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Familiares y amigos rinden tributo a la jovn que falleci el fin de semana al ser atropellada, un pequeo altar yace sobre la carretera, lugar donde ocurri la tragedia. Ah se aprecian fotos de quien amigos identifican como Celena Nava, ella falleci el domingo al ser embestida por un conductor irresponsable. Stacy Saenz, amiga y

Pequeos puros con sabor a caramelo o frutas son populares entre los adolescentes de Estados Unidos, segn el primer estudio del gobierno que mide su uso. Aproximadamente 1 de cada 30 alumnos de escuela intermedia dicen que fuman los puros. La proporcin aumenta con la edad de los menores, a casi 1 de cada 12

Eisenhower Medical Center’s series of free lectures during Breast Cancer Awareness Month will continue today. “Breast Screening Recommendations: What’s Right for Me?” will be given at noon Tuesday at Eisenhower’s Lucy Curci Cancer Center in Rancho Mirage. Additionally, free breast exams will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Oct. 30

La polica ya revel la identidad de la mujer que muri atropellada sobre Calhoun Street al sur de la Avenida 49 en Coachella el pasado domingo, despus de que el irresponsable y ebrio conductor del vehculo involucrado hua de la polica de Indio que haba recibido reportes de que manejaba de manera errtica sobre la

Riverside County residents who want to get rid of potentially dangerous prescription drugs will be welcome to discard them Saturday as part of National Drug Take-Back Day. The effort led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is aimed at taking commonly abused drugs out of circulation. “This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public

The recently opened Hard Rock Hotel will host the first Palm Springs Fashion Weekend this week, according to a city spokeswoman. The festivities start Friday with a swimwear show and continue Saturday with contemporary fashions. Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet will present a proclamation to Fashion Weekend organizers Jim Casey, Kim Waltrip and Trini Garza

Federal judges are giving California an additional month to reduce its prison population, as negotiations continue over a longer-term delay. The judges said in a one-paragraph order Monday that a court-appointed mediator needs more time to seek agreement on how the state should reduce inmate crowding. Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers want a three-year

A Riverside County supervisor will propose an ordinance Tuesday that would require merchants to collect carts taken from their establishments. The move is aimed to prevent abandoned shopping carts from cluttering streets and obstructing walkways in unincorporated communities. Supervisor Jeff Stone will introduce his Cart Assistance Recovery Tracking — CART — program during the Board

Thousands of chunks of tempered glass scattered on the Palm Springs high school football field forced the team to move its Friday night football game against Palm Desert to Rancho Mirage high school. The pieces of glass are still on the field, creating a concern for some parents. “It is not safe for anybody,” said

Nearly 150 Coachella Valley residents attended a free Affordable Care Act presentation at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio on Monday. The event reached out to people needing information about national health insurance options through health exchange, Covered California. “I need some information because I don’t have health insurance,” said Lucinda Duran, of Indio. “Without

La maana del lunes, un guardia de seguridad resulto herido tras intentar detener a un ladrn que depus se dio a la fuga. El incidente se reporto dentro la ferretera Home Depot, ubicado sobre la carretera 111 y Jeferson en La Quinta. Sucedio a eso de las 10:50 de la maana cuando el sujeto hizo

Una mujer hispana fue arrestada por conducir ebria y poner en riesgo la vida de sus dos hijos que viajaban con ella. Se trata de Marcella Garza de 29 aos, quien de acuerdo a las autoridades, estrello su vehculo contra otros coches que estaban estacionados al costado de la carretera, adems de atravezar varios semforos

La maa del lunes un beb recin nacido fue encontrado sin vida al lado de un parque en el poblado de Meccca, la investigacin indica que el beb naci y muri en la escena. No obstante, la razn de su deceso est bajo investigacin. El mdico forence, declaro que se trata de un barn con

Ayer a las 7:10 p.m. dos mujeres caminaban sobre Calhoun Street entre la Avenida 49 y Las Palmas fueron atropelladas por un vehculo cuyo conductor manejaba de manera errtica. La polica de Indio ya haba recibido llamadas que reportaban de la actitud del hombre, cuando los agentes lo localizaron inici una persecucin policaca que termin

The Home Depot in La Quinta was robbed just before 11 am Monday. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating the robbery on Jefferson and Highway 111 in La Quinta. The suspect fled out of the store, and injured a security guard who suffered a cut to his arm. The suspect is described as Black Male adult

Police say two people are dead and two more are injured in a shooting at Sparks Middle School in northern Nevada Monday morning. Washoe County School District Police didn’t immediately offer details of the identities of the dead. They said the school is “all clear” and the suspect is “down,” but offered no further details.

Internet giants are buying up businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area and across the country by the hundreds. The San Jose Mercury News reports that since 2010, Google has purchased nearly 200 small companies – at a rate of more than one deal every week. Last year, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Cisco Systems were

Desert Blood Services will hold three blood drives in the Coachella Valley this week, starting Monday. The blood drives are scheduled: Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at College of the Desert’s Cravens Student Center, 43500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at La Quinta Resort, 49499 Eisenhower Drive

Very few earthquake faults in California have been mapped over the past two decades despite an ambitious campaign launched in the early 1970s to help scientists learn more about the state’s seismic activity. The Los Angeles Times reports only 23 maps have been drawn since 1991 and there haven’t been any between 2004 and 2011

A woman is recovering this morning after driving her car off a cliff on Highway 74. About a dozen firefighters responded to Mile Post 56 in Mountain Center Sunday at about 3:30 p.m. Authorities say a vehicle had plunged about 25 feet from the roadway. Emergency crews pulled the woman from the wreckage and airlifted