Month: December 2011

Four days left to make your resolutions — and to reduce your tax bill. “The type of tax issues that someone is looking at to take care of before Dec. 31 are so dependent on what someone’s financial situation is,” CPA Michael McGinnis said. By taking a look at your 2011 financial situation, you might

Se trata de un entrenamiento para el cuerpo de bomberos que inici ayer y continu hoy en las instalaciones de la Preparatoria de Indio. Por toda la semana los traga humos estn poniendo a prueba sus habilidades, quemando un antiguo edificio que ser reconstruido para remodelar parte de la Preparatoria. A nuestra sala de redaccin

A partir de hoy una importante y transitada arteria en Palm Desert estar bloqueda por varios das. Oficiales dijeron que comenzarn la segunda fase de instalacin de drenaje y mejoras a de la inteseccin de la calle “Cook” y “Hovley Lane East” a partir de hoy hasta el viernes. Slo se les permitir el acceso

DESERT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: 9 a.m.: (Girls) Cathedral City vs. Desert Mirage 10:30 a.m.: Desert Mirage vs. Joshua Springs Noon: (Girls) Saddleback Valley Chris. vs. Palm Desert 1:30 p.m.: Laces vs. Coachella Valley 3 p.m.: (Girls) Bretheren Christian vs. Desert Chapel 4:30 p.m.: Desert Chapel vs. Bretheren Christian 6 p.m.: (Girls) St. Margaret’s vs. Desert Christian

A small earthquake struck northern Riverside County today close to the San Bernardino County line, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 3.1-magnitude temblor hit at 4:32 a.m. at a depth of 5.6 miles, its epicenter eight miles south of Joshua Tree in San Bernardino County and 11 miles east-northeast of Desert Hot Springs, according to

En Cathedral City, una persona fue arrestada bajo sospecha de conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol, en el momento de un accidente, manejaba un Chevrolet Tahoe, color blanco en direccin este sobre Vista Chino, cuando se impact con un Jeep Cherokee estacionado, mismo que termin volcndose. No se reportaron personas lesionadas, pero el choque ocasion

Sin electricidad y sin agua se qued un establecimiento esta maana luego de que un carro se pasara la luz en rojo sobre la interseccin de la calle Perez y Carretera 111 en Cathedral City. Segn las autoridades el conductor que se pas la luz choc contra otro vehculo, lo que provoc que golpeara y

En unos das entra en vigor una ley que impedir a la polica decomisar los vehculos de conductores sin licencia en puntos de revisin de sobriedad, pero “claro est” si el conductor se encuentra sobrio; de ser as podr llamar a alguien que si cuente con licencia para recojer el vehculo. El objetivo es acabar

California Highway Patrol officers spent Christmas morning patrolling Thermal, but for a job of a different sort. You wouldn’t realize how big an impact even the smallest toy has on a child unless you spent the morning being their Santa Claus. Two California Highway Patrol officers spent Christmas morning making sure kids had presents to

It’s not as well known as 911, but if you dial 211, you can find help and information regarding health and human services in Riverside County. The 211 phone bank in Riverside is open for calls 24 hours, seven days a week. One of eight programs offered by the nonprofit Community Connect, operators help connect

Marcy Tonkin, who lives in Indian Wells, is tired of hearing about the debate in Congress over the extension of the pay roll tax holiday. “I wish they would get rid of all the political in fighting and get down to work. I don’t care if they have to stay through Christmas.” With no deal,

Southern California Edison confirmed 14,000 customers in the high desert area of Southern California were without power today as part of an “emergency power outage.” In a message posted at 1:15 p.m. on the company’s Twitter account, So Cal Edison said, “Emergency outage for 14k+ cust in #JoshuaTree, #MorongoValley, #YuccaValley, #29Palms details 2 come.” The

Chaz Bono, star of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” and child of former Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono, confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 he and his fiancee have called off their wedding plans. News of the shattered engagement first made headlines on TMZ.com, where Bono’s representative said, “They leave this relationship with great love,

Community Blood Bank donors will receive a free one- day ticket voucher for the Humana Challenge golf tournament, which runs Jan. 16- 22, a tournament spokesman said today. The tournament provided 1,100 ticket coupons to the Community Blood Bank branches at 39000 Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage and 46100 Rubidoux St., Suite C9, in

After a year which saw political upheaval and governments overturned, organizers for the Palm Springs International Film Festival announced a new program Monday highlighting Arab Cinema. ?We’ve all been watching the democratic protests and political upheavals in the Arab world over the past year, and we’ve been excited to find many progressive themes reflected in

Dozens of people in Desert Hot Springs are seeing a little more clearly. The Eye Clinic and First Baptist Church teamed up Saturday to offer free services to the community. People went in to get vision screenings, glaucoma testing, and glasses. “This is a very under-served area. Things as simple as eyeglasses make a big

Palm Springs International Film Festival organizers announced Gary Oldman on Friday as the latest celebrity to be honored at the festival’s awards gala next month. Oldman will receive the International Star Award at the event on Jan. 7, 2012. “Gary Oldman is a performer whose ability to portray the most extreme of characters is a

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors wants to crack down on marijuana dispensaries operating in unicorporated county areas, and by a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Board authorized legal action against more than a dozen clinics. The county will follow through with lawsuits unless the property owners and managers voluntarily and immediately stop their operation,

The “Occupy” movements that started on Wall Street with a sit-in multiplied across the nation, but perhaps most notably in California, researchers said on Thursday. University of California at Riverside’s Transnational Social Movements Research Working Group showed 150 “occupations” are now underway here. Sociology Professor Christopher Chase-Dunn and graduate student Michaela Curran-Strange headed the study,

Two men, who deputies said stole expensive farming equipment to recycle it for money, were behind bars on Wednesday. Sgt. Jeronimo Contreras said David Olalde, 49, of Thermal, and Jorge Rodriguez, 31, of Mecca, were arrested on Tuesday after deputies searched their homes and found the stolen motors. The equipment was stolen from California Ready