Month: July 2011

El Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos esta contemplando cerrar varias oficinas en el estado. El ao pasado el servicio postal perdi ocho mil millones de dlares. La agencia considerara el cierre de mas de 3-mil 600 oficinas, estaciones y sucursales, pero muchas de estas estn en zonas rurales. A nivel nacional, el servicio postal cuenta

El Vice Presidente del banco Manuel Chinea dijo que el nombre en espaol era un obstculo. El nuevo nombre en el Sur de California ser “Popular Community Bank”. Un esfuerzo de renombramiento en Illinois ayudo al banco atraer a nuevos clientes de ambas culturas. El Banco Popular fue fundado en Puerto Rico en 1893 y

Goldenvoice put out an invite to its Empire Polo Club neighbors on Tuesday to attend The LA Rising Festival in Los Angeles, this Saturday. Residents of the cities of Coachella, Indio, La Quinta, Mecca and Thermal are invited to attend, Goldenvoice leaders said. Goldenvoice will provide a ticket and a bus ride to and from

About 20 people turned out to protest the on-going negotiations in Washington concerning the nation’s debt limit on Tuesday in Palm Desert. Members of the group MoveOn.org had called for the noon-time protest at Rep. Bono Mack’s desert offices, even though the congresswoman was in Washington, D.C. “With the deadline to raise the nation’s debt

Here is a list of contact information for legislators who represent the Coachella Valley and Southern California areas in Washington, D.C. Use the information to let them know how you feel about the on-going negotiations concerning the debt crisis. Rep. Mary Bono MackE-mail Rep. Bono Mack by clicking here Phone 760-323-8810 Website http://www.marybonomack.com Rep. Jerry

About 100 gallons of waste oil went into a storm drain in Banning today, prompting a cleanup involving state and county teams. Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said officials were investigating the source and cause of the oil spill, which was reported around 9:40 a.m. in the 550 block of East Ramsey Street.

Spending countless hours on the web is hurting relationships and ruining lives around the country, and according to a new study conducted in the UK, Facebook and Twitter can be as addictive as drugs. “I’m kind of addicted to it,” said Valena Parker, a longtime Facebook user. More than a half a billion people and

The Living Desert Zoo’s baby zebra has a name: Tisa. Tisa, the number 9 in Swahili, is a 9-week-old Grevy’s zebra and the ninth offspring of the zoo’s zebra stallion, zoo spokeswoman Cate Ervin said. Tisa has doubled in size since she was born and is sampling grain, hay and other food from trainers, Ervin

En lo que va del ao ha incrementado el nmero de casos de homicidios en el Valle de Coachella. Hasta el momento an se investigan ocho de 17 asesinatos en este 2011. Adems de esa cifra continan indagando crmenes de 2010, 11 de 20 ocurridos el ao pasado continan en el limbo. Los investigadores comentaron

El Departamento de Bomberos de Condado de Riverside investiga en torno al derrame de 100 galones de aceite sucio que fue a dar al alcantarillado en Banning. El reporte del incidente se registr ayer lunes a las 9:40 a.m.

The debt debate rages on in Washington and if an agreement is not reached, President Obama has said social security checks and other government benefits may not go out on time. If this happens, some of the hardest hit Americans live right here in the desert. Many of the residents at Windsor Court, an assisted

Los bomberos continan combatiendo el incendio “Eagle” en el noreste del Condado de San Diego y que ha devorado hasta el momento 12,700 acres de maleza en la Reserva India Los Coyotes. 15 casas que estn amenazadas por las llamas sern protegidas con un tipo gel que se utiliza en estos y protege las estructuras

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose three-tenths of a cent today to $3.795, one day after decreasing one-tenth of a cent. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties , which includes the Coachella Valley, is four- tenths of a cent more than one week

Ayer a las 8:00 a.m. los bomberos sofocaron un incendio en donde un da fue el Pancho’s Bar que se ubica sobre Harrison Street y la Ave 53 en Coachella. Los daos a la estructura abandonada se estiman en $100 mil dlares. Se investiga el origen del siniestro.

California is scheduled to borrow about $5 billion from private investors as a hedge against a possible default by the federal government. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Tuesday said he will ask a select group of banks, credit unions and investment funds for short-term loans so the state can avoid a potential cash shortage if

Riverside County Shierff’s Deputies were investigating a deadly collision in Rancho Mirage, after a man on a bicycle crashed into a pick-up truck, killing the bicyclist. According to officials, it happened just before 11:00 P.M. Saturday night, at the intersection of Highway 111 and Atrium Way. Sheriff’s Deputies say a 41 year-old Hispanic man was

Thirty aircraft are dropping water and retardant in a battle to tame a 12,500-acre California wildfire crackling through bush and brush on a remote American Indian reservation in northeast San Diego County. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Tom Piranio says a Monday morning briefing by fire bosses shows the blaze is 45

Sucedio un poco despus de las 8:00am y se dice que ocasion aproximadamente $100,000 dlares en daos materiales. Estaba completamente sofocado 30 minutos despus. Mas de 30 tragahumos fueron llamados al lugar de los hechos. No se reportaron heridos y la causa sigue bajo investigacin.

El presidente Barack Obama dijo este lunes conocer cuanto dolor causan las deportaciones, en el primer discurso que dirigi ante el Consejo Nacional de la Raza. En el cual asegur que trabaja a diario para “aplicar leyes defectuosas de la manera ms humana”. Obama indic que “algunas personas quieren que ignore al congreso y cambie

Gay couples in New York wasted no time in getting married on Sunday. “I’m so proud of New York,” said Cathedral City resident Susan Cornell. Cornell grew up in Westchester County near New York City before moving to the Coachella Valley. She’s not surprised her home state gave the thumbs up to gay marriage. “I