Month: March 2013

The statement reads:”On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I offer our warm wishes to His Holiness Pope Francis as he ascends to the Chair of Saint Peter and begins his papacy. As a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us, he carries forth the message of love and compassion that

A Riverside County defense attorney who has beenpracticing law for 40 years — 10 of those years under county contract — wastoday named the county’s public defender. Steve Harmon, 65, is slated to begin his duties before the end of thecurrent fiscal year, taking over management of an agency with a roughly $33million annual budget

En el segundo da del cnclave y tras dos fumatas negras, por fin sali humo blanco en el Vaticano, lo que indica que los cardenales ya eligieron al sucesor de Benedicto XVI, ahora la Iglesia Catlica tiene dos papas, uno emrito y otro en funciones. En la Plaza de San Pedro hay miles de fieles

Calling on all Valley locals, Goldenvoice, the producer of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival, is looking to hire. “They know locals know the area best. They know locals are the ones who can come in and fill the positions as quick as possible and do an efficient job,”

The world’s three top players — Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray — and fifth-ranked Rafael Nadal are scheduled to play today as the men’s singles round of 16 is contested at tennis’s BNP Paribas Open. The women will begin quarterfinal singles play at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with two matches. Fifth-seeded Petra

An 18-year-old Moreno Valley woman accused of pimping out a 14-year-old runaway girl for sexual services pleaded not guilty to human trafficking and other charges. Kayla Corithian Jackson was arrested Thursday at a Moreno Valley motel where she was allegedly keeping the victim, whose name has not been released. Along with the trafficking count, Jackson

An arrest in Arizona 50 years ago that led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision is the subject of an exhibit in Phoenix that includes the handwritten confession famously thrown out by the nation’s highest court. The warning from police that suspects have the right to remain silent sprang, in part, from the arrest

Tennis royalty stopped by the BNP Paribas Open. Billie Jean King forever changed women’s tennis, paving the way for the athletes at this year’s tournament and beyond. “I decided I’d dedicate the rest of my life to equal rights and opportunities for boys and girls, men and women,” said King. Billie Jean King, 69, reflected

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Lori Sarner, president of the Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped, today was presented with special woman of the year honors by the Riverside County Commission for Women and the Board of Supervisors. “The Women of the Year awards recognize some truly special women whose community service and leadership on women’s issues make Riverside County

Black smoke means more waiting, and even more anticipation among Catholics. “I’m excited. It’s going to be very interesting because we want change, and transparency,” Catholic David Marquardt said. “The next Pope would possibly be from one of the areas of the world that is gaining in Catholicism more and more people,” Catholic Dave Noack

Two more people have been arrested after crashing their vehicles inseparateincidents yesterday. The first accidentoccurredaround 1:30 a.m. yesterday when Javier Sanchez, 37 of Coachella, was on Highway 111 approaching Town Centre Way. Sanchez lost control of his Toyota Tundra, jumped the center divider, and drove into oncoming traffic before hitting the opposite curb and coming

Dos personas fueron trasladadas a un hospital local mientras que unas lneas de trnsito eran cerradas al flujo vial en la Carretera Interestatal 10 en direccin este a la altura de la calle Gene Autry/Palm Dr Exit. El percance que involucro a dos automovilistas sucedio un poco antes de la 1:15 p.m. hoy martes. Autoridades

Two poeple were taken to the hospital and multiple lanes were shut down on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 at the Gene Autry/Palm Dr exit today after an accident involving two cars. The accidentoccurredjust before 1:15 p.m. when California Highway Patrolreceivedreports of an overturned car in the center divider. Traffic was backed up for

A month after doubling a fee assessed in support ofreal estate fraud prosecutions, Riverside County supervisors hiked it againtoday, apparently to ensure the District Attorney’s Office has the necessaryresources to investigate the vast number of fraud complaints received eachyear. In a 5-0 vote, the board increased the Real Estate Prosecution TrustFund fee from $6 to

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimouslyvoted today to eliminate two vacant executive positions and modify the salariesof five others to save the county around $500,000 in the current fiscal year. “This is a sign of restructuring at the government level to reduceexecutive management salaries in keeping with our economic conditions,”Transportation & Land Management Agency

Singer Lesley Gore will start her stint with theFabulous Palm Springs Follies tonight. Gore, known for the 1963 hit “It’s My Party,” which she recorded atage 16, will take the stage at 7 p.m. Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy Garland, opened the Follies’ 22nd season,themed “Dance to the Music,” in November. Other guest stars in

Darryl Adamas, superintendente del Coachella Valley Unified School District sostuvo una reunin con padres de familia y alumnos que queran saber porque fueron despedidos el director y subdirector del plantel escolar. El lunes por la maana los alumnos realizaron una protesta y por ello Adams decidi contestar a sus preguntas, pero los padres dicen que

Variety film critic Boyd van Hoeij will speak atthe Rancho Mirage Public Library tonight. The free 7 p.m. talk is part of the “Hollywood Behind the Scenes”series put on by the library and the Palm Springs International Film Society. Hoeij is traveling from Paris and will give a “European flavor to theproceedings,” library spokeswoman Susan

The city will unveil and dedicate a mural on Smurr Streettoday. The ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the mural site — the north wallof a building at 45-125 Smurr St. Denver muralist David Ocelotl Garcia, theartist, is expected to attend, city spokesman Chris Escobedo said. The mural represents Indio’s past, present and future