Month: July 2011

A man and woman were taken into custody today following a chase of a stolen car which began in Indio and ended when it crashed into a six- foot construction fence, authorities said. Indio police officers located a stolen 1992 red two-door Honda Prelude at Avenue 48 and Calhoun Street at 3:42 p.m., according to

With the Dream Act now signed into law, students who are in the United States illegally can qualify for financial aid. People here in the desert have strong opinions about this. Opponents argue this will encourage illegal immigration. One College of the Desert student, Alfredo Vasquez, says it’s important to offer an education to young

12 year-old Eliana shows off her wound — after being shot in the arm. When asked if it hurt, she replies “No.”. Eliana was shot with a miniature gun — a .22 Derringer. Her mother was the one who shot her. “It was in my hand, but I had my hand down,” said Rachel Avila,

A former employee at the Riverside County Regional Medical Center was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of burglary and embezzling from the county hospital auxiliary. Crystal Howard, 35, of Moreno Valley, was arrested after hospital officials notified the Riverside County Sheriff?s Department about concerns regarding the auxiliary?s funds, said Sgt. David Knudson. ?We contacted the

En Mxico, el propietario de la empresa de publicidad Mobil Publi 13 fue sentenciado a casi 2 mil aos de crcel por un fraude masivo. ‘ Jos Luis Gonzlez, dueo y director de la compaa, ofreca a los defraudados autos nuevos que supuestamente entregara despus de que los afectados pagaran por adelantado unos 2 mil

Un ofensor sexual registrado fue declarado incapaz de comparecer en corte por el delito de haber abusado sexualmente de cuatro mujeres. Estas mujeres, menores de diez aos, tenan parentesco con el hombre y se dice el abuso dur tres aos, comenzando en el 2008. Un juez del condado Riverside orden que Louie Mendoza, de 44

Ayer martes la mesa de supervisores del condado de Riverside aprob al departamento del Sheriff que vigila a las personas bajo libertad condicional para que comiencen a monitorear y tratar a individuos que han cometido crimenes no violentos o graves, as como a ofensores sexuales de bajo riesgo. Esto se da despus de que el

El Estado Dorado tiene planes de pedir un prstamo de hasta cinco billones de dlares a inversionistas privados en caso de que el gobierno federal deje de hacer sus pagos al estado. El tesorero de California dijo que estar en contacto con bancos, uniones de crdito e inversionistas para solicitar prstamos a corto plazo si

A freight train derailed in Littlerock in the Antelope Valley on Wednesday, but authorities said no one was injured. County fire Inspector Matt Levesque says the Union Pacific train derailed about 1:25 p.m. According to the fire department, half of the 62 cars overturned. That number was later revised to be 22 overturned cars. Fourteen

A man defending himself against charges he fatally shot a Blythe store clerk will now receive the help of a legal courier. A Riverside judge ordered a legal courier to be hired for Ernesto Salgado Martinez, 36, who has already been sentenced to death in Arizona for the 1995 killing of public safety officer. During

Police today were trying to figure out how a .22-caliber revolver wound up on the ground outside a Banning mobile home, where a woman mistook it for a cigarette lighter and accidentally fired it, wounding her 12- year-old daughter. “We’re looking into the gun, how it got there and who left it there,” Banning police

Six local organizations will receive about $930,000 in grants from the Desert Healthcare District, the district announced today. The district’s board voted Tuesday to award grants to programs at Hidden Harvest, F.I.N.D. Food Bank, Mizell Senior Center, Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus, the Desert AIDS Project and United Cerebral Palsy of the Inland

A Palm Desert man suspected of raping a woman who passed out at a party was arrested today. John Charles Velarde, 23, was located this afternoon and taken into custody without incident, according to Riverside County sheriff’s Capt. Raymond Gregory. Velarde was booked into the Indio Jail on suspicion of rape. Bail information was not

Inside a hangar at Hemet Ryan Airport, Riverside County Sheriff’s helicopter pilots gear up for a full day of training. The volunteer Blythe Search and Rescue Team is along for the ride. The Aviation Unit is made up of deputies with 43 years experience. Last year, they flew over 2,200 hours. The Sheriff’s Offic have

Debido a que el Congreso Federal no autoriz trabajos en decenas de proyectos, la construccin de la torre del Aeropuerto Internacional de Palm Springs se pospuso. La pausa en este proyecto de $24.5 mdd podra dejar sin trabajo a 60 empleados de la construccin que ah laboran, adems Palm Springs perdera $2 mil dlares diarios

The Palm Springs POWER took game one of the Southern California Collegiate Baseball League Championship Series Tuesday night at Palm Springs Stadium, winning by a score of 6-1. The Power’s Nick Baker (SO, California State University, Chico) took the mound for the tenth time this season… looking for his tenth victory. However, the Athletics struck

Maana a partir de las 10:00 a.m. oficiales de Indio y del College of the Desert se darn cita en la vieja estacin del Grey Hound ubicada sobre Oasis Street para llevar a cabo la ceremonia de demolicin de dicha estacin, donde luego iniciar la construccin del nuevo College of the Desert campus Indio. La

Ayer a las 3:40 p.m. la polica de Indio realizaba su patrullaje de rutina cuando en el rea de la Ave 48 y Calhoun localiz un carro con reporte de robo, de inmediato orden al conductor detenerse pero el hombre aceler iniciando as una persecucin. Minutos despus el vehculo se impact con un sealamiento de

A woman who twisted her ankle on a popular local trail was airlifted to a hospital today. Riverside County and Cal Fire firefighters hiked to the woman at the Mirage Trail, locally known as the “Bump and Grind” trail, near Painters Path and Fred Waring Drive about 6:40 a.m. and had a helicopter take her

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake hit an area between Anza and La Quinta on Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit about 10:42 a.m. and was centered about 12 miles ease southeast of Anza and 18 miles southwest of La Quinta. There were no reports of damage or injuries.