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Riverside County animal control officers today collected 50 birds, 50 rodents, a gecko, and other animals – 132 in all – found in a 400-square-foot Hemet apartment following the death of the resident. It was not clear when the man, who lived in the 500 block of Santa Fe Street, died, leaving behind parakeets, doves,

Employees at a Cathedral City hair salon are cleaning up broken glass today after a man slammed his car into the business. Eyewitnesses say a man driving a 1997 Honda Accord ran into the “Hair Images Salon? around 9am at the Mission Plaza strip mall on the 35-800 block of Date Palm Drive. They tried

Firefighters are mopping up at the scene of a house fire on Encinitas Road between Avenida La Paz and Avenida Maravilla. Cathedral City Fire Department officials tell News Channel 3 the fire broke out around 12:45, this afternoon, causing significant damage to the front of the home. A woman who lives in the home told

? Miguel Sabah causa baja del Tri a causa de una lesin durante un entrenamiento ? Los integrantes de la Seleccin Mexicana se motivaron con la presencia del presidente Felipe Caldern ? El Vasco Aguirre coment que los cuartos de final son obsesin ? Italia confirma un partido amistoso ante el Tri ? Andrs Guardado

La polica est tras la pista de dos sujetos que ayer martes le robaron la bolsa a una mujer que les mostraba una casa de renta en Palm Springs. Despus de que los rateros se fueron la mujer not que su bolso no estaba, los malandrines fueron a la casa de la vctima y se

En su junta de ayer martes el Palm Springs Unified School District vot a favor de eliminar seis rutas de autobs para el prximo ao escolar 2010-2011 con el fin de ahorrar $400 mil dlares, ya que el distrito ha perdido fondos estatales por ms de $20 mdd en los pasados dos aos. Cabe subrayar

Durante una junta a puerta cerrada celebrada ayer martes por la maana, 22 empleados del Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs fueron notificados de su despido efectivo a partir del 31 de Mayo. Se trata de custodios, de servicio a la comunidad, personal de archivo y control animal. Y segn coment el jefe policaco que

Con una emotiva ceremonia se inaugur ayer martes la nueva seccin del Eisenhower Medical Center de Rancho Mirage con 250 camas extras que ayudarn a aliviar la sobrepoblacin del hospital. El costo de las nuevas instalaciones fue de $212.5 mdd.

Debido a que la Desert Hot Springs High School result entre las escuelas de ms bajo aprovechamiento a nivel estatal, su director ser reemplazado como medida obligatoria. Anne Kalisek que ha fungido como directora de educacin alternativa del distrito escolar tomar el puesto de directora de la High School que deja Milt Jones, que a

Tras las rejas dos menores de edad que fueron sorprendidos robando en una casa ubicada sobre la Ave Barona en Desert Hot Springs. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar escucharon mucho ruido y acordonaron el rea, los ladrones de 16 aos intentaron huir, uno de ellos tir un arma, adems frente a la casa estaba

Some of the 150 residents of Desert Center in eastern Riverside County are angry that a convicted sex offender is now their neighbor, and a national news program has focused attention on the matter. Steven Joseph Willet lives in an isolated trailer, installed by the state, where he is being monitored by GPS on a

As the strains of Frank Sinatra singing “My Way” echoed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Daryl Gates was eulogized as a one of a kind police chief today. Thousands of law enforcement officers and civic leaders from across the state attended an invitation-only funeral for the former police chief, the city’s

Amed Woo is going to see the movie “How To Train Your Dragon” with his younger sister. He’s going for the 2-D version because that extra dimension costs a bit too much. “It?s just like a regular movie just the price are way up there,? he said. ?I think its ridiculous.” The price of a

“Oh, how adorable!” If grown-ups like Susan Francis love teddy bears this much, then so will the kids! Jack Williams from the Desert Outreach Foundation delivers these boxes of furry creatures every year to groups that deal with high risk households. “What could we do that might bring a smile to a child’s face? And

The clock is ticking for first time home-buyers. Sales need to be completed by this Friday in order to take advantage of a tax credit being offered by the federal government. On the line, 10 percent of the purchase price up to 8 thousand dollars on a new home or resale. First time buyers have

Across the United States, including right here in the Coachalla Valley, criticism continues to mount over a new Arizona law aimed at stopping illegal immigrants from heading into that state. The law signed by the state’s governor Friday will allow police to stop people they believe may be in Arizona unlawfully, and ask for identification.

It’s not too late to be counted, even if you didn’t send back your Census form. Riverside County’s “Complete-Count Committee” will meet in Cabazon this afternoon to talk about the response rate. Only 68-percent of households in Riverside County have sent their surveys back. That’s below the national average which is 72-percent, and also lower

Ira Laufer called off a hand recount today for a third seat on the Rancho Mirage City Council after results showed his opponent had gained an additional lead. The recount gave Scott Hines a 14-vote lead over Laufer, who had requested the recount last week when his opponent’s margin of victory was 11 votes. Scott

On Monday, deputies at the Morongo Basin Station responded to the 2600 block of Lighter Way in Wonder Valley to a report that 73-year-old Betty Blevins was missing. Deputies and volunteer members of the Morongo Basin Search And Rescue team conducted an extensive search of the area with assistance of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s

A Cathedral City man has been convicted of second-degree murder in a drunken driving crash that killed his passenger. Jason Rutan Pappas was also found guilty of evading arrest, misdemeanor driving under the influence and driving with a blood- alcohol level greater than 0.08 percent in the June 3 death of 56-year-old Gregory Fisher of