Month: March 2011

A new app for smart phones hit the market on Thursday, and already it’s stirring up a bit of chatter. The app is called Color. If you believe what company leaders are saying, Color is going to re-paint the social media landscape, maybe even overshadow Facebook and Twitter. “We were given $41 million to start

The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $312 million for Friday’s drawing after no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s game. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday were 01-14-35-50-53, Mega Ball: 43. The jackpot has been growing for 15 straight drawings. No one has won since Feb. 1 when winning tickets were sold in Michigan

She’s written controversial biographies on Oprah, Frank Sinatra, and the Royal Family. Now Kitty Kelley is in the Coachella Valley and joining forces with College of the Desert to raise money for the school. She’s not what you would expect. A bubbly petite blonde has made some pretty powerful enemies. Kelley has written 7 controversial

College of the Desert will hit the airwaves for the first time today. The community college will launch its first radio station — KCOD, AM- 1620 — today at 2 p.m., professor Laurilie Jackson said. The student-led lineup will include music programming, cultural commentary and a comedy hour. “This radio station is a stepping stone

A Riverside police officer gunned down execution-style — with his own handgun — while trying to catch a suspected truck thief begged for the shooter not to kill him, a witness said on Frday. Stephen McQueen of Riverside is the only known eyewitness to the slaying of 27-year-old Officer Ryan Patrick Bonaminio last Nov. 7.

A Desert Hot Springs man was found guilty today of beating and shooting his girlfriend at their apartment during a gathering the couple hosted for friends. Despite Amanda Prock’s insistence during her testimony that her boyfriend did not fire the shot that injured her, a jury convicted 25-year-old Michael Hartwell of attempted murder and three

A week after a police officer lost his life during a vehicle chase, officers decided to break off a pursuit of an Indio man accused of hitting his wife, who was later arrested. Edward Cortez, 24, was eventually arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife at a residence in Indio. Police responded to the 82000 block

Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department conducted a two-day compliance sweep of registered sex offenders in the Morongo Basin and arrested two people. Kenneth LaPerle was taken into custody for failing to register his new address with authorities, according to a sheriff’s department spokesman. Another sex offender was arrested on narcotics-related charges that

Riverside County’s jobless rate edged down in February, with modest growth in most sectors of the area economy, state officials reported today. The county’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month, based on preliminary estimates, was 14.1 percent, compared to 14.3 percent in January, according to the California Economic Development Department. The February figure was roughly

Local law enforcement officers and fire crews started gathering at Southwest Community Church around 8 a..m. on Friday. As many as 4,000 people are expected are expected to pay their final respects to Cathedral City Police Officer Jermaine Gibson. Gibson, 28, was killed early Saturday morning when his patrol cruiser hit a palm tree during

Hoy viernes desde muy temprano ms de 2 mil patrullas se dieron cita para darle el ltimo adis al oficial Jermain Gibson cado en cumplimiento de su deber el pasado fin de semana. Los restos del agente fueron trasladados de la funeraria Forest Lawn de Cathedral City a la Southwest Community Church que se ubica

El College of the Desert campus Mecca-Thermal celebra su aniversario con msica, comida, entretenimiento e informacin en cursos, asistencia financiera, ingls como segundo idioma, educacin para adultos y programas vocaciones entre otros. La cita es maana sbado 26 de Marzo en College of the Desert de Mecca por la calle Bucanan y Ave 62 cerca

En el hospital se recupera un hombre que ayer a las 9:30 p.m. en el rea de Fred Waring Drive y Town Center Way en Palm Desert. No se mencion si la vctima caminaba por la zona peatonal, ni si el conductor del vehculo involucrado enfrentar cargos.

Ayer se llev a cabo el operativo ?Desert Force? en el este del Valle de Coachella, 150 oficiales de polica inspeccionaron la actividad de unas 100 personas en libertad condicional, de las cuales 12 fueron arrestadas por violar los trminos de su compromiso con la ley. El operativo inici a las 5:00 a.m.

Cuatro personas hospitalizadas, dos de ellas en condicin crtica es el resultado de un cadente ocurrido ayer a las 8:50 a.m. sobre la I-10 a la altura de Cook Street en Palm Desert donde le tron una llanta al vehculo en que viajaban estudiantes de la Desert Mirage High School al aeropuerto de Ontario con

Thousands are expected to pay their respects Friday for slain Cathedral City police officer Jermaine Gibson, 28, who died one week ago. Several local law enforcement agencies are helping out the Cathedral City police department by covering their shifts, so they can attend the funeral. Cathedral City police officials say they’ve experienced a wave of

A La Quinta mother returned to the Coachella Valley on Thursday after being evacuated from a U.S. Naval Base in Japan. Linsey Todd was living with her kids in Yokosura when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck. Her husband is serving on the U.S.S. George Washington just off the coast of Japan. Braidy Todd, 6, was

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies and officers from various agencies throughout the Coachella Valley arrested 12 people on Thursday as part of a massive parole sweep. A spokesman for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said more than 150 officers gathered in Palm Desert at 5 a.m. for a job they dubbed “Operation Desert Force.” Fifteen teams

The Palm Desert City Council will consider today a proposed zoning ordinance aimed at regulating short-term rental homes, sometimes referred to as “party homes.” The Palm Desert Planning Commission voted 3-2 on Feb. 15 to put the measure before the council. This afternoon’s vote was originally scheduled for two weeks ago, but it was pushed