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A 23-year-old man who wandered off a hiking trail in Palm Springs was rescued unharmed today following a three-hour search, a Palm Springs Police officer said. The man took off on the South Lykken Trail west of the city, but got lost in the foothills when he left the path. He used his cellphone to

Agentes de la polica intentaron detener una camioneta en la esquina de las calles Fred Waring y Clinton. El conductor se rehus a detenerse y pis el acelerador manejando hacia la Autopista 10, en direccin oeste donde alcanz velocidades de hasta 100 millas por hora. Finalmente se detuvo cerca de la interseccin de la Carretera

California Senators Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein sent a letter to the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday, urging him to conduct a full-scale inspection of nuclear power plants along the California coast. In the letter, the senators wanted inspections of the San Onofre plant, in San Clemente, and the Diablo Canyon Nuclear

Two people were in custody after a high speed chase that started in Indio and ended north of Palm Springs, according to the California Highway Patrol. The chase began just before 11 a.m. when officers with one of the area’s task forces tried to pull over a wanted parolee who was driving a truck at

Ayer a las 2:17 p.m. los bomberos sofocaron el incendio de una casa ubicada sobre Arabia Street en Indio. Las llamas daaron una recmara de la vivienda. No se reportaron heridos.

A twin-engine plane crashed on takeoff today from Long Beach Municipal Airport, killing five of the six people aboard. The plane crashed and erupted in flames in the northwest portion of the airport at 10:37 a.m., according to Steve Yamamoto of the Long Beach Fire Department. Yamamoto said the plane was carrying six people, five

Gran sorpresa se llevaron los empleados de la sucursal ?First Bank? que se ubica sobre Washington Street en Palm Desert. Ayer al llegar a abrir la institucin se dieron cuenta que durante la madrugada alguien haba entrado a robar al banco. No han revelado la cantidad del botn.

El 44% de los alumnos de high school elegibles para ganarse una beca ya ha llenado la solicitud correspondiente en las escuelas del Valle de Coachella. Los fondos provienen del gobierno federal y es con el fin de motivar a los estudiantes a continuar sus estudios en el colegio.

Debido a nuevas regulaciones federales el Desert Sands Unified School District ajustarn los precios de los alimentos que se sirven en las escuelas. La dependencia correspondiente tambin exige al distrito ajustar el nmero de familias que reciben alimentos gratis. Los costos por comida son en primaria de $2, $2.25 en middle school y $2.74 en

It’s been about a month since Michael Buckley wore a Life Vest. “We laughed because it looked like a brassiere,” his wife Carmen Contreras said. The Life Vest saved Michael’s life when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home — five days after he was discharged from the hospital for a heart attack. “I

En el hospital se recupera un nio de dos aos que ayer al medio da estuvo a punto de ahogarse en la alberca de su casa ubicada en Ave Vallejo en La Quinta. Por fortuna, los paramdicos llegaron a tiempo para proporcionarle los primeros auxilios.

En ms detalles del accidente ocurrido ayer a las 2:30 a.m. sobre la I-10 en Chiriacho Summit entre Indio y Blythe. Segn las autoridades un semais no alcanz a frenar y golpe otro trailer que a su vez se impact con otro semais mismo que alcanz a un carro. Los vehculos estaban detenidos ya que

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Opening statements are expected today as the trial for a gang member suspected of shooting a Desert Hot Springs police officer on Memorial Day 2008 gets underway. Francisco “Poncho” Salcido, 31, of Desert Hot Springs, is charged with attempted murder on a police officer, participating in criminal street gang activity, assault with a firearm and

Joseph Edward Duncan de 47 aos ser sentenciado a cadena perpetua sin la posibilidad de libertad condicional. Duncan ya fue condenado a cadena perpetua por la muerte de un nio en Idaho y tres miembros de su familia. Ahora, podra enfentar una sentencia similar por la muerte de Anthony Martinez de 10 aos en 1997.

Home sales in Riverside County dropped 11.2 percent in February, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices dipped by 1 percent, a real estate information service reported today. A total of 2,842 homes changed hands locally last month, compared to 3,199 in February 2010, according to La Jolla-based MDA DataQuick. The median

An already condemned child killer pleaded guilty today to the 1997 kidnap-murder of a 10-year-old Beaumont boy and is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, avoiding another death sentence. Joseph Edward Duncan III, 48, has already been sentenced to death for the killings of an Idaho boy and

Everyone wins at Augustine Casino. For the next two weeks, the casino will be donating half of its collection from a dozen selected slot machines to the Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda. “We provide a place for families to stay while their children are receiving medical treatment at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital or

All available westbound lanes were back open on Tuesday after a major accident shut down Interstate 10 at the Chiriaco Summit for nearly 12 hours, according to the California Highway Patrol. Three big rigs and a passenger car collided around 2:30 a.m. near the Eagle Mountain Road exit. A CHP spokesman said a construction crew