Month: March 2012

The estimated jackpot for today’s multi-state Mega Millions lottery is $363 million, the third largest in the history of the game, which began in 1996. Only the $390 million million jackpot for the March 6, 2007, drawing and the $380 million jackpot for the Jan. 4, 2011, drawing have been larger. No tickets with all

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The state used metal to close part of the Bump and Grind hiking trail in Palm Desert– causing local officials to pull out their tools to open it. “Now’s the time to use the hammer more or less, introduce legislation to get them to open the gate,” Palm Desert assemblyman Brian Nestande said. Assemblymembers Brian

Riverside County supervisors are expected to formally accept a $100 million state grant today to support expansion of local correctional facilities to guarantee adequate space for a fast-growing inmate population. The State Corrections Authority announced earlier this month that Riverside County would be one of 11 to receive a slice of $602 million in bond

Two people were injured today in a single-vehicle rollover crash on eastbound Interstate 10, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. on eastbound I-10 west of Monterey Avenue in Thousand Palms, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said. The vehicle’s occupants were extricated and transported to a local hospital, one in

With the state of California now more than $9.2 billion in debt, Governor Jerry Brown is working to drum up support for his tax hike initiative that he wants to get on the November ballot. It appears he now has it. A new poll from the Los Angeles Times and USC indicates sixty-four percent of

Las personas involucradas en el accidente de trnsito iban a bordo de una camioneta y viajaban en direccin este sobre la Interestatal 10, cuando el conductor se cruz varias lineas de trnsito para llegar a la salida de la calle Monterey. As lo dio a conocer la Patrulla de Caminos de California. La unidad lamentablemente

The co-owner of a Palm Springs nudist resort today defended the facility’s policy banning children, saying it is not discriminatory — despite claims to the contrary by an anonymous group of detractors. Desert Sun Resort owners John and Elizabeth Young, who live in Orange County, filed a lawsuit March 16 in Orange County Superior Court

Debido a trabajos de construccin Cal Trans cerrar dos carriles de la I-10 con rumbo al oeste entre las calles Washington y Cook en Palm Desert el prximo jueves de 9:00 p.m. a 4:00 a.m. del viernes. Extreme precauciones. Las autoridades recomiendan rutas alternas para evitar congestionamiento del flujo vehicular.

Despus de una excelente investigacin la polica logr el arresto de un hombre de 31 aos sospechoso de una serie de robos en el Valle de Coachella. Daniel Leos Jr se encontraba en el rea de Ave 44 y Golf Center Parkway en Indio cuando se dio cuenta del operativo e intent huir. Auxiliados con

A Cathedral City man suspected of starting a fire that damaged eight businesses pleaded guilty in a Riverside County courtroom on Monday and was sentenced to six years in prison and eventually five years of parole. During the hearing, judge Harold Hopps said Hernandez could’ve been sentenced up to 13 years in prison if he

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A Hemet woman fell to her death while rock climbing in Massacre Canyon near San Jacinto, a Riverside County coroner’s spokesman said today. Rosalie Gomez-Hernandez, 30, died on the spot, about an hour after her fall, according to the coroner’s office. Gomez-Hernandez fell while climbing between two waterfalls about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Riverside County Fire

It’s a vacation a Palm Springs couple will always remember, but not for the reasons they planned. Dennis Mayer and John Hart tell KESQ their problems started when their cruise ship pulled into a port-of-call they’ll never return to. “We went to a couple different islands, and when we arrived in Dominica, we walked out

Dennis Jay Mayer and his partner John Robert Hart say it’s a vacation experience they want to forget. Last week, authorities in Dominica accused them of having sex on a cruise ship balcony in view of people on shore. Arrested and put in jail, the men paid $4,000 in fines and pleaded guilty to indecent

Goldenvoice, the promoters of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Festival announced the purchase of the El Dorado Polo Club ini Indio on Monday. The grounds purchased from Lake Farms and Polo will continue as before with more player management participation, mirroring Santa Barbara Polo Club, according to a news release from