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En su foto de archivo policial, la inocente herona de dibujos animados tiene un ojo morado, un labio roto y sangra por la nariz. El supuesto delito de Dora La Exploradora? “Resistirse al arresto al cruzar la frontera de forma ilegal”. La imagen, una de varias que circulan despus de que Arizona aprobara una nueva

A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a knife- wielding motorist in Sherman Oaks today at the end of a car chase that started east of downtown, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting on the westbound Ventura (101) Freeway near Van Nuys Boulevard occurred about 1:30 a.m., and all westbound lanes were closed. Two lanes were

Police busted a massage parlor in Rancho Mirage, Friday, after neighboring businesses complained about what may have been going on inside. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says they have been conducting surveillance of the Accutouch business for two months. It?s located on Highway 111 near Bob Hope Drive. Details of the accusations are not clear,

On Saturday people across in the Golden State remembered Harvey Milk — an activist and politician who was dedicated to gay rights. “It’s about time we get something for our community,” said Patrick Brown. Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, but his career was cut short when he

A teenager is recovering after being shot. Cathedral City police officers arrived to the 30-400 block of San Joaquin Drive around 6:30pm Sunday night. That’s where they found the 16-year-old who had been shot in the back. He says he did not hear the gunshot or see the suspect who shot him. The teen was

Police are searching for the second man in connection with a Cathedral City home burglary. It took place at about 3 a.m. Sunday morning on the 69-600 block of Stonewood Court. After a three-hour standoff, 30-year-old Luis Medina was put in the back of a police car. Police said he had just one thing to

A CHP officer is recovering after a crash in Coachella. It happened around 12:15pm Sunday on the 86 Expressway at Dillon Road. Officers say an 18-year-old man rear-ended the CHP cruiser parked on the shoulder of the Dillon on-ramp. The officer is a 13-year veteran of the force. He was taken to JFK Hospital with

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a valley woman who was in a league of her own. Dorothy Kamenshek has died at the age of 84. Dorothy was the face of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League from its inception in 1943 til her retirement in 1953. The league was established during

A 42-year-old man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and dumping her body in a Palm Springs field must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled today. Ron Martinez is charged in the March 9, 2007, death of Karyn Kleine, whose partially buried remains were found the following September in the dirt field by

Yvonne Gonzalez remembers the day when her family got into a car accident. She wasn’t wearing her seat belt. “My mom accidentally hit a car that was passing by,” she recalled. “It actually pushed me a little forward. That’s it. Nothing major. But, it makes you think: It could’ve been worse.” The federal transportation department

The Palm Springs street fair known as VillageFest will begin its summer hours next week, it was announced today. The festival, which runs along Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo and Amado roads, will start an hour later — at 7 p.m. — beginning June 3, said city spokeswoman Amy Blaisdell. The street fair features artists,

El pasado sbado por la tarde un oficial de la Patrulla de Carreteras de California se encontraba dentro de su unidad estacionado en la orilla de Dillon Road y la rampa de acceso al Expressway 86 en Coachella cuando un vehculo conducido por un joven de 18 aos avanz en reversa y golpe a la

Ayer domingo a la 1:08 p.m. la polica de Palm Springs recibi un llamado que reportaba que en el rea de Ramon Road y Crossley Drive un sujeto amenazaba a las personas con una cruceta. Cuando los agentes llegaron Robert Murria se agit an ms, fue necesario utilizar una pistola tipo taser para darle toques

Ya est en la crcel un sujeto que junto a otro malandrn entraron a robar a una casa de Cathedral City. Los hechos ocurrieron ayer domingo a las 4:00 a.m., al llegar la polica el ratero Luis ngel Medina de 30 aos residente de Palm Springs, se atrincher dentro de la vivienda por varias horas

A 49-year-old man who suffered an ankle injury while hiking with a group of Boy Scouts near Idyllwild was airlifted to safety today. The Mission Viejo resident, whose name was not released, left with the group around 11 a.m. Sunday on the Deer Springs trail, said Deputy Melissa Nieburger of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

One man was behind bars and another was hospitalized after a stabbing in North Palm Springs, sheriff’s deputies said. Sgt. Joe Borja of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the incident occurred around 7 p.m. Saturday night. Borja said deputies found the alleged victim on Sanborn St. near Thumb Dr. and arrested a suspect at

Two moderate earthquakes rumbled through the Southern California area Saturday morning. The USGS reports the first temblor hit at 10:30am, measuring 5.3 in magnitude. It was later revised to 4.9. It was centered in the same location as the 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked the region on Easter Sunday. The second quake to hit Saturday

A male was wounded when someone in an SUV shot at a group of people on a Cathedral City driveway, striking a vehicle’s windshield and injuring a person sitting inside, police reported today. The shooting was reported at 10:55 p.m. Thursday in the 67300 block of Mission Drive, said Sgt. Albert Ruiz of the Cathedral

School funding is a big challenge all over the state right now and it may end up hurting the youngest students as cuts are now hitting the pre-school level. Many states are reducing or eliminating early education. New Mexico recently cut pre-K spending and at least 11 other states are considering the same action. “It’s

A broken 16-inch water main caused a sinkhole in Torrey Hills early today, shutting down an intersection for what could be the rest of the day, police said. The sinkhole at eastbound Carmel Mountain Road and Vista Sorrento Parkway was reported at 1:46 a.m., said San Diego police Officer Brad Ruff. The water main broke