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Se duplicaron los crmenes de odio contra la poblacin hispana en todo California durante el ao pasado, as lo indica un reporte. En el Valle de Coachella los actos de crmenes raciales contra esta poblacin subieron 4 veces ms en cuestin de un ao. En 2009 en Palm Springs se reportaron 4 incidentes y 16

La polica arrest a un hombre de 73 aos sospechoso de haber asesinado a su hermana de 70 hace dos meses. Ese da Judy Manson fue encontrada muerta por la seora encargada de la limpieza en su casa de La Quinta. La autopsia revel que la vctima fue golpeada con un martillo en la cabeza.

Ayer a las 3:45 p.m. 24 bomberos sofocaron el incendio de una pila de basura en un deshuesadero de autos viejos ubicado cerca de Harrison Street y Ave 48 en Coachella. Los apagafuegos trabajaron una hora hasta lograr controlar el fuego.

En el hospital se recupera una adolescente que ayer a las 10:15 p.m. fue atropellada cuando cruzaba East Palm Canyon Drive en Cathedral City. Segn el testimonio del conductor del vehculo involucrado la joven caminaba irresponsablemente y al parecer estaba intoxicada.

Plans are in the works for a new Walmart here in the Coachella Valley. The big box retailer hopes to build a Walmart Superstore on 19 acres of property it owns in South Desert Hot Springs. Patricia Lambert does a lot of shopping, but not at Walmart. The closest Walmart is 9 miles away, so

The San Diego Chargers were outscored 24-7 in the second half by the Seattle Seahawks en route to a 24-17 loss in their first preseason game of the year. Philip Rivers started for the Bolts and looked sharp going 5 for 6 and leading an 89-yard scoring drive in his only series. The highlight of

Two months ago, a housekeeper in La Quinta found Judy Munson, 70, dead in her home. At first, authorities ruled her death accidental, because it looked like Munson had fallen on her own and hit her head. But an autopsy has revealed she was murdered, and now two arrests have been made in this case

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Palm Springs area dropped today to its lowest level since Feb. 27, recording its largest daily decline since June 19 by falling 1.7 cents to $3.737. Click here to track the ten least-expensive places to buy gas in the Coachella Valley. The seventh

Stores are in retail heaven. As students head back to the books, parents seek back-to-school bargains. Big stores and local stores alike are pulling out all the advertisement stops. As college student Jaime Nippert points out, “anything that says sale obviously catches your eye, like it’s got the bright colors on it. I think theirs

Lulu California Bistro served its first breakfast this morning, and the community couldn’t wait to show their excitement. It’s located on Palm Canyon Drive at Arenas and can hold almost 500 people. More than 60 people enjoyed the first breakfast served at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Susan Unger used to live in Palm Springs and is

Online retailer Amazon is trying to collect more than 504,000 signatures by September 27th to be able to put a new online sales tax law on hold, until voters can decide next year if they want it. “As a small-business owner I want California to enforce the law. I want Amazon to do the right

En Riverside 20 presuntos pandilleros fueron arrestados luego de un operativo que involucr a varias agencias del orden. El operativo se llam “Tampa Bay” y se enfoc en ms de 40 localidades en Riverside y reas aledaas donde por dcadas los residentes han vivido atemorizados por la delincuencia. Entre los arrestados se encuentran personas de

Varias familias de bajos ingresos en Indio muy pronto contarn con un nuevo hogar pero lo mejor de todo es que slo tendrn que pagar un enganche de 750 dlares. La organizacion “Habitat for Humanity” (Habitad para la Humanidad) se uni al gobierno de la ciudad de coachella y la ferretera “The Home Depot” para

Una mujer de Palm Springs se recupera de sus heridas despues de ser atacada con una espada ayer por la manana. Agentes recibieron una llamada de un disturbio domstico en la cuadra 32-mil de Sand Springs Drive. Oficiales econtraron a la mujer herida de un pie, se presume que su propio hijo fue el autor

Se reportan dos casos confirmados del virus del nilo en el Valle de Coachella. Las autoridades extienden recomendaciones para proteger a su familia. El distrito de control de mosquitos y vectores realizo una muestra en Cathedral City, misma que registro positiva. El ao pasado en esta temporada, ya se habian registrado 49 casos positivos a

Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration plans to seek changes to a controversial wildfire fee on rural residents because it could end up draining money from the state’s firefighting budget. H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the governor’s finance department, told The Associated Press on Thursday the problem is that money from the $150 annual fee must go to

Event organizers at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino announced on Thursday that performer Queen Latifah’s concert on Friday has been postponed. The show was originally scheduled for Friday, Aug. 13. Organizers said if the show is rescheduled, it will be announced as soon as possible. Ticket holders will be fully refunded through the Fantasy Springs Box

Decreasing oil prices have left gas prices lower throughout the Coachella Valley and drivers feeling a bit more happy. Across the nation, people are paying an average of $3.65 a gallon. Here in the valley, the average is around $3.77. Some economists say that more good news could be right around the corner, and we

Entrance to Joshua Tree National Park will be free today as the park celebrate its 75th anniversary. “This is an historic occasion for the park, and we wanted to do everything possible to make the public feel welcome and to encourage their participation in Joshua Tree National Park’s 75th birthday,” Superintendent Mark Butler said. Several

The November election is right around the corner, and two valley cities have important deadlines this week. The official county deadline for cities to file candidate lists is close of business this Friday. Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs both have elections on November 8th. Palm Springs will be electing mayor (4 year term) and