Month: March 2011

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies need the public’s help in finding a woman who has been missing since mid-February. Lynette Elda Donohoe is schizophrenic, according to investigators, and is believed to be off of her medication. She was reported missing by friends in San Jacinto, and deputies later found out she had been involved in a

Two men who remained at large for more than 20 years admitted their roles in a fatal shooting in Cathedral City and will serve prison terms ranging from 11 to 15 years, a district attorney’s spokesman said today. Luis Duran, 47, and Emiliano Sauceda, 51, fled to Mexico following the April 30, 1984, shooting, and

The Palm Springs International Airport is looking at reducing it’s quarter million dollar budget deficit. And at least one commissioner is considering replacing city landscapers and general maintenance with private contractors. Recently appointed airport commissioner Ben Hall took a look at the airport’s budget and said he couldn’t believe what he found — more than

Con un dficit proyectado de $50 mdd la Universidad de Riverside considera importantes cambios para ahorrar dinero como despidos, disminucin de servicios y eliminacin de programas. Adems UC Riverside anunci el incremento del 8% en tutoras para el prximo ao escolar.

La polica est tras la pista de dos ladrones que anoche a las 10:30 a punta de pistola el negocio ?Massage Envy? ubicado en el Hwy 111 y Dune Palms en La Quinta. Los rateros huyeron antes de que llegaran las autoridades.

A Letter Concerning St. Margaret’s Episcopal School From Lane Hensley, Rector of St. Margaret’s March 16, 2011 Dear Friends, I am writing today with some difficult news. With regret, the Vestry of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, in consultation with the St. Margaret’s School Board, has decided not to reopen St. Margaret’s School for the 2011-2012

Ayer a las 10:45 a.m. un agente que realizaba su patrullaje de rutina en el rea de Fred Waring Drive y Clinton Street en Indio orden al conductor de un vehculo detenerse, el cual desobedeci iniciando una persecucin policaca a 100 mph por 45 minutos a travs del Valle de Coachella. Finalmente el sujeto detuvo

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As the community of Beaumont, Calif., closed the investigation of 10-year-old Anthony Martinez’s murder, a father in Idaho watched as the man who admitted to the killing made a plea deal with prosecutors. Joseph Edward Duncan, III, pleaded guilty in an Indio courtroom on Tuesday in exchange for a life prison sentence without the possibility

Mothers Against Drunk Driving held it’s annual law enforcement recognition awards in Riverside on Tuesday afternoon. More than 500 Riverside County officers ,representing the sheriff’s department, California Highway Patrol and local police departments, showed up to support the men and women who have significantly reduced highway fatalities by making multiple DUI arrests in 2010. News

As more figures are released from the 2010 Census, Riverside County leaders prepare plans to redraw the district boundary lines as they’re required to every ten years. Members of the Redistricting Steering Committee face the task of evenly distributing the number of residents in each supervisory district. County officials told committee members Tuesday that census

Hundreds of thousands of fans have made their way to Indian Wells, Calif., for the world-class BNP Paribas Open. What about fans who coulldn’t make it? This year, the organizers at the BNP Paribas Open increased their social network presence in an effort to reach more tennis fans. “This extends the reach of the tournament.

The city of Desert Hot Springs is looking for someone else to promote the twice-delayed Wellness and World Music Festival. The city severed ties Tuesday with Tony Clarke, who was hired to put on the festival but never got it off the ground. Mayor Yvonne Parks confirms Clarke signed an assignment agreement with the city

A 23-year-old man who wandered off a hiking trail in Palm Springs was rescued unharmed today following a three-hour search, a Palm Springs Police officer said. The man took off on the South Lykken Trail west of the city, but got lost in the foothills when he left the path. He used his cellphone to

Agentes de la polica intentaron detener una camioneta en la esquina de las calles Fred Waring y Clinton. El conductor se rehus a detenerse y pis el acelerador manejando hacia la Autopista 10, en direccin oeste donde alcanz velocidades de hasta 100 millas por hora. Finalmente se detuvo cerca de la interseccin de la Carretera

California Senators Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein sent a letter to the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday, urging him to conduct a full-scale inspection of nuclear power plants along the California coast. In the letter, the senators wanted inspections of the San Onofre plant, in San Clemente, and the Diablo Canyon Nuclear

Two people were in custody after a high speed chase that started in Indio and ended north of Palm Springs, according to the California Highway Patrol. The chase began just before 11 a.m. when officers with one of the area’s task forces tried to pull over a wanted parolee who was driving a truck at

Ayer a las 2:17 p.m. los bomberos sofocaron el incendio de una casa ubicada sobre Arabia Street en Indio. Las llamas daaron una recmara de la vivienda. No se reportaron heridos.

A twin-engine plane crashed on takeoff today from Long Beach Municipal Airport, killing five of the six people aboard. The plane crashed and erupted in flames in the northwest portion of the airport at 10:37 a.m., according to Steve Yamamoto of the Long Beach Fire Department. Yamamoto said the plane was carrying six people, five

Gran sorpresa se llevaron los empleados de la sucursal ?First Bank? que se ubica sobre Washington Street en Palm Desert. Ayer al llegar a abrir la institucin se dieron cuenta que durante la madrugada alguien haba entrado a robar al banco. No han revelado la cantidad del botn.