Month: March 2013

At least for a while it will not be business as usual at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. The nearly 3,300 civilians employed at the base are bracing to see their hours reduced due to the sequester, the $85 billion in spending cuts being split between the military and domestic

A power outage near Fred Waring and 43rd Ave has left 223 customers without power. Imperial Irrigation District, the electricity proivder for the eastern part of the Coachella Valley, says they are in the process of figuring out what caused the outage. We will update this report as more information arrives. Southern California Edison is

A juvenile is back in custody today after escaping during court proceedings at the IndioJuvenileCourthouse. The juvenile was not happy with the way his court proceeding was progressing and decided to run out of the courtroom around noon. A courtroom deputy chased the individual and alerted nearby units of the escape. According to reports, the

Around 9 p.m. last night, U.S. Border Patrol responded to a report that a vehicle possibly being used to smuggle humans into the United States was travelling through the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. After locating the vehicle, a gold Ford F-150, the agents determined it was in fact being used to smuggle humans. They

Around 9 a.m. this morning, the area surrounding Cook St and Highway 111 lost power, causing firealarmstoinadvertentlyset off, reports say. The cause of the power outage is unknown at this time and it is not clear when power will be returned to the area. We will keep you updated as information comes into the newsroom.

The Palm Springs Police Department has scheduled the Spring of 2013 Citizens’ Police Academy. The first Citizens’ Police Academy met in 1993 and the program has been running continuously since then. The program meets one night per week for thirteen weeks. This Community Policing project has graduated hundreds of students from all sectors of the

Hugo Chvez Fras, presidente venezolano caracterizado por un gobierno autoritario al que denomin socialista y de tendencia radicalmente antiestadounidense, falleci el martes vctima del cncer que padeca desde 2011, inform su vicepresidente. Tena 58 aos. “Hoy 5 de marzo luego despus de haber acudido a la reunin de consejo de ministros y de la direccin

President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. Vice President Nicolas Maduro is taking over leadership of Hugo Chavez’s political movement after the socialist leader’s death.

Women’s singles qualifying play for tennis’ 2013BNP Paribas Open is scheduled to conclude today at the Indian Wells TennisGarden, while men’s singles qualifying play will begin. Mallory Burdette of Jackson, Ga., and Grace Min of Lawrenceville, Ga.,are the only Americans among the 24 women seeking the 12 berths reserved forqualifiers in the 96-player main draw.

“As a human being, I don’t know, is there anybody there that is willing to help this lady and not let her die?” “Not at this time.” That’s the harrowing conversation that took place between a dispatcher and an employee at Glenwood Gardens Independent Living Community in Bakersfield. More than seven minutes later on the

A deadly weekend in Coachella Valley left six people dead in three separate crashes. One of them, a teenager, was killed early Sunday morning. The driver of that accident, also a teen, now faces drunken driving charges. Raul Arreola, who grew up with the Victor Regalado, says, “I don’t know where to begin, this could’ve

A dozen school districts in Riverside County may comeup short paying their bills in the next couple of years, according to areport released today by the California Department of Education. State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson posted a status report onschool districts’ finances midway through fiscal year 2012-13, and according tothe document, the following 12

A reptile that appeared to be a youngalligator was rescued today from between two fences in Desert Hot Springs. Around 3:30 p.m., a Riverside County Animal Services officer respondedto a report of a stray animal wedged between fences in the 66600 block ofEstrella Avenue. The officer took the three-foot reptile to the CoachellaValley Animal Campus

En esta ocasin, se le acusa a un hombre de robar en la tienda Boost Mobile en Palm Desert. A tempranas horas hoy, El Departamento de Policia de Palm Desert respondio a una llamada de hurto en Boost Mobile Store sobre San Pablo Drive en Palm Desert. Cuando llegaron al lugar los agentes confirmaron el

Fin de semana trgico en el valle de Coachella. Tres distintos acidentes automovilstico cobran la vida de 6 personas. Uno de ellos era un estudiante de la preparatoria Shadow Hills en Indio. El nombre del alumno es Victor Regalado de 18 aos de edad quien el domingo por la madrugada viajaba con un grupo de

Women’s singles qualifying play for the 2013 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament is scheduled to begin today at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, with 48 players from 23 nations seeking 12 berths in the 96 layer main draw. The qualifying field includes Andrea Petkovic of Germany, who rose to ninth in the Women’s Tennis Association

Bird watchers and other outdoor enthusiasts whohaven’t taken part in the U.S. Forest Service’s winter eagle count in the SanBernardino and San Jacinto mountains have one more chance next week before theseason ends. Rangers will hold their final census on Saturday, March 9, andrequested that anyone interested join them at designated locations. Volunteers are needed

Indio Police say a drunken teen-age driver crashed his Jeep early Sunday inIndio. One passenger was ejected and died of his injuries. Officers received a 911 call at 4 a.m. about the crash, at Adams Streetand Avenue 40, Indio police Administrative Officer Benjamin Guitron said. The passenger who appeared to be in his late teens

The man who was arrested for riding a motorcycle in theWestfieldShoppingCenterlast month was arrested again yesterday. This time he is accused of robbing a Boost Mobile Store in Palm Desert. Early this morning, Palm Desert police responded to a burglar alarm at the Boost Mobile Store on San Pablo Drive in Palm Desert. When they

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regulargasoline in the Inland Empire fell today for the fourth consecutive day,dropping a half-cent to $4.27. The average price, which rose 30 times in 31 days before the start ofthe current streak of declines, is 1.8 cent less than one week ago and 8.8cents less less than