Month: February 2015

Some California law makers are pushing to have people who are arrested for certain misdemeanor crimes give DNA samples to police. When voters passed Proposition 47 last November, it changed how law enforcement collects DNA from people they arrest. “Prop 47 made a whole stack of crimes, non-serious, non-violent crimes, theft type crimes, drug possession

La oficina del secretario de estado seal que el referndum que tena como objetivo derogar la prohibicin del uso de bolsas de plstico en todo California se ha clasificado para la boleta de este prximo noviembre del 2016. Bill Mabie, el subdirector de la oficina del secretario de estado, dijo el martes que los defensores

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department released the identity of the man who ran from deputies during a traffic stop Tuesday morning, causing precautionary school lockdowns and road closures in Bermuda Dunes. Arturo Sanchez, a 32-year-old Indio resident, was pulled over at Brownstown Drive and Ewarton Road just before 9:30 a.m., according to Deputy Armando Munoz.

The secretary of state’s office says a referendum seeking to repeal California’s statewide ban on plastic bags has qualified for the November 2016 ballot. Bill Mabie, chief deputy in the secretary of state’s office, said Tuesday that proponents had more than 555,000 valid signatures. The trade group seeking the referendum needed 505,000 valid signatures to

…Wind Advisory in effect from 4 am to 2 PM PST Tuesday… The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Wind Advisory…which is in effect from 4 am to 2 PM PST Tuesday. * Winds…northerly from 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * Timing…Tuesday morning through early afternoon. * Location…San

Al menos 30 personas resultaron hoy heridas por el aparatoso descarrilamiento de un tren de cercanas que colision con un tractor en Oxnard (California, EE.UU.) Inform el portavoz de la compaa de trenes Metrolink, Scott Johnson. El choque entre el tractor y el tren se produjo sobre las 05.55 hora local (13.55 GMT) y caus

Science, technology, engineering and math stem programs are growing in the Coachella Valley. Saturday students learning about renewable energy put the wind to work. “We’re creating our own wind indoors, but it’s a windy day and all the students coming to the school today saw the wind turbines out there generating that power,” said Larry

Eleven cast members for the upcoming season of ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ were announced Tuesday on ‘Good Morning America’, and one of the dancers this season is a local resident of the desert. Suzanne Somers is joining an all-star list of actors, singers and athletes for the series’ 20th season. Only eleven dancers were

Un fallo en el sistema de nmina de la Agencia de Trnsito SunLine caus que algunos conductores de autobuses recibieran pago en exceso por miles de dlares de dinero de los contribuyentes.Durante 18 meses, 141 conductores de SunLine eran pagados por trabajo que no hicieron, por una suma de alrededor de $ 250.000, y ahora

A glitch in the payroll system at SunLine Transit Agency caused bus drivers to be overpaid by thousands of dollars of tax payer money. Over 18 months, 141 drivers with SunLine got paid for work they didn’t do, to the tune of about $250,000, and now they’ll need to pay it back. SunLine representatives said

“ It’s been nearly two weeks since Bonnie Byhre last saw her husband, Richard Byhre. The 76-year-old left to tend to their sailboat in a San Diego marina February 10th. “He goes down there and does things on the boat and then he’ll go out for a sail and just enjoy himself,” said Bonnie. Bonnie

Dozens of people have been injured in the crash of a Southern California commuter train and a truck northwest of Los Angeles. Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson said at least 30 people were injured in the crash early Tuesday. The collision has toppled three of the train’s passenger cars onto their sides. A fourth car is

Student absences, excused or not, are a big problem in California. “Either you’re in school or you’re not in school and when you’re not in school, you’re not learning,” said Jane Mills, Director of Student Services at Palm Springs Unified School District. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is now partnering with all county school

The driver of a pick-up truck that led police on a chase from Northridge to Quartz Hill, surrendered Monday night after more than a half-hour standoff. The chase began shortly after 5 p.m., when police wanted to pull the driver over for reckless driving. The chase ended up on the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway near

A recent study suggests many peanut allergies can be prevented by peanuts.The study at Kings College London involved more than 600 babies at high risk for peanut allergies. Half of the infants were assigned to eat peanut protein, the other half avoided it. Researchers found introducing peanut early dramatically decreased the risk of developing a

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the San Bernardino and Riverside County Mountain areas. It will go into effect at 4 pm Sunday and last through Monday at 4 pm. Expect snow levels starting around 6,500 feet Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning, snow levels will drop to around 5,000 ft.

Scott Hines, el ex-alcalde de Rancho Mirage, muri a sus 45 aos de edad. Telemundo 15 Palm Springs fue notificado que el poltico se quito su propia vida. De acuerdo con el reporte policial, agentes del Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs se desplazaron sobre la zona este de El Escudero alrededor de las 8:15

More information is surfacing after the Palm Springs Police Department and fire department responded to an explosion at the Knight’s Inn over the weekend. Authorities determined the explosion was caused by someone trying to manufacture Butane Honey Oil (BHO), a concentrate created by extracting THC from marijuana to produce a more potent high. The explosion

Scott Hines, former Rancho Mirage mayor, has died at the age of 45. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 were told Hines took his own life Saturday. Around 8:15 p.m., the Palm Springs Police Department arrived to East El Escudero in reference to an unresponsive man. Emergency crews found Hines dead. Loved ones tell

A 29-year-old Moreno Valley woman was killed in a traffic collision Saturday morning after her motorcycle crossed into opposing traffic on Highway 74. According to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, Ashley Shin was driving a Honda CR6 westbound on Highway 74, just west of McCall Park Road, when she crossed the double yellow lines, colliding