Month: February 2012

A 70-year-old Palm Desert man was convicted today of trying to kill his neighbor with a metal bar because he thought the victim was bombarding his home with “noise machines and microwaves.” Barry Keith Hancock was found guilty of attempted murder, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon causing injury to a person over 70 and

El presidente obama dice que ser fcil contar con el apoyo de los latinos en las elecciones prximas. El madatario dijo que es el nico que apoya una reforma migratoria integral, y que Mitt Romney vetara incluso el proyecto del acta del sueo que busca legalizar a los jvenes que estudien en las universidades o

En el sector educativo, el panorama es menos alentador. El distrito escolar unificado Desert Sands (DSUSD) agregar dos das de suspensin de labores sin goce de sueldo o “furlough” como se le conoce en ingles, esto para ahorrar dinero. Asi lo dijo la junta directiva quien aprob la medida y ahora suspendern actividades el 24

A man suspected of burglary was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy today when the deputy tried to subdue him, a sheriff’s spokesman said. The deputy saw a man running from a location in the 77800 block of Michigan Drive, where someone reported a burglary shortly after 12:30 a.m., Deputy Angel Ramos said. “The suspect

El percance sucedio justo al sureste del Valle de Coachella durante un entrenamiento nocturno cerca de la frontera entre California y Arizona. Siete efectivos murieron durante el lamentable hecho. La Teniente Maureen Doolee de la base area de Miramar, dijo que el accidente sucedio entre un helicptero Cobra y un Huey en el rea de

Christian Guzman grabbed his fair share of touchdowns for the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles, but this week the wide receiver grabbed an academic honor that just may trump his athletic feats. Guzman was named the area’s “Student Athlete of Year.” Guzman, a senior at Desert Hot Springs High School,has been selected as the TOP

A full freeway closure will take place on Interstate 10, so crews can make progress in their construction of a new overpass for Date Palm Drive. The closures on both the eastbound and westbound sides are scheduled for Monday, Feb. 27, and Tuesday, Feb. 28, respectively at Date Palm Drive. The eastbound side will be

Ayer mircoles a las 5:00 p.m. un globo aerosttico realiz un aterrizaje de emergencia media hora despus de haber despegado en Bermuda Dunes. Los cinco ocupantes del globo resultaron ilesos, una de las personas celebraba su cumpleaos. Al parecer el poco aire los hizo descender en un rea entre las calles Cook y Washington en

Desert Jet, an aircraft charter and aviation management company based in Thermal, found itself in a rare position in this troubled economy — too much business and not enough office space. The company has had to triple its office space to match its tripled revenue stream over the last three years, Desert Jet President Denise

La polica recibi el reporte de un robo en una casa ubicada sobre la cuadra 77-800 de Michigan Street en Palm Desert hoy a las 12:36 a.m. Al llegar al lugar el sospechoso intent huir brincando bardas, uno de los agentes intent someterlo con una pistola tipo taser y el hombre lo atac, fue cuando

The famed Two Bunch Palms Resort and Spa has been sold, and it is set for a multimillion-dollar renovation, according to Tony Calsolaro, the general manager. An investment team of Los Angeles movie producers, L.A. Investment Group, bought the property, and another L.A.-based group, Cohen and Associates, will manage the operations. The renovation will begin

Some of our News Channel 3, Telemundo, and sister station Local 2 News reporters were caught in the principals office Wednesday, and no they weren’t in trouble, but they did have some big shoes to fill — as they were each a “Principal for the Day.” Reporters like Kate Cagle at Rio Vista Elementary, June

Aside from chemotherapy, Ashley Hackshaw, 34, of Palm Desert, prescribed a medicine of her own — called Lil Blue Boo. It’s a blog dedicated to DIY craft projects, her handmade clothing line, and now a combination of her heartfelt “Cancer Chronicles.” “I’m very honest, I don’t hold anything back. I talk about bowel movements, cancer,

She’s been compared to some of the biggest names in women’s sports: Michelle Wie, Danica Patrick, and Billie Jean King. Women, who had the desire to compete with men. Erin Taylor-Talcott just wants to compete in her desired sport. “How can these men who are in these races say to their daughters, ‘You can grow

Hoy varios de nuestros colegas reporteros tuvimos el honor de participar el el programa “director por un da” o “principal for a day”. Evento anual que realiza el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs, con el objeto de conocer desde una perspectiva diferente cmo funciona el sistema escolar de dicho distrito. Los educadores enfatizaron que

Thanks to some financial assistance from luminaries such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg, a pair of Dorothy’s famed ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” was acquired by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy announced today. The slippers will become a prized exhibit at the planned Academy Museum of Motion

A newly launched website will keep Palm Springs residents updated on projects funded by voter-approved Measure J, a city spokeswoman said today. The website, www.psmeasurej.com, has a photo gallery documenting the ongoing demolition of the old Bank of America building and Hamburger Hamlet and news on the city’s Downtown Revitalization Plan and creation of the

Segn el Sheriff, cerca de las seis de la maana tres sujetos se robaron una camioneta en la interseccin de la Avenida 52 y la calle Frederick cerca de Coachella. Horas ms tarde el vehculo fue localizado mientras circulaba cerca de las calles Calendula y Jazmine. Los agentes intenaron detenerlo, pero el conductor pis el

Ocho personas se quedaron sin hogar despus del incendio de dos viviendas adyacentes ubicadas en la cuadra 83-300 de Emerald Ave cerca del rea de la Ave 44 y Jackson en North Indio. 45 bomberos llegaron a las 2:30 p.m. de ayer martes y en 30 minutos sofocaron las llamas. Un hombre fue hospitalizado por

En su junta habitual de ayer martes, el Bur de Directivos del Desert Sands Unified School District vot unnimemente para reducir dos das ms al presente ao escolar, que significan un par de das de ?furlogh? sin goce de sueldo para empleados del distrito con el fin de ahorrar fondos debido al contino recorte econmico