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Attorney General Jerry Brown was elected governor tonight, defeating Republican Meg Whitman, who spent the most money by a statewide candidate in American history. With 13.4 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Brown had 50.9 percent of the vote, compared to 44.3 percent for Whitman, according to figures from the Secretary of State’s Office. Whitman, a

Perdio el control del volante cerca de la Carretera 74. El vehculo se sali de la carpeta asfltica cayendo al precipicio a tempranas horas esta maana. El percance sucedio en la cuadra 47-200 de Cliff Road. La causa del accidente continua bajo investigacin.

The Anti-Defamation League helped students of La Quinta High School understand the power of name-calling and teasing Tuesday in an anti-bias training assembly. Nearly 700 sophomore students attended the two-part assembly. Leaders from the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and classmates helped students open up about when they’ve been bullied or been

California voters will decide today whether Democrat Jerry Brown or Republican Meg Whitman will be the state’s next governor, a choice 55 percent of likely voters recently said they were not satisfied with. Whitman even acknowledged such in a television commercial. “Many of you see this election as an unhappy choice between a longtime politician

Cathedral City police arrested a man on Tuesday for possession child pornography and sexually assaulting a child under 14 years old. Detectives served a search warrant at the home of Anthony Davis, 52, on the 34900 block of Eagle Canyon Drive at 1 p.m. Inside, they said they found two assault weapons and “scores” of

The California Highway Patrol has taken a suspect into custody linked to a carjacking in Bermuda Dunes. The Sheriff’s department responded to a call around 8 o’clock Monday night, on the 79000 block of Avenue 42. A La Quinta man was found bleeding when authorities arrived. Authorities say he was visiting a friend when this

A man is in custody after police chased him down at the Riverside County Courthouse in Indio on Tuesday. Police said Emanuel Jackson kidnapped a woman from her home, beat her and took her to another home in Desert Hot Springs. The man eventually returned the woman, keeping her cell phone. The kidnapping was evidently

Riverside County officials said they are optimistic tonight’s election results will be known quickly, even in remote areas of the county. Those close to the counting process said because around 200,000 people are expected to vote by mail this year, thousands of ballots are already counted, but will not be released until after polls close

Authorities say about three dozen inmates brawled at a state prison in Riverside County, but there are no reports of serious injuries and the disturbance was quickly put down. Lt. Brian Davis of the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco says a small fight in the chow line Tuesday morning led to a much larger one

Raspado’s Kios ice cream shop was robbed at 8:14 pm Monday night. The shop is on 45800 Rubidoux St. In Indio. A man wearing a black ski mask with green eyes and a black shirt entered the shop with a handgun. He told the woman working to lock herself in the bathroom. Then he took

Un hombre que intentaba detener una pelea fue apualado, el incidente ocurri en una casa ubicada cerca del parque Panorama en Cathedral City. La vctima dijo a las autoridades que le fue imposible ver a su atacante ya que todos los presentes estaban disfrazados pues los hechos se desarrollaron en una fiesta el pasado domingo

La polica est tras la pista de un sujeto que ayer lunes asalt el negocio Raspados Kio?s ubicado sobre Ramon Rubidoux Street en Indio. A punta de pistola el sujeto le orden a la empleada a encerrarse en el bao hasta que el se fuera, 10 minutos despus la mujer sali para encontrarse con la

MAYORAL ELECTIONS In addition to selecting a governor and deciding on an array of statewide propositions, voters today in several Coachella Valley cities will be choosing a mayor and city council members. Voters in Indio will also choose whether to adopt a 3 percent hike in the city’s utility users tax, which is expected to

Iniciaron los trabajos de reparacin del puente del Expressway 86 y el canal cerca de Mecca. Las cuadrillas trabajarn de 5:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m. de lunes a viernes por las prximas seis semanas. El flujo vehicular se reducir a un carril por lo que se esperan retrasos.

California candidates for U.S. Senate continued to campaign in the final days before the election. On Monday, Boxer campaigned with Jerry Brown at a downtown Los Angeles rally. Fiorina made a stop at Pasadena Republican headquarters. An exclusive Eyewitness News poll conducted by SurveyUSA showed that Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer maintains her lead over Republican

Ayer lunes a las 2:00 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en una casa ubicada cerca de la Calle Va Escuela en Palm Springs. La familia estaba dormida cuando uno de los nios se percat del fuerte olor a humo. La cochera de la casa y dos vehculos fueron destruidos. Por fortuna la

Ayer lunes a las 7:00 p.m. la Asociacin de Oficiales de Polica de Indio llev a cabo un foro pblico con el fin de informar a la comunidad acerca de la ?Medida S? que se votar hoy martes. La ?Medida S? pretende incrementar en un 3% el impuesto a las utilidades sumando un total a

La familia de Juan Hernndez Czarez de 21 aos que muri a manos de un oficial de polica de Cathedral City el pasado mes de Septiembre levant una demanda en contra de la ciudad al alegar que las autoridades han ocultado informacin en torno a la investigacin. Por su parte la polica dice que han

San Diego police say one person was injured when a vehicle slammed into a house early Monday. San Diego police Officer Jane Jacobsen says the crash occurred just before 2 a.m. in the La Jolla area. She says the driver of the vehicle fled on foot. A San Diego Fire-Rescue dispatcher says one person was