Month: February 2014

Hoy abrieron sus puertas las nuevas instalaciones del College of the Desertg campus Indio. El proyecto que dur poco ms de un ao en construccin cost $25 mdd. El nuevo campus se ubica sobre Oasis Street e incluye 40 mil pies cuadrados de construccin, unos 3 mil estudiantes atendern a dicha edificacin. El campus facilita

A man was arrested early Saturday morning in Banning after trying to evade police officers in a stolen car. According to officers with the Banning Police Department, 30-year-old Michael Allen Leonard, a parolee and alleged gang member, stole a car near Wilson Street and Sunset Avenue around 4:40 a.m. A Lo-Jack notification was sent out

California State Democratic Senator Ronald Calderon has been accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from undercover FBI agents, according to a release from the Department of Justice. Calderon, 56, of Montebello, is charged with 24-counts including mail fraud, wire fraud, honest services fraud, bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering

Arizona’s biggest business advocacy group is calling on Gov. Jan Brewer to veto a bill allowing business owners with strongly held religious beliefs to refuse service to gays. The legislation passed last week has triggered a national backlash from supporters of gay rights, and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is among business groups

A broken down car caused some traffic congestion for westbound commuters on I-10 Monday morning. Traffic was backed up from Washington Street to Jefferson Street, creating headaches for drivers. The broken down car was taking up the right lane of the interstate.

The College of the Desert satellite campus in Indio will open for classes today. The $25 million construction project took more than a year and half to complete. The campus on Oasis Street includes a 40,000 square-foot education center and 10,000 square feet of retail space. Up to 3,000 students will be able to attend.

A Delaware company has recalled 16 varieties of cheese after some of the cheeses were linked to a death in California and illnesses in newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the cheeses produced by Roos Foods of Kenton, Del., are linked to a listeria outbreak. The recalled products are the company’s Mexicana,

Authorities are looking for suspects in what they describe as the gang rape and beating of a student at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kelly Hoover said Sunday that the 19-year-old woman was attacked by several men either late Saturday night or early this morning. Hoover said that

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will present a Congressional Gold Medal Monday to Joseph Beaver, one of the first African Americans to join the U.S. Marine Corps and a longtime civil rights advocate. The ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Rancho Mirage. Beaver served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946 and was

Josephine Lee has been selling dance clothes with her mother, Grace, since she was a teenager. She now owns her own dance apparel store in Orange County, and many of her customers are from right here in the valley. “In palm springs there’s a huge dance community, but there are no dance stores. So we

(CNS) – Sunday is the last day to attend an event or take a tour affiliated with Modernism Week. The design festival wraps up 11 days of events Sunday. This year, a new set of nighttime events dubbed “Modernism Week After Dark” were held, and Modernism Week was co-produced by Goldenvoice, promoter of the Coachella

Michelle Stopyra is trying everything she can to fight eviction from the Desert Hot Springs mobile home she owns. “I’m very scared,” Stopyra said. “I’m going to be homeless. I don’t have very much money to live on. I’m going to be sleeping in my truck with my dog in the desert.” Stopyra’s home is

The Desert Water Agency’s customers are more conscious than ever about their water consumption. “I’m mainly looking for water conservation ideas, things I can do in my own yard,” said Ken Agee, a Palm Springs resident who participated in the agency’s public workshop on water conservation Saturday. “We wanted the community to participate in the

Support the American Cancer Society this weekend at the Relay for Life of Cathedral City and ARCO ampm Express Car Wash Friday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 23 in Indio. Throughout the weekend, anyone who gets their car washed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the new ampm Express Car Wash located at 42334

Palm Springs city leaders continue to make water conservation a priority, asking themselves these questions at this week’s council meeting: “What’s the best thing we can do for our community, what’s the best thing to save resources, save money and the right thing for the planet,” said Michelle Mician, manager of the Palm Springs Office

It’s official, couples wanting to tie the knot can now get a marriage license and have their civil marriage ceremonies at Palm Springs City Hall at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon. To celebrate, Mayor Steve Pougnet and other city leaders officiated the first set of weddings Friday morning. “For years it’s been a great destination to

Wanda Schrumpf had sticker shock when she learned she was facing a $1,200 citation for failing to license, vaccinate, spay or neuter and microchip three dogs that live with her two sons in a home she owns in Indio. What also got under her skin is how Riverside County animal license inspectors were canvassing the

A man described by a prosecutor as a “serial baby killer” who inflicted fatal injuries on his 10-week-old daughter in Desert Hot Springs less than two years after another one of his infant children met a similar fate was sentenced to death Friday. Jurors who convicted 39-year-old Jason Michael Hann in December also recommended he

The Coachella Valley Narcotics Task Force arrested four people after a search warrant uncovered methamphetamine, heroin and stolen guns. The bust was made on Thursday afternoon on the 57000 block of Desert Cactus Drive in an unincorporated area of Thermal. Authorities arrested: Brenda Felix, age 20 Eriberto Felix, age 18 Leon Cleofas Jr., age 24

Jason Michael Hann de 39 aos compareci ante un juez el viernes en Indio. Fue convicto de asesinar a su hija Montana en Desert Hot Springs en diciembre y hoy conoci su futuro legal en el Larson Justice Center, la corte de Indio. El jurado recomend la pena de muerte para Hann por robarle la