Month: October 2010

A fire broke out at about 4 Sunday morning in Desert Hot Springs, destroying an abandoned home. The blaze was on the 16,200 block of Avenida Monteflora. As firefighters arrived on scene, they found flames shooting from the house. Crews were able to contain the fire after about 40 minutes. Nobody was hurt in the

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is scheduled to meet with U.S. Coast Guard officials in San Diego today before visiting National Guard troops stationed along the U.S. and Mexico border. Napolitano will be joined later in the day by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin at a news conference at the

Jury selection is expected to begin today in the retrial of a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy accused in the off-duty assault of a tow truck driver in Eagle Mountain. Richard Heverly, 43, faces charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, assault by a public officer, making criminal threats and false imprisonment. He faces up

Happy birthday to the National Monument! The 280,000 acres of protected land, stretching from the Salton Sea to the Banning Pass, turns 10. The monument would not have been made possible without donors and supporters from the non-profit group Friends of the Desert Mountains. “We just can’t keep building homes all the time,” said donor

A federal judge in Riverside indicated today she would stand by her earlier decision to bar the U.S. military from continuing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy against open gay service, but held off on making her ruling final. After hearing arguments from attorneys for the Log Cabin Republicans — the group that challenged the

Cathedral City police are investigating a robbery that happened at Sally’s Beauty Supply, just as the store was opening for business on Monday. Police said they were dispatched to the location on the 31700 block of Date Palm Drive regarding the robbery. When they got there, some of the workers told them a light-skinned Hispanic

A Riverside County judge ordered a Hemet teenager to face trial on Monday for the 2009 murder and dismemberment of another teen Jose Manuel Campos was charged with the Nov. 15, 2009, murder of 17-year-old Adrian Rios, whose remains were found in Campos’ backyard and in the waters of Canyon Lake, according to the district

More than 45-percent of registered voters in Riverside County have already requested mail-in ballots for the November 2 General Election. Registrar of Voters Barbara Dunmore said more voters can request the mail-in ballot. They have until October 26. “I urge every eligible voter to cast their ballot and exercise our nation’s most important right,” Registrar

Former Chargers linebacker Junior Seau was arrested early today on suspicion of domestic violence, then drove his Cadillac sport utility vehicle off a coastal cliff in Carlsbad after bailing out of jail, authorities said. Emergency crews responding to a 911 call found Seau, 41, on the beach below Carlsbad Boulevard and Solamar Avenue about 8:45

Chances are you already know someone afflicted by Alzheimer’s Disease. In fact, every 70 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with this debilitating condition. But did you know that women are at the epicenter of this growing epidemic? “Sixty-percent of the people who get it are women,? said Maria Shriver, president of A Women?s

A man on probation in a DUI case was arrested today on suspicion of two window-smashing burglaries in downtown Palm Springs. Sergio Flores, 22, was arrested about 2:45 a.m., about an hour after the initial burglary in the 100 block of S. Indian Canyon Drive, said Officer Rhonda Long of the Palm Springs Police Department.

A federal judge who halted the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays may decide Monday whether to permit its enforcement pending an appeal. Judge Virginia Phillips in Riverside issued an injunction against enforcing the 17-year-old policy last week in a lawsuit filed by a gay rights group. However, the Department of Justice has

Cooler weather and the possibility of showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Coachella Valley this week. An area of low pressure from the west will bring temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the lower 80s throughout the week, according to Noel Isla, a forecaster with the National Weather Service. There was

Las autoridades investigan en torno a un tiroteo ocurrido ayer domingo alrededor de las 2:00 a.m. en el rea de las Avenidas Helen y Swinge en Indio donde un sujeto sostuvo una pelea con varias personas, una de las cuales le dispar en un par de ocasiones dejndolo en un charco de sangre, ahora est

Hoy lunes a la media noche es la fecha lmite para que los ciudadanos se registren para votar en las elecciones de Noviembre prximo. Las formas para empadronarse se encuentran en oficinas centrales de los partidos republicano y demcrata. La oficina de registro del Condado de Riverside estar abierta hasta las 12:00 a.m. Cabe recordar

La polica busca a un sujeto que intent raptar a una jovencita que caminaba rumbo a su casa en Indio. Segn el informe el hombre de unos 60 aos se le aproxim a la muchachita e intent meterla al vehculo. Por fortuna ella pudo huir e inmediatamente llam a la polica.

La polica contina tras la pista de un sujeto que das pasados lleg a Payless Shoe Source ubicada sobre Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City y a punta de pistola exigi dinero a los empleados y despus huy sin que se haya especificado la cantidad que se llev. Las autoridades cuentan con la descripcin del

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman issued a statement Saturday night criticizing her Democratic rival, Jerry Brown, for his stand on illegal immigration. “Jerry Brown and I couldn’t disagree more on this issue,” Whitman said in response to Browns remarks Friday at a rally at UCLA with former President Bill Clinton, where he said he wants

More than 5,000 bikers are expected to roll into downtown Palm Springs this weekend for the American Heat Motorcycle Weekend. The event will feature stunt shows, a vendor fair and live entertainment. Send us your pictures of American Heat Weekend. Click here. To accommodate the festivities, Palm Canyon Drive will be closed to traffic from

A fire has destroyed 2 mobile homes in Thermal. The blaze broke out late Saturday, just after midnight. The homes affected were on the 56,000 block of Jackson Street. Fire officials say the flames burned through 2 abandoned mobile homes. Crews were able to contain the fire and keep it from spreading to nearby trees