Month: December 2011

Cay como un balde de agua fra la decisin de la Suprema Corte de California que autoriza a legisladores y al gobernador de California eliminar los fondos a las agencias de reurbanizacin. Subsidios utilizados para revitalizar vencindarios, mejoramiento de las vialidades, la construccin de nuevos espacios de comercio, viviendas y centros recreativos. Al eliminar unas

Gun owners decided to end the year with a bang, making this season’s gun sales the highest they’ve ever been. Gun sales skyrocketed, breaking records in November, and numbers have already increased in December with a few days left to go. “We always have a little increase in sales because of the holiday season,” Guns

La actriz Jessica Chastain y el compositor Howard Shore son los dos ltimos anuncios de figuras a homenajear durante la edicin 23 del Festival Internacional de Cine de Palm Springs (FICPS). Formando parte de una lista de 14 celebridades, la actriz es reconocida por su trabajo en once filmes durante este ao, entre los cuales

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office says it will be filing misdemeanor battery charges against actor Jeremy London. The charges stem from an incident in the Mountain Gate complex of Palm Springs in November. A woman who called 911 from a home there said she and London were arguing over custody of their son when

A Desert Hot Springs man accused of stealing $1 from a person pumping gas at a gas station on Palm Drive Wednesday night was behind bars today. Baltazar Juarez Sanchez, 51, was arrested near the AM/PM service station at the corner of Palm Drive and Hacienda Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday on suspicion of armed

The Riverside County District Attorney’s office filed felony charges against a 69-year-old Palm Springs woman who is accused of trying to cut off her husband’s penis with heavy-duty scissors. Virginia Valdez was charged Wednesday with inflicting corporal injury on a spouse and assault with a deadly weapon. She faces arraignment on Jan. 31. Valdez was

Riverside County firefighters were mopping up after several cars were reported on fire Thursday morning. Spokeswoman Jody Hagemann reported dispatchers received a call reporting the fire at a shopping center located at 45630 Citrus Avenue at around 5:30 a.m. That center is located directly across Interstate 10 from Fantasy Springs Casino. At least four vehicles

Riverside County is moving forward with its push to close down marijuana dispensaries operating illegally in unincorporated county areas. Wednesday was the day dispensaries were supposed to tell the county whether they planned on staying open or closing down. More than a half-dozen are in Thousand Palms. So far, every single one that News Channel

El hombre que ve en esta foto est tras las rejas acusado de intento de secuestro. El incidente sucedi en la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs. Se trata de Christopher Spears de 48 aos, quien fue aprehendido anoche luego de que una mujer denuciara el acto. La vctima declar que alrededor de las ocho de

Las ventas navideas no fueron lo que se esperaba para ms de 100 tiendas Sears y K Mart, y ahora se vern obligadas a cerrar sus puertas, de esta forma esperan generar entre 140 y 170 millones de dlares en ingreso a travs de las ventas de liquidacin. Sears Holdings Corp. dijo que an est

A pocos das para el ao nuevo, continan los operativos contra conductores irresponsables y que manejan bajo la influencia del alcohol. A travs del Condado de Riverside se implementarn diversos puntos de revisin. Al menos 266 conductores ebrios han sido arrestados durante el operativo “Evite los 30” (Avoid the 30) que inici el 16 de

El gobernador de California, Jerry Brown, anunci hoy que llevar a las elecciones de noviembre prximo una iniciativa para aumentar los impuestos en ventas en medio centavo de dlar para todos los californianos, que actualmente pagan 7.5 por ciento. Adems si usted gana ms de 250 mil dolares anuales, tambin podra sufrir un incremento en

En tan slo unos das entrarn en vigor nuevas leyes en California y desobedecerlas podra costarle mucho dinero. Una de ellas busca salvar ms vidas de menores por medio de requerimientos ms estrictos en los asientos de seguridad. A partir del primero de enero, los menores de 8 aos o que midan menos de 4

Ms de la mitad de los latinos en Estados Unidos desaprueban la poltica de deportaciones del presidente Barack Obama de acuerdo con un reciente estudio. Estamos hablando del 60 por ciento, segn un sondeo nacional elaborado por el Pew Hispanic Center. El 49 por ciento aprueba el desempeo general del presidente, lo cual representa una

Hoy se presentaron cargos criminales contra el hombre acusado de provocar un incendio de forma intencional en Cathedral City. Jess Abel Hernndez fue arrestado como sospechoso de desatar el incendio que consumi varios locales en un centro comercial localizado sobre la calle Date Palm el pasado 6 de Diciembre. El fuego inici en la carnciera

Many new state laws take effect Jan. 1. One of them aims to save the lives of children by raising the requirements for booster seats. Ryder Corral turned 6 years old in October and that meant he didn’t need a booster seat to ride in the car but, changes to the Child Safety Seat Law

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and police across Riverside county are cracking down on drinking and driving. Kelly Welsh lives in the Valley and says he doesn’t agree with reckless drivers. “It’s definitely not worth it, that’s for sure,” said Welsh. Agencies across the county have made 266 DUI arrests since Dec.

Shoppers have spent so much green they are likely in the red, and yet they are still on the hunt. “You get everything much cheaper, like 75 percent off, instead of paying retail price. It’s unfortunate that it’s one day after that you get the deals,” shopper Jose Flores said. It’s “Mega Monday” where shoppers

Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach announced that Michael Moriarty will head the district attorney’s Bureau of Investigation today. Moriarty will begin his new duties in mid-January, when he will oversee some 177 people on the bureau staff, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. “Mike comes here with more than 30 years experience