Month: November 2014

El departamento del aguacil de Riverside anuncio que comprara cmaras adicionales de video para el uso en el cuerpo de agentes que ayudara en asegurar la proteccin as como la contabilidad, transparencia y responsabilidad de la unidad en incidentes de supuesta brutalidad policial. El Consejo de Supervisores aprob el uso de ingresos procedentes de fondos

The truck that’s used to transport musical instruments and equipment for the Palm Desert High School band was recently located after it was stolen from the school’s parking lot on Sunday, November 2. According to Mary Perry, spokesperson for the Desert Sands Unified School District, the truck was recovered on Sunday in the Whitewater area

A 17-year-old girl who went missing from her Beaumont home on October 30 has been found safe, according to a release from the Beaumont Police Department. A missing person’s report was filed on Monday, November 10 for Jaydann Patino. Her family said it was uncharacteristic of her to run away from home. The police department

Becas del Programa “Edison Scholars” Otorgar 30 becas de $40,000 mil a Estudiantes que Califiquen QU: Edison International, la empresa matriz de Southern California Edison (SCE), anunci en octubre el inicio del perodo de solicitud de becas para su Programa Edison Scholars 2014-15, el cual se extender hasta el 1 de febrero. Con un fondo

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will purchase additional body-worn cameras that deputies will put to the test. The Board of Supervisors approved the use of revenue from the sheriff department’s asset forfeiture funds. According to Deputy Albert Martinez, the sheriff’s department has been conducting ongoing tests of various brands of body-worn cameras over the past

Patriot Park in Cathedral City is covered in thousands of American flags ahead of Veterans Day. It’s all a part of the Rotary Club’s “Healing Field,” its ninth annual tribute to fallen soldiers. More than 5,000 flags commemorate those who have died while serving in the military since 9-11. Each flag has the name, age,

Accidental poisonings from squishy laundry detergent packets have landed more than 700 U.S. children in the hospital in just two years. Coma and seizures were among the most serious complications. That’s according to analysis of poison center data for 2012 and 2013. The results were published online Monday in Pediatrics. There were over 17,000 poison

Two small earthquakes shook the region around the Channel Islands early Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.5 temblor struck at 12:40 a.m., followed two minutes later by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake. Both were centered near the islands and roughly 40 miles southwest of Avalon. Some of the islands are in Los Angeles

A 20-year-old man has died at a fraternity house near the University of California Berkeley campus. Lt. Ed Spiller says police and paramedics responded to reports of the unresponsive man at the home of the Zeta Psi fraternity on Sunday. The man was declared dead at the scene, and his body was taken to the

The Coachella Valley will see $5.2 million from the state for drought-related projects. The money is from the California Department of Water Resources. It’s part of approximately $221 million awarded statewide for 27 proposals. The money will be used in meeting long-term water needs such as conservation and recycled water programs. They reduce groundwater use

An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of gunning down a man during a heated argument at an East Hemet home is scheduled to appear in court Thursday, records showed today. John Richard Demery, 40, of Hemet, is expected to be arraigned that day in relation to his arrest for Saturday’s predawn fatal shooting of

The annual Pride Parade, which took place on Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs this year, culminated this weekend’s pride festivities. The parade, filled with lots of color, music, and dancing, drew thousands of people to watch and celebrate the LGBT community. “I think it’s great. I think there’s a lot of people out

Arizona has approved an effort designed to push back against the federal government for any actions the state considers unconstitutional. Proposition 122 arose from growing angst in Republican states over what conservatives view as heavy-handed tactics by the Obama administration. Opponents called it a waste of time and money to decide questions that the courts

Friday delivered another solid-if-not-amazing jobs report. Unfortunately, the “not-amazing” part continues to involve your paycheck. TheBureau of Labor Statistics reportedthat the U.S. economy added 214,000 jobs in October and that unemployment fell a tenth of a percentage point to 5.8 percent. This is the ninth straight month in which employers added 200,000 jobs or more,

Voters in the North Coast city of Eureka bucked the election tide last week and defeated a ballot measure that would have raised the local minimum wage to $12 an hour. The Eureka Times-Standard reports that while minimum wage hikes were approved in five other states and two San Francisco Bay area cities, 62 percent

Two people were shot at a “large party” in Desert Hot Springs Sunday morning, police say. Around 1:00 in the morning, police were called to a home on the 13400 block of Mountain Top Drive. When they arrived, officers were told two people were shot and taken to the hospital by people at the party.

And just like that, the Xavier Prep Saints went from sheer joy to utter disappointment. For the second straight year, Xavier Prep will miss the playoffs on a DVL rule oversight. The Saints were under the assumption if they beat Palm Desert on Friday (paired with a Cathedral City loss) they would move on to

One person is dead after an abandoned two story department store in Banning went up in flames. Firefighters were called to the Mathewson’s department store around 5:30 Saturday morning. When they arrived they found burnt human remains. Authorities couldn’t tell what the gender of the victim was, but said the building was a site where

A U.S. Border Patrol agent is behind bars after allegedly shooting a man to death in east Hemet while he was off duty Saturday. Forty-year-old John Demery confronted 27-year-old Adam Thomas at a home when an argument started that ended with Demery shooting Thomas. Sheriff deputies found Thomas with multiple gunshot wounds. He later died

Thousands of people are converging in downtown Palm Springs this weekend for the Pride Festival and Parade festivities. The event celebrates the desert’s well known and diverse LGBT community. “To be able to get out and walk and be proud of who I am and not have to hide. Just to be able to celebrate