Month: December 2018

CARACAS (AP) – Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 sacudió el jueves al menos seis estados centrales y la capital de Venezuela, cientos de personas evacuaron edificios y salieron a las calles. El temblor tuvo su epicentro en el estado de Carabobo, a unos 5 kilómetros al noreste del poblado de San Diego, de acuerdo con

Una persona muere despues de ser atropellado por un tren en una zona no incorporada del Valle de Coachella, entre Meca y Thermal. El incidente, que se informó a las 11:11 a.m., ocurrió cerca de la intersección de Avenue 62 y Grapefruit Boulevard. Los bomberos respondieron a la escena y descubrieron a una víctima, que

A man who allegedly fired a gunshot inside his Coachella home, then refused to surrender for about two hours, was charged today with felony and misdemeanor counts of negligent discharge of a firearm and weapons possession. A Jan. 8 felony settlement conference was set for Francisco Plazola-Madrid, 34, who pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The U.S. government says California must change how it issues identification cards that comply with stricter federal requirements. The so-called Real ID cards will be needed to board airplanes or enter federal buildings by October 2020 under security enhancements following 9/11. California already has issued 2.3 million cards. Department of Motor Vehicles spokesman Marty Greenstein

Según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside, el accidente se reporto antes de las 4:30 p.m. en la avenida 50 y la calle Washington. Los oficiales dijeron que el conductor intoxicado, identificado por la policía como Christopher Graf, de 58 años, estaba viajando hacia el oeste por la avenida 50 cuando golpeo un

A man charged with setting the Holy Fire that torched 23,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties, forcing thousands of people from their homes last August, described a “lucid dream” about a neighbor’s cabin being set ablaze when questioned about the conflagration, an Orange County Fire Authority investigator testified today. OCFA Capt. Donald Ford, who

Last week President Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill that funds programs nationwide for hunger prevention. Within the last fiscal year, FIND Food Bank has used support like this to bring more than 10 million meals to those in need locally. “Once we receive the USDA products, we actually distribute them at nineteen

Many people were able to open their Christmas presents, but for some, they may not have gotten the gifts they wanted. That means a trip to the store for returns. “I remember socks for Christmas…I didn’t really want them,” Christopher Paolini of San Diego, said. “She opened them and looked at me and was like

Family asks for help in finding a missing mother last seen in Desert Hot Springs. 55-year-old Jeannie Dayes was reported missing on December 20. Dayes was last seen on December 10 at around 8:30 a.m., according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. If you have any information that could help police find Dayes, please

A car caught on fire after a crash involving a DUI driver in La Quinta. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the crash was reported at before 4:30 p.m. on Avenue 50 and Washington Street. Deputies said the intoxicated driver, identified by police as Christopher Graf, 58, was traveling westbound on Avenue 50 when

A contentious sheriff’s race, a back-and-forth incumbent-upsetting race for Indio city council, and a complete election overhaul for Palm Springs; 2018 saw some major changes in the Coachella Valley political scene, and the shifts didn’t stop at the three alluded to above. In a year of tectonic shifts in Congress, the valley’s 36th Congressional District

Border Patrol agents stationed at the Highway 86 Checkpoint discovered over $10,000 worth of black tar heroin hidden in a woman’s brassiere. According to the El Centro Sector Border Patrol, Sunday at around 8:30 a.m., a 45-year-old woman accompanied by a 29-year-old male passenger approached the checkpoint. A canine detection unit alerted agents to the

Varner Road has reopened after an extended closure caused by a downed power pole, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. A section of Varner Rd between Mountain View Road and Edom Hill Road was closed so that a Southern California Edison crew could conduct repairs following a single-vehicle traffic collision around 4:30 a.m. Download

Las autoridades de la ciudad de Coachella junto con el departamento del Sheriff del condado de Riverside están liderando una campaña para evitar que personas que viven en el Valle de Coachella,disparen sus armas al aire el 31 de diciembre para festejar el año nuevo. “Queremos pedirle al publico que no disparen sus armas es

With New Year’s Day just right around the horizon, East Valley city officials want to remind residents to ring in the new year in a safe way. Some residents have a tradition of firing their guns in the air to celebrate the new year. It’s a tradition Coachella Mayor Steve Hernandez says he would rather

Al igual que en años anteriores, el 1 de enero entrarán en vigencia nuevas leyes en California. Este nuevo grupo de leyes regirán los aspectos de salud, seguridad pública y transporte, entre otros. Pero, además de las nuevas leyes, algunas como el salario mínimo continúan su proceso de renovación que comenzó en 2016. Esto significa

A Christmas Eve shooting in Banning that sent one man to a hospital remained under investigation today. The victim, identified by police as Robert Rasha, was wounded around 8 p.m. Monday in the area of Fourth and George streets, near Repplier Park. Rasha was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries of unknown severity.

A man was stabbed multiple times in Banning on Christmas Day by an assailant who remains at large today. The attack happened at 12:32 p.m. Tuesday near 800 N. Hermosa Place, according to the Banning Police Department. The victim, whose name and age were not released, was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm