday in connection with a carjacking. The carjacking was reported at 7:12 p.m. on Thursday in the area of 52nd Avenue and Empalme Street in Coachella, said police spokeswoman Herlinda Valenzuela. The victim was approached by three Hispanic men and hit over the head with a

En Coachella dos hombres encapuchados abrieron fuego dentro de la tienda Campos ubicada sobre la Calle Sexta y la Avenida Date. Los sujetos detonaron sus armas, robaron cerveza y efectivo para despus darse a la fuga. La policia pide de su ayuda para dar con los malhechores. Si usted tiene mas detalles que puedan esclarecer

Two people were hurt, one seriously, when a car flipped over and got wedged beneath a big rig this afternoon on a freeway east of Moreno Valley. The collision was reported at 12:02 p.m. on the eastbound Moreno Valley (60) Freeway, between Gilman Springs Road and Jack Rabbit Trail, in an area known as the

Preparations are underway in Palm Springs as the city becomes “head over wheels.” Close to 10,000 bicyclists are participating in Saturday’s “Tour de Palm Springs.” “We’ve been doing a lot of rides,” said Sharon Fletcher, of Desert Bike Club. “Our group meets Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. So at least four times a week, we’re

Store owners in Old Town La Quinta say business is picking up. That’s good news — as owners deal with the uncertainty of not knowing who will be managing their property in the near future. The 21,000 square foot building in Old Town, which includes Stuft Pizza, is now bank-owned. It changed hands from the

Coachella Valley High School students are looking up for the answers. They use an interactive educational tool known as TurningPoint. Students use little gadgets known as “clickers” to record their answers. Then, they wait for the correct answers to appear above on the projection screen. “It really helps me,” said junior Roger Montano. “It helps

En un operativo realizado por varias agencias del orden para checar a ofensores sexuales registrados para saber si cumplen con las restricciones impuestas por la ley, dos sujetos fueron arrestados por violar su libertad condicional. Se trata de Richard Valderrama de 40 aos y de Terrey Utley de 67. En total las autoridades visitaron 111

Contina la controversia en torno al caso del Coachella Valley Unfied School District en el que el Superintendente Ricardo Medina y Rick lvarez fueron puestos en cese administrativo en una junta a puerta cerrada. El problema ahora es que el distrito viol la ley de California que estipula que dicho tipo de juntas debe de

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto que se qued dentro de la tienda K-Mart de Indio con el fin de robar joyera. Antes de lograr su objetivo se activ la alarma. Al llegar la polica atraparon a Christopher Rash de 35 aos.

Autoridades de California trabajan en la extradicin de un sujeto de Ohio que en 2004 abus sexualmente de una nia de dos aos en Palm Springs. En Philadelphia la polica recibi un CD con fotografas donde la pequea era abusada por Jeffrey Roderick de 42 aos. Al momento de los hechos, Roderick cuidaba a la

Ayer a las 7:00 p.m. tres sujetos se aproximaron a un hombre que estaba en su vehculo en el rea de la Ave 52 y Calle Empalme en Coachella, le pusieron una pistola en la cabeza le robaron el carro. De inmediato las autoridades fueron notificadas y localizaron su auto, uno de los sujetos entr

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The Golf Channel will provide live national coverage of the Kraft Nabisco Championship at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, under an agreement announced today by the tournament’s organizers. The first LPGA Major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship will be televised across the country via the cable network during all four

The Palm Desert City Council today will vote whether to authorize the YMCA to manage the city’s new aquatic center. If approved by the City Council today at 4 p.m. during its bi-montly meeting, Family YMCA of the Desert would operate the Palm Desert Aquatics Center. The contract would award YMCA $101,871 to cover start-up

Members of Friends of the Rancho Mirage Public Library will meet today to approve the dissolution of the fundraising organization. The decision is part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the city of Rancho Mirage last fall. The settlement would give the public library nearly all of the organization’s assets. Rancho Mirage sued

The number of Riverside County properties slipping into foreclosure increased last month, a real estate tracking firm reported today. A total 6,819 mortgage default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions were recorded countywide in January, roughly 3 percent more than in December, according to Irvine-based RealtyTrac. Data showed that 1 in 114 households entered

Gov. Jerry Brown tonight is expected to discuss his proposal to eliminate the state budget deficit when he makes his first public appearance in the Los Angeles area since being sworn in last month. Brown is scheduled to speak at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce’s 122nd annual Inaugural Dinner at the JW Marriott at