Month: May 2011

A Desert Hot Springs man accused of initiating a gun battle with a police sergeant will be retried on attempted murder and assault charges, a prosecutor said today. Francisco “Poncho” Salcido, 31, allegedly opened fire on Desert Hot Springs police Sgt. Robert Ritchie on Memorial Day 2008. Salcido was convicted in April on lesser charges

Ayer le informamos que un hombre haba sido atropellado el lunes a las 8:15 p.m. en la Ave 52 y Subset Drive en Coachella. En ms detalles, la polica confirm que Jess lvarez Moreno de 72 aos falleci horas ms tarde en el hospital. Jos Ramiro Beltrn de 62 aos conductor del vehculo huy del

En el hospital se recupera una persona que circulaba en su camioneta sobre el Hwy 74 a la altura de Pinyon Pines, perdi el control y choc con las rocas de las montaas. Los hechos ocurrieron ayer a las 10:00 a.m. Caltrans removi las piedras del lugar que obstruan el camino.

Despus de varios das de estar cerrada y de arduos trabajos de limpieza ya est reabierta al trnsito la Indian Canyon Drive a la altura del vado de Palm Springs. En las ltimas semanas los costos de limpieza de dicha arteria vial han sido muy elevados al municipio de Palm Springs.

Despus de que en das pasados autoridades estatales tomaran muestras de basura y tierra que eran transportadas a la planta de Mecca que contina trabajando de manera normal, se mantiene en contacto con la Agencia de Proteccin a Medio Ambiente quienes buscan se niegue el permiso de que ah sean depositados desechos txicos que podran

A major Palm Springs roadway re-opened to traffic on Tuesday after sand debris and high winds forced it to close on Sunday, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. North Indian Canyon Drive was shut down between Tramview and Palm Springs Station roads due to the wind and sand, Palm Springs police Sgt. Mike Kovaleff

A woman who initially told sheriff’s deputies someone shot her really shot herself, a sheriff’s deputy said today. The woman, whose name was withheld, was turned over mental health professionals to be evaluated, Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela said. The woman showed up at a Desert Hot Springs Medical Center Tuesday morning and told staffers there that

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday it had pinpointed the source of a foul smell that has plagued the small town in the eastern Coachella Valley of Southern California. The EPA ordered Western Environmental, Inc., to take immediate steps to address what it called “potentially harmful emissions” coming from its Mecca waste handling

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell six-tenths of a cent today to $4.252, the fourth consecutive daily decrease after rising eight of the previous nine days. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is two-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, but

The Coachella Valley Unified School Board voted to begin termination proceedings against Superintendent Ricardo Medina on Tuesday. The move follows a review of information, which started Jan. 21, the day Medina and Asst. Superintendent Rick Alvarez were placed on paid administrative leave, The details of the investigation have not been released. “I want to make

Palm Springs Air Museum has a new volunteer position and it?s loads of fun ? Will Whiteside has joined the Palm Springs Air Museum as the new Volunteer Director of Flight Operations. ?As Director, his duties are to pilot some of our planes and also arrange for our planes to attend air shows,? stated museum

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today authorized the fire department to close access to seven hiking and off-road areas where fire danger is highest in the summer months. Since 2007, fire Chief John Hawkins has requested permission to close the grounds — located mainly in the central and southwest portions of the county —

Police said today they are examining security surveillance footage in hopes of identifying a suspect in the abduction of a 9- year-old Riverside girl taken from her home as she slept, assaulted and later dumped out of a car several miles away. During a news briefing at the Riverside Police Department’s Magnolia Station, investigators said

The mother of a Moreno Valley toddler who suffered critical injuries when she fell into a swimming pool was arrested today on suspicion of child neglect, according to a sheriff’s detective. The 2-year-old girl, whose name was withheld, was left unattended “for an undetermined period of time,” according to sheriff’s Sgt. David Knudson. Sheriff’s Detective

A Thermal man was arrested today in the hit-and-run death of a 72-year-old man in Coachella. Jose Ramiro Beltran, 62, is accused in the hit-and-run death of Coachella resident Jesus Moreno, who was struck about 8:15 p.m. Monday on Avenue 52 near Sunset Drive, sheriff’s Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela said. Beltran, who is being held in

Sin darlo a conocer con anterioridad y apoyados por el CHP, Reguladores del Medio Ambiente de California, montaron un sorpresivo punto de inspeccin en la lnea limtrofe con las tierras de la Tribu Cabazon Band el Mission Indians y Mecca entre la Ave 62 y el Expressway 86 con el fin de tomar muestras de

Contina cerrada la Indian Canyon Drive en el rea del vado en Palm Springs debido a la acumulacin de arena que dejaron los fuertes vientos de das pasados. Las rutas alternas son Gene Autrey y Vista Chino.

Ayer a las 8:15 p.m. un hombre que caminaba por el rea de la Ave 52 y Sunset Drive en Coachella fue atropellado por un vehculo. Segn el reporte su situacin es crtica y se recupera en el hospital. No se ha mencionado si caminaba por el rea peatonal y si el conductor huy.

Contina la investigacin en el caso de la nia de siete aos que result herida por un balazo en el pecho durante una fiesta el domingo pasado. Segn el informe los adultos estaban en el patio de la casa y los nios estaban dentro de la vivienda cuando de repente apareci la pequea ya con

La Quinta resident Brendan Kelly founded the Academy Boxing Club with the goal of teaching kids more than just how to fight. He wanted to help at-risk kids become productive members of society and keep them from making bad decisions. “You know, they have nothing,” said Kelly. “They come from nothing, backgrounds you don’t even