Month: May 2011

Unas 300 personas y unos 40 perros entrenados de la unidad K-9 de todo California, se dieron cita ayer en el Centro de Convenciones de Palm Springs para honrar al oficial canino Ike quien fuera muerto a balazos el pasado 17 de Abril cuando auxiliaba en el arresto de un prfugo de la justicia. Con

Desert residents, police officers from all over Southern California and fellow police dogs came together to say an emotional goodbye to four-legged member of the Palm Springs Police department, Ike. The German Shepard died after an early morning gunfight between police and a wanted parolee on April 17. The suspect died on scene and the

The Riverside County Supervisors removed the project to build a jail near Whitewater from it’s list on Tuesday because the price tag is just too high, county officials said. Completing the first phase of the detention center was expected to cost $300 million. About $22 million has already been spent on the environmental impact report,

Hoy a las 11:30 a.m. se levar a cabo una ceremonia en el james O. Jessie Desert HIghland Unity Center ubicado sobre Tramview Road en Palm Springs, en la que se mostrar el proyecto de construccin de un nuevo campus del College of th Desert. El proyecto de 119 acres contar con un rea verde

President Barack Obama says the White House will not release a photo of Osama bin Laden’s body. KESQ.com will live stream the White House Press Briefing at 11 a.m. PDT. Obama made the remarks during an interview Wednesday with CBS’ “60 Minutes.” The White House had been weighing the release of a photo, in part

A man suspected of shooting a Riverside County sheriff’s investigator in the face has pleaded guilty to attempted murder of a peace officer. Javier Trani, 22, faces 15 years to life in prision when he is sentenced on Friday. Trani was accused of shooting the deputy after a dispute near Desert Hot Springs in the

Thousands of desert residents could be without their local gym soon according to one of its employees. Joshua McMeans works as a personal trainer for the 24 Hour Fitness in Cathedral City. He said that the gym will close its doors next month. “So far what I know is that they’re planning on closing the

Comedian Andy Dick was arrested by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies in Monday night at a Marie Callender’s restaurant in Temecula. Lt. Robert Moquin said deputies responded to calls of a disturbance at the restaurant on the 29300 block of Rancho California Rd. about 9:45 p.m. Inside the restaurant’s bar area, deputies said they found the

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on Tuesday supporting an early warning system that would alert residents moments before a major earthquake hits the Coachella Valley. Supporters of The Coachella Valley Earthquake Warning System, or CREWS, hope the county’s approval will lead to state and federal backing, as well. The system would

Women with cancer, battling cancer and families who have lost someone to cancer have a friend in the Pink Heals Tour. It’s a non-profit organization touring the United States every year in pink fire engines encouraging people stricken with cancer to keep fighting and on Tuesday it made a stop in the Coachella Valley. The

Riverside County’s financial position is stronger thanks to austerity measures and spending discipline — moving the county closer to a balanced budget — but there are plenty of challenges ahead, officials told the Board of Supervisors today. “We’re not declaring victory yet,” said Executive Officer Bill Luna. “The board recognized the problem and took the

Hoy agentes y sus inseparables amigos, los canes policas se dieron cita en el Centro de Conveciones de Palm Springs para darle el ltimo adios a “Ike” . Como recordar, los agentes trataban de detener a Francisco Gabriel Durazo cuando se desat la balacera en donde Durazo fallecio. El Pastor Alemn tambien fue acribillado.

A magnitude-4.5 earthquake has shaken a remote desert region in central California. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage The quake struck Tuesday at 2:41 p.m. It was centered six miles south of Keeler, a small unincorporated town next to Owens Lake between the Eastern Sierra and the Inyo Mountains.. Keeler is about

Palm Springs Police were investigating why a car veered off city street, hit a wall and came to rest in someone’s yard. The accident happened about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday on Calle Santa Cruz near Mesquite Ave. Police said a gray Toyota hit a wall of a home on Calle Santa Cruz, traveled into the

Local law enforcement officers and their canine partners attended a memorial service today for a Palm Springs police dog shot by a wanted parolee. The dog had been with the department for nearly two years when he was killed in an April 17 confrontation between police and 31-year-old Francisco Gabriel Durazo, who was fatally shot

Honda Motor Co. is expanding a recall so it can check the driver’s air bags on another 833,000 vehicles for a possible defect. The automaker said it’s adding the vehicles to a previous recall because some may have had faulty air bags installed when they were fixed after a crash. Honda said in a statement

Osama bin Laden’s death is brought back the painful memories of the attacks on Sept. 11 on Monday for veterans and firefighters here in the Coachella Valley. “I don’t think anything will make it worth it — (Sept. 11) was pretty devastating,” said Roland Cook. “But it’s good to know that a mass murderer is

A bronze statue of President Gerald Ford has a new home in the U.S. Capitol. House and Senate leaders dedicated the statue of the 38th president Tuesday. Ford was remembered as a man of integrity who helped the nation heal following the Watergate scandal. House Speaker John Boehner called Ford “the most uncommon of common

Southland law enforcement and security experts today were assessing what measures to take in the wake of the announcement that U.S. forces had killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. A joint news conference was scheduled for 11 a.m. by Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck

The Sacramento Kings have dropped plans to ask the NBA for permission to move the team to Anaheim because of opposition from the league, the team announced today. Officials from Anaheim Arena Management, which since September had been in negotiations with the Maloof family that owns the team, were told of the decision early today.