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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors announced the hiring of a new Registrar of Voters on Tuesday. County Executive Bill Luna announced Kathi Verjil will return to the county to take the position, having served as deputy registrar in years prior. Most recently, Verjil comes from San Bernardino County where she held the position of

A total of 763 customers were without power today due to an electrical outage in Cathedral City and parts of Palm Springs. Lois Pitter Bruce of Southern California Edison said the affected customers were mostly in northwest Cathedral City. She said power initially went out for about 1,400 customers at 11:54 a.m., but power was

Half of a $100,000 reward offered by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for the capture of the person responsible for setting the deadly 2006 Esperanza wildfire was released today to a key witness against the man convicted of igniting the monster blaze. The board voted unanimously to withdraw $50,000 from county reserves and disburse

La polica est tras la pista de un sujeto que ayer a las 6:00 p.m. asalt a punta de pistola el negocio Dairy Queen que se ubica en Washington Street y Hovely Lane en Bermuda Dunes. Cuando la polica lleg, el ratero ya haba huido en un carro que lo esperaba en el estacionamiento.

One of the defense attorneys in the Warm Sands sex sting case said today he hopes a break-in at his Palm Springs house wasn’t the result of animosity toward his stance on the sting. “I’m hoping it was just random, but I don’t really know,” Roger Tansey said. “Maybe it’s some crazy person who didn’t

Las autoridades ya revelaron la identidad de las dos vctimas del fatal choque con el tren que se registr ayer lunes en la madrugada en la Ave 52 y Hwy 111 en Coachella. Se trata de Vernica Sarmiento de 23 aos y su pequeo hijito Christopher de 3. Informacin preliminar indica que si estaban funcionando

La polica identific al hombre que el pasado fin de semana muri de un balazo en la espalda durante un altercado en unos apartamentos en Indio. Se trata de Jess Luis Guerrero de 20 aos residente de la misma ciudad. El supuesto asesino est en la crcel de Indio y es Jesse Daniel Snchez.

Ayer le informamos del robo de 16 computadoras laptop en la escuela Catedral City Elementary, el cual se suma a los otros cuatro que se han registrado desde Diciembre pasado en planteles de Palm Springs y Cathedral City. Las autoridades creen que se trata de la misma banda de ladrones y trabajan arduamente para dar

Ayer por la maana la polica arrest a un maestro de La Quinta High School por supuestamente haber sostenido relaciones sexuales con una estudiante de 17 aos. David Armenta de 30 aos ha trabajado en el plantel por seis aos. El sheriff investiga este delicado incidente, y segn comentaron cuentan con bastante evidencia.

Riverside County supervisors voted to alter a measure that prohibited protesting from within 30 feet of a residential property on Tuesday. Under the new rules, those picketing a residential property can come within three feet of the property line. The board voted 4-0 for the proposed changes. Supervisor John Tavaglione stepped away from the dais

A suspect in Friday’s shooting death in an Indio apartment awaited his arraignment on Monday morning as the Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the name of the victim. Jesus Luis Guerrero, 20, of Indio, was shot and killed at 11:30 p.m. on Friday along the 82100 block of Avenue 50. . Jesse Sanchez, 27, of

A suspect in Friday’s shooting death in an Indio apartment was locked up today, pending arraignment. . Jesse Sanchez, 27, of Indio, was arrested Saturday at his parent’s home in the 82-100 block of Bliss Street, questioned, then booked on suspicion of homicide. He could be arraigned as early as Monday. Police are withholding the

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A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of resisting arrest, stemming from a confrontation with several Desert Hot Springs police officers during which he was shot. In exchange for Travis Jonsrud’s plea, three charges of assault on a police officer were dismissed and he was sentenced to three years probation. Under the

Ron Meier said he has seen better days. “We’ve gotten excited all the way until now,” he said. His family has an upcoming trip to Egypt. They’re scheduled to leave March 3. But, maybe not anymore. “We’re not really sure who’s going to be in charge of the country,” he said. “The people don’t trust

A teacher at La Quinta High School was arrested on Monday morning after allegations surfaced he had sex with one of his students. David Armenta, 30, was booked in the Indio jail on charges he had sex with a minor. He was released a short time later after posting $5,000 bail. Armenta teaches U.S. and

A woman claimed a parcel she accidentally left on a charter bus would explode, prompting Banning police to evacuate it and call in the bomb squad, police said today. The woman, whose name was not released, was not arrested and is cooperating as police continue the investigation, officers said. The woman riding a charter bus

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose today to its highest amount since Oct. 14, 2008, increasing eight-tenths of a cent to $3.38. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 4.9 cents more than a week ago, 6.1 cents higher than one month ago

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Se trata de David Armenta de 30 aos quien de acuerdo a la investigacin, tuvo relaciones con una estudiante de 17 aos. El arresto se dio esta maana en la casa del maestro. Sin enbargo, fue puesto en libertad poco tiempo despues tras pagar una fianza de $5,000. Armenta fue aprhendido bajo cargos de agresin