Month: June 2011

Riverside County sheriff’s deputies arrested an Indio man on Friday after accusations surfaced he molested a child at his former home. Sgt. Tony Bauer said Robert Corona, 49, of Indio, was a registered sex offender when he molested a girl during the last three months he lived in Bermuda Dunes. The crime reportedly happened along

The nation’s largest newspaper publisher is laying off another 700 employees to cope with an unrelenting advertising slump. Gannett, the owner of USA Today and more than 80 other daily U.S. newspapers, hoped to complete the cuts Tuesday. The layoffs are occurring at most Gannett newspapers but not at USA Today. It was not known

The death of former KESQ News Channel 3 sportscaster Daryl Hawks remained a mystery on Tuesday. Hawks died unexpectedly last month while he was on assignment. Results of an autopsy came back inconclusive as to the cause of his death. A co-worker found Hawks dead in his Atlanta hotel room where he was covering the

Construction began Monday on a $2.5 million project that will improve Cook Street between Country Club and Hovely Lane East. Work on the drainage and intersection improvements is aimed to revitalize traffic flow and upgrade drainage, officials said. The project is expected to last until December. Some lanes on Cook Street will be closed in

Hoy a las 3:45 a.m. se registr un fatal accidente sobre la I-10 a la altura se registr un fatal accidente sobre la I-10 a la altura de Washington en Palm Desert. Segn el informe un vehculo que circulaba en sentido contrario con rumbo al oeste se impact de frente con un semas que transportaba

Las autoridades correspondientes emitieron una alerta de calor desde Cabazon a Blythe desde hoy hasta el prximo domingo por lo que ya han abierto varios ?Centros Frios? ?Cool Centers? en diferentes ciudades incluyendo a las del Valle de Coachella. En dichos centros adems de actividades se ofrece informacin, agua, aperitivos y proteccin de las altas

El pasado sbado llevaron a cabo un reten de sobriedad sobre el Hwy 111 y Church Street en Thermal. 1030 vehculos pasaron por el rea, cuatro personas fueron arrestadas por conducir ebrias, 19 fueron multadas por manejar sin licencia, ocho por hacerlo con licencia suspendida y 16 por otras violaciones.

La polica de Coachella est tras la pista de un sujeto que navaje a otro en el rea de Valencia Lane y Ciprs Street. Despus de recibir el reporte los agentes llegaron al lugar y encontraron a la vctima con una herida en una pierna, le proporcionaron los primeros auxilios mientras la transportaban al hospital

Ayer lunes iniciaron los trabajos de construccin sobre la Ave 50 por lo que el tramo entre las calles Madison y Hjort en Indio estar cerrado al trnsito. Se estima que las labores terminan en Julio 29. Extreme precauciones y tome rutas alternas.

En su junta trimestral oficiales ejecutores de la ley del Condado de Riverside notificaron la inspeccin a 63 estacionamientos de casas mviles tipo vivienda que no cuentan con los permisos para operar en el valle de Coachella. El fin es que los dueos mejoren las condiciones de vida de sus residentes en su defecto cierren

Fire has damaged two double-wide mobile homes in San Jacinto, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said. The fire was reported at 6:17 p.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of south San Jacinto Avenue, said fire spokeswoman Jody Hagemann. The first engine company on the scene reported seeing one mobile home 50 percent involved in

A Desert Hot Springs man on probation had a surprise inspection today, and police found more than $7,400 worth of marijuana in his abode, the Desert Hot Springs Police Department said. David Castaneda, 30, could face multiple felony charges, including possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of live ammunition and probation violation,

Officers staffing a checkpoint in Thermal arrested two people for suspicion of drunken driving, Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeronimo Contreras said today. Two other people during Saturday night’s operation were arrested for suspicion of driving on a suspended license, according to Contreras. Officers also issued 27 citations for motorists found to be unlicensed or driving

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell 1.7 cents today to $3.876, the lowest since March 6, one day after a 42-day streak of decreases ended with an increase of two-tenths of a cent. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 4.8 cents less

Indio police are looking for two men who were part of a home invasion robbery on Monday morning. Investigators said the robbery happened at 11:50 a.m. on the 46500 block of Monte Verde. They said two white men, one standing about 6-feeet tall and another 5′ 6″, wore long-sleeved white dress shirts, ties and black

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has rejected a proposed television deal between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox that voids a recent settlement between team owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife, Jamie McCourt. In a statement released Monday, Selig said the transaction would further divert Dodger assets to McCourt’s “personal needs.” The McCourts reached an agreement

An underground transformer unit caught fire today in a Palm Desert neighborhood, forcing a temporary evacuation in the immediate area, but no one was hurt, according to Cal Fire. The fire was reported about 1 p.m. in the underground electrical unit in the 39000 block of Ciega Creek Drive and was extinguished at 2:20 p.m.,

Maintenance work on freeways in Riverside County and across the state was called to a halt today in response to the death of a San Diego-area Caltrans worker, with state officials saying they wanted to reinforce safety procedures and reach out to motorists to be alert for workers. Caltrans worker Richard Gonzalez, 52, of San

Se trata de los trabajos de mejoras en el sistema de drenaje pluvial que tendrn un costo de 2.5 millones de dlares. Sin embargo, este proyecto corre peligro de ser suspendido ya que un 30 porciento de los fondos vendrn de la Agencia de Reurbanizacin de la ciudad de Palm Desert, cuyos fondos sern absorbidos

Un pandillero de 15 aos de edad se declar culpable de participar en el apualamiento mortal de un hombre en Desert Hot Springs. Steven Arellano fue uno de los 7 adolescentes que tras una trifulca que se desat en una fiesta, acuchillaron letalmente a Jos Villalobos de 23 aos, incidente que ocurrio en junio del