Month: November 2018

UPDATE: The bicyclist has been rescued. Cal Fire crews reached the victim, who had moderate injuries, at approximately 10:01 a.m. He was saved from the trail and transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital. The bicyclist sustained injuries following going head over the handlebars of the bike. ***The injured hiker report came in at

La Propuesta 6 interrumpiría las alzas que entraron en vigencia en noviembre de 2017, elevando el impuesto en 12 centavos por galón para la gasolina y 20 centavos por galón para el combustible diesel. Votante dijeron NO a la propuesta, que significa que el impuesto seguirá igual. Se preve que los aumentos incluidos en el

Un hombre muere atropellado cuando cruzaba una calle en Cathedral. La policia continuaba investigando las causas del accidente, mientras comentaron que el hombre caminaba cerca de Whispering Palms y Ramon Road cuando fue impactado por el vehiculo. El conductor llamó a la policía y está cooperando plenamente con la investigación. Los investigadores dijeron que se

With billions of dollars in transportation funds at stake, voters tonight were narrowly defeating a bid to repeal increases in the state’s gas tax and car registration fees. Proposition 6 would repeal the hikes that took effect in November 2017, raising the tax by 12 cents per gallon for gasoline and 20 cents per gallon

UPDATE: Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is projected to win the California Governor’s race, according to ABC News. “Let me tell you this Republican party will be back in this state and our path of success is going to be based upon delivering the quality of life that people need so desperately,” Newsom’s opponent John Cox

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, was cruising toward another term today, fending off a challenge by state Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, who managed to upset the status quo by forcing a runoff and gaining the backing of the state Democratic Party. Feinstein has represented California in the U.S. Senate since 1992 and is widely

In the 42nd Assembly District, incumbent Chad Mayes, R-Yucca Valley, who was disavowed by his fellow conservatives for crossing party lines and supporting Democrat-led cap-and-trade extension legislation, was leading Democrat DeniAntoinette Mazingo. Mayes has held the 42nd district seat since 2014, after serving for nearly a decade on the Yucca Valley Town Council, including two

In the 56th Assembly District, which covers a vast swath of the Eastern Coachella Valley and Imperial County, Democrat Eduardo Garcia has held a strong foothold on the district, and was last re-elected while running unopposed in 2016. This year, Garcia was handily defeating Republican challenger Jeff Gonzalez, a former Marine who has decried Garcia’s

The 28th state Senate District, which encompasses the entire Coachella Valley and a good portion of western Riverside County, incumbent Jeff Stone, R-La Quinta, was fending off a challenge by Democrat Joy Silver. Stone was first elected in 2014, following three terms on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. After an unsuccessful 2016 challenge of

Some longtime incumbents appeared to be safely fending off challenges tonight by political newcomers in state legislative races across the Coachella Valley. In the 42nd Assembly District, incumbent Chad Mayes, R-Yucca Valley, who was disavowed by his fellow conservatives for crossing party lines and supporting Democrat-led cap-and-trade extension legislation, was leading Democrat DeniAntoinette Mazingo. Mayes

Tremenda fiesta armaron los democratas en la ciudad de Palm Springs cuando fue declarado como ganador el Dr y congresista Raul Ruiz para el distrito 36 “Es un privilegio servir a las personas del distrito 36, y me siento muy capacitado para continuar mi enfoque pragmático para ayudar a nuestros adultos mayores, nuestros veteranos, nuestros

Cientos de personas salieron a ejercer su voto en estas elecciones de medio tiempo en todo el Valle de Coachella. Unas elecciones que son historicas ya que segun las estadisticas los latinos marcaran la diferencia. En el Valle de Coachella se realizaron con mucha tranquilidad sin ningun hecho que lamentar.

A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Cathedral City. Police on scene told KESQ & CBS Local 2 the man jaywalked near Whispering Palms and Ramon Road when he was struck by the vehicle. The driver called police and is fully cooperating with the investigation. Investigators said there were beer bottles

El representante Raúl Ruiz, por el partido demócrata competía hoy por un cuarto mandato representando al Distrito 36 del Congreso contra la republicana Kimberlin Brown Pelzer, una ex actriz que se convirtió en empresaria local. Primeras cifras indicarian que Ruiz superó a la candidata republicana con un 56% mientras que Brown logró un 43% de

Se define quien es el gobernador de California. Se trata del democrata Gavin Newsom que enfrento al republicano John Cox Gavin Newsom de 50 años lidero la aprobación del matrimonio entre homosexuales en su periodo como alcalde de San Francisco. Por su parte Cox de 62 años, ha recibido el apoyo de Trump, el es

A 19-year-old man accused of gunning down his mother at their Palm Springs home must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled today. Brian Patrick Conroy is charged with killing 36-year-old Amber Lane, who was shot just before 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2017 in the 4100 block of Calle San Antonio. She

A man accused of fatally stabbing a senior citizen who had kicked him out of his Palm Springs home, then leading police on a high-speed chase in the victim’s car, must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Jonathan Flora, 31, is accused in the May 2017 killing of 75-year-old Henry

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors orders third-party investigation into the alleged discrimination incident at the La Quinta library. As we’ve previously reported, on September 15, Cesar Chavez Elementary School students were set to perform at the library for Hispanic Heritage Month, but before they could move forward with the planned event, they were allegedly

La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside ordena una investigación de terceros sobre el presunto acto de discriminación en la biblioteca de La Quinta despues del incidente del 15 de septiembre, donde a estudiantes de la Escuela Primaria Cesar Chavez les fue prohibido exhibir cualquier referencia cultural de su presentación. Al parecer, a los