Month: October 2013

The Palm Springs Unified School District school board approved a common calendar Tuesday night for the first time in 20 years. The new calendar will begin for traditional schools for the 2014-2015 school year. Schools currently on the E Track schedule, or year-round, with three months on, one month off, will start the new calendar

“A couple men broke into the Marker Broadcasting transmitter sight on Dillon Road. Significant damage. Stuff stolen. Doors beaten in. Generator was yanked out,” president of Marker Broadcasting Todd Marker said. Marker told us just how much the thieves got away with. “Damage and stolen it’s probably $25,000 to $30,000 dollars,” he said. Marker says

Momentos de terror vivieron decenas de estudiantes de la primaria Abraham Lincoln la maama del mircoles despus de que un chofer perdiera el control de su vehculo y se estrellara contra el cerco de la escuela. Un estudiante de diez aos que estaba en su hora de recreo tuvo que ser trasladado por helicptero a

Se present en corte el hombre que le quit la vida a Celena Nava de 25 aos . Jos Alfredo Jimenez fue acusado y enfrenta un cargo de manejar bajo la influencia del alcohol as como de homicidio vehcular Adems de causar lesiones de gravedad a una segunda persona, la joven de 25 aos murio

A 55-year-old man was in court accused of hitting and killing one pedestrian and injuring another in Coachella. Jose Alfredo Jimenez is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Coachella Sunday night and was formally charged Wednesday. Jose Alfredo Jimenez of Indio was arraigned Wednesday afternoon and faces one count of

Authorities today released the name of an 11-year-old boy who collapsed while playing football at his middle school in Moreno Valley and later died at a hospital. Elijah Allen died Tuesday shortly after 1 p.m. at Riverside County Regional Medical Center, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. Deputies responded at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday to

Debido al gran nmero de accidentes registrados, la mayora de ellos fatales, Caltrans decidi reducir el lmite de velocidad en la Ruta Estatal 62 en el rea de Morongo Valley en el alto desierto con el fin de que las personas que circulan por ellugar estn ms seguras. Segn informaron las autoridades el ST62 se

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office will get nearly $3 million in state grants to help fight insurance fraud, officials announced Tuesday. Without comment, the Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the county’s acceptance of roughly $2.94 million in grants from the California Department of Insurance. The grants vary in duration from one to three years

Budget cuts have forced the cancellation of The Inland Empire’s premier biennial air show. “March Air Fest: Thunder over the Empire 2014” will not be held as planned in May in the face of fiscal constraints, according to March Air Reserve Base operations chief Col. Samuel “Bo” Mahoney. `I did not make the decision to

We met Stacy Saenz, of Palm Desert, on Tuesday. She dropped to her knees in tears heartbroken, staring at the memorial setup for her co-worker and friend, 25-year-old Celena Marie Nava, of Coachella. “She was just a big sweetheart, always with her big smile and everything,” said Saenz. Police said Nava, an employee at Eisenhower

An award-winning documentary about Senior Olympics athletes will be shown in the Coachella Valley Wednesday and Thursday. “Age of Champions” will be screened for free at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cinemas Palme d’Or in Palm Desert and at 9 a.m. the next day at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Director Christopher Rufo will speak at

Several serious, sometimes deadly crashes along State Route 62 in Morongo Valley have prompted Caltrans to make some changes with safety in mind. “I’ve seen many horrible accidents,” said Mindi Matsumoto, a Morongo Valley resident who takes the road every day to work in Palm Springs. The thoroughfare from the Coachella Valley to the high

Mickie Reed’s family is no stranger to Indio High School. Two sons have already graduated, and she currently has a daughter going to classes there. She said she noticed, as schools in the valley continue to get updated, her kids have not seen much change at Indio High School. “I see a big disparity in

Familiares y amigos rinden tributo a la jovn que falleci el fin de semana al ser atropellada, un pequeo altar yace sobre la carretera, lugar donde ocurri la tragedia. Ah se aprecian fotos de quien amigos identifican como Celena Nava, ella falleci el domingo al ser embestida por un conductor irresponsable. Stacy Saenz, amiga y

Pequeos puros con sabor a caramelo o frutas son populares entre los adolescentes de Estados Unidos, segn el primer estudio del gobierno que mide su uso. Aproximadamente 1 de cada 30 alumnos de escuela intermedia dicen que fuman los puros. La proporcin aumenta con la edad de los menores, a casi 1 de cada 12

Eisenhower Medical Center’s series of free lectures during Breast Cancer Awareness Month will continue today. “Breast Screening Recommendations: What’s Right for Me?” will be given at noon Tuesday at Eisenhower’s Lucy Curci Cancer Center in Rancho Mirage. Additionally, free breast exams will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Oct. 30

La polica ya revel la identidad de la mujer que muri atropellada sobre Calhoun Street al sur de la Avenida 49 en Coachella el pasado domingo, despus de que el irresponsable y ebrio conductor del vehculo involucrado hua de la polica de Indio que haba recibido reportes de que manejaba de manera errtica sobre la

Riverside County residents who want to get rid of potentially dangerous prescription drugs will be welcome to discard them Saturday as part of National Drug Take-Back Day. The effort led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is aimed at taking commonly abused drugs out of circulation. “This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public

The recently opened Hard Rock Hotel will host the first Palm Springs Fashion Weekend this week, according to a city spokeswoman. The festivities start Friday with a swimwear show and continue Saturday with contemporary fashions. Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet will present a proclamation to Fashion Weekend organizers Jim Casey, Kim Waltrip and Trini Garza

Federal judges are giving California an additional month to reduce its prison population, as negotiations continue over a longer-term delay. The judges said in a one-paragraph order Monday that a court-appointed mediator needs more time to seek agreement on how the state should reduce inmate crowding. Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers want a three-year