Month: July 2012

A tough economy has forced many to turn down potential employees, but one industry can’t get enough people to fill their jobs. The Truckload Carriers Association reports there are as many 200,000 job openings nationwide for long haul truckers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also sees the demand for truckers increasing, up from the

You need to be especially careful about drinking enough water because of the stomach bugs going around. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. There seems to be an intestinal bug hitting many folks in Palm Springs this week. Dr. Michael Jardula

A Coachella truck stop turned into a crime scene Monday evening when a man opened fire inside the travel center, then took an employee hostage. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Ken Reichle says at 8:57 p.m. an employee of the TA Travel Center on Dillon Road in Coachella, called police to report a suspicious person

Peg Perego is recalling hundreds of thousands of strollers because children can become trapped and strangled between trays on them. One death has already been reported. Peg Perego USA Inc. said Tuesday that a six-month-old died of strangulation in a stroller in 2004, while a seven-month-old was nearly strangled in 2006. The company is recalling

A driver crashed his car into a Palm Springs flower shop Tuesday afternoon, according to police. The accident happened around 2:00 p.m. at the “My Little Flower Shop” on North Palm Canyon Drive. Investigators say distracted driving caused the driver to crash through the glass, landing about 1/4 way into the shop. The driver was

Workers trimming trees in Indio were disrupted by a swarm of bees early Tuesday morning. The swarm stung four people, sending two to the hospital, according to CalFire. It happened around 6:50 a.m., in front of a home near the intersection of Francis and Clinton. An elderly woman who lives at the home was stung

Hoy a las 6:50 a.m. en una casa ubicada cerca de la interseccin de las calles Clinton y Francis en Indio, un grupo de trabajadores se encontraban podando rboles cuando sorpresivamente golpearon un panal de abejas provocando el ataque de las mismas. Una seora de la tercera edad, residente de la vivienda fue picada en

There have been two stabbings in Desert Hot Springs within a week — and both remain unsolved. “We’ve heard of a lot of things that happened around the area, but nothing here on this block,” neighbor Nikki Maglis said. Police found 39-year-old Anthony Reed Leazure with stab wounds in his chest outside his home on

El estacionamiento de troques TA Travel Center que se ubica sobre Dillon Road cerca de la I-10 en Coachella se convirti en caos vial ayer a las 8:57 p.m. despus de que un sujeto armando con una pistola la cual deton por lo menos en tres ocasiones. Cuando la polica lleg, el hombre, de quien

A 49-year-old man was found dead in Desert Hot Springs Sunday. Officers were called to the 11700 block of Upland Way around 10:18 p.m. When they arrived, officers found 49 year old Anthony Reed Leazure suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Desert Hot Springs police are investigating the incident as

Es un problema que asecha a la poblacin en general, pero en particular a la comunidad hispana. Se trata de la adiccin a las drogas entre los jvenes, pero la supervisin y el hablar abiertamente con sus hijos sobre el tema es de suma importancia, adems y existen herramientas para que usted se informe. En

Un ex oficial de polica de Desert Hot Springs fue sentenciado a 4 aos en un prisin federal tras violar los derechos civiles de dos individuos. Su condena iniciara el 24 de septiembre y tendr que cumplir con 500 horas de servicio comunitarios. As lo dictamino un juez federal. Un jurado federal en Los ngeles,

Debido a la alta actividad detectada de el Virus del Nilo Occidental (WNV, por sus siglas en ingls), que fueron colectados en el rea Sud/Sudeste de Mecca, han inducido al Distrito a programar aplicaciones de volumen ultra bajo (ULV, por sus siglas en ingls), utilizando pulverizadores montados sobre camionetas, para reducir el riesgo de la

A Coachella man suspected of locking a dog in a stolen car, then setting a fire in a nearby field as he fled from deputies, pleaded not guilty to felony charges today and had his bail upped from $25,000 to $500,000. Luis Ceja Camacho, 20, was arraigned at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on

Former Desert Hot Springs Police Officer Anthony Sclafani was sentenced to four years in federal prison Monday for violating the civil rights of two suspects in police custody. United States District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr. handed out the sentence which is to begin September 24. Judge Hatter also ordered Sclafani to perform 500 hours

Ayer domingo a las 10:18 p.m. la polica acudi a un complejo de apartamentos unicados en la cuadra 11-700 de Upland Way en Desert Hot Springs despus de recibir el reporte de un disturbio. Al llegar al lugar, los oficiales se encontraron con un hombre con heridas en el torso. La comandante Kate Singer dijo