Month: August 2011

Federal, state and local law enforcement officers raided 40 addresses around Riverside today, arresting 20 people with ties to a street gang blamed for violence on the city’s eastside, authorities said. The “Operation Tampa Bay” raid targeted the 1200 Blocc Crips, according to Riverside police Lt. Guy Toussaint. He said the arrests stemmed from drug,

Voceros de la cadena de tiendas 99 cents Only anunciaron la apertura de una nueva sucursal en el centro comercial Wal-Mart que se ubica sobre Monterrey Ave en Palm Desert para el prximo otoo. Autoridades municipales estn contentas ya que genera empleos e impuestos para la ciudad. Con esta apertura, Palm Desert ya contar con

Un motociclista result gravemente lesionado el fin de semana durante un accidente ocurrido mientras circulaba con marcado exceso de velocidad sobre el Hwy 62 en Morongo Valley donde perdi el control y se volc y sali disparado de la moto, lo que provoc las crticas heridas.

Un helicptero ambulancia Mercy Air realiz un aterrizaje forzoso en un predio en el rea de Ave 78 y Fillmore en Oasis. Al momento del percance ninguno de los dos tripulantes era paciente y por fortuna resultaron ilesos. Un mecnico acudi a reparar el desperfecto. Los hechos iniciaron ayer martes a las 10:40 a.m.

En una junta pblica autoridades de Desert Hot Springs comentaron, discutieron y aprobaron la construccin de una tienda de Wal-Mart en un predio de 20 acres ubicado en el rea de Palm Drive y Camino Aventura que pertenece a la cadena de tiendas Wal-Mart. Una Wal-Mart en Desert Hot Springs generar empleos y derrama econmica

Despus de ms de medio siglo sin remodelacin el centro de la ciudad de Coachella ver un cambio positivo; hoy iniciaron las labores para darle una nueva y renovada imagen a dicha zona. Residentes del centro de Coachella tendrn que acostumbrarse por los prximos meses al ruido de los tracto camiones y decenas de trabajadores

En el hospital se recupera un trabajador de The Living Desert de Palm Desert-Indian Wells que cay desde una gra a una altura de 50 pies mientras retiraba una exhibicin en el edificio de mariposas. Los hechos se registraron ayer a las 11:00 a.m.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., will visit Palm Springs International Airport Wednesday to call for a long-term solution to the Federal Aviation Administration budget crisis. Boxer will tour the facility, then address the partial FAA shutdown that stalled airport construction projects — including an air traffic control tower at the Palm Springs airport. On Friday, a

Un camin de carga que transportaba rocas se le revent un neumtico sobre la calle Thousand Palms Canyon Road- a una milla al norte de Ramon road, en Thounsand Palms. Su carga qued esparcida por el pavimento ocasionado el cierre de la interseccin. Los equipos de limpieza tuvieron que invertir varias horas despejando el camino,

Investigators who were following up on a missing persons report from May discovered what they believed were human skeletal remains on Tuesday. The discovery was made north of the intersection of Truelson Avenue and Clinton Avenue in the unincorporated area of Hemet known as Homeland, said Sgt. Stephen Mike. Investigators found the remains on a

A worker who was dismantling an exhibit at the Living Desert fell about 50 feet and was rushed to a hospital today in unknown condition. The man, who was not immediately identified, fell from a tractor at the zoo, 47-900 Portola Ave., around 10:50 a.m., according to the zoo and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

A two-person Mercy Air medical transport crew was unhurt after making an emergency landing today near the Salton Sea, a sheriff’s spokesman said. There were no patients aboard the helicopter, which set down about 10:45 a.m. in the unincorporated county area of Oasis, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Angel Ramos said. “Everyone’s OK,” he said.

Gravel spilled all over the roadway on Thousand Palms Canyon Road on Tuesday, creating a mess for drivers trying to get through the area. The spill happened after 1 p.m. about one mile north of Ramon Road in Thousand Palms. According to the California Highway Patrol, the truck carrying the gravel blew a tire, which

En Desert Hot Springs se investiga la causa que origin las llamas que daaron la cocina de una casa entre las calles Estrella y Cactus, la lumbre tambin alcanz unas palmeras. La familia es auxiliada por la Cruz Roja Amrica. Dos perros, mascotas de la familia murieron asfixiados durante el incendio.

Ayer a las 9:44 a.m. clientes y empleados de Home Depot que se ubica sobre Ramon Road en Palm Springs fueron evacuados mientras los bomberos sofocaban un incendio que inicio en el techo de la tienda. Por fortuna no se registraron heridos. Se investiga el siniestro.

Ayer a las 3:15 p.m. inici un incendio en una casa ubicada sobre Calle Camacho en Coachella y 21 bomberos apagaron las llamas. En el Cabazon el fuego devor 90 acres de maleza muy cerca del Hwy 111 ocasionando el cierre de un carril. En Banning tambin el fuego acab con nueve acres de matorrales.

El domingo a las 6:15 p.m. una llamada annima alert a las autoridades de la presencia de un cadver en un predio baldo por la Ave 68 al sur de la vieja carretera 86 en Oasis. La polica no ha revelado la identidad del difuntito ni la causa de su muerte. Solo se supo que

The investigation into an East Valley homicide is underway. A man was found dead on Sunday at about 6:30 pm. in a dirt field near Avenue 68 and Harrison Street in of Oasis. Sheriff’s deputies from the indio station responded to the report of a body, but investigators are releasing very little information. “It’s pretty

The old Palm Springs animal shelter has been around since the 1960s. The staff who help run the place said there is no room to hold the number of animals that come in. Some, like kittens, are kept in the lobby in small kennels until some space becomes available. At the new shelter, just down

The Home Depot hardware store in Palm Springs was evacuated and closed for part of the day on Monday after an electrical fire sent smoke into the building. The fire was reported around 9:45 a.m. at the store located at 5200 E. Ramon Road, according to fire crews at the scene. Investigators told News Channel