By Karina Tsui, Whitney Wild, Amanda Jackson, Jillian Sykes, Dalia Faheid and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Rubi Patricia Vergara was an “avid reader” and full of artistic promise at age 14, according to her obituary. She sang and played keyboard in a family band and “shared a special bond with her beloved pets,” Ginger
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been fatally shot in a North Carolina supermarket and a suspect has been taken into custody. Police announced the officer’s death at a Monday afternoon news conference. They say the officer was responding to a call about an armed person when he was shot shortly
Continue ReadingAssociated Press President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to revert the name of Alaska’s Denali back to Mount McKinley. Trump’s comments at a Sunday rally in Phoenix wade into a decades-old conflict over the name of North America’s tallest peak. Various tribes of Alaska Natives known as Athabascans have long lived in the mountain’s shadow
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Drive safe and sober during the upcoming Christmas holiday, or face consequences, the California Highway Patrol warned today. The agency will initiate its annual Christmastime “maximum enforcement period” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, when all available officers will deploy to catch drunken or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other scofflaws. The MEP will conclude on Wednesday
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee’s long-awaited report on Matt Gaetz documents a trove of salacious allegations, including sex with an underage girl, that tanked the Florida Republican’s bid to lead the Justice Department. Citing text messages, travel receipts, online payments and testimony, the bipartisan committee paints a picture of a lifestyle
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AP Business Writer A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. The strike, which began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Starbucks’ hometown of Seattle, spread Monday to stores in Boston, Dallas and Portland, Ore. Workers in New York, Denver, Pittsburgh and
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. The strike, which began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Starbucks’ hometown of Seattle, spread Monday to stores in Boston, Dallas and Portland, Ore. Workers in New York, Denver, Pittsburgh and
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Un mortal accidente automovilístico ocurrió el pasado viernes a las 9 de la noche en el Expressway 86 cerca de la Avenida 66 en Mecca donde un hombre de 20 años conducía ebrio y en sentido contrario y chocó de frente con otro vehículo, lamentablemente una mujer de 51 años que manejaba el otro carro
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Después de semanas de investigaciones la policía arrestó a un sujeto de 40 años sospechoso de provocar un incendio en la intersección de Grapefruit Blvd y la calle 4ta en Coachella donde encontraron a una mujer que sufrió quemaduras, al llegar los bomberos y paramédicos la transportaron al hospital en un helicóptero, pero lamentablemente Arlene
Continue ReadingEl viernes a las 2 de la madrugada la policía recibió una llamada que reportaba una pelea entre un sujeto y una mujer en un parque de casas rodantes ubicado cerca de la calle Palm Canyon en Cathedral City, y según la investigación un hombre trató de parar el pleito y resultó con cortaduras en
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Un choque de dos carros ocurrió ayer a las 4 de la tarde en el área de las calles Dinah Shore y Crossley Road en Palm Springs donde uno de los vehículos se volcó. Las autoridades no han dicho si alguien resulto herido.
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift appears to be in a giving mood this holiday season, this time for a special girl she met during a visit to Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital. The superstar singer visited the hospital earlier this month, just days after she played the final show of her Eras
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La policía arrestó a un sujeto que protagonizó un incidente de furia al volante ocurrido cerca del Hwy 111 y la exclusiva calle el Paseo en Palm Desert donde chocaron dos carros y los dos choferes empezaron a discutir y uno se subió a su camioneta y chocó contra el otro vehículo para después huir,
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Los bomberos trabajaron arduamente para sofocar un incendio que devoró dos trailas tipo vivienda en Cabazon a dos millas del freeway 10 el viernes pasado a las 9:30 de la noche.
Continue ReadingBy Christa Swanson Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — This week marks one year since the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. Now, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is preparing for a second capture and release, but a group from the livestock industry has called for a pause on those reintroduction efforts. In
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An ex-Riverside County sheriff’s deputy accused of harassing and abducting a woman was charged today with kidnapping and other offenses. Alexander Ravy Vanny, 33, of Hemet was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the sheriff’s department’s Special Victims Unit that was initiated earlier this year. Along with kidnapping, Vanny is charged with stalking, unauthorized use
Continue ReadingFLINT, Mich. (AP) — A chemical company official has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan. Rajinder Singh Minhas was arrested and arraigned last week. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday that Minhas faces charges of falsely altering
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Otro incendio estallo el viernes a las 2 de la madrugada en una casa ubicada cerca de la calle Country Club en Rancho Mirage; por fortuna las llamas fueron contenidas en el ático de la vivienda una hora más tarde.
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Debido a la muerte de un empleado de la tienda Albertsons de Palm Springs varias personas están pidiendo que se haga algo para mejorar la seguridad de las personas que cruzan la calle Vista Chino donde murió después de ser atropellado el 1 de diciembre el hombre de 72 años. Entre compañeros de trabajo y
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The holidays can be fun for the entire family, but if you aren’t careful, they could turn dangerous quickly, especially for our furry friends. During the holidays, pets are exposed to a variety of factors they don’t typically experience on a daily basis. Those situations can lead to stress and anxiety for some pets, and
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