Month: June 2010

Ten Riverside County residents suspected of selling heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine were behind bars today, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Investigators with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration served search warrants in Perris, Lake Elsinore and Menifee Wednesday following an investigation that began in January, said Sgt. Don Sharp. During the raids,

Hi Liu, 24, dodged reporters as he stepped off the first tram car that reached the base of the lower tram Friday morning. Liu was missing in the San Jacinto mountains for nearly twelve hours. His only statement: “No, I’m not hurt.” The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says Liu became separated from his group around

A Palm Springs man suffered major injuries today when his sports utility vehicle overturned on westbound Interstate 10 near Chiriaco Summit. The crash was reported at 10:38 a.m. on the interstate east of Hayfield Road, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ramon Perez. The 56-year-old driver of the 2007 Ford SUV lost control of the vehicle,

Ayer jueves las autoridades arrestaron a un sujeto que en Junio del ao pasado cuando circulaba en su auto sobre el Hwy 111 al norte de Palm Springs se estamp con un vehculo que estaba estacionado en el cual se encontraba una pareja de ancianos residentes de Yucaipa. Ambos fallecieron en la escena y el

El Departamento de Elecciones del Condado de Riverside anunci que hoy viernes terminarn de contabilizarse las 106,000 boletas que estaban pendientes. Se espera que los resultados finales sean dados a conocer con exactitud hoy al medio da, ya que los que han circulado son preliminares.

Los fuertes vientos de ayer derribaron un poste y provocaron un apagn en Palm Springs. Desde las 5:00 a.m. ms de 500 casas se quedaron sin luz en el rea de Windy Point al oeste de Palm Springs. Las cuadrillas de Southern California Edison trabajaron arduamente para restaurar el servicio.

La polica de Indian Wells anunci que hoy viernes de las 7:00 p.m. y hasta las 2:00 a.m. de maana sbado se llevar a cabo un retn de sobriedad con el fin de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios, sin licencia con licencia suspendida. Como es costumbre la ubicacin del punto de revisin

A fast-moving fire challenged firefighters Thursday night along Interstate 10 and Whitewater Canyon. But, 90 minutes after the fire broke out, the flames were contained. According to the California Highway Patrol, the fire broke out around 4pm along power lines in the afternoon near Interstate 10 Cal Fire says 52 acres burned, but there were

A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer has been killed during a high-speed pursuit of suspects in San Bernardino County. The CHP says seven-year veteran Tom Coleman was pronounced dead at the Redlands intersection where he smashed into a tractor-trailer around 6:30 a.m. Friday. CHP spokesman Daniel Hesser says the four suspects being pursued for vehicle

The search is still on Wednesday for the suspects responsible for lighting a teen on fire over the weekend. It happened at Bagdouma Park in Coachella. Three suspects are wanted by police. However, the victim is expected to survive the incident after suffering second degree burns to his torso, authorities said. During the day, the

Stymied in their plans to hold a one-day strike, registered nurses at the UC Riverside Campus Health Center and other hospitals across the state plan to hold rallies today to protest what they call dangerous staffing shortages. “Our number-one priority remains correcting the chronic staffing issues at University of California medical centers, which we have

Mountain rescue teams converged on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Wednesday for a social visit of sorts. Along with members from the Riverside and Desert Mountain Rescue Units, sheriff’s deputies and representives from the U.S. Forestry Service all showed up for a tramway orientation session. It was put together by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Emergency

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters confirms to News Channel 3 that the office still has 100,000 ballots from Tuesday’s election that haven’t been counted. Doug Kinzley, the Assistant Registrar of Voters, tells KESQ they knew Tuesday night those ballots included vote-by-mail, provisional, and damaged ballots. He said they were piled in the storage room.

Despite his win, County Supervisor John Benoit was a bit tired on Wednesday. ?You know, I got to bed around 4:30am,? he said. ?(I) had to get up at 7am to go to Riverside. I’m looking forward to getting a little nap later today.? The reason he went to bed so late: he was waiting

Four people were seriously injured this afternoon in a head-on crash near Mecca, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at 3:25 p.m. on Grapefruit Boulevard at 64th Avenue, said CHP Officer Ramon Perez. A 28-year-old Indio woman was driving a 1991 Honda sedan north on Grapefruit Boulevard when she crossed into

Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff appointed Captain Rodney Vigue to the rank of Chief Deputy on Thursday. He currently serves as the chief of police for the contract cities of Coachella and La Quinta. Sheriff Stanley Sniff said, “Chief Deputy Vigue is a long-time resident of the Coachella Valley. He has worked a variety of

A man who police say crashed into the car of an elderly couple, last year, was charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter, Thursday. Forty-five year old Ismael Laboy was arrested at 10:15am and booked into the Banning Jail on charges stemming from the accident. Investigators say Laboy’s car crashed into a car driven by

Crews had to shut down eastbound lanes around the intersection of Highway 111 and Jefferson on the La Quinta/Indio border, this morning, after a car flipped over. Riverside County Sheriff deputies say the accident involved an SUV and sedan. They say the sedan failed to stop in the intersection and then crashed into the SUV.

A power outage hit the Windy Point of Palm Springs, Thursday morning, ending at about 11:15am. Residents say it looks like ?war zone? because it’s so windy overnight. Southern California Edison confirmed the outage affected 515 customers because of an equipment problem. It started at 5:10am. This is the third time this week a power

La polica est tras la pista de tres sujetos que en das pasados golpearon brutalmente a un joven de 17 aos, lo rociaron con combustible y le prendieron fuego. Por fortuna la vctima pudo quitarse la camiseta que arda en llamas y pedir ayuda, luego fue transportado al hospital donde se recupera de las quemaduras