Month: February 2010

LOS ANGELES -The head of a state-run mental hospital in Napa was arrested today on 35 felony charges for allegedly molesting his foster child for more than a decade when he and the boy lived in Long Beach. Claude Edward Foulk, 62, the executive director of Napa State Hospital, was arrested at work by Long

HEMET -For the second time in as many months, the office of the San Jacinto Gang Task Force in Hemet was targeted — this time by someone who booby-trapped a rolling gate to fire a shot at whoever opened it, police said today. When an officer opened the gate about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a bullet

REDLANDS -Redlands Police are investigating a suspicious death after a body was discovered in the midst of a reported vegetation fire late Tuesday night. Redlands firefighters received a call of a vegetation fire in a field near the intersection of Wabash Street and Reservoir Road at about 11:30 p.m. As firefighters doused the blaze they

Un sujeto armado asaltó el negocio Eagle Truck Wash ubicado sobre Dillon Road cerca de la I-10 en Coachella. El hombre que huyó con una cantidad no revelada también se robó un celular.

PALM DESERT -Rain could fall across Riverside County beginning this afternoon, with a chance of snow in the mountains late tonight, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS said a weak upper-level, low-pressure system will bring about a tenth of an inch of rain or less through Thursday morning. A light dusting of snow

WHITEWATER -A Whitewater man who was apparently electrocuted while working on an air conditioning unit was identified today. Jose Solorio, 28, was pronounced dead at 10:10 a.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Firefighters responded to a report of an electrocution around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at

KESQ.com News Services SAN DIEGO -Sheriff’s deputies today put out a flier showing a Fallbrook couple and their 3- and 4-year-old sons who apparently abandoned their home and left a vehicle in San Ysidro. The flier, describing the family as “endangered missing,” is being distributed by sheriff’s deputies and the National Center for Missing and

CATHEDRAL CITY- Two armed robbery suspects are in custody after a three-hour hostage standoff near Ramon and Date Palm in Cathedral City. At 6p.m. Tuesday night, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies tried arresting 25 year-old Daniel Avila of Thermaland 24 year-old Eileen Ortiz of Coachella. Deputies with the Special Enforcement Fugitive Warrant Enforcement Team set up

PALM DESERT -A traffic mess continues in Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert, today. Crews are closing down Frank Sinatra Drive between Portola and Bob Hope. It’s for work that was originally set for yesterday but delayed until today because of the weather. Gerald Ford Drive will be closed between Portola Avenue in Palm Desert and

SACRAMENTO -California health officials say the birth rate for teen mothers hit an all-time low in 2008. Figures released by the Department of Public Health on Monday found that about 35 babies were born for every 1,000 mothers aged 15 to 19 in 2008. That was down by about two births per 1,000 from the

MECCA -Sheriff deputies are still looking for 2 people involved in a chase in the east valleythat locked down a local school. We brought you live breaking coverage on the chase on KESQ.com and Live at 5on News Channel 3. It all started when officers responded to a fight at theCVS Pharmacy at 50th Avenue

DESERT HOT SPRINGS -The Riverside County Coroner has identified a man killed in a deadly crash Saturday night. It happened on Dillon near Langlois Road. 48-year-old Robert Raef wasthrown from his truck after it hit a curb, then a light pole, and rolled several times. TheCHP says speed was likely a factor in the crash.

INDIO – This residential street in Indio has become what neighbors are calling a raceway. “35, 40 or 55 miles an hour,” says resident Jaime Brack. The city of Indio installed lane markers and yield signs after several complaints from people who live on Albion drive. Stop signs at this intersection, where Albion Drive meets

PALM DESERT – Joran Van Der Sloot, the prime suspect in the disappearance ofmissing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, has confessed again. He now says he disposed of her body in the waters off the Caribbean island of Aruba. Van Der Sloot confessed during an interview with a German television station. Two years ago, he admitted

WASHINGTON -The United States has renewed a travel alert to Mexico, citing increased violence in the country. The alert, issued Sunday by the State Department, is in effect until August 20 and supersedes an alert issued August 20, 2009. “Recent violent attacks have caused the U.S. Embassy to urge U.S. citizens to delay unnecessary travel

MECCA -The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today approved a $6.2 million budget for the construction of a youth recreation and counseling center in Mecca. The 30,000-square-foot Boys & Girls Club is “very important to the community, which is in desperate need of recreational facilities for the young children and families who live there,” said

PALM DESERT -A Buena Park man was behind bars today on suspicion of trying to sell several sets of stolen golf clubs on Ebay, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle burglary on Saturday morning at the Desert Springs Marriott Villas in Palm Desert, said Sgt. David Florez of the

INDIO – CalTrans workers have found a possible unexploded “military projectile” while working along Interstate 10. It was found near eastbound Interstate 10 west of the Jackson Street Exit in Indio, according to the California Highway Patrol. The bomb squad is en route to the scene right now, but traffic is not being affected. CHP

HEMET -A California congressman wants an investigation into how a Hemet man posed as a U.S. marshal to bypass airport security in San Diego and deport his cousin’s wife to the Philippines. Rep. Darrell Issa sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking for documents related to the incident and to Transportation Security