Month: May 2015

A convicted sex offender who’s on parole for having sex with minors was arrested Wednesday afternoon by federal agents for allegedly distributing child pornography over the internet. The Department of Justice said 25-year-old Andrew Harrison Fowler of Murrieta was free on bail at the time of his arrest. He had previously served prison time in

Desert Christian Academy hosted its annual Water Day on the last day of school, but with a few changes because of the drought. Students jumped into summer at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center. The school’s Water Day is an annual tradition, but this year, the school took a different approach. “Typically, we’ve been doing that

Dos hombres residentes de Indio sealados como amantes de lo ajeno fueron finalmente arrestados por asaltar a mano armada una gasolinera Chevron hace dos semanas. Operativos preventivos aprehendieron a Raymond Rodriguez de 23 aos cinco das despus del hurto que se produjo el 13 de mayo. El pasado sbado, agentes locales habran arrestado a un

El Distrito Unificado de Desert Sands (DSUSD) anunci este mircoles que desea alargar el horario de clases a los menores de knder en ocho de sus cuarteles estudiantiles. Actualmente, solo dos escuelas pertenecientes al distrito, han adoptado el nuevo sistema de tiempo completo. Tambin, la junta directiva del DSUSD espera reducir el nmero de estudiantes

Palm Springs police have reopened eastbound lanes of Ramon Road at Gene Autry Trail after a crash caused heavy traffic congestion for about an hour Thursday afternoon. The crash happened around 11:45 a.m. No serious injuries were reported in the crash. Officers sent out a Nixle alert for commuters to avoid eastbound Ramon and southbound

A Cathedral City eighth-grader who won the Riverside County Spelling Bee in March has been eliminated from the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee after advancing to the semifinals, according to Palm Springs Unified School District spokeswoman Joan L. Boiko. Jenna-May Ingall is a student at James Workman Middle School. She won the Riverside County bee

La polica dio a conocer que Marcus Leone de 21 aos de edad iba a alta velocidad con rumbo al sur sobre Gene Autry Trail en la maana de Memorial Day, cuando perdi el control de su motocicleta y se estrell contra un bordillo y un poste de luz cerca de District Center Drive. En

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a Chevron gas station in Indio on May 13. Officers said they were able to track down the suspect after receiving some help from the public. The gas station, located at 82003 Hwy 111 near Monroe Street, was robbed at gunpoint by two men just

A man accused in the shooting death of his friend, who was wearing a bulletproof vest when he died, has appeared in court. The Sacramento Bee reports Sacramento County district attorney’s prosecutors filed a murder charge against 21-year-old Elijah Lambert Wednesday in the May 22 death of 19-year-old Miguel Martinez outside Bannister Park. Martinez’ older

An eighth-grader from James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City advanced today to the semifinals of the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland. Jenna-May Ingal correctly spelled “barabara” — a sod or turf hut in northern Siberia or Alaska — and “fruticetum” — a collection of ornamental shrubs — to advance to

Nearly seven miles of Los Angeles County coastline is closed as U.S. Coast Guard scientists investigate mysterious balls of tar washing ashore. Beaches from the El Segundo jetty south to Redondo Beach are closed Thursday as crews clean up the mess. Officials say it appears to be about a barrel or two of oil –

Twice a year for the last 15 years, war veterans Harvey Krasner, 90, and Gerry Geisler, 79, have collected donations outside of a Rancho Mirage grocery store, handing out poppies to those who donated during the weeks of Memorial Day and Veterans Day. As they stood outside of Haggen Food & Pharmacy this Memorial Day,

The owners of the heavily fire-damaged Palm Desert Fairfield Inn hope to start construction soon on a complete redesign with the hotel to be re-branded as a Marriott Springhill. It was the morning after Stagecoach last year. A spark from an air conditioning unit quickly turned into a raging inferno, one that we’ve learned is

The Desert Sand Unified School District (DSUSD) announced Wednesday it wants to add full-day kindergarten to eight of the district elementary schools. Mona Davidson,Desert SandsTeachers’ Association president, supports the district’s plan. “I think that the teachers will feel a little more relaxed in being able to deliver curriculum in a meaningful way and also to

El cuerpo de bomberos logr sofocar el incendio que comenz en el tico de una vivienda en La Quinta el mircoles por la maana. Se reporto en el Country Club Rancho La Quinta a eso de las 11 a.m. La vivienda en cuestin est localizada en la cuadra 49-300 de Montana Way. El denso humo

El Servicio de Rentas Internas, conocido como IRS por sus siglas en ingls, dio a conocer que su sistema en lnea fue vulnerado y que intrusos tuvieron acceso a la informacin de ms de 100 mil contribuyentes. El sistema en el que irrumpieron se denomina “Get Transcript” y los hackers lograron el acceso al proveer

Firefighters have fully contained a fire that sparked in the attic of a La Quinta home on Wednesday morning. Officials said the fire ignited in the Rancho La Quinta Country Club shortly after 11 a.m. The house is located in the 49300 block of Montana Way. Heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the

Three new street signs in Cathedral City are honoring outstanding seniors, excelling academically. Recipients are: Chai Arnold of Cathedral City High School, Priscilla M. Lara of Mount San Jacinto High School, and Bryan Hernandez of Stepping Stones Learning Academy The city renamed the street adjacent to their respective schools after each student for one year.

Steve Cardinal spent months working to fix the damage caused by the “700-year storm” that wreaked havoc on parts of La Quinta last fall. “We had to re-insulate, we had to re-stucco, re-texture, we had to re-paint,” Cardinal said. Eight months later, he’s out more than $12,000 and still not done with repairs to his

La polica ha detenido a un hombre de 28 aos de edad, de Thousand Palms que est acusado de robar un camin de basura de jardinera en Palm Desert ayer martes por la maana. Las autoridades dijeron que el hombre tambin es sospechoso de robar una habitacin de hotel. Gary Ryan enfrenta un gran nmero