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Ayer mircoles a las 10:39 a.m. la polica recibi un llamado que reportaba que en la escuela Amistad High School uno de los estudiantes llevaba una pistola cargada, cuando el joven de 17 aos fue localizado en le plantel lo arrestaron. El caso ser turnado a la oficina del Abogado de Distrito del Condado de

A small plane crash-landed and overturned on a Corona golf course today, but both occupants emerged largely unscathed. The single-engine Bellanca Citabria went down near the sixth hole of the Cresta Verde Country Club around 10:50 a.m., according to the Corona Fire Department. The pilot, identified as 53-year-old Richard Hammerslag, told authorities that he was

El concilio de Indio vot unnimemente a favor de permitir que los carros de golf circulen por sus calles como en Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage y La Quinta. La medida ser sometida a una segunda ronda en Diciembre 15 donde se decidirn las calles y reas donde ser permitido que personas se transporten en dichos

A Cabazon man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to six months in federal prison for possessing a fake U.S. Army identification card. Joseph Kelly Baca, 46, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by United States Magistrate Judge David T. Bristow. In addition to the six-month term of imprisonment ? the maximum penalty under federal law ?

Ayer mircoles tres personas perdieron la vida en una serie de accidentes no relaciones en el Valle de Coachella, los cuales tuvieron varados por horas a cientos de vehculos. El primero ocurri a las 7:00 a.m. sobre Indian Canyon Drive muy cerca de la I-10 donde Maria Herminia Quiones-Medrano de 47 aos residente de Desert

Gay marriage opponents have dropped their attempts to stop a federal appeals court judge from considering the constitutionality of California’s same-sex marriage ban. Backers of the ban had asked Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to step down because he’s married to Ramona Ripton, head of the American Civil Liberties

An Indio liquor store clerk is in the hospital after being shot over some beer. At just after 10 pm Wednesday night 4 men entered the Sherman’s Liquor store on Oasis St. in Indio and stole some beer. The group of men ran to a white Toyota hatchback with black rims in the parking lot

The owner of a Palm Springs medical marijuana dispensary owner accused of illegally operating a pot collective in Palm Desert four years ago will go on trial in April, a judge ruled today. Stacy Hochanadel, owner of CannaHelp in Palm Springs, is charged with possession of marijuana for sale, transport and sale of marijuana and

The National Park Service announced that Kevin Hendricks has been appointed the Acting Superintendent at Joshua Tree National Park. Hendricks, currently the Chief Ranger at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, will become the second interim Superintendent at Joshua Tree. He replaces Lizette Richardson who has returned to her positions as Chief of Maintenance and

Win a family four pack (including two adult tickets and two child tickets) to the Wildlights Holiday Lights Festival at The Living Desert and see the more than 750,000 twinkling lights, luminous holiday exhibits and participate in the festive activities! Please read the contest rules before entering. Fill out the form below for your chance

On November 17th, a truck hit a 9-year-old Joey Lacome of Palm Desert on his way home from a flag-football game. The young Lacome describes it as a freak accident. He said he was riding south on the sidewalk on Washington Street. “My chain came off, I looked down and got distracted,” he said. “My

All westbound lanes of Interstate 10 were shut down after a semi-truck rolled over in the middle of the roadway killing the driver, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident happened at 12:27 p.m. near the Haugen-Lehman exit, and the backup streched for more than 13 miles four hours afterward. The fast lane re-opened

The famous Bob Hope Classic will celebrate its 52nd anniversary this January when it comes to the desert. The actors, entertainers, athletes and PGA tour professionals make for an exciting week of golf and attractions. However, there’s a group of people that are the backbone of the tournament: the volunteers. Nearly 2,000 volunteers contribute about

A man pulled out a rifle at a Palm Desert business Monday which forced nearby evacuations, authorities said. The Palm Desert Police Department responded to KC Custom Cabinets at 77725 Enfield Lane at 1:13 p.m. The caller reported that a man had revealed a weapon inside the business. The man who brandished the rifle was

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday tentatively approved two ordinances that will phase out the county’s volunteer firefighting brigade and fold it into a reserve force with stricter standards. The California Department of Forestry — Cal Fire — sought the ordinances out of concern that volunteer units were too often operating independently of full-time

Starting Jan. 1, KOCE-TV will become the full service PBS station for the Southern California region, and will begin broadcasting the full line-up of PBS programs for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties and the City of Santa Barbara. KOCE also will feature seven hours of programming each weekday. “KOCE-TV is delighted

Observant Jews in the Southland will begin lighting candles at sundown today to mark the first night of Hanukkah, the eight-day “Festival of Lights” commemorating the Maccabees’ victory over a larger Syrian army in 165 B.C. Once the Jews defeated the Hellenist Syrian forces of Antiochus IV at the end of a three-year rebellion, the

Officials and activists are encouraging the public to be tested for the virus that causes AIDS, increase their awareness of the disease and contact the White House and Congress in connection with today’s World AIDS Day. The Desert AIDS Project will hold a candlelight vigil to honor those who have died from, or are living

A student at an Indio high school was arrested today on suspicion of bringing a loaded handgun onto campus, police reported. The 17-year-old student was taken into custody without incident just before 11 a.m. at Amistad High School, 44881 Golf Center Drive, according to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department. Investigators have not determined

A small earthquake has jiggled part of the San Bernardino-Riverside area of Southern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.2 tremor occurred at 11:31 a.m. Wednesday and was centered three miles southeast of Loma Linda, or 59 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The quake occurred at a depth of 11.6 miles.