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A 19-year-old man suspected of stealing flat-screen television sets from seven unoccupied units at a Palm Desert condominium complex is expected in court today. The residential burglaries at the Shadow Mountain Resort in the 45700 block of San Luis Rey Avenue were reported on July 22, sheriff’s Sgt. Andrew Nielsen said. The investigation into the

After decades in downtown Indio — the old Greyhound Bus Station is being demolished. For Richard Friestad, an Indio resident since 1947, it was an event he had to be a part of. “This is history. I remember when it was built. To tear it down after all this time, it’s sad. But when I

Riverside County in the state of California is the ground zero of foreclosures. Every one in 30 homes is in some phase of foreclosure, according to the Irvine-based real estate tracking firm RealityTrac. That is creating a rental boom, real estate experts said. Countywide, from January to June, nearly 25,901 bank repossessions, mortgage defaults and

Dog owners in Indio are in the doghouse. According to the rule for residents of Association #9 inside the Indian Palms Country Club, dogs are not allowed on the grass. “My white dog jumped on the grass, and [a man] told me, ‘Your dog is not allowed on the grass,’” said Raymond Valencia, who has

Two semi trucks crashed on Interstate 10 on Friday afternoon, igniting in flames. The accident happened on the westbound side of the freeway, just before 2 p.m., near Red Cloud Mine Road and Eagle Mountain Road in Desert Center, according to the California Highway Patrol. That’s about 50 miles east of Indio. As a result,

Management would not confirm or deny rumors that the 28-year-old Westfield Shoppingtown was on the market to be sold on Friday. Speculation first surfaced after a Wall Street Journal report in June that detailed Westfield’s plans to sell 17 of its properties. One of them was in Sacramento, where Westfield wanted to shift their attention

Han pasado casi tres meses desde que la compaa de reciclaje “Western Environmental” en Mecca fuera clausurada parcialmente por los supuestos olores txicos que emanban de dicho lugar y que supuestamente enfermaron a decenas de residentes despus de que diversas agencias gubernamentales y ambientalistas tomaran cartas en el asunto, finalmente sta compaa podr reanudar sus

Adolescente de Coachella es acusado de robarse ms de media docena de televisiones de pantalla plana. Omar Snchez vila de 19 aos fue arrestado el mircoles como sospechoso de los robos ocurridos hace una semana dentro de un complejo de apartamentos localizado en la cuadra 45 mil de la calle San Lus rey en Palm

Los hechos occurieron durante una fiesta casera donde se congregaron varios adolescentes cerca de Aurora Drive y Racquet Club. Presuntamente, unas personas no invitadas a la fiesta llegaron con un arma. Segn oficiales, el tiroteo fue acccidental y slo una persona fue herida, el jven de 19 aos que portaba el arma de fuego. Fue

One person died at the scene of a two-car crash on Highway 74 on Friday afternoon, according to officials with Cal Fire. The collision happened just after 1 p.m. near the intersection of Leon Road, which is about 8 miles west of Hemet. An ambulance transported another person to a local hospital with moderate injuries,

Hundreds of people, including members of three high school football teams, dozens of construction workers and former Lakers star Earvin “Magic” Johnson, packed City Hall today for the first full council discussion of a proposed downtown NFL stadium. The City Council chamber was standing room only by mid-morning, and about 200 people were forced to

A 19-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the leg at a party in Palm Springs was recovering today, according to police. Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Aurora Drive about 11 p.m. Thursday to investigate a report about suspected underage drinking at a house party, according to Palm Springs police Sgt. Kyle

Despus de una excelente investigacin y amparados con una orden de cateo, las autoridades llegaron a una casa e Coachella y recuperaron dos televisiones plasma de siete que fueron robadas de los condominios Shadow Mountain Resort de que se ubica sobre la calle San Luis Rey en Palm Desert. Durante el operativo arrestaron a Omar

Mas de 1700 bomberos continan trabajando arduamente para sofocar el incendio “Eagle” en el Condado de San Diego y que hasta el momento ha devorado ya 14 mil acres de maleza y una estructura, adems 15 traga humos han resultado heridos. Hoy el incendio est contenido en un 80% y se espera que maana sbado

Parents of middle and high school students are getting a grace period to have their children vaccinated for whooping cough. The first day of school had been the original deadline for students to get their shots. Now students have 30 days after school starts to be immunized for the highly contagious bacterial disease or face

Crime in Indio dropped 14 percent over the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2010 while property crime dropped 15 percent and violent crime 6 percent, according to figures released today by the police department. Police Chief Bradley Ramos credited the drops to the public being more engaged with

Riverside County had the highest foreclosure rate in the state during the first half of 2011, a real estate tracking firm said today. Between January and June, a total 25,901 mortgage default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions were recorded countywide, translating to 1 in 30 households in some stage of foreclosure, according to

Inicio la construccin de una nueva planta de energa elctrica que tendr sede aqu en el Valle de Coachella. Esta maana se realiz una ceremonia en Desert Hot Springs, dando pie a la construccin de la planta de 800 megawatts de poder proveniente de gas natural. Esta fuente podr surtir al Valle de Coachella y

En indio, la estacin de autobuses de Greyhound es historia a partir de hoy. El edificio localizado en la calle Oasis estar siendo demolido para posteriormente iniciar la construccin de un nuevo campus del Colegio del Desierto (COD). El edificio tendr un extensin de 40 mil pies cuadrados, con capacidad para unos 3 mil estudiantes

El edificio localizado en la calle Oasis estar siendo demolido para posteriormente iniciar la construccin de un nuevo campus del Colegio del Desierto. El edificio tendr una extensin de 40 mil pies cuadrados, con capacidad para unos 3,000 estudiantes y requerir de una inversin de unos 25 millones de dlares. La estacin de autobuses de