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A man accused of making bombs and storing explosives at his rented Escondido home — including compounds used by terrorists — faced federal charges today after a grand jury returned an eight-count indictment. George Djura Jakubec, 54, who was born in Serbia, was charged in state court last week with unlawfully making and possessing explosives.

A fire damaged a vacant double-wide mobile home today near La Quinta. The blaze broke out for unknown reasons about 11:45 a.m. at the trailer on Avenue 58 and Van Buren Street, according to Cheri Patterson of the Riverside County Fire Department. Two dozen firefighters contained the flames within about 25 minutes, Patterson said.

La prxima semana se reunir el Bur de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside con el fin de discutir sus planes de clausurar la estacin de bomberos de Oasis y as cerrar el dficit econmico que actualmente enfrenta el Condado de Riverside. Las instalaciones de Oasis cuentan con ocho empelados, de ellos dos sern trasferidos a

El concilio de Palm Springs vot a favor de ratificar su negativa de construir una prisin en Whitewater, alegando el impacto negativo que sufrira el sector turstico en el Valle de Coachella, y en particular a la ciudad de Palm Springs. Un estudio realizado muestra que se perderan unos $90 mdd. El alcalde Steve Pougnet

Informacin recin revelada muestra que la congresista Mary Bono-Mack gast $4.3 mdd en su campaa por conseguir la preferencia de los votantes sobre Steve Pougnet logrando el 51.49% de los sufragios.

Recientemente Cathedral City recibi un apoyo econmico por parte del estado para construir un parque. Los comisionados de Parques y Recreaciones de la ciudad buscan obtener ms fondos basados en el plan de incluir en el proyecto, un rea de perros, alberca pblica, caminos para excursionar, rea de patinaje y centro comunitario.

A man accused of smuggling hundreds of tarantulas into the United States by mail was under arrest today in Los Angeles. Sven Koppler, 37, of Wachtberg, Germany, was arrested Thursday after arriving in Los Angeles to meet with an associate, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. What federal authorities dubbed Operation Spiderman began in March

En su junta especial del concilio de Coachella jurament como nuevo concejal Arturo Avils, ocupando la silla se Jesse Villarreal que no fue reelegido en las elecciones intermedias del pasado 2 de Noviembre, durante la reunin lo honraron por sus nueve aos de servicio en el concilio. Adems Eduardo Garca fue nombrado alcalde por otros

California Gov. Arnold Scharzenegger has declared a state of emergency in San Diego County because of the discovery of a massive stockpile of highly explosive materials in an Escondido-area home. Under the declaration issued Wednesday, the California Emergency Management Agency will coordinate the efforts of all state agencies and provide assistance to local governments. Certain

North Indian Canyon Drive was closed down for most of Wednesday after a woman was hit and killed by a runaway trailer, police said. Maria Herminia Quinones-Medrano, 47, of Desert Hot Springs, was traveling northbound around 7:20 a.m. when a flatbed truck’s trailer became disconnected and slammed into the woman’s car. North Indian was closed

Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco is expected to announce today that his office will seek the death penalty for Earl Ellis Green, the ex-convict accused of beating and shooting and killing Riverside police Officer Ryan Patrick Bonaminio. Green, 44, of Rubidoux is charged with first-degree murder, vehicle theft, being a convicted felon in possession

A proposal to build a 25,000-square-foot mosque that stirred debate over its size and symbolism was unanimously approved by the Temecula Planning Commission. Dozens of people sought to testify Wednesday night at the hearing, many in opposition to the proposal, either expressing fears of an Islamic presence or potential congestion. However, none of the arguments

A suspect in the killing of movie publicist Ronni Chasen who shot himself to death in a Hollywood apartment building Wednesday evening recently had bragged that he committed the murder and that he was going to get paid for it, a former neighbor said. The suspect — a reported ex-convict described by a building resident

Maria Quinones-Medrano, 47, was killed Wednesday when a trailer came loose on a passing truck and slammed into her car. The crash shut down Indian Canyon for six hours. We’re also finding out these kinds of accidents where a trailer comes loose are happening more and more. One man is using the internet to stop

The lead detective in the trial of two Bay Area men accused in the financially motivated murder of a Palm Springs retiree testified today that law enforcement agencies have not given up the search for the victim’s body. San Francisco attorney David Replogle, 61, and Miguel Bustamante, 27, of Daly City, face first-degree murder and

On Monday, Palm Springs police said two men entered the 7-11 Convenience Store in the 2400 block of North Palm Canyon. According to the clerk, they tried leave the store without paying for their purchase, and when the victim attempted to intervene, one of the suspects struck him in the face causing a laceration to

Could the Desert Fashion Plaza property soon be owned by the city of Palm Springs? Wednesday night, Mayor Steve Pougnet asked staff to send a letter to Wessman Development indicating that the city would like to acquire the property. This would be done after the completion of a city-contracted appraisal. No word if Wessman would

The accident on the eastbound I-10 freeway Wednesday night was the third deadly crash of the date. It was the result of a hit-and-run. “Unfortunately, the victim is just an innocent bystander driving down the freeway,” said Officer David Valle, of the California Highway Patrol. But, the real shocker turned out to be the victim’s

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto que ayer mircoles a las 6:00 a.m. fue localizado en actitud sospechosa por oficiales que realizaban su patrullaje de rutina en el rea de Calle Luna en Indio. Christopher Anthony Sierra de 25 aos de Palm Desert, en su intento de huir golpe a uno de los policas.