Month: March 2011

El percance se reporto en la Interseccin de la Avenida 52 y la Calle Fillmore. Los bomberos llegaron a tiempo para sofocar las llamas antes de que stas amenazran estructuras cercanas. No se reportaron personas lesionadas.

An accident involving a van carrying students from Desert Mirage High School caused a huge traffic backup that stretched 4 miles on Interstate 10 on Thursday in Palm Desert. The crash happened around 9 a.m. near the westbound Cook Street exit. CHP investigators said the van carrying students from the “Catch A Dream” program blew

Only about one-third of Riverside County fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders were able to meet all the fitness criteria in a six- stage test, mirroring results from students across the state and highlighting a need to improve children’s health, California’s schools chief announced today. “Nothing is more important than the health of our children, and today’s

Dos accidentes graves han provocado estancamiento de trfico sobre la carretera interestatal 10 en Palm Desert como si fuera un estacionamiento en ambas direcciones, de acuerdo con la Patrulla de Caminos de California. En el primer percance se involucr una camioneta que transportaba a estudiantes de Desert Mirage High School, de acuerdo con oficiales de

La polica arrest a Durjan Germain Gray de 34 aos quien contina hospitalizado en Moreno Valley como resultado de la persecucin que protagoniz el fin de semana pasado y que acab con la vida del oficial Germain Gibson en Palm Springs. El sujeto y su acompaante viajaban en un Mustang robado, el polica les orden

Ayer a las 6:45 p.m. la polica recibi el reporte de un tiroteo en el rea de Garden Ave y Daisy Street en Indio. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar un hombre herido en el torso ya haba sido transportado al hospital, quien al ser interrogado no quiso cooperar con la polica.

Cuatro sujetos estn tas las rejas y uno an prfugo de la justicia en conexin con el fatal incidente en que perdieron la vida dos mujeres de Coachella despus de chocar con un semforo en el rea de Indio Blvd. y Monroe Street en Indio. Los hombres a bordo de un auto seguan a tiros

A man was shot in Indio Wednesday during a fight near the Riverside County Fairgrounds. It happened just after 6:45 p.m in the area of Daisy Street and Garden Avenue. The victim was shot in the lower torso. But authorities say it was a single gunshot wound, and the man suffered non-life threatening injuries. The

El condado de Riverside recibi casi $5 mdd en fondos estatales de los que invertir $500 mil dlares en programas para juventud en riesgo de caer en actividad delictiva. El programa consiste en preparacin acadmica y entrenamiento laboral.

Maana viernes se llevarn a cabo los funerales del oficial de polica de Cathedral City Jermaine Gibson quien perdi la vida en cumplimiento de su deber el fin de semana pasado en Palm Springs. Entre 9:30 y 10:00 a.m. los restos de Gibson sern trasladados de la funeraria Forest Lawn de Catheral City a la

Donations are pouring in for the family of fallen Cathedral City police officer Jermaine Gibson. Gibson, 29, died last week during a high-speed chase. According to police, Gibson lost control of his police cruiser and slammed into a tree on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. The car burst into flames. He died at the

The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $304 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 14 straight drawings. No one has won since Feb. 1 when winning tickets were sold in Michigan

All freeway ramps connecting the Palm Drive/Gene Autry Trail overpass to Interstate 10 will be closed tonight while workers shift traffic to a new bridge structure and reconstruct existing ramps. Closings began on some of the ramps Sunday night, but all of them will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. today, according to Coachella Valley

Another storm was expected to hit Riverside County later Wednesday, bringing with it gusty winds but not much rain, forecasters said. The National Weather Service advised that an upper level low pressure system was approaching from the northwest. “Light showers will linger into Thursday,” according to the Weather Service, which also advised that strong gusty

Hitting four consecutive holes on par is a great start to the day for any golfer, but for Cy Breen it was the beginning of a long day ahead. Breen celebrated his 99th birthday by golfing 99 holes at the Cimmiron Golf Course in Cathedral City on Sunday. This near-centenarian uses his clubs to raise

Thousands of people file into the Palm Springs Convention Center for the glitz and glamor of the 17th annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards. Local humanitarians and celebrities are awarded for their dedication to the fight against HIV and AIDS. Like Dr. Luc Montagnier, who received the lifetime achievement award for his research that lead to

Five school districts in Riverside County may not meet their budget obligations for the current fiscal year, according to a report released Tuesday by the California Department of Education. The Riverside County school districts — Alvord, Coachella Valley, Desert Sands, Riverside and Nuview — were classified as “qualified certification,” meaning officials don’t expect them to

Palm Springs police identified the two suspects chased by a Cathedral City police officer last Friday, that ended in his death. Dexter Coleman, 46, of Cathedral City, and Durjan Germaine Gray, 34, of the Coachella Valley, were both injured when their car crashed into a palm tree just north of where Cathedral City Police Officer

Flowers surrounded Elizabeth Taylor’s star on N. Palm Canyon Dr. in Palm Springs Wednesday. Her death saddened fans here in the valley. “When you hear ‘Elizabeth Taylor,’ you think of all the great motion pictures that have come,” Monte George, of Palm Springs, said. “In my eye, there’ll never be another actress like her.” Kitty

Actress Lindsay Lohan has apparently decided not to take a plea deal in a case accusing her of stealing a necklace from a Venice jewelry store. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Lohan’s attorney has notified the prosecutor in the case that the actress does not plan to come to court on Friday. A judge