Month: July 2011

Cal Fire confirms to News Channel 3 firefighters contained a brush fire off of Interstate 10, just west of Whitewater Canyon. The fire was reported around 10:30 a.m. and consumed about 80 acres. Cal Fire launched a full response, including 123 firefighters and 26 engines, according to spokeswoman Jody Hagemann. Full containment was reached by

Se report en el rea de Whitewater donde una linea de trnsito de la Autopista 10 fue cerrada en direccin oeste cerca de Whitewater Canyon Road. Los tragahumo combatieron el incendio que se esparca rpidamente. No est claro si por las rafagas de viento que se presentaron esta maana en el rea. La patrulla de

A $46 million budget shortfall will require “dozens” of job cuts at UC Riverside, campus officials said today. In a letter to faculty and students, UCR Chancellor Timothy White said major spending reductions would be necessary for the university to close its 2011-12 fiscal year gap, precipitated by the roughly $1 billion cut to the

La polica contina tras la pista de un grupo de sujetos que hirieron de bala a un hombre que bajaba de su carro en el rea de Sierra del Sol en Thousand Palms mientras se diriga a una fiesta. La vctima de 19 aos result con dos balazos en pecho y estmago y se recupera

Ayer a la 1:30 p.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba el robo de cobre en una casa ubicada sobre Ramona Drive en Desert Hot Springs. Cuando el par de ladrones se percataron de la presencia de los agentes huyeron a pie, pero minutos ms tarde uno fue capturado y el segundo fue encontrado

En el hospital se recupera el piloto de una avioneta que ayer alrededor de las 9:00 a.m. se desplom en el rea noroeste de Joshua Tree National Park. Al impactarse el aeroplano estall en llamas, el hombre de 19 aos quien era el nico tripulante result con varias quemaduras y huesos rotos. Se investiga el

Residents at the Palm Drive Mobile Estates couldn’t believe the neighborhood kid who was hit by a car Thursday night had died. “I’m trying to hold tears because it’s really hard for me because I knew him,” said neighbor Maria Aguilar. “He was like a little brother I never had.” Aguilar said the boy’s name

When Eric Thompson took a job at B-Tan Too seven months ago, the tan tax was in place already. But, customers still are unaware of it. “There’s a lot of people who come in here and say, ‘Oh, but it says $55 [for an unlimited monthly package].’ I know. But now, it’s $60 because we

Norma Lopez was murdered on her walk from school, and Friday marked the one-year anniversary of the teen’s kidnapping. Members of the Moreno Valley community gathered to remember her life. Heart-shaped cards handcrafted with thoughts and prayers honoring victims of crime hung on a tree. Mothers Against Drunk Driving delivered a speech, talking about the

Indio Police were searching for a man who allegedly shot two women early Sunday morning. It happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, during a party at a home on the 46700 block of Lilac Court. The women told police they were fighting with a man outside the home, when he shot them with a handgun. Police

La Patrulla de Caminos se aboc al lugar de los hechos a la altura de Pierce y Airport Boulevard. Al filo de las 3:30am un camin de bomberos se percat del conductor que manejaba a marcado exceso de velocidad en un automvil al otro lado de la calle Pierce. Lamentablemente, primero se estrello contra una

En Beaumont, un tiroteo a las afueras de un centro nocturno dej a un hombre muerto y a otro herido de gravedad. El incidente sucedi la noche del Sbado cuando al parecer se desat una pelea, donde un hombre le dispar a otro, quitndole la vida, un oficial de polica le orden al sospechoso que

A driver died sometime early Monday morning after a car hit a fence and a date palm tree in a rural area near Thermal, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident at Pierce Street and Airport Boulevard was discovered by fire crews who had just wrapped up their work at a nearby call around

Se salv de milagro el piloto de una avioneta que se estrell esta maana al noreste de nuestra regin. El incidente ocurri cerca de las 9 de la maana en el rea del Parque Nacional Joshua Tree, ah fue donde varias personas fueron testigos de cmo la nave se desplom en una remota zona. Segn

Un oficial de polica asegura que se vi obligado a dispararle a un perro que estuvo a punto de atacarlo, mientras se dispona a inspeccionar una propiedad en la ciudad de Indio. El agente se enfrent al animal de raza pitbull anoche, cerca de las 11:30 en un complejo de apartamentos localizado en la calle

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A 19-year-old man is recovering after being shot twice outside a house party in Thousand Palms on Saturday night. Sgt. Andrew Nielsen of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the incident happened just before midnight on Saturday. Arriving deputies found the man suffering from two gunshot wounds, one in the abdomen and one in the

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook an area along the California/Mexico border on Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at 1:40 p.m. PDT and was centered about 9 miles southwest of El Centro and 11 miles west northwest of Mexicali. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Stay with KESQ.com

Hoy a las 9:00 a.m. se registr el desplome de una avioneta que viajaba de Lake Havasu, Arizona con destino a Compton. El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Berbardino inform que el desplome ocurri en Sunset Road y Joshua Trail en Joshua Tree National Park. El piloto quien era el nico tripulante del

Ayer a las 11:25 p.m. la polica realizaba una revisin de rutina en el complejo de apartamentos Plaza del sol en el rea de Arabian Street en Indio cuando un pitbull atac a uno de los agentes que de inmediato dispar su pistola contra el perro que fue llevado por su dueo al Valley Animal