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Five Riverside County school districts were awarded a total $1.8 million in federal grants to bolster programs that help students prepare for college and careers, it was announced today. The recipients of the Enhancing Education Through Technology Competitive Grants are: — Moreno Valley Unified School District, $500,000; — Palm Springs Unified School District, $500,000; —

El sbado pasado alrededor del medio da, cuadrillas de emergencia acudieron al rea montaosa de Idyllwild ya que un excursionista cay en un barranco y result con una pierna rota. Al rescatarlo fue transportado al hospital.

El pasado viernes se registr un incendio en Thousand Palms a las 3:35 p.m. en la interseccin de Ramon y Dillon Road. Las llamas devoraron 10 acres de palmas, en tres horas los bomberos sofocaron las llamas. Las columnas de humo se observaron en todo el Valle de Coachella.

Palm Desert police today announced increased patrols in the city over the holiday season to help prevent thefts. In addition to the patrols, the department released tips for safe holiday shopping. Residents should be alert of their surroundings at all times and check for suspicious activity or people loitering before parking and exiting vehicles, said

Las autoridades investigan un fatal percance en el que un hombre perdi la vida ayer domingo a las 4:19 p.m. en el rea de la Ave 52 y Douma Street en Coachella. Segn el informe en no de los vehculos involucrados en el choque viajaba solo el hoy occiso, en el otro carro cuatro miembros

Tras las rejas se encuentran dos sujetos que utilizaron tarjetas de crdito falsificadas para sacar dinero en tres casinos del Valle de Coachella., Nordstrom Visa alert a dichos casinos de transacciones fraudulentas. Las cmaras de seguridad de Fantasy Springs Resort Casino captaron el sbado a las 4:30 p.m. a Erik Baca de 27 aos de

Indian Wells City Council candidate Ted Mertens fulfilled a promise on Monday he made to KESQ last week. He submitted a formal request to recount his race. In the final tally released on Friday, Nov. 26, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters showed Mertens won 1182 votes in the election and Patriclk Mullany won 1188,

A hiker is nursing a broken leg, after he was rescued near Idyllwild Saturday. Search crews got a call just after noon, that a 44 year old man had fallen 20 feet down a hillside near Humber Park, just east of Highway 243. The hiker’s injury prevented him from trekking the mile and a half

Travelers planning to visit the San Jacinto Mountains today will need to carry chains, the California Highway Patrol said. The agency set up chain control along State Route 74 just below Mountain Center due to icy road conditions. Click here for current road conditions on state routes throughout Southern California Saturday night’s storm brought less

Investigators are now working to find out how a large grove of palm trees caught fire on Friday afternoon. Calls reporting the fire came in shortly after 3:20 p.m. at the Coachella Valley Preserve. At least 75 firefighters battled the flames on the front lines with air support above. No buildings were ever in any

Bargain hunters started lining up as early as Thursday afternoon outside of Coachella Valley retail stores. Black Friday brings out the shopper in penny-pinchers. A lot of people wait for Cyber Monday. The Desert Hills Premium Outlets are always a madhouse the day after Thanksgiving, store owners said. Jewelry was marked down to half-price, premium

Riverside County residents returning home from their holiday weekend may face snow and gusty winds, especially in the Cajon Pass area of Interstate 15, the National Weather Service advised today. A cold front approaching Southern California will bring snow tonight above 5,500 feet in Inland Empire mountains. Snow could fall as low as the 4,000-foot

A Palm Desert woman became the victim of counterfeit cash Wednesday while making a holiday purchase at Target. She was first accused of being a thief herself before authorities stepped in. She went to Target to buy a video game for her daughter. The purchase had to be made in the electrics section of the

A 50-year-old man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Thanksgiving Day in Palm Springs was identified today as Jesus Cardova Diaz of Palm Springs. Diaz was pronounced dead at 7:43 p.m. Thursday at Desert Regional Medical Center, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Diaz was walking on Sunrise Way, north of

Seventy-five Riverside County firefighters were on the scene of a vegetation fire in Thousand Palms near the Sky Valley border Friday evening, which sent a plume of smoke so high many in the Coachella Valley could see it. The fire was burning a 100-foot-by-100-foot section of palm trees at Canyon Road and Dillon Road near

It’s not an Amber Alert, but the state is posting electronic messages on highways across Northern California about a missing Redding teen. The Caltrans signs are normally used to notify motorists about road conditions and broadcast statewide Amber Alerts for critical child abduction cases. Authorities looking for 15-year-old Jean Marie Berlinghoff haven’t issued an Amber

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters office certified the results of the Nov. 2 general election on Friday and forwarded the certified results to the California Secretary of State. The registrar’s office finished counting all the ballots on Wednesday, and certified the results on Friday. Late in the afternoon, Indian Wells City Council candidate Ted

No hope; saying goodbye; three months to live! Those were the dire headlines with photos of Michael Douglas looking thin and frail. In essence, the tabloids have already written his obituary. ?I’ve been in the business, and we’re used to the tabloids and the exploitations and everything,? said Joel Douglas in a sit-down interview with

Eight people were arrested and more than 20 tons of marijuana were seized in connection with the discovery of the second drug- smuggling tunnel crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this month, federal authorities announced today. The half-mile passageway linking two U.S. warehouses in Otay Mesa with a stucco residence in Tijuana was located Thursday morning by

The end to Thanksgiving festivities means time to hit the stores. Thousands of shoppers from all over the country converged on the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon, searching for the best deals. Black Friday began early at the outlets, some stores opening as early as 6 p.m. “I definitely see lots of retail bags