Month: February 2013

En preparacin para la una las temporadas mas ocupadas del ao, la cadena de ferreteras Home Depot esta contratando a miles de personas para plazas de tiempo medio. Esta compaa espera contratar a 80 mil trabajadores de temporada, a lo largo del pas. Las tiendas del valle de Coachella harn lo propio, aqu unas 765

Se reporta otro robo a mano armada en el Valle de Coachella, en sta occasin en la ciudad de Coachella. Segn el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside occurio un poco despus de las 11:00 a.m. hoy mircoles. Agentes fueron llamados a la tienda Valley Market ubicada en la cuadra 51-000 de Grapefruit Blvd

Se registro un tiroteo en la ciudad de Desert Hot Springs. Los hechos ocurrieron al rededor de las 12:45 de la tarde del mircoles sobre la calle Cuyamaca de dicha entidad. De acuerdo a testigos vieron a dos personas abrir fuego entre si, posteriormente autoridades encontraron a un sujeto con heridas leves en la parte

Another armed robbery in the Valley, this time at a market in the city of Coachella. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department just after 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, they were called to the Valley Market on the 51-000 block of Grapefruit Blvd. for a report of an armed robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that a

Un ex agente de la Patrulla de Carreteras de California podra pasar 10 aos en prisin por molestar a dos menores de edad hace ms de una dcada. El jurado en la corte de El Centro, California dijo que John Swaim de 46 aos fue encontrado culpable de cometer actos lascivos con menores de 14

California authorities say the death toll from last weekend’s tour bus collision has risen to eight with the death of the driver of a pickup truck struck by the bus. A San Bernardino County coroner’s official says 72-year-old Fred Bailey Richardson of San Bernardino died at 6:39 a.m. Wednesday at Loma Linda University Medical Center.

A former California Highway Patrol lieutenant is facing 10 years in prison for molesting two underage relatives more than a decade ago. The Imperial Valley Press says an El Centro jury on Tuesday convicted 46-year-old John Swaim on four counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 even though one of the victims recanted

A longtime employee of the Desert Recreation District could face embezzlement charges. District officials say the employee confessed to taking money and using it for personal use. After an internal audit the District discovered discrepancies between revenues and receipts from a community membership program. After an internal investigation, the discrepancy was traced to a part-time

Moreno Valley school board member Mike Rios is slated to testify today in his own defense against accusations that he ran a sex-for- money operation, pimping out girls and women, two of whom he allegedly sexually assaulted. The prosecution concluded its case Tuesday in Rios’s trial, which began Jan. 30. The 42-year-old could face more

A registered sex offender from Indio pleaded guilty Thursday to molesting a teenager. David Joseph Schneider, 48, pleaded guilty to one count each of oralcopulation with a minor and annoying a child and two counts of furnishing aminor with marijuana, all felonies. He will be sentenced to nine years in prison on Feb. 19, according

“People know where we are because of that charred building,” said Michael Silver. Silver, an exhibitor at Victoria’s Attic Antiques in Rancho Mirage, is talking about the store’s historic neighbor, the old Chart House. It’s a smoked-out piece of architecture that’s been sitting as an eyesore along Highway 111 for more than a year. “One

Desert Hot Springs Police are searching for a suspect who shot a man on the 13-000 block of Cuyamaca Drive just before 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. The victim has been taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds to his lower body, but police say his wounds are non life threatening. Police cleared the roadway

When school lets out, children rush out of Cabot Yerxa elementary school to get home, with the direction of a much needed crossing guard. In the morning, the crosswalk looks very different, though. “Our school is the only school in Desert Hot Springs that doesn’t have a crossing guard provided for morning hours,” mom Erica

There’s a new kid on the block in the late night comedy realm and by the look of things, he’s holding his own in the race for ratings against two of late night staples, Jay Leno and David Letterman. Jimmy Kimmel is giving ABC a chance to hit the bigs in the coveted late night

Two Palm Desert Charter middle school students could face charges of child pornography after they posted a sexually explicit photo of a minor to a social media website. The school is working in conjunction with the Riverside Sheriff’s Department to investigate the situation. “Naturally when you’re involving children under the age of 18, and you

El flu o gripe esta a la orden del da en todas partes y personas pero en particular en los pequeos. Cifras de planteles educativos del valle de Coachella indican que existe un aumento considerable de alumnos que estn ausentes a causa de la gripe. En toda la nacin se ha visto un incremento y

El Departamento del Sheriff investiga un hurto bancario en la sucursal Pacific Western Bank sobre la Carretera 111 y Village Center Drive en Indian Wells. El portavoz del gremio policial Angel Ramos confirmo el atraco diciendo que sucedio al filo de las 11:45 a.m. hoy martes. No han revelado detalles en relacin al sospechoso, y

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has promoted Kenneth J. Peary to Police Commander. Peary has been serving, in an interim capacity, after the promotion of Kate Singer to Chief of Police in August. Commander Peary has been with the Desert Hot Springs Police Department for four years, after serving 17 years with the San

The U.S. Border patrol announced the arrest of a 41-year-old Mexican illegal alien convicted of homicide. The incident occurred Saturday evening at approximately 8 p.m., at the Highway 86 checkpoint. It’s located between Westmorland and Salton City. Indio agents arrested a man they say was attempting to pass through the checkpoint. Record checks and interviews