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Family and community members honored 10 years of Kaitlyn’s Law, designed to save children’s lives. Eleven years ago, 6-month-old Kaitlyn Marie Russell died of hypothermia after her babysitter left her alone in a hot car. A year later, lawmakers passed Kaitlyn’s law, which makes it illegal to leave a child under the age of 6

The state auditor’s office is adding teacher pensions to the list of high-risk issues facing California government. A report released Thursday added the pension fund because it can’t pay retirement benefits beyond the next 30 years. The pension problem was added to a list of risks that also includes California’s chronic budget deficit, retiree health

A dead crow found earlier this week along Baxter Road in Wildomar was infected with the West Nile virus — the first case of the disease to surface in southwest Riverside County this year, officials said today. “All it takes is a mosquito feeding on an infected bird, and there’s the potential to transmit the

Maana viernes de 8:00 p.m. a 2:00 a.m. del sbado la polica de Rancho Mirage estar llevando un retn de sobriedad con el fin de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios o que manejan sin licencia o con licencia suspendida. Como es costumbre el punto de revisin no fue revelado. Si toma no

Los paramdicos acudieron a una casa ubicada sobre Avenida Mendoza en La Quinta despus de recibir una llamada que reportaba que un beb de nueve meses de edad estuvo a punto de ahogarse en una piscina. Los hechos ocurrieron ayer mircoles a las 1:30 a.m. Por fortuna los primeros auxilios fueron proporcionados a tiempo y

Ayer en la tarde la polica arresto a un joven que asalto a un cartero que entregaba correspondencia en los apartamentos Vintage Palms ubicados sobre Requa Street en Indio. Antonio Jimnez de 19 aos amenaz a la vctima y le rob su cartera. Despus de huir fue localizado por la polica en otro complejo de

En los ltimos das ha incrementado el robo a personas que dejan sus carros estacionados al pie de la montaa de Palm Desert mientras excursionan o la suben para hacer ejercicio. Las autoridades alertan y recomiendan cerrar bien sus vehculos y no dejar a la vista ninguna pertenencia. Ya que la nueva modalidad de robo

Por segundo da consecutivo hoy se llevar a cabo una feria de trabajo para la planta solar “Desert Sunlight” que se ubicar en Desert Center al este del Valle de Coachella y cerca de Blythe. Ayer ms de mil personas acudieron al Spotlight 29 Casino de Coachella a llenar una solicitud de empleo, hoy se

Tras las rejas est un sujeto acusado de abusar sexualmente de tres adolescentes varones. La investigacin inici cuando un muchacho de 16 aos denunci que Anthony Ortiz de 54 aos de Indian Wells lo haba violado entre Mayo y Julio del presente ao. Posteriormente otros dos jvenes denunciaron tambin haber sido vctimas de violacin por

A new program aims to improve the futures of African American kids here in the desert. The Family Health and Support Network launched its new initiative called Building Resilience in African American Families –or BRAAF. Co-founder of The Family Health and Support Network, Sandra Austin, explains the purpose of BRAAF, saying “It’s an early prevention

Narcotics investigators raiding a Southern California home during a methamphetamine bust found something odd in the backyard: two dozen granite and marble tombstones. San Bernardino County investigators have traced the stolen grave markers to the Montecito Cemetery in the City of Colton, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Cynthia Bachman says the

This year, more than 365,000 students across California go to one of the more than 900 charter schools in our state. When St. Margaret’s Episcopal school closed, many parents wanted to enroll their children at Washington Charter School nearby. They couldn’t, however, because there’s a long waiting list. The Desert Sands Unified School District oversees

A man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding two men after being denied admittance to a Cathedral City house party is due in court for a preliminary hearing today. Gabriel Cuevas Cardoza, 31, also is accused of weapons and drug charges in a separate case. Cardoza was free on $100,000 bail in that

Ponga atencin en donde se estaciona y que objetos deja en su vehiculo ya que los actos de vandalismo siguen a la orden del da. Anoche en el conocido lugar de excursin “Bump & Grind” en Palm Desert varios vehculos fueron el blanco de los ladrones, quienes rompieron el cristal de dos autos para extraer

For the third time this season, workers with the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District have found a mosquito in the Coachella Valley that tested positive for the West Nile virus. This time the insect was found in Cathedral City, although no details were available on where in the city it was collected. According

Buenas noticias para docenas de maestros en el Distrito Escolar Desert Sands. 26 docentes que haban sido despedidos podrn regresar a sus puestos el prximo 29 de agosto. La junta directiva vot de forma unnime para restituirlos luego de que los recortes a las jornadas laborales y otras estrategias le permitieran al distrito contar con

A Cathedral City man was ordered today to stand trial for allegedly killing a woman and wounding two men when he was denied entrance to a neighbor’s party. Gabriel Cuevas Cardoza, 31, is charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. He was free on $100,000 bail in a separate weapons-and-drug case when he

Organizers behind a new initiative in Palm Springs say they want to help shape the future of the city?s African American children. The program is called BRAAF, which is short for ?Building Resilience In African-American Families.? The purpose, organizers say, is to help families keep everyone in their household on the right course, especially the

Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters helped rescue an 11-month-old boy from drowning in a family bathtub on Wednesday. The incident was reported around 11:30 a.m. on the 53300 block of Avenida Mendoza in La Quinta.. Rescue crews arrived to find the boy breathing with a pulse. At last check, he was listed in critical