Month: May 2011

125 de 140 empleados del CVUSD que fueron notificados de despido en Mayo 15 podrn conservar su empleo debido a una combinacin de otros recortes con el fin de cerrar el dficit proyectado para el prximo ao escolar 2011-2012. Entre los beneficiados hay maestros, choferes, ayudantes y personal administrativo entre otros.

A man is dead today, after being shot by a deputy in Yucca Valley. Sunday morning, about 8:50, deputies from the Yucca Valley Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious man at the Park-n-Ride Bus Station located at the corner of Kickapoo Trail and Highway 62. According to the person that called police,

A La Quinta man is dead, following a crash in Rancho Mirage Sunday morning. It happened just before 10:30, on highway 111 near Indian Trail. Police say 23 year old Bryan Sargent was driving east, when he hit the center median, jumped the roadway, and hit a car going the opposite direction head on. Sargent

Memorial Day events for Monday, May 30th. Cathedral City – Forest Lawn will be hosting their 6th Annual Memorial Day Program. It will include patriotic music, a color guard, a rifle salute, and a wreath laying ceremony. It begins at 10:30 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. Attendees

Cathedral City police now have a suspect in custody after a deadly hit-and-run crash Friday night. Police arrested Randy Merida, 26, of Cathedral City. Merida was unlicensed and showed the objective symptoms of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and or drugs, said Sgt. Corwin de Veas. He was booked into the Riverside

A hiker from Whittier is safe today, after being rescued by the Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue unit. 63 year old Mike King went out hiking just before dawn Saturday morning on the Skyline Trail, in the mountains above Palm Springs. The retired teacher and coach brought two liters of water with him,

Brooks Kriske lived out a dream on Friday. With his team’s playoff game tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the 10th, Kriske lifted a pitch to right-center field for a 2-run, walk-off home run, and sent the Palm Desert Aztecs into the C.I.F. semi-finals. The defending champs had to come back from a 4-3

Law enforcement agencies were out in force on Friday, tracking down impaired and distracted drivers. It’s the start of Memorial Day weekend, and in the afternoon, traffic along Interstate 10 was busier than usual. The California Highway Patrol is in a period of maximum enforcement. All available officers will be monitoring the roads through midnight

Cathedral City Police responded to a report of a hit and run in the 31500 block of Ave Maravilla. When officers arrived they located a man and a wheelchair lying in the street. A witness followed the suspect and provided a Cathedral City Police Dispatcher with the suspect?s vehicle information. The witness followed the suspect

Critics say it’s toxic and causes cancer. Now, a federal hazard alert has been issued against the hair-smoothing technique called “Brazilian Blowout.” Members of Congress are asking the Food and Drug Administration to issue a voluntary recall, but despite the warnings, the process is still being used across the United States. “I always looked like

Laura Miranda, 19, returned to her rental home Tuesday morning at the 43-000 block of Illinois Ave. after spending the night in jail. She was arrested for domestic battery. When deputies came to their house Monday night on a domestic disturbance call, they allegedly found barrels of hazardous materials used to make meth. Miranda says

Riverside County fire crews have contained a trailer and cement pump fire on Friday evening. The fire was reported just after 4:40 p.m. on the 38500 block of Rancho Los Cerritos Drive in Indio. Firefighters reported two structures were fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. The fire was contained by just after 5 p.m.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook an area of San Bernardino County on Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit around 4:15 p.m. and was centered about 8 miles west of Big Bear and 8 miles east, southeast of Lake Arrowhead. The shaking was felt as far away as Redlands, according to

The City of Palm Springs alerted residents and visitors that N. Indian Canyon Dr. will be closed for at various times this week. Road repairs and sand removal will take place on May 31, June 1 and June 2 as a result of recent wind storms. The closures will be from 6 a.m. to 3:30

All 167 Stater Bros. supermarkets in Southern California will cease operations for a moment of silence Monday to honor members of the U.S. armed forces who died serving their country. “Memorial Day was originally established to commemorate America’s fallen men and women,” said Stater Bros. Chairman Jack H. Brown, a Navy veteran. “Stater Bros. would

Thousands of motorcyclists will saddle up and roll through Riverside on Monday for a Memorial Day tribute ride that concludes with a service honoring veterans, followed by a concert. The 12th annual West Coast Thunder ceremony is set to get under way Monday morning at Skip Fordyce Harley-Davidson, 7688 Indiana Ave. Last year’s event drew

Buscarn a conductores distrados, especialmente aquellos que mezclen en alcohol con el volante. La Patrulla de Caminos estar trabajando con otros gremios policiales para llevar a cabo varios puntos de revisin de sobriedad durante el fin de semana extendido. Cabe mencionar que el nmero de accidentes fatales se desplom en un 7% a nivel estatal

High gas prices nationwide will cut down the amount of drivers on the roadways during Memorial Day weekend, but air travel will see an increase, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Still, gas prices in the desert are lower than they were a week ago, which is bringing more tourists to the area.

The U.S. Bank was robbed in Beaumont on Friday morning, and police were looking for any clues that may lead them to an arresst. The robbery happened just after 10 a.m. on Friday at the branch located on Beaumont Ave., and no one was injured, according to a city spokeswoman. Police were hoping to release

A bedroom fire caused an estimated $6,000 in damage to a Palm Springs home today, but no one was hurt, a fire official said. The blaze at 862 Nueva Vista was reported around 9 a.m. Firefighters doused the flames in less than 15 minutes, Palm Springs fire battalion Chief Jim Webb said. Two people who