Month: August 2010

Authorities say a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest has spurred evacuations after surging to 80 acres within one hour. Forest service dispatcher Sonia Valdivia says the blaze, which is now dubbed the Lago Vista Fire, in northeast Los Angeles County near the town of Valyermo started Friday at about 3 p.m. She says evacuations

A woman linked to a killing with alleged satanic overtones in a Palm Springs condominium will appear in court Oct. 1 for a preliminary hearing, a judge decided today. Cara Williams-Covert, 38, of Ventura, has pleaded not guilty to first- degree murder stemming from the Nov. 13 slaying of Larry Roger Fisk, 57, of Apple

A fire that blackened 25 acres of chaparral-carpeted slopes near the Cleveland National Forest above Wildomar was fully contained today. The blaze was reported just before 8 p.m. Thursday near 21384 Coral Rock Lane, said Cheri Patterson of the Riverside County Fire Department. Four structures near Wildomar were threatened Thursday night, but firefighters were able

Two people who had their licenses suspended or revoked during court hearings today in Murrieta were subsequently caught behind the wheel and had their vehicles impounded as a result, authorities said. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department conducted a sting operation between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Southwest Detention Center to nab defendants who

A woman wearing nothing but pasties from the waist up made a definite statement on the streets of Palm Springs on Friday. At the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way, she and a small group of others were protesting the use of animal skins in footwear. Some of them carried signs reading,

About a dozen Southern California Edison customers were still without power on Friday morning after a power outage that started at 6 p.m. on Thursday, according to the company’s website. At one point more than 1,700 customers were without electricity during the outage, which the company blames on equipment failure. Temperatures this afternoon were expected

El prximo de Agosto un carril con rumbo al sur de Date Palm Drive ser cerrado al trnsito ya que Southern California Edison estar llevando a cabo trabajos de mantenimiento. Y del 30 de Agosto al 3 de Septiembre el flujo vehicular se reducir a un carril en Palm Canyon Drive y Prez Road debido

Seis programas para jvenes del Valle de Coachella se vern beneficiados por un total de $10 mil dlares por parte de la iniciativa ?Construyendo Comunidades Serias?. Se trata de: ?Coachella Police Departament ?Boy?s & Girls Club de Coachella ?Esperanza Youth & Family Center ?Coachella Valley Housing Collition ?Coachella Youth Sports Association

Citing evidence that a 34-year-old defendant found guilty in a fatal shooting “was attacked first” by the victim, an Indio judge today reduced a Cathedral City man’s first-degree murder conviction to voluntary manslaughter. But Riverside County Superior Court Judge David Downing denied a request by Carlos Gregory Diaz’s attorney to reduce the conviction even further

California showed few signs of economic recovery last month as the state’s unemployment rate remained stagnant at 12.3 percent. The state Employment Development Department said Friday that the jobless rate in July was unchanged from the previous month. The jobless figure is a half-percent higher than the unemployment rate for July 2009. For the second

Trever Leach of Thousand Palms has been racing for three years in California desert races and has been a spectator for 10. He’s worried the Bureau of Land Management might put more restrictions on desert races. Leach said, “Maybe this will get more people to volunteer. That’s the real problem; there aren’t enough people volunteering

Two big rigs crashed early today on eastbound Interstate 10 east of Coachella, spilling about 50 gallons of diesel fuel and prompting the closure of the slow lane. The crash was reported at 1:33 a.m. on the interstate near the Cactus City Rest Stop, according to the California Highway Patrol. A hazardous-materials team was on

Republican senatorial nominee Carly Fiorina told a Riverside crowd today that if elected, she would work to end the cycle of “more debt, more borrowing and more spending of taxpayer money.” Fiorina was the guest speaker at a Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce luncheon held in the Riverside Convention Center, where 300 to 400 people

Dental assistants Britney Green and Alanna Bird didn’t know what they were getting themselves into when their boss Dr. Rob Strain asked them to go hiking. “At first, he didn’t explain too much,” said Bird. “He was just like, ‘Hey, do you guys want to go on a hike?’ Um…sure.” Green added: “He just said

An abandoned lodge that caught fire in Palm Springs on Monday afternoon, shutting down a portion of Ramon Road was ruled as “intentionally set” by investigators on Thursday.. The Clara Bee Lodge fire started at around 5:10 p.m. in the 300 block of Ramon Road near Calle Encilia. Ramon at Calle El Segundo and East

En Palm Desert, una persona muere luego de recibir una descarga elctrica El percance sucedi un poco antes de las 11:00 am hoy Jueves en el Lakes Country Club. Involucr a un empleado bajo contrato que realizaba mejoras en la piscina. Fue llevado de urgencia al Hospital Eisenhower mientras los socorristas le administraban los primeros

The county business assistance program currently has a pool of $8 million available for potential borrowers. An area of Thousand Palms is one of 11 locations in eastern Riverside County where businesses involved in general manufacturing or the innovation and technology and renewable energy sectors could qualify for up to a $2 million loan through

A contract worker who was shocked at a pool in Palm Desert, this morning, died at a local hospital where he was rushed to for treatment, according to Cal Fire. The incident happened at 10:55 a.m. inside the Lakes Country Club on Country Club Drive, according to Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Cheri Patterson. She

Like many strip malls and shopping centers, La Quinta Old Town has its fair share of empty space and “for lease” signs. Even owners like Dustin Nichols who has run Old Town Cellar since Old Town opened in 2005 will admit it can be a tough place to do business. ?It’s an ?off-the-beaten path? location,?

Police say a man was hurt in a 20-foot fall while waiting to get on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride at Disney’s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim. The 20-year-old was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released. Disneyland Resorts spokeswoman Suzi Brown says the man was walking to the top