Month: October 2010

Two men are dead after an early morning shooting in Indio. It happened just before 1 a.m. on the 47100 block of Palm View Street. Upon arrival officers found one man dead. Another victim has been sent to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. That victim was pronounced dead around 3 p.m. Sunday. Police

The connector between the Moreno Valley (60) and the San Bernardino (10) freeways in Beaumont will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Sunday night and lasting through next Saturday, according to Caltrans. The closure is part of the Interstate 10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project. During the closure, crews will pave and stripe the

A Cathedral City police officer is scheduled to appear in court in Indio on Monday morning to answer to sexual assault charges. An investigation into Officer John Fox Jr., who police said took off his clothes and jumped into a pool with two women while answering a noise complaint call resulted in the charges filed

It was a tribute to the local veterans in Indio today. Local politicians gathered at the “Veteran’s Expo” all to give thanks to U.S. servicemen and women for all their work. Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack handed out plaques and honorary flags to four local veterans. The veteran’s expo did more than just honor the troops.

Palm Springs International Airport was never placed on lock down or evacuated Friday after authorities investigated what appeared to be Improvised Explosive Devices, or IED’s, on cargo planes in England, Newark and Philadelphia. UPS confirms that two of its aircraft were searched. Commercial airline travelers were on-guard. “Something could happen right here on the streets,”

Two men are in the hospital tonight after a shooting in Desert Hot Springs. It happened at around 8 o’clock Friday evening near Mountain View Circle and Hacienda Ave The two men were taken to Desert Regional Medical Center by ambulance with mild to moderate injuries. Authorities are still investigating what sparked the shooting. Several

Partly cloudy skies shrouded much of Riverside County today, as a swift-moving storm dropped less than a tenth of an inch of rain across the region. The California Highway Patrol reported seven non-injury crashes between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. today, particularly on Interstate 15 and the Riverside (91) Freeway. Minor amounts of rainfall were

Next Tuesday, California voters will decide if marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. At first, many people backed Proposition 19. Now, polls show that support slipping. In 1996, the sale and use of medical marijuana became legal. Since then, more than 40,000 people across the state got a medical marijuana card. More than 2,800

A man who ran a daycare business with his wife in Palm Springs pleaded not guilty today on charges of sexually assaulting an underage girl over a year-long period. Jose Manuel Mercado, 37, of Palm Springs, is charged with rape of a child under 14 and two counts of oral copulation on a child. Mercado,

John Fox Junior de 37 aos es acusado de desnudarse para luego meterse a una alberca, cuando se encontra en horas de trabajo el pasado 29 de Sseptiembre. Enfrenta cargos por presuntamente molestar sexualmente a una mujer y por abuso de su autoridad. El uniformado contina suspendido de sus labores con goce de sueldo.

Police in Coachella announced the arrests of two men in connection with the theft of fund raising money at Coachella Valley High School on Friday morning. The break-in happened on September 24 when at least two men broke into the school, and stole money raised by the Associated Student Body. Surveillance photos captured them in

next tuesday, california voters will decide if marijuana should be legalized. at first, many people backed proposition 19. but, now, polls show support is slipping. no matter what happens at the polls on election day — you can get marijuana if you have a serious medical problem — and a doctor’s recommendation. how easy is

today: sunny, with a high near 85. calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 61. calm wind becoming north between 5 and 10 mph. saturday: mostly sunny, with a high near 79. north wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. saturday night:

a palm springs man is set to be arraigned today in court– accused of child molestation… police arrested jose mercado on monday— after the apparent victim came forward— saying mercado abused her in the past… newschannel three’s gil diaz is with our live mobile newsroom in indio with the latest… gil… a palm springs man

filed against a cathedral city police officer. the officer reportedly –went to far– investigating a noise complaint. his actions allegedly included taking off his clothes — hopping in a pool and inapporpriately touching a woman. news channel 3’s philippe djegal is in cathedral city with our live mobile newsroom he has more on this. philippe..

Chari Spiess of La Quinta always checks her children’s candy when they get home from trick or treating. “Definitely checking the wrappers,” she said. “It’s so hard to check to see what someone would do when they wrap it back up.” The Indio Police Department suggest parents take their kids to neighborhoods they know. “Go

Two North Hollywood men were arrested today on suspicion of a robbery in Thermal and a carjacking minutes later in La Quinta. Hector Hernandez, 19, and Jose DeJesus Rodriguez, 29, were taken into custody about 10:30 a.m., said Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The robbery was reported at 9:57 a.m. at

The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 400 federal observers and department personnel to monitor Election Day activites.in 30 jurisdictions. Inspectors will be stationed in Riverside County, as well as 18 states. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, under the

Ayer jueves a las 11:00 a.m. los bomberos sofocaron un incendio en la clnica ?Central Medical? ubicada en el centro comercial ?Stater Brothers? en la esquina de Ramon Road y Date Palm en Cathedral City. Por fortuna personal y pacientes fueron evacuados a tiempo. Segn informacin preliminar un corto circuito en el sistema de cableado

El concilio comunitario de Thousand Palms vot unnimemente exigir a lderes del Condado de Riverside que hagan pblica una gua de ciudades no incorporadas que tienen dispensarios de marihuana con fines medicinales. Adems, agregaron que no piden que cierren, solo que no las permitan cerca de escuelas, iglesias zonas residenciales.