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Las escuelas Bobby Duke Middle y Palm View Elementary de Coachella fueron cerradas ayer mientras la polica arrestaba a un sujeto peligroso que en su intento por huir se meti a dichos planteles. Despus de una persecucin a pie fue arrestado Joel Moreno de 27 aos quien tiene largo historial delictivo de drogas y armas

Prximamente reabrir sus puertas el restaurante Sizzler de Cathedral City que haba cerrado debido a la crisis econmica en Enero de 2009. Esta buena noticia genera empleos, captacin de impuestos y derrama econmica.

A Palm Springs man shot in Banning is expected to survive, but the shooter was at large, police said. The 20-year-old was shot in the left arm around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday about a block north of a residence at 1161 Weaver St., according to the Banning Police Department. He was treated at a hospital for

Former Upland Mayor John Pomierski and one of his appointees to a municipal appeals board face corruption charges for demanding bribes from businesses for preferential treatment. The 11-count indictment handed down on in Riverside on Wednesday accuses Pomierski, 56, and John Hennes, 54, of orchestrating an extortion scheme targeting two Upland businesses, which ended up

En Banning se report un tiroteo en el que un hombre de 20 aos que estaba platicando con unos amigos escuch balazos, momentos despus sinti malestar en el brazo debido a que lo alcanz un tiro, de inmediato fue transportado al hospital. Se ignora de donde provenan las balas ni quien las deton.

Ralphs Grocery Co. was placed on three years probation today and ordered to pay fines and assessments totaling $67,618 for overcharging customers for prepackaged and weighed products at stores throughout Los Angeles. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson said some of the store’s problems stemmed from ice on prepackaged fish that increased the weight

A 17-year-old father who fatally stabbed his 5-month- old son today was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in Palmdale, authorities said. The sheriff’s department received a report at 11 a.m. that the baby was abducted, Capt. Mike Parker of the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau said. Deputies were told that the father kidnapped his son from

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A Medi-Vac team landed in the middle of Palm Desert High School’s football field on Tuesday. It was part of an elaborate project that gave students a crash course on the results of drunk driving. It’s known as “Every 15 Minutes.” Statistics say one person dies every 15 minutes from an alcohol-related accident. “It’s scary,”

Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, will go before a state parole board panel Wednesday Sirhan, 66, is scheduled to appear Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Valley State Prison before a two-member panel from the Board of Parole Hearings, which will rule on whether he

Facing the possibility of losing $9 million from its yearly budget, board members with the Desert Sands Unified School District face another year of deciding which positions to cut, and where to do it. At Tuesday night’s meeting, they voted to send layoff notices to 85 employees, including teachers, counselors and librarians. The layoff list

Now that he and the city of Palm Springs have reached an agreement to work together, John Wessman today will address residents on the status of the Desert Fashion Plaza renovation project. Wessman will make a presentation to residents and stakeholders during the 6 p.m. study session at the Palm Springs convention center, city spokeswoman

A man accused of kidnapping and robbing actor Jeremy London in Palm Springs will decide today whether to accept a plea bargain. The 37-year-old London, known for his roles in the television dramas “Party of Five” and “7th Heaven,” claims Brandon Adams, 27, kidnapped him last June and made him buy drugs and alcohol. Adams

A prequalifying tournament that will give anyone the opportunity to earn entry into the BNP Paribas Open field begins today. Between the men and women, the prequalifying tournament includes a record 145 entries, according to tournament director Steve Simon. Action in the first round of the five-round event starts at 9 a.m. on the women’s

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley rose today to its highest amount since Sept. 10, 2008, increasing 1.2 cents to $3.77. The 28th increase in 29 days pushed the average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties 21.6 cents higher than a week ago,

After Charlie Sheen’s recent tour of the daytime and nighttime talk shows, Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Palm Springs, announced on Wednesday she has called for hearings about the problem of prescription drug abuse in the nation,. Bono Mack co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, and she said she was saddened but not surprised

Adams de 27 aos supuestamente forz a Jeremy London a utilizar drogas y comprar alcohol en Junio del ao pasado. Segn Adams, London lo hizo por su propia voluntad. Hoy en los tribunales Adams acept un acuerdo judicial declarndose culpable de algunos de los cargos que se le imputaban y habiendo cumplido su sentencia, fue

An economist says that for the first time, revenue has fallen at American Indian gambling casinos nationwide. Alan Meister says in the Indian Gaming Industry Report released Wednesday that casinos generated about $26.4 billion in 2009, down 1 percent from 2008. He says the decline was triggered by a recession that forced consumers to cut

Despus de cinco aos regresa al Valle de Coachella el Ex-Presidente George W. Bush y su esposa Laura en su primer evento pblico en el Desierto desde que dej la Casa Blanca. El prximo fin de semana estar lleno de eventos para la pareja ya que fungirn como oradores en eventos pblicos del sbado al

Authorities sought the public’s help today in locating a convicted rapist who allegedly jumped parole and is now living on the streets. David Ray McReynolds, 53, was last seen two weeks ago in the area of Grand and Jurupa avenues, wandering around in a shopping center complex, according to Riverside police Officer Mike Dillon. The