Month: August 2013

Llega una nueva fuente de empleo para residentes del Valle de Coachella. El hotel “Hard Rock Cafe” abrira sus puertas en el mes de octubre el, hotel contara con ms de 160 habitaciones, tambin contara con salones de reservaciones para eventos especiales y banquetes, bar, lobby, entre otros , estar localizado en las estructuras de

More than a month after the U.S. Supreme Courtcleared the way for same-sex weddings to resume in California, the state’shighest court today rejected the last remaining legal challenge to the unions. The state Supreme Court dismissed a last-minute petition by supportersof Proposition 8 — which was approved by California voters in 2008 and bannedsame-sex marriage

Hundreds of people from across California descended Wednesday on Bakersfield by car and bus to rally for an immigration overhaul that includes a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants lacking legal status. Organized by labor unions, immigrant rights group and faith communities, the rally was meant to pressure U.S. Rep Kevin McCarthy of

CVUSD Superintendent Darryl Adams announced today that their Board of Education has approved a plan to supply every student, pre-school through high school, with iPads, according to a press release from CVUSD. Also, teachers willreceiveMacbook Air laptops, although the release does not say if every teacher will bereceivingone. Distribution of the technology will be completed

Border patrol agents arrested six men Tuesday morning after discovering them attempting to smuggle 265 pounds of marijuana into the United States. Agents first noticed the men around 6 a.m., 18 miles west of the Calexico West Port of Entry near Highway 98. Agents tracked the men through the remote desertterrainbefore making contact with them.

Despus de una excelente investigacin ayer a las 6:30 fue arrestado un sujeto en una tienda ubicada en la manzana 82800 de la Avenida 44 en North Indio. Se trata de Salahaldeen Alwishah de 24 aos, residente de Indio quien se sospecha entr a robar ayer mismo a las 8:00 a.m. en una casa ubicada

The median price of a home in Riverside Countyincreased by 25.9 percent in July, compared with the same month a year ago,while the number of homes sold rose by 14.9 percent, a real estate informationservice announced today. According to DataQuick, the median price of a Riverside County home was$265,000 last month, up from $210,500 in

Operators of the San Onofre nuclear power plant say it may cost $4.1 billion and take 15 years to tear down the troubled plant and restore the Southern California coastal site to its pristine condition. The Orange County Register says the estimate was made Tuesday at a hearing of the state Senate energy committee in

Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have made it legal to pay women to stimulate and harvest their reproductive eggs for research. Brown says in a veto letter for AB926 that “not everything in life is for sale nor should it be.” The letter is dated Tuesday. The bill by Democratic Assemblywoman

An Indio man suspected in thefts around the CoachellaValley was behind bars today. Salahaldeen Alwishah, 25, was arrested in Indio in the 82800 block ofAvenue 44 about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, sheriff’s Sgt. Brad Farwell said. Shortly after 8 a.m. that morning, a burglary was reported in the 37700block of Hollister Drive in Palm Desert, and

Riot police swept in with armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, sparking running street battles elsewhere in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least 149 people were killed nationwide, many of them in the assaults on the protest vigils. The interim government declared

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will hold the firstof four veterans forums in the 36th Congressional District today in PalmSprings. The forum is at 1 p.m. at American Legion Hall Post 519, 400 N. BelardoRoad. Veterans, active duty military personnel and their families, andrepresentatives from veterans service organizations are invited to attend. The other forums

Thousands of people, including a handful from the Coachella Valley, will drive to Bakersfield Wednesday morning. They say, it’s the first stop on the road to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Supporters from all over the state are demanding congress take action on comprehensive immigration reform. Activists from seven cities will protest outside House Majority Whip

California’s beloved giant trees could be weathering climate change – and it might even help them thrive. The Los Angeles Times says researchers have found that since the 1970s, some coast redwoods have grown at their fastest rate ever. Giant sequoias also are showing growth spurts. That’s based on corings taken from dozens of trees

Lita Hernandez told us a parent’s worst nightmare. “To have any stranger try to abduct your child,” she said. She’s experienced it. “When my son was little, a man tried to take him out of my shopping cart one time,” she said. The recent Amber Alert for Hannah Anderson shook up parents. Here in the

As you probably already know, CBS Local 2 anchor Brooke Beare gave birth to a beautiful baby girl early Monday morning. Her name is Danica, and she is absolutely beautiful. We are happy to report both Danica and Brooke are healthy and happy, and will be returning home from the hospital very soon.

A demonstration outside Loma Linda Children’s Hospital showed that after just 30 minutes inside a parked car in the heat, butter melts, vegetables wilt, and ice cream quickly turns to soup. The damage done to a child left alone in the same scenario can be fatal. “When a child’s internal temperature hits 104 degrees, internal

Millones de nios transgnero se beneficiaran de una nueva ley recientemente firmada por el gobernador de california, Gerry Brown. La AB1266, convierte al estado en el primero en permitir que los estudiantes transgnero escojan los baos que deseen usar y los equipos de deportivos en los que prefieran jugar, con base a su identidad de

Se llevo acabo una demostracin para alertar a la comunidad de la peligrosidad de dejar a un bebe dentro de un vehculo, Sobre todo con las altas temperaturas que se registran en la regin, representantes de la coalicin del Inland Empire por sus siglas en ingles “Safe Kinds” fueron los encargados de la demostracin, ellos

Larry Ellison, America’s third richest man and the CEO of tech giant Oracle, took aim at Google in a wide-ranging interview with Charlie Rose, calling out Google CEO Larry Page “specifically” for overseeing Google’s decision to “take our [Oracle’s] stuff.” Oracle produces a widely-used database that operates web systems from online banking platforms to airline