Month: November 2014

Los republicanos tomaron el control del Senado y afianzaron su mayora en la Cmara de Representantes con una oleada de victorias electorales el martes que sirvi como crtica a las polticas de la segunda legislatura del presidente, Barack Obama, y puso a una serie de estados de tendencia Demcrata -incluyendo la Illinois natal de Obama-

El comit asesor de energa al consumidor recomend un aumento de tarifa para los ms de 145,000 clientes del Distrito de Irrigacin del Valle Imperial, comnmente denominado como el IID. Si es aprobado, la factura elctrica para los usuarios se vera seriamente impactada con un incremento de entr el 6% al 9% para negociantes y

A woman was rescued while hiking along the trails near the Rimrock Shopping Center on Gene Autry Trail and East Palm Canyon Drive Wednesday afternoon. Officials said she was roughly three miles up the trail at an elevation of about 2,500 feet. She’s a regular hiker but said she became fatigued around 3 p.m. and

SunLine Transit Agency is holding its 8th annual holiday food drive on Thursday, November 6 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Fill the Bus Food Drive helps feed the homeless and families in need during the holiday season. It’s easy to join in the effort by bringing in a few items from your pantry

It took less than 72 hours for vandals to tag the brand new “Family” mural in Desert Hot Springs. The mural, which features Orca whales swimming through the sea, was completed on Sunday. Sometime Tuesday night someone tagged the wall with gold spray paint. “Why do people have to destroy beautiful artwork like this? It

An 18-month-old Jurupa Valley boy was attacked Wednesday by the family pit bull, which ripped off one of the toddler’s ears before neighbors scared away the dog. The child, whose identity was not released, was apparently playing withthe canine in the back yard of his home on Pontiac Avenue around 7:40 a.m. when 2-year-old “Poncho”

A good Samaritan assisted a Riverside County Animal Control officer after a kitten took refuge inside a drainage pipe at an Indio business Monday morning. According to Public Information Officer John Welsh, three kittens were in a box near a dumpster nibbling on food near Sav-On-Carpets at 83151 Indio Blvd. An employee at a nearby

US Congress Dist 36 Congressman Ruiz won his reelection over Assemblyman Brian Nestande with 53% of the vote. He had 54,985 votes to Nestande’s 48,153. Nestande called Congressman Ruiz and congratulated him on his victory. He said it was a hard-fought campaign and is gracious for the enthusiasm and support he received from his many

Two people were injured after a fire ignited in the attic of a Palm Desert apartment Wednesday morning. “My housekeeper shouted ‘Fire Fire!’ I said, ‘Break the glass! Extinguisher extinguisher,” said Jaqueline Lau, who lives next door to the unit that caught fire. She had just returned from a trip to the grocery store when

News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 have teamed up to provide the most comprehensive election coverage on air and online. You’ll find convenient election results in the drop-down menu below. Just select a race for instant results. This view isn’t compatible for mobile users, you must view from a home computer or click on

CA Assembly Dist 42

Desert Hot Springs Measure JJ is for a 1% sales tax to fund city services Desert Hot Springs Measure HH is a medical marijuana tax. $25 per square foot for the first 3,000 square feet and $10 per square foot for the remaining space Desert Hot Springs Measure II is for a 10% tax monthly

Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown was re-elected to an unprecedented fourth term today, easily defeating Republican Neel Kashkari. Brown received 67.1 percent of the vote to 32.9 percent for Kashkari, with vote-by-mail ballots and 0.7 percent of the state’s precincts partially or fully counted, according to figures released by the Secretary of State’s Office. Brown did

CA Senate Dist 28

The Energy Consumer Advisory Committee recommended a rate increase for the Imperial Irrigation District. If approved, the average price hike will be 7.4 percent. Magdalena Pinson owns Mexico Tipico Restaurant in Indio. For just one month, her electric bill totaled $2,377. She said she can’t afford to pay much more. “It’s going to be very

The crisis in Ukraine is far from over despite a ceasefire. Now two pastors from Ukraine are here in the desert looking for help. The fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian Nationals may be over 6,000 miles away, but two pastors believe people here in the desert can make a difference, not by taking sides,

A 21-year-old man from Indio was arrested Tuesday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase on Interstate 10. Deputies said the chase began after Roy Becerra allegedly fired a gun at a house in the 82700 block of Castleton drive in North Indio. Callers from the home reported the shooting around 8:30 a.m. They

Coachella police are investigating a possible hate crime at the Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley. Police responded to the report of shots fired around 5 a.m. Tuesday in the 84000 block of Avenue 49. They say several shots had been fired striking the building and a vehicle. There were no injuries even though the

Este martes 4 de noviembre marca nuevamente el da de elecciones gubernamentales en el estado de California y especficamente en el valle de Coachella. Hoy residentes tendrn la oportunidad de hacer valer su voz y sus opiniones en referencia a las diferentes medidas que afectan directamente el sustento de sus familias liderados por sus postulantes

La mayora de los estadounidenses que votan el martes dicen que estn descontentos o molestos con el gobierno del presidente Barack Obama, pero tampoco ven con buenos ojos a la oposicin republicana. Varias encuestas a boca de urna han identificado que slo 1 de 5 electores dicen que confan en que el gobierno hace lo