Month: August 2010

A magnitude-4.1 earthquake centered 4 miles east-northeast of Desert Hot Springs rattled parts of Riverside County today. The temblor occurred at 10:39 a.m. 9 miles east-southeast of Morongo Valley and 12 miles north-northeast of Palm Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Several residents called the Desert Hot Springs police to report the quake, but

Eastbound Interstate 10 was reopened in Banning about 3:15 a.m. Friday after a seven-hour investigation of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on the freeway at the end of a pursuit. The chase began at 7:38 p.m. Thursday on eastbound state Route 60, west of the junction with I-10, when a deputy spotted a vehicle with

Firefighters were able to put out a fire at a condominium in the Cathedral Springs Condos Friday morning. Police and fire crews responded to a call reporting a severed gas line in an air conditioning unit at 10:45 a.m. at the complex, which is located on Landau Boulevard and Baristo. The severed line sparked a

Hundreds of people turned out today in Palm Springs to say goodbye to a 49-year-old Cathedral City fire captain, who died last week after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor. Capt. Douglas Taylor was remembered by family members, friends and at least 300 public safety officials, including firefighters from San Diego, Laguna Beach and

A victory Wednesday for those in favor of same sex marriage. A federal judge in San Francisco struck down California’s voter approved ban, claiming the measure violates the civil rights of gays. An appeal is already in the works by religious and conservative groups who initially sponsored the ban. Hundreds gathered in the streets of

Police are looking for a driver who led them on a high-speed chase through the west valley overnight. It started at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, and exceeded speeds of 100 miles-per-hour. Palm Springs Police said a driver in wharented black Ford Expedition was speeding, and refused to stop for officers. Instead, he led them on a

Disneyland admission prices will increase today. The one-day, one-park tickets will go from $72 to $76; the “One-day Park Hopper” ticket will go from $97 to $101 and parking will increase from $14 to $15. The prices on annual passes also will increase. The Southern California Select Annual Passports will go from $169 to $184;

A father faced murder charges Thursday, after his 3-month-old daughter died at Loma Linda Medical Center, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station told News Channel 3 they went to Hemet Valley Hospital on July 27 after members of the staff suspected an infant’s brain injuries were the result

Palm Springs Police and several other law enforcement agencies raided a home in Palm Springs on Wednesday and confiscated 217 marijuana plants, according to a news release from the Coachella Valley Narcotics Task Force. Agents served a search warrant at 650 W. Ramon Road, near the base of Mt. San Jacinto at 7 a.m. Task

A cement truck overturned on the westbound Moreno Valley (60) Freeway this afternoon, blocking all lanes and severely snarling traffic. The non-injury accident was reported around 2:25 p.m. near the Redlands Boulevard off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of the cement mixer lost control for unknown reasons, causing the rig to roll,

Two gunmen who robbed a store at the Cabazon Outlets remained at large today, a sheriff’s sergeant said. The robbery was reported about 5 p.m. Wednesday at the sprawling outlet mall at 48650 Seminole Drive, according to Sgt. Sean Bahash of the Cabazon sheriff’s station. The victim told deputies the gunmen walked into the store,

Todo inici cuando al parecer cometi una violacin al reglamento de trnsito. La policia intento detenerlo pero en su lugar, apag las luces del vehculo y se dio a la fuga. Agentes de varias ciudades intentaron detenerlo pero determinaron que continuar con el operativo pondra en peligro a otros automobilistas. El sospechoso termin impactndose contra

Beaumont High graduate Tracy Caldwell Dyson will walk in space for the first time Saturday, when she and fellow NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock are expected to replace a failed ammonia pump on the International Space Station, according to a NASA news release. Caldwell Dyson and Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineers, are scheduled to complete the

La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacin (SCJN) declar constitucionalmente vlido el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en el Distrito Federal. Por ocho votos contra dos, la mayora de ministros del mximo tribunal del pas determin que este tipo de matrimonios, aprobados en la capital del pas, no vulneran ninguna disposicin constitucional. De

Police say they found the body of a pregnant teenager in a Southern California landfill after months of searching. Fontana police said Thursday the coroner’s office confirmed the remains of 17-year-old Anyssia Escamilla, who was killed in May. Her boyfriend, 18-year-old Jesus Avitia Jr., of Fontana, has told police he killed Escamilla and placed her

Journalist Tom Brokaw will reportedly moderate the Oct. 12 California gubernatorial debate between Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Wednesday that Brokaw will be the sole questioner during the Dominican University debate. The hourlong debate will be broadcast live in California. Brown and Whitman are scheduled to face off

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Some changes will be made to a dangerous Thousand Palms intersection. The Riverside County Transportation Department decided weeks ago to make the changes next Monday. A family says the changes come 5 days too late. Ophelia Porter, 84, died in a car crash Tuesday at the intersection. Crews will install a right turn lane on

Here is a sampling of some of the reaction pouring in over the judge’s decision to overturn Proposition 8: — “This thorough review of both sides’ evidence vindicates the rights of LGBT people not only to marry based on love and commitment, as heterosexuals do, but to be treated equally and fairly by their government

A federal judge issued his ruling in a landmark case, overturning a ban on same-sex marriage. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker overturned the voter-approved ban known as Proposition 8, according to the court’s e-filing website. His verdict comes in response to a lawsuit brought by two same-sex couples and the city of San Francisco