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?She is excited!? exclaimed a very enthusiastic mother, Mary Ellen Cladwell. ?She’s looked forward to going to the space station.? Most moms are a little nervous even seeing their kids off to college, but Mary Ellen Caldwell seems pretty calm considering her daughter is traveling 240 miles above the Earth’s surface. ?I think she’s more

An early morning burglar alarm turned into a manhunt Friday morning. Indio police responded to the call at Jefferson Middle School at 2:30am, where they found a man on the roof of the school. Officers were able to set up a perimeter around the school, so he couldn’t get away, and were able to capture

If you get busted by local cops, there’s a good chance your mugshot could end up in the Valley’s newest paper. It’s not your average read, it is “The Jail Report.” The 6 week-old paper exposes Riverside County’s crime, criminals, and their mugshots. “We want to help reduce crime through knowledge and exposing local crime,”

For more than five decades, Barbie® has served as an inspiration to girls of all ages. This year, as part of the Barbie® brand’s I Can Be? campaign, Barbie® is empowering girls to dream it all, try it all and live it all. As part of this commitment, Barbie®, along with the LPGA is hosting

The government says our nation’s economy created the largest number of jobs last month since the recession began. New numbers out on Friday show employers added 162,000 jobs in March, but that’s still fewer than analysts expected. Some say the results are also inflated because of as many as 48,000 temporary jobs were created for

The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission is asking for your help for Easter Sunday. The Mission still needs 200 pre-made Easter baskets for disadvantaged youths. The Mission expects at least 300 children to show up at its Indio location beginning at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. A typical basket should contain chocolate and other candies, a toy, and

Authorities today sought a hit-and-run driver in connection with a Coachella crash that left a 3-year-old child injured. The child ran into the street and was struck around 5 p.m. Thursday in the 86100 block of Calle Geranio, said Sgt. Alan Northrup of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The child was treated for non-life threatening

A retired Los Angeles County assistant fire chief who beat a neighbor’s 6-month-old puppy so badly that the animal had to be euthanized was sentenced today to 90 days weekend jail time and three years probation. Glynn Demon Johnson, 55, could have received a maximum of four years in state prison for his conviction on

Agentes del sheriff estn tras la pista de un sujeto que abri fuego en contra de dos personas que trataban de huir en un vehculo despus de sostener una pelea en el rea de Ave Morola y Camino Aventura en Desert Hot Springs. El agresor se llama Juan Gmez Garca, es considerado peligros y esperan

Ayer jueves casi 50 oficiales de la polica realizaron otra fase del ?Operation Safe Coachella?. 50 casas de individuos con varios delitos fueron cateadas, 13 sujetos fueron arrestados por violar su libertad condicional. Se trata de Francisco Rodrguez, George Galindo, Sarah Duro, Frank Prez, Martn Morales, Eric Estrada, Phillip Borunda, Emilio Cant, Shannon Perkins, Marcos

El Departamento de Polica De Palm Springs solicit al concilio de la ciudad un incremento a su presupuesto de 7.5% para el prximo ao fiscal sumando un total de $16, 278,596 dlares, con el fin de incrementar la seguridad pblica. Esto viene despus de que el pasado lunes Palm Springs despidi a 12 empleados debido

Una de las mayores preocupaciones de autoridades del Censo 2010 es que los grupos minoritarios no se hagan contar, incluyendo a las tribus indias. Ayer jueves en la Reservacin India Soboba, el mayor de sus miembros, Ernest Salgado de 89 aos puso el ejemplo y se hizo contar. Cabe recordar que en el censo pasado

? Ser hasta el domingo cuando se decida si el Chicharito podr jugar el clsico ? Magalln dice que Chivas sabe ganar sin el Chicharito ? Pardo dice que en Amrica solo la palabra ?Ganar? ? Cruz Azul, Monterrey, Morelia, Pachuca, Toluca y Pumas jugaron siete partidos en el mes de Marzo ? Ferreti ve

At least three law enforcement agencies are on the hunt for a man who darted out of a home in Thousand Palms, this morning, when police tried to serve a search warrant. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies tell News Channel 3 they were trying to serve that warrant at 7am, today, when the man fled from

It’s the second hit in just over a year. “It’s disappointing and discouraging,” said Rachelle Sakemi, eighth-grade teacher at Desert Ridge Academy. Rachelle Sakemi and her husband, Brian, are both local teachers. The education budget cuts are putting their livelihood on the line. “It’s difficult, it’s hard to get by now,” said Sakemi. KESQ first

More than a dozen convicted felons were arrested on Thursday after the Coachella Police Department conducted and early morning sting. It was the third installment of Operation Safe Coachella, which started last spring. Officers knocked on 50 doors and the fruits of their labor were on display in front of the police department as one

Ernest Salgado is an 89-year-old member of the Soboba Indian tribe. The World War II vet is also the eldest tribal member and the first to be counted for the 2010 Census. “My message to my fellow tribal members is that we must all take part in this Census process,” said Salgado. Rose Salgado says

Just days after supporters of legalized, recreational marijuana got their initiative on the fall ballot, campaign ads are being rolled out. Radio ads are just the beginning of what promises to be an intense and expensive campaign. One supporter promises to spend a million dollars of his own money to legalize marijuana. If successful California

Oficiales federales anunciaron un apoyo econmico de $14 mdd para la nueva torre de control del Aeropuerto Internacional de Palm Springs, ya que la existente que data de 1967 ya resulta obsoleta ante la demanda y la tecnologa, adems de dificultar el buen desempeo.

La mala economa sigue impactando al Condado de Riverside, tanto que podra afectar a la seguridad pblica. Segn comentarios del Departamento del Sheriff y de la Oficina del Abogado de Distrito. 156 posiciones estn en peligro de ser eliminados, se podra reducir el nmero de patrullas en las calles y cerrar la recin inaugurada seccin