Month: May 2013

The former Indio Youth Task Force got a new name and a larger mission. “In changing to the Coachella Valley Community Trust, what their overall goal was to do is expand and diversify to focus on youth development, health services, and job skills training to help all of the east valley, not just Indio,” Allison

Acusada al parecer por intentar enviar atravez de craigslist, una portal de internet, pornografa infantil, a una joven. David Jelaca de 38 aos de edad se declar culpable en el mes de marzo y fue condenada el da lunes 20 de mayo Agentes en cubiertos iniciaron la investigacn y se contactaron con Jelaca atravs de

Authorities looking into the death of a 2-year-old child in Thermal are now calling the case a murder investigation, according to Riverside County sheriff’s Cpl. Angel Ramos. According to a report from the Riverside County Sheriff, on the afternoon of May 17th Thermal police responded to a report of an injured child near the 88000

Lawyers for former Palm Desert resident Jodi Arias are making their case to the jury that she should be spared the death penalty for killing her lover five years ago. Defense lawyer Jennifer Willmott said Tuesday that people are “far better people than their very worst deed.” Arias earlier in the day pleaded with jurors

California is sending six specially trained urban search-and-rescue workers to Oklahoma to assist recovery efforts after Monday’s tornado. Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency asked the state to send disaster workers. The state has eight urban search and rescue teams that specialize in searches, first aid and other recovery operations.

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will give thecommencement address at College of the Desert’s graduation ceremony on Friday,the college announced today. Commencement is 7:30 p.m. at COD’s Boone Field. More than 700 studentsare eligible to participate and about 300 are expected to do so. Students whoearned certificates can also participate and will be recognized at

The Secretary of State’s Office has agreed to change the way it presents campaign finance data online after initially rejecting a request from a coalition of good-government groups, research organizations and newspapers. Shannan Velayas, spokeswoman for Secretary of State Debra Bowen, said Tuesday that the department will make the state’s entire campaign finance database, known

The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners have voted Tuesday for the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid

The mayor of Rancho Mirage said today that he”welcomes” the meeting of President Barack Obama and Chinese President XiJinping next month at the city’s Sunnylands estate. “We will greet President Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping withthe same careful planning and decorum as we have always manifested whenwelcoming dignitaries,” Mayor Richard Kite said in a

The Coachella Valley’s Mariner Girl Scout Troop #103, also known as M.S.S. CONCHILLA, traveled to Newport Dunes last weekend to compete in the annual Mariner competition known as GAM. The girls quietly sailed past a troop that has won the competition 19 times, including a winning streak more than a decade long. Mariner Girl Scout

If you’re looking for ways to help residents of Oklahoma, ravaged by a monstrous tornado Monday, the following relief organizations are working in the area: American Red CrossThe American Red Cross has several shelters open in Oklahoma and Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles have begun delivering hot meals throughout the affected areas. The Red Cross

Desde ayer lunes y hasta el 2 de Junio estar en vigor la campaa a nivel nacional “Click it or Ticket” o “Abrochado o Multado” por lo que agencias del orden tanto estatal, regional y local estarn tras la pista de conductores que no utilicen el cinturn de seguridad o que no lo usen de

Golf’s governing bodies have adopted a new rule that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association announced Tuesday that Rule 14-1b would start in 2016. The new rule will make it illegal to anchor the club against the body

Hundreds of wind farms around the world have slowed operations after huge turbine blades fell in Southern California and Iowa. U-T San Diego says a 170-foot blade fell last week at a wind farm in Ocotillo, 70 miles east of San Diego. The paper says turbine-maker Siemens confirmed Monday that it’s sent a team of

The state medical examiner’s office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children. Spokeswoman Amy Elliot said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. Authorities said initially that as many as 51 people were

Ironing out Riverside County’s fiscal priorities for 2013-14 is among the leading items on the Board of Supervisors’ agenda today, with Supervisor John Tavaglione expected to lead a discussion about resolving the county hospital’s shortfall and assessing the value of merging agencies. Tavaglione last week introduced a three-page memorandum listing a number of issues that

Riverside County supervisors are expected to sign off today on a proposed settlement to end a lawsuit challenging a county policy mandating that solar power developers pay per-acre fees for projects on county land. The Independent Energy Producers Association and the Large-scale Solar Association worked out an agreement with county attorneys that was certified Wednesday

University of California medical center workers have begun a two-day strike that could involve thousands of employees and prompted postponement of some surgeries. A union representing some 13,000 pharmacists, nursing assistants and other workers struck at 4 a.m. Tuesday in San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. Ruben Gomez, a radiation therapist in

Brian Pelletire was emotional he told us about how he found out long time friend Eric Strzelczyk was gone. “At first I didn’t think it was real,” Brian says. “And I called his cell phone, it was kind of just weird. And then making sure like hey man, heard some bad news, call me if

Local law enforcement agencies are participating in a national seatbelt enforcement campaign scheduled to run through the second of June. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign targets people who do not wear seatbelts or use them incorrectly. The local agencies participating in the effort include the Indio office of the California Highway Patrol and the