Month: December 2015

The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is encouraging taxpayers to find out if they are among the thousands of Californians who missed receiving a total of $28 million in income tax refunds. This year, the US Postal Service returned more than 49,000 personal income tax refunds to the FTB. Most cases involve taxpayers who moved but

The sound of song and prayer filled the air at a candlelight vigil outside the San Bernardino County Land Use building. Ten of the 14 people who died in last week’s massacre worked for the county and were members of SEIU 721, a local union for Southern California public service workers. Today was the first

El Departamento de Polica de Desert Hot Springs arrest al sospechoso del tiroteo ocurrido afuera de los apartamentos Casa Del Sol el pasado 1ro de Diciembre. Christopher Spivey de 26 aos residente de la misma ciudad, l es acusado de abrir fuego en contra de tres hombres que se encontraban afuera del complejo en un

The 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Alicia Vikander with the Rising Star Award at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Michael Fassbender, Brie Larson, Tom McCarthy, and Saoirse Ronan. The Awards Gala will be hosted by Mary Hart

Con una multitudinaria, festiva y colorida procesin y una misa celebrada al aire libre en el estadio del East College, los guadalupanos de Los ngeles salieron el domingo a la calle para festejar y rendir homenaje a la Virgen de Guadalupe. La 84 edicin de la fiesta guadalupana en Los ngeles recorri la Avenida Csar

Uranium is the stuff of nuclear fuel for power plants and atom bombs. It increasingly is showing in drinking water systems in major farming regions of the U.S. West – a natural though unexpected byproduct of irrigation, drought and the over pumping of natural underground water reserves. An Associated Press investigation in California’s central farm

The 22nd annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards will feature Chaka Khan a singer, songwriter, actor, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur and activist. The awards show is set for February 6, 2016 at Palm Springs Convention Center. Khan is a gifted and celebrated musician with a rich musical legacy. A statement from the event said Khan has influenced

Congressman Raul Ruiz met with local law enforcement and faith leaders on Monday morning to address the terrorist attack in San Bernardino. Officials said the gathering at Southwest Church in Indian Wells was aimed at taking steps to prevent possible acts of violence in our communities. “The mass shooting that took the lives of innocent

La frontera que separa Estados Unidos y Mxico es una de las ms fortificadas del mundo. A partir del mircoles, ser tambin la nica con un aeropuerto que une a los dos pases. Un grupo de inversionistas, entre ellos el multimillonario de Chicago Sam Zell, construy una elegante terminal en San Diego, California, con un

Dos adolecentes de Desert Hot Springs enfrentan cargos criminales el lunes. Se les acusa de robar en varios vehculos en la ciudad. Uno de los menores tiene 16 aos y el otro 17. Fueron arrestados a tempranas horas del sbado, cerca del centro de compras Hacienda Palms ubicado sobre Palm drive. Hubo reportes de que

Members of the California rock band Eagles of Death Metal have made a surprise return to a Paris stage Monday night during a concert by U2, less than a month after suicide bombers stormed the band’s Nov. 13 gig at the Bataclan theater and killed 89 people. U2 is playing the last of four concerts

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents prevented three methamphetamine smuggling attempts over the weekend at the Highway 86 checkpoint and the Highway 111 checkpoint. Officials said the first bust happened Friday at 11:25 p.m. when a 19-year-old man was stopped at the Highway 86 checkpoint in a Nissan Sentra. Agents found 14 bundles of methamphetamine

Fire officials said a two-car garage was destroyed after a fire sparked in Cathedral City Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the duplex at 33231 Navajo Trail just before 8:30 a.m. They said the fire destroyed the garage and the duplex has been deemed unsafe due to smoke damage. Nobody was injured and crews had

The coroner’s office has identified the man who was killed in a shooting on Varner Road Friday morning. Norman Silvester Hytche, a 58-year-old from La Quinta, was shot near Leopard Street, in between Cook Street and Washington Street just before 10 a.m. Officers said he died at the hospital. Details behind the shooting are limited

Super-woman and super-busy best describe Alicia Silva. Born in the Bay Area and raised in Mexico, she received her Masters Degree in fashion design, met her husband of 13 years and had two of their three children there. Then in 2006, when Silva was pregnant and divorced — her ex-husband completely out of the picture

Etiquette experts say Americans who don’t tip during the holidays are committing a major holiday faux pas. Thirty percent of Americans say they don’t plan to give out any holiday tips this year, according to a survey by Care.com. This, despite the fact that etiquette experts say it’s important to do show others you are

Catholic faithful gathered at Sacred Heart church in Palm Desert for a church service paying tribute to the victims in San Bernardino. The impact of the terrorist attack last Wednesday was felt in the Coachella Valley. “It was horror, horror that it had come so close to us. It wasn’t on foreign land, it was

Police locked down a shopping mall in Southern California after three robbers smashed the counters of a jewelry store, setting off panic as shoppers confused the sound of breaking glass with gunfire. Police in Riverside said the robbery inside the Galleria at Tyler mall triggered a large police response Sunday evening because of initial reports

In Cabazon, deputies were investigating a suspicious package near the Desert Hills Premium Outlets Sunday. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. said just before 6:30 p.m. they got a call about a suspicious package at the parking structure of the outlets. A hazardous device team was on scene looking into it, but gave the all clear,

The latest on President Barack Obama’s Oval Office address on the threat of terrorism and the government’s response following attacks in California and Paris: President Obama says the U.S. and its allies are stepping up the fight against the Islamic State group. He says the U.S. is working with allies, such as Britain and Germany