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Bajo una nueva ley estatal que entr en efecto el pasado 25 de Enero, ya estn libres, sin supervisin ms de 250 reos considerados no violentos a de delitos menores. Segn autoridades dichos sujetos no ponen en peligro a la comunidad, adems de que ayudarn a reducir la sobrepoblacin y se ahorrar dinero.

Mexicali, Calexico and Baja California are still reeling from Sunday’s 7.2 earthquake. We felt the quake here in the valley, and it serves as a good reminder that Southern California is earthquake country. We are surrounded by fault lines. “We couldn’t count them,” said Harry Quinn, a geologist. Earlier Tuesday, News Channel 3 caught up

Help for the areas hit hardest by sunday’s quake is coming from a number of local agencies, including the Salvation Army. The Cathedral City chapter is accepting food and money, and its mobile canteen is ready to go. It’s a fully outfitted kitchen that’s on call if it’s needed for relief efforts in the El

Ya se presentaron en la corte federal de Los ngeles dos ex policas de Desert Hot Springs acusados de abuso de autoridad. El ex oficial David Henderson es sealado de usar una pistola tipo tasser para darle toques a un sujeto que ya estaba esposado, eso fue en 2004. Meses despus el sargento Anthony Sclafany

Three people who tried to rob a man who was talking on his cell phone in Palm Desert remained at large today. The attempted robbery was reported at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday in the area of California Drive and Warner Trail, said Sgt. Dave Smith of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The victim told deputies the

En condicin grave se encuentra un joven de 16 aos quien fue herido de bala en el pecho durante una balacera ocurrida en el rea de Hacienda Ave y West Drive en Desert Hot Springs. Una mujer, testigo de los hechos ocurridos ayer martes a las 3:30 p.m. llev al muchacho a la estacin de

A family pleads for their father Salvador Contreras, 46, the suspect in Sunday night’s shooting to turn himself. Police say he shot and killed his ex-wife, their mother 46 year-old Rebecca Zavala. At the same time, they say the victim, their mother was a good person and not an alcoholic or drug user. Neighbors told

Indian Canyon has reopened to traffic at its wash crossing, Palm Springs police said early today. The road had been shut down between Interstate 10 and Tramview Road since Monday evening. Police said high winds, blowing sand and reduced visibility moved them to close the road, but conditions improved overnight.

La polica de Catedral City, recibi una llamada que reportaba una balacera dentro de una casa ubicada sobre Peineta Road en Cathedral City. Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar encontraron a Rebeca Zavala de 46 aos sin vida. Miembros de la familia sealaron que su esposo Salvador Contreras tambin de 46 aos fue el que

The Joslyn Senior Center is breaking tradition Tuesday by changing its name simply to The Joslyn Center. “We found a lot of [baby] boomers in the 50 to 75-year-old range who didn’t consider themselves as seniors,” says executive director Peter Rittenhouse. But, members of the center’s quilting club think otherwise. A majority of them disapprove

En el Valle de Coachella no se registraron mayores incidentes, el temblor parece haber despertado la conciencia de la comunidad ya que muchas personas han acudido a comprar accesorios para una emergencia, como surtir el botiqun de primeros auxilios. El prximo sbado a las 11:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m. Home Deport de La Quinta llevar

Ayer ocurri un accidente que dej dos personas heridas, una de ellas de gravedad. Los hechos se reportaron a las 2:00 p.m. sobre Varner Road cerca de Cook Street en Palm Desert, lugar donde una camioneta que circulaba con exceso de velocidad sobre la I-10 se sali de la carretera y choc con otro vehculo

People from all over the desert are still talking about what they experienced as the earthquake struck on Sunday afternoon. The shaking actually threw one Palm Desert woman to the floor. She’s thanking the emergency preparedness team at her apartment complex for helping and getting her through the shock. “Next thing I knew it, I

Police are looking for a man who they say killed his ex-wife, and tried to kill her 18-year-old son Sunday night. It happened on the 67-300 block of Peineta in the Rio Vista area of Cathedral City at 10:45pm. Cathedral City police tell News Channel 3 Salvador Bustillos Contreras got into the house, killed Rebecca

A Cathedral City man was on the run Monday, wanted in connection with the death of his ex-wife. Officers responded to a shooting at around 10:45 p.m. Sunday on the 67300 block of Peineta Road in Cathedral City, where one person was found dead. Law enforcement swarmed the house. But, they arrived shortly after shots

The city of Calexico is virtually shut down, today, following Sunday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Two people are confirmed dead to the south in Mexico. One person was crushed in a house that collapsed. The other was a man who ran out of his house into the street during the earthquake, and was hit by a

La Calle Indian Canyon cerca del arroyo ha sido cerrada debido a la falta de visibilidad por las tormentas de arena. La calle abrira de nuevo en cuanto mejore las condiciones en el valle.

An armored car guard was shot today during a robbery outside a Riverside bank. The heist occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the parking lot of the Bank of America branch at Canyon Crest Towne Center, 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, according to Riverside police Sgt. Jaybee Brennan. A guard with the Pendum armored transport company was

Two people were injured today in a crash involving three vehicles in Thousand Palms, officials said. A pickup truck, motor home and Jeep were involved in the 1:53 p.m. accident on Varner Road just west of 38th Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. One motorist — it was unclear in which vehicle — was

Tracy Nixon and Lynette Sawyer headed back Monday morning to a place where hurricanes — not earthquakes — are the norm. “The earth is moving, and the trees are moving, and the things that shouldn’t be moving were moving!” recalled Nixon, from North Carolina. “I was like: Oh, gracious!” The 7.2-magnitute quake took visitors by