Month: August 2014

Activistas conservadores estn buscando aproximarse al creciente nmero de votantes hispanos, al ofrecerles clases de ingls, exmenes de salud y cursos para ayudar a los hispanohablantes a graduarse de la escuela secundaria. Y parte de la cuenta la pagan los hermanos Charles y David Koch. Los industriales multimillonarios estn trabajando para cerrar la brecha en

Estados Unidos ha establecido que despus de varios das de bombardeos contra blancos de Isis; el grupo se ha dispersado y se ha detenido su avance en la ciudad de Irbil. Este domingo 10 de agosto los ataques continuaron contra la artillera y otras posiciones de los militantes extremistas dejando un saldo de mas de

A Sept. 5 preliminary hearing was scheduled Monday for a Thermal resident accused of killing a 20-year-old man because of his sexual orientation. Miguel Angel Bautista Ramirez, 25, of Thermal was arrested July 28 in Coachella for the deadly shooting of Juan Ceballos in Mecca on July 13. Ramirez is being held without bail. A

Las autoridades ya revelaron la identidad de una mujer de 40 aos que fue artopellada el sbado pasado. Lucy Peralez residente de Indio fue impactada poco despus de las 10:00 p.m. en la Avenida 44 al este de Palo Verde Avenue y fue pronunciada muerta a las 10:13 p.m. de acuerdo con el forense del

Two children suffered bites from a dog Saturday night in Indio. A Riverside County Animal Services officer responded to a property on Avenue 43 in Indio, near Burr Street and south of Interstate 10, after receiving a call from the Indio Police Department that two children had been been bitten and one of the victims’

Spain says it has imported a U.S.-made experimental drug to treat a Spanish missionary priest who was evacuated from Liberia last week after testing positive for Ebola. A Health Ministry statement Monday said the ZMapp drug, made by Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. of San Diego, was obtained in Geneva this weekend and brought to Madrid to

A local veteran is set to testify at a state hearing today in support of a bill involving LGBT veterans. The idea for AB 1565 was brought to State Assemblymember Manuel Prez by local Veterans for Peace Coachella Valley chapter leader Tom Swann. “California is the state with the largest LGBT veteran population, yet these

Lawmakers in California are considering a first-in-the-nation measure that would require universities that receive public funds for student financial assistance to set a standard defining consensual sex. Legislation passed by California’s state Senate in May and coming before the Assembly this month would require schools to set a so-called “affirmative consent standard” that could be

Firefighters are working to put out nine wildfires that were sparked by lightning in the northeastern corner of California as a stubborn blaze to the west in Mendocino County continues to challenge crews. The new fires in Lassen, Modoc and Shasta counties were not threatening any structures, but CalFire says crews were trying to contain

Authorities have released the name of a 40-year-old woman who was run over by a vehicle and killed in Indio. Lucy Peralez of Indio was struck just after 10 p.m. Saturday on westbound Avenue 44 just east of Palo Verde Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:13 p.m., according to the Riverside

Marlene Pinnock says she thought she was going to die as a California Highway Patrol officer straddled her, repeatedly punching her head, on the side of a Los Angeles freeway. During an hourlong interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, Pinnock spoke haltingly or in a whisper, occasionally putting her hands to her temples and

Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs will hold a job fair Wednesday, August 13th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm in preparation for the opening of Simon Kitchen + Bar, the resort’s new restaurant from celebrity chef Kerry Simon. Nearly 20 full and part-time jobs are available. Among the qualifications-a positive attitude and a passion for

Authorities in Northern California say a light plane lost power and was forced to make a crash landing in a street. The Fresno Bee reports the single-engine aircraft landed just south of a runway near the Sierra Sky Park in northwest Fresno Sunday morning. No injuries were reported as the pilot and two other passengers

A heated argument between five men at a San Jacinto park turned violent when gunshots were fired, Sheriff’s authorities reported Sunday. Dispatchers received a call at 8:36 p.m. Saturday and sent deputies to Mistletoe Park, at Mistletoe Avenue and 5th Street. Witnesses told deputies the group were involved in a dispute before it escalated, the

Black smoke was seen across the Coachella Valley Friday, coming from Shelia Hardie’s home in Desert Hot Springs. The flames started just after 5 p.m. on Whitney Court., west of Mountain View Road. “I was sleeping and I was woken by my son. He said there’s a fire in the garage,” said Hardie. “By the

Dozens of residents who violated their strict rations of water in the drought-stricken California beach town of Santa Cruz are taking a seat at Water School. Some of the residents overindulged their zucchini patch. Others didn’t bother with that dripping kitchen sink. They are now hoping that by attending Water School, they will be able

Officials say eight firefighters who suffered burns while battling a wildfire in Northern California have been taken to the hospital. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Capt. Carlos Guerrero said Saturday that the injured firefighters are in stable condition after being airlifted to the burn center at the University of California, Davis for treatment.

One person has major injuries, and two others are hurt following a crash at Calhoun St. and Avenue 55 in Coachella, according to Cal Fire. The crash happened at 10:45 p.m. Friday night. The area remained closed for hours. Cal Fire says one car flipped over another, with the other car hitting an Imperial Irrigation

The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission wants to send 2,500 children back to school with brand new school supplies including pencils, notebooks and a backpack. Children and their families will line up early for the rescue mission’s annual Backpack Bonanza Giveaway in the CVRM Multipurpose Room on Saturday, Aug. 23. The event starts at 8 a.m.

Indio police are warning businesses of a scam in which a caller posing as a utility employee asks for payment using a prepaid MoneyPak card. Indio Police Department Sgt. Dan Marshall said someone posing as an Imperial Irrigation District employee calls a business requesting payment for a past due utility bill. This is how it