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El presidente Barack Obama pidi el jueves al Congreso que concrete una reforma migratoria antes de fin de ao, un objetivo ambicioso que ser difcil de lograr debido a la firme oposicin de muchos republicanos en la Cmara de Representantes. Aunque la inmigracin sigue siendo una de las principales prioridades en el segundo periodo presidencial

El precio promedio de la gasolina se situ en $3.73 el galn, situndolo en el ms bajo desde Enero 29 en el Inland Empire. En los condados de San Bernardino y Riverside ha disminuido 36 das consecutivamente, cuesta 3.2 centavos menos que hace una semana,24.1 que hace un mes 63.8 menos que hace un ao,

Local Congressman Raul Ruiz stepped in to assist a fellow passenger who collapsed on a flight Thursday, his office confirmed to POLITICO. Ruiz’s spokesman, Michael Ford said there was a medical emergency on the flight from Washington to Fort Worth, Texas. “The passenger collapsed and Dr. Ruiz stepped in,” Ford said. The Democratic congressman, who

A 10-year-old boy is in stable condition tonight after a car crashed through a fence during recess at Lincoln Elementary School in Palm Desert. The boy was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center and then later transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center. “I heard a boom, almost explosion-like. I thought it was a car

The number of Californians who didn’t get unemployment checks for weeks, because of computer problems, is significantly higher than previously thought. An investigation by the Los Angeles times cites internal Employment Development Department emails, which show as many as 300-thousand claims were stalled, when a software upgrade went on-line over Labor Lay weekend. The department

The Indio Planning Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing Wednesday night regarding a zoning change that would allow the city to prevent more churches from opening in the downtown area. According to city officials the zoning change would not affect the five small churches or places of worship that are currently located in

The Palm Springs Unified School District school board approved a common calendar Tuesday night for the first time in 20 years. The new calendar will begin for traditional schools for the 2014-2015 school year. Schools currently on the E Track schedule, or year-round, with three months on, one month off, will start the new calendar

“A couple men broke into the Marker Broadcasting transmitter sight on Dillon Road. Significant damage. Stuff stolen. Doors beaten in. Generator was yanked out,” president of Marker Broadcasting Todd Marker said. Marker told us just how much the thieves got away with. “Damage and stolen it’s probably $25,000 to $30,000 dollars,” he said. Marker says

Momentos de terror vivieron decenas de estudiantes de la primaria Abraham Lincoln la maama del mircoles despus de que un chofer perdiera el control de su vehculo y se estrellara contra el cerco de la escuela. Un estudiante de diez aos que estaba en su hora de recreo tuvo que ser trasladado por helicptero a

Se present en corte el hombre que le quit la vida a Celena Nava de 25 aos . Jos Alfredo Jimenez fue acusado y enfrenta un cargo de manejar bajo la influencia del alcohol as como de homicidio vehcular Adems de causar lesiones de gravedad a una segunda persona, la joven de 25 aos murio

A 55-year-old man was in court accused of hitting and killing one pedestrian and injuring another in Coachella. Jose Alfredo Jimenez is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Coachella Sunday night and was formally charged Wednesday. Jose Alfredo Jimenez of Indio was arraigned Wednesday afternoon and faces one count of

Authorities today released the name of an 11-year-old boy who collapsed while playing football at his middle school in Moreno Valley and later died at a hospital. Elijah Allen died Tuesday shortly after 1 p.m. at Riverside County Regional Medical Center, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. Deputies responded at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday to

Debido al gran nmero de accidentes registrados, la mayora de ellos fatales, Caltrans decidi reducir el lmite de velocidad en la Ruta Estatal 62 en el rea de Morongo Valley en el alto desierto con el fin de que las personas que circulan por ellugar estn ms seguras. Segn informaron las autoridades el ST62 se

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office will get nearly $3 million in state grants to help fight insurance fraud, officials announced Tuesday. Without comment, the Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the county’s acceptance of roughly $2.94 million in grants from the California Department of Insurance. The grants vary in duration from one to three years

Budget cuts have forced the cancellation of The Inland Empire’s premier biennial air show. “March Air Fest: Thunder over the Empire 2014” will not be held as planned in May in the face of fiscal constraints, according to March Air Reserve Base operations chief Col. Samuel “Bo” Mahoney. `I did not make the decision to

We met Stacy Saenz, of Palm Desert, on Tuesday. She dropped to her knees in tears heartbroken, staring at the memorial setup for her co-worker and friend, 25-year-old Celena Marie Nava, of Coachella. “She was just a big sweetheart, always with her big smile and everything,” said Saenz. Police said Nava, an employee at Eisenhower

An award-winning documentary about Senior Olympics athletes will be shown in the Coachella Valley Wednesday and Thursday. “Age of Champions” will be screened for free at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cinemas Palme d’Or in Palm Desert and at 9 a.m. the next day at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Director Christopher Rufo will speak at

Several serious, sometimes deadly crashes along State Route 62 in Morongo Valley have prompted Caltrans to make some changes with safety in mind. “I’ve seen many horrible accidents,” said Mindi Matsumoto, a Morongo Valley resident who takes the road every day to work in Palm Springs. The thoroughfare from the Coachella Valley to the high

Mickie Reed’s family is no stranger to Indio High School. Two sons have already graduated, and she currently has a daughter going to classes there. She said she noticed, as schools in the valley continue to get updated, her kids have not seen much change at Indio High School. “I see a big disparity in