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La polica est tras la pista de un sujeto que ayer jueves poco despus de las 5:00 p.m. entr al negocio Desert Furniture ubicado en el rea de Jefferson Street y Hwy 111 en Indio. Armado con un cuchillo le exigi dinero al cajero as como su reloj con lo que huy.

El gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger vet la propuesta de ley de que se le pagara tiempo y medio despus de 8 horas a trabajadores agrcolas, ya que reciben dicha compensacin despus de 10 horas. Oponentes a la propuesta comentaron que de haber sido aprobada los rancheros se veran en la obligacin de no emplear a sus

Authorities say a tampered gas line has been found at the scene of a commercial building explosion that killed two people in South Los Angeles. Southern California Gas Co. spokeswoman Denise King says the meter was shut off and someone hooked up an illegal line that sent natural gas into the building at dangerously high

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio is in the midst of filling about 50 jobs, mostly to staff a soon-to-open restaurant and a remodeled bar, a spokeswoman said today. Lit, a bar/lounge, will be open from 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. daily, starting Friday, said casino spokeswoman Ciara Green. A grand reopening is expected in

Desert Sands Unified School District and others are preparing for the worse. The District’s Health Supervisor, Dr. Elka Kelly-Parker says, “Our children won’t be back till August 30th, so where in the preparation phase.” She’s talking about the number of cases of whooping cough on the rise in Riverside County. Students ages 10-12 were urged

The Eastern Riverside County Interoperable Communications authority. or “ERICA” will replace the old radio equipment officers have been using for decades. The digital system gives these new police radios increased coverage and the ability to talk with officers from neighboring cities. Palm Springs is the first city to make the switch. Police say it will

It was a day of mourning Wednesday for the community of Moreno Valley. More than 1,000 people packed the Saint Christopher Catholic Church for a closed-casket memorial service for 17-year-old Norma Lopez. The tragic death of Lopez brought the community together. Thousands showed up to pay their respects to Lopez and her family. The line

The four-day X Games 16 begin today, including the first events at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 2003. The Coliseum will be the site of today’s moto X super X men’s, women’s and adaptive competitions, along with the moto X freestyle and skateboard big air finals. On Saturday, the Coliseum will play host to

An earthquake measuring 3.1 in magnitude rocked an area south of the Salton Sea on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at 4:23 p.m., and was centered 8 miles southeast of Ocotillo, 14 miles southwest of Seeley. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Hundreds of mourners are packed into a Riverside County church to bid goodbye to Norma Lopez, the 17-year-old who police say was abducted and killed just blocks from her school. So many family members, classmates, police and community members filled St. Christopher Catholic Church Thursday afternoon that the overflow crowd filled a separate hall to

Firefighters are battling small but growing brush fires in rural northern Los Angeles County hill country. Two fast-moving fires erupted Thursday afternoon in rolling grasslands near State Route 14, while another burned in the high-desert Antelope Valley. A camp for inmate firefighters is being evacuated. Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Matt Levesque says the

Investigadores de la cmara baja acusaron el jueves al representante Charles Rangel de 13 violaciones a las normas ticas del Congreso, opacando su carrera poltica de cuatro dcadas y elevando los temores del partido al avecinarse las elecciones de noviembre. Las acusaciones _que incluyen el no haber reportado ingresos por el alquiler de una propiedad

Arizona solicit el jueves a un tribunal de apelaciones sobreseer una orden judicial que bloquea la mayor parte de una ley estatal para controlar la inmigracin, al tiempo que la ciudad de Phoenix se llenaba de manifestantes. Aproximadamente 50 personas fueron arrestadas por enfrentar a los policas antimotines. La gobernadora republicana Jan Brewer consider que

The creator of “Hee Haw” has died in Palm Springs. Veteran television comedy writer John Aylesworth, a Canadian-born Palm Springs resident, died Wednesday night surrounded by his wife and children. He was 80 years old. His book, “The Corn Was Green: The Inside Story of Hee Haw,” was recently published. “Hee Haw,” a countrified version

Los Angeles police have begun arresting about a dozen people who blocked an intersection to protest Arizona’s new immigration law. About 200 protesters gathered at a busy intersection west of downtown at about 10 a.m. Thursday. Police in riot gear stood by for about 3 hours before declaring an unlawful assembly. Police say most of

San Bernardino County investigators announced Thursday a 12-year-old boy suffered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, resulting in his death. Bryan Gonzalez was found dead alongside his 10-year-old brother Christian on Tuesday behind their home in Chino Hills. The death of Christian remains undetermined for now as investigators are awaiting additional results from forensic tests that

Two siblings were convicted today of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a drug dealer, who was shot in the back at his Desert Hot Springs home during a robbery that went awry. Jurors who convicted Latoya Jenkins, 23, and Lavenski Harrell, 28, of the Feb. 23, 2009, slaying of Samuel Raye Cotton at

Maana viernes desde las 6:00 a.m. estar cerrado al trnsito por espacio de tres horas un carril con rumbo al oeste del Hwy entre Plaza y Towne Center en Palm Desert. Cuadrillas trabajarn arduamente en reparar un semforo.

El Departamento de polica de Palm Springs anunci que maana viernes por la noche se llevar a cabo un retn de sobriedad con el fin de mantener fuera a conductores ebrios, sin licencia o con licencia suspendida. No se especificaron la ubicacin del punto de revisin ni el horario en que se llevar a cabo.

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