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Con motivo de la celebracin del sper tazn autoridades reforzaran vigilancia para asegurarse que los residentes del valle de Coachella lleguen a su destino salvos y sano. A partir de esta noche diversas agencias policiacas estarn instalando retenes de sobriedad a lo largo del valle de Coachella con el objetivo de remover de las carreteras

Momentos tensos se vivieron durante un operativo policial que se registro en una vivienda de Desert Hot Springs.El equipo de tcticas especiales del sheriff y otras agencias antinarcticos condujeron una orden judicial sobre una vivienda ubicada sobre la calle Cuando de mencionada ciudad. Los hechos se registraron al rededor de las 4 de la tarde

Middle school students at Sacred Heart School in Palm Desert packed food to be given to starving children here in the Coachella Valley, and across the world, Friday. Nearly 200 students packed enough meals for 20,000 children, half of which will be given to children living in Mecca and Duroville. The other meals will be

The California Highway Patrol and Palm Desert Police Department will run extra DUI patrols on Super Bowl weekend, the agencies announced today. Palm Desert police will conduct DUI saturation patrols from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. today and Saturday in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests. The Indio Area CHP, which covers

Ayer a las 8:21 p.m. una mujer que conduca su auto con rumbo al norte de Portola Ave en Palm Desert perdi el control a la altura del Hwy 111 cuando peg con una curva provocando que tronara una de las llantas. Abel Cuellarleon de 36 aos fue arrestada en la escena por manejar en

A new national Amber Alert system officially rolled out earlier this month to millions of cellphones, and because the alerts are automatically active on most newer phones, the messages have already taken tens of thousands of people by surprise. While no Amber Alert has been issued in California under the new system, authorities say it’s

As the economy continues to improve, twenty-somethings continue to struggle to find work. The current national unemployment rate for people in their 20s remains in the double-digits and in California, the current unemployment rate for 20-to 24 year-olds is 17 percent. “It used to be when you were a twenty-something there were lots of entry-level

The director of Mexico’s state-owned oil company says that the death toll in an explosion at its headquarters has risen to 32 people. Emilio Lozoya says 121 people were treated for injuries in Thursday’s blast Thursday in an auxiliary building at the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos. The damaged building is beside the iconic 51-story Pemex

A 36 year-old Palm Desert woman is facing DUI charges today after police responded to a single vehicle collision at Portola Avenue and Highway 111 at 8:21 p.m Thursday. Officers from the Palm Desert Police Department say the driver of a white 2001 Ford Taurus was traveling northbound on Portola Avenue at Highway 111, when

An Indio man accused in a shooting that allegedly targeted three law enforcement officers in Indio was ordered Thursday to stand trial. David Anthony Hurtado Jr., 35, was arrested last Nov. 28 on suspicion of involvement in the Nov. 25 shooting, in which bullets were fired at two California Highway Patrol officers conducting a traffic

Karla Cardenas signed up her 8-year-old daughter for the Coachella Little League at Bagdouma Park on Thursday. “It’s really nice to be able to come here, enjoy nice weather and air,” she said. The air is not so nice according to the league’s president Rudy Gutierrez. “There are some dirt fields around us and when

Palm Springs Police confirm that the Citibank on East Palm Canyon Drive and Sunrise Way was robbed late Thursday afternoon. According to Palm Springs Police, On Thursday, at approximately 4:38 PM, the Palm Springs Police Department received a report of a bank robbery that had just occurred at the Citibank Bank, located at 1675 East

A southland lawmaker wants to arm teachers in schools much the same way air marshals protect the flying public. Republican Assemblyman Tim Donnelly introduced a new bill that would create a school marshal’s program in California. It will allow education funds to be spent on weapons training for teachers and other school employees. There’s definitely

The Palm Desert Library has improved from top to bottom. A new roof, new carpet, fresh paint, even some new energy efficient lighting. Plus, more than triple the number of available computers. Lyn Manor used to volunteer at the library. He told us, “Really this is a beautiful library, I can’t believe how much it’s

The Riverside County Sheriff Department served a search warrant at a home in Desert Hot Springs Thursday afternoon looking for assault weapons, says Cpl. Angel Ramos. The operation began around 2:00 p.m. at a home on Cuando Way near Two Bunch Palms in Desert Hot Springs. Riverside County Sheriff Deputies along with the S.W.A.T. team

MEXICO (AP) – Una explosin en el stano de un edificio administrativo de la sede de la compaa petrolera de Mxico, Pemex, dej 14 muertos y 80 lesionados, destroz ventanas, caus graves daos a tres pisos del complejo el jueves, inform la compaa. El hecho arroj a cientos de personas a la calle y produjo

La cita fue a las 10:00 a.m. cuando decenas de personas presenciaron la ceremonia de inauguracin de la renovada biblioteca de Palm Desert. El proyecto de $3.8 mdd incluy incrementar de 12 a 42 el nmero de computadoras, ahora cuenta con rea para adultos jvenes, se instalaron alfombras, techo, pisos, se pintaron las paredes, se

One of the most highly-awarded aviators is in the Coachella Valley. Burt Rutan spoke Thursday with the Old Bold Pilots Club at the Desert Willow Golf Course in Palm Desert. Rutan, in partnership with Paul Allen, built SpaceShipOne, the first non-government spacecraft in 2004. The shuttle won them the honored Ansari X Prize, $10 million

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline rose 3.8 cents in the Inland Empire today, the steepest jump since Oct. 7, hitting $3.805, the highest price since Nov. 17. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has increased five of the last six days, including a hefty 3.7 cents Wednesday.

A grand reopening will be held today to celebrate the completion of a $3.8 million renovation project at the Palm Desert Library. People can tour the library after the 10 a.m. ceremony, which will highlight new computers, a self checkout system, young adult area and new roof, carpet, furniture, paint, restrooms and energy-saving indoor light