Month: February 2011

A school janitor told police that he was fired by the principal the morning of a deadly shooting at a Northern California elementary school. Placerville police said Thursday that 44-year-old John Luebbers told investigators that he went home to get a handgun after being fired from Louisiana Schnell Elementary School. Police say Luebbers told investigators

Debido a que el prximo fin de semana se celebra el tradicional evento deportivo ?Super Bowl?, un total de 30 agencias del orden se unen en el Valle de Coachella para mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios. Como estrategia incrementarn el nmero de agentes y patrullas en las calles y llevarn a cabo

Ayer le informamos de la muerte d un hombre de Palm Springs que fue apualado por la hija de su novia, la cual fue arrestada. Se trata de Michelle Boot de 32 aos quien est embarazada. La familia dice que la mujer no est bien de sus facultades mentales. Se espera que prximamente sea evaluada,

Riverside County’s top prosecutor will be the grand marshal of the 2011 Presidents’ Day Parade at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, it was announced today. District Attorney Paul Zellerbach was elected in June and took over the office at the beginning of the year. The annual parade will take place Feb. 21,

Ayer a las 5:30 p.m. tres excursionistas se extraviaron en el rea de Ladder Canyon cerca de Mecca. Las cuadrillas de rescate utilizaron un helicptero para buscarlos debido a las condiciones del clima. Los excursionistas no tenan ropa extra ni cobijas. En espacio de hora y media fueron rescatados con xito.

A decision on whether charges should be dropped against 14 of the 19 men arrested in the Warm Sands-area sex sting is expected to be given today by Superior Court Judge David B. Downing. Before Downing rules, the defense is grilling one more witness. Detective Frank Guarino took the stand at 9 a.m. At 10:40

El Condado de Riverside contina trabajando en cerrar el dficit de $31 mdd que actualmente enfrenta. Entre las posibles opciones est el recorte de 100 agentes del sheriff que afectara el patrullaje de la ciudad de Thousand Palms. Tambien planean congelar nuevas contrataciones. Otros que se veran afectados son el Departamento de Bomberos, el de

Leeds & Son Holiday Contest Rules – Addendum to Gulf California Broadcast General Contest Rules 1. Write a short description of how you and your loved one met, how your love grew and how you or your spouse proposed. 2. Go to KESQ.COM and register to participate in the Leeds & Son Contest. Your registration

An earthquake measuring 3.0 in magnitude rolled through the Coachella Valley on Wednesday morning, shaking windows and pictures. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake hit at 9:15 a.m. It was centered 18 miles southwest of Palm Springs near Anza. It was followed by a series of aftershocks, the strongest measuring 2.1 in magnitude at

Indio police announced on Wednesday the mother who was badly beaten as part of a family argument on Monday has died. Ofelia Guzman, 51, passed away at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs at around 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Riverside County Coroner. Ben Guitron, spokesman for the Indio Police Department, told

The High Wind Warning issued for the Coachella Valley was canceled on Wedneday by The National Weather Service, and replaced with the lower-scale high wind advisory. The High Wind Warning was still in effect for the Riverside and San Bernardino County mountains. Forecasters were focusing on a time frame ranging from Tuesday night through Wednesday

The Palm Springs City Council meets tonight and is expected to enact a $1.3 million agreement for street maintenance and hold a public hearing on a use permit for a food bank for seniors, according to the City Council agenda. The city is scheduled to approve a deal with Hardy & Harper, Inc. of Santa

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley region for the overnight hours. The warning takes effect from 1 a.m. on Thursday to 6 a.m. Freezing or near-freezing temperatures were expected to settle in over the valley with a few hours that could see temperatures in the

A 27-year-old Indio man accused of inflicting fatal injuries to his mother pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Daniel Castro allegedly attacked 51-year-old Ofelia Guzman at their Baltimore Street home about 7 a.m. Monday. She died Tuesday at 5:42 p.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center, a coroner’s investigator said. Castro, whose bail was

The following statement was released a short time after Wednesday’s decision on the Warm Sands Sex Sting: The Palm Springs Police Officers Association was gratified by today’s court ruling against the Motion to Dismiss charges of lewd conduct against 14 of the 19 suspects arrested in the 2009 Warm Sands incident.The police officers of Palm

A former Indio gang member was exempted today from the mandates of a recently imposed injunction restricting the activities of gang members. The preliminary injunction was approved in January and applies to 126 members of the South Side Indio, Jackson Terrace and Campo gangs. But Richard McKinney, who was named in the injunction, petitioned the

A 71 year-old man is dead after a stabbing in Palm Springs. He was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center, according to the Riverside County Coroner. The incident happened around 6:15 p.m. on the 300 block of Sunview Avenue, just south of Tramview Road, according to Sgt. Mike Kovaleff. Palm Springs police investigators had

Organizers for the Kraft Nabisco Championship and leaders of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation released an early list of celebrities who will play at the Kraft Nabisco Championship Celebrity Pro-Am in March. More than 40 celebrities are scheduled to appear in this year’s Celebrity Pro-Am, which will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in conjunction with

A ms de un mes de estar sin operar debido a trabajos de remodelacin, la oficina del DMV de Indio permanece cerrada a pesar de que tentativamente abrira sus puertas ayer primero del mes de Febrero. Voceros de Departamento de Vehculos Motorizados informaron que la nueva fecha para abrir es Febrero 22. Localmente la nica

Docenas de familias que habitan el complejo de apartamentos ?Las Palms Village que se ubican sobre West Via Lola en Palm Springs fueron evacuados por la administracin debido a que la ciudad cort el servicio elctrico a causa de desperfectos en el equipo de transmisin que resulta de alto peligro operar en esas condiciones. Arreglarlo