Month: May 2011

An Amber alert has been issued for a 2-year-old boy who authorities say was abducted in Palm Springs by his mother, who was armed with a knife. Police said the child, Johnny Jacob Gonzalez, was taken around 11:30 a.m. from 2611 Linden Way. According to the abduction alert, the boy was allegedly taken by his

La Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Riverside formalmente present cargos hoy jueves en contra del hombre que estaba al volante del vehculo involucrado en la persecucin policaca que caus la muerte del oficial Jermaine Gibson del Departamento de Polica de Cathedral City. Gibson persiguia un Ford Mustang negro con reporte de robado cuyo conductor

El Concilio de Indio acord pagar $2.5 mdd a la compaa KEB Enterprizes quien demand al municipio en 2009 por $10 mdd por violaciones y cancelacin del proyecto de construir un Centro de Transporte. Las violaciones alegadas incluyen fraude y negligencia en dicho proyecto.

Kelly Allen thought last Saturday night would be a night he would never forget. It was the date of Palm Desert High School’s prom. He never made it there. “I haven’t slept in three days since this happened,” said Yumeka Allen, Kelly’s mother. “I haven’t slept Sunday or Monday. I haven’t eaten anything. I’ve just

La Asociacin de Gobiernos del Valle de Coachella llevar a cabo la ceremonia del primer palazo de tierra del proyecto de la Date Palm Drive que ser ampliada a seis carriles y lneas para bicicleta. La cita es maana a las 9:00 a.m.

La polica est tras la pista de dos sujetos afro americanos que ayer a las 9:30 p.m. asaltaron el restaurante Pizza Hut que se ubica sobre South Palm Canyon Drive en Palm Springs. Los hombres armados huyeron con una cantidad de dinero no revelada.

En ms datos recin revelados por la Oficina del Censo 2010 la poblacin de personas de los 43 aos en adelante en el Valle de Coachella tuvo el incremento ms acelerado del Condado de Riverside y del Estado de California. Segn analistas demogrficos que dijeron estar sorprendidos, este dato cambia significativamente el rumbo de nuestro

Ayer a la 1:15 p.m. las autoridades recibieron la llamda de una excursionista que peda auxilio ya que se extravi en las montaas de Palm Springs. Los socorristas la localizaron dos horas ms tarde en el rea del Hwy 111 y Show Creek. La mujer estaba deshidratada y afectada por la altura. Los paramdicos la

Police today arrested an Indio man allegedly responsible for allowing a gun to fall into the hands of a child who accidentally shot a 7- year-old girl on Sunday. Miguel Angel Sanchez, 26, was booked on suspicion of child endangerment and concealment of evidence, Indio police Cmdr. Ben Guitron said. Investigators determined the girl was

In March, a Coachella Valley Unified School District van rolled three times on Interstate 10. Califonria Highway Patrol said the tread on the back left-side tire separated from its core. During the official investigation a lot wasn’t adding up, and the district wasn’t talking. So KESQ investigated why it happened and found out some startling

A man accused in the shooting of a 4-year-old Indio boy who was struck by a stray bullet in the crossfire between two vehicles is scheduled to be arraigned today. Javontae Garcia, 26, will enter a plea today on one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Garcia is accused of firing a bullet during

The La Quinta Blackhawks beat the odds in 2011 to win a 5th straight Desert Valley League championship. L.Q. rallied over Indio at home with a 4 to 1 victory that locked up the DVL crown. Sophomore Thalia Ortiz had 3 RBI’s to lead the way. She registered two of the team’s three hits on

A California man with a multimillion-dollar trust fund has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to the office of U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle. Charles Turner Habermann, 33, of Palm Springs entered the plea Wednesday to one count of threatening a federal official. Read: Legal Complaint Filed Against Charles Turner Habermann Habermann admitted

The military continues to prepare for the end of the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy banning openly gay people from serving. Bases around the nation are currently conducting sensitivity training, including the Twentynine Palms Marine Base. The hour-long training includes a message from Marine Corps Commandant James Amos and a Powerpoint presentation outlining how

The summer travel season is nearly here, and the price of gasoline has many people thinking about ways to save, including getting back on their motorcycles and scooters. Gayle Berkeley was passing through from northern California. Most days she uses her car to get around, but more often now she’s on her Harley. “A lot

Charges against a self-proclaimed witch were changed by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday after her co-defendant admitted to pulling the trigger in the murder of an Apple Valley man. The Friday the 13th shooting death of Roger Fisk in November in 2009 was part of an incomplete script being acted out by

Cal Fire and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. worked to rescue a hiker in distress on Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Herlinda Valenzuela said they received the call around 1:15 p.m. from a person who needed help along the Pacific Coast Trail near Whitewater. Rescue crews were working on-foot while the sheriff department helicopter was searching

The ABC, Fox & CW affiliates in the Palm Springs market are looking for a Director of Sales to oversee Sales revenue. This position is located in beautiful Palm Desert, California. Duties and Responsibilities: Specific duties include but are not limited to: managing inventory; evaluating pacing; developing sales strategies, supervising and evaluating performance of the

Three people sat in jail on Wednesday, accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting three children over the last two years, said Sgt. Stephen Mike with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. Deputies arrested Monica Silva, 29, Ronald Hurley Sr., 47, and Ronald Hurley, Jr., 22, after reports of the assaults were called in by several mandated reporters.

A Riverside County lawmaker today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its recent action to prevent offensive and disruptive emissions from a solid and liquid waste recycling plant in Mecca. On Monday, the EPA issued an administrative order barring Western Environmental Inc. from accepting biosolids without the agency’s approval and to cover piles of