Month: May 2011

A Palm Springs police lieutenant who was fired from his job in April listened on Monday morning as his former bosses detailed why he let go. Abraham Tokier, 50, a high-profile member of the Palm Springs Police Department for 20 years, had been accused of assaulting and kidnapping his girlfriend in February when her family

A wanted parolee who now stands accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend’s dog on her kitchen floor pleaded not guilty to four felony charges in an Indio Courtroom on Monday. Palm Springs police said Raymond Alfred Espinoza shot and killed the dog one week ago and ran off from the home on Marguerite St.,

Organizaciones para la defensa de la libertad civil y de los derechos de los grupos de minoras apoyan un proyecto de ley del asamblesta demcrata Michael Allen, para restringir el alcance de los puntos de revisin o DUI (check points), ya que asegura han ido ms all de su objetivo y se enfocan nicamente en

La Corte Suprema confirm hoy una decisin para solucionar el problema de la sobrepoblacin en las crceles de California. 33 mil reos podran ser puestos en libertad con la esperanza de mejorar el cuidado de salud y las condiciones de vivienda en las crceles. La corte tomo una decisin a favor de la propuesta hoy.

Jasmine Ferrari remembers the last time she heard about an equine herpes breakout. “In 2006, there was a large outbreak at a racetrack in Kentucky,” she said. “Thirteen horses came down with the virus. They lost over half of them before the vet could determine what the virus was.” The contagious and sometimes deadly virus

Riverside County fire crews helped evacuate workers at several businesses on Ramsey St. in Banning on Monday after a natural gas leak created dangerous conditions. The fumes were first reported at 11:15 a.m. at the a group of businesses at the corner of Ramsey and Sunset. Workers and customers were told to leave the buildings,

Fire ripped through a three-story cabin in Pine Cove today and power was knocked out to some area residents, but there were no reports of any injuries. The blaze was reported at 8:57 a.m. on Pine Cove Road near Highway 243, according to Jody Hagemann of Cal Fire. Fire crews responding to the scene found

El pasado sbado a la 1:45 a.m. la polica recibi el reporte de una balacera en el rea de North Indian Canyon Drive en Palm Springs. Al llegar al lugar los agentes encontraron a un hombre de 20 aos herido de bala y varios edificios y carros con daos del tiroteo. La investigacin contina.

En condicin crtica se encuentran dos personas que el pasado sbado en la tarde circulaban a bordo de una SUV con marcado exceso de velocidad y bajo la influencia del alcohol, en la interseccin de Cathedral Canyon y Dinah Shore el conductor perdi el control y se impact con una pared. El chofer Jos Ramrez

La polica busca a tres sujetos que el viernes a las 8:17 p.m. iban abordo de una SUV por el rea de Landau Blvd. en Cathedral City a marcado exceso de velocidad, perdieron el control y se impactaron con otro vehculo cuyo conductor result severamente herido. Testigos se aproximaron a la SUV y fueron amenazados

Criticism that DUI checkpoints are used to generate impoundment fees rather than arrest drunken drivers has prompted a bill to be filed in Sacramento aimed at restricting the inspections. The news comes the same day Palm Springs police released the results of their weekend DUI checkpoint on N. Indian Canyon on Saturday night. Sgt. Paul

A statewide Amber Alert has been cancelled. Police were looking for two young Stockton children kidnapped Saturday afternoon. Police say six year old Aileen Moore and three year old Rochelle Moore were sitting in their parent’s car when it was stolen. Local news organizations say the car was left running, while the two parents stepped

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A judge ruled there will be no gag order involving a lawsuit brought by an olive farm near Indio, which alleges its workers are put in danger by hot air balloons that are flown too low over the orchard. JCM Farming Inc. sued 15 Coachella Valley balloonists and hot air balloon companies in March 2009,

California’s unemployment rate has dropped below 12 percent for the first time since August 2009 – another positive sign for the nation’s economy. The numbers for April released Friday by the state Employment Development Department show the jobless rate at 11.9 percent. That’s the fourth month in a row the jobless rate has declined for

Riverside County firefighters were still on the scene of an overnight fire on Friday morning they had feared could have spread to other buildings. The fire was reported just after 3 a.m. on the 17500 block of Langley Rd. in Sky Valley. Fire Dept. spokeswoman Cheri Patterson said firefighters found an abandoned home and travel

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell today for the 14th consecutive day, decreasing 1.3 cents to $4.144, one day after falling 1.9 cents. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 8.8 cents less than one week ago and 4.8 cents lower than one

Four desert baseball teams remained alive in the C.I.F. high school playoffs when Thursday began. Only two survived. Two prep softball teams also advanced on to the Sweet 16. Here’s your recap. Palm Desert 4, Estancia 1 (F) Ace pitcher Brooks Kriske tossed a gem of a game as the Aztecs began defense of their

Por cuarto mes consecutivo el ndice de desempleo se reporta a la baja colocndose por primera vez, desde Agosto del 2009, debajo del 12%. Tambin se crearon unos 8,900 empleos permanentes en California durante el mes pasado. En el Condado de Riverside el ndice de desempleo se sita en 13,5% mientras que en el Condado