Month: October 2010

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If you’re used to seeing a California Highway Patrol officer stationed at construction zones along Interstate 10, you won’t anymore. Because of the record 92 day-long budget delay, California Highway Patrol will no longer be assigned to cone zones. In the past, the California Transportation Department dedicated an overtime-paid California Highway Patrol officer to be

Police say a man tried to kidnap a 15 year old girl as she walked to school early Thursday morning in San Jacinto. The attempted abduction happened just after 6 a.m. as the San Jacinto High School student walked along Lyon Avenue. The girl told investigators a man came up from behind and grabbed her

Starting Monday, all 10 Riverside County Family Care Centers will be offering no-cost flu shots for residents, with no appointments required. “The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is by getting this year’s flu shot,” said county Health Officer Dr. Eric Frykman, who encouraged everyone to get vaccinated. The shots combine the

Indio Station agents announced the seizure of nearly $1.13 million worth of cocaine while conducting operations at the Highway 86 checkpoint on Thursday. At approximately 7 p.m., the driver of a sedan approached the first inspection checkpoint, they said. A canine team alerted to them to the possible presence of drugs hidden inside the vehicle.

Riverside County authorities are searching for a Russian skydiver who went missing after a planned weekend jump. A helicopter and searchers on horseback and all-terrain vehicles on Friday searched a field near Perris Valley Airport for Vladimir Forlov. Authorities say the 51-year-old skydiver was visiting the area and made a solo parachute jump on Saturday.

An exhibit featuring two endangered peninsular pronghorns was unveiled today at The Living Desert. The exhibit opened at 9 a.m. at the zoo and botanical gardens, which preserves 1,000 acres of natural desert. Peninsular pronghorn, which are named for the shape of their horns, can only be found in part of Baja California. The population

Debido a que el 57% de los votantes apoyaron la Medida H en Cathedral City, a partir de hoy se incrementar un punto porcentual el impuesto a la compra, convirtiendo a Cathedral City en la ciudad del Valle de Coachella que cobra el impuesto ms alto. Algunos comerciantes temen que los compradores vaya a otras

Ayer jueves la polica arrest a un sujeto que en Septiembre 9 se rob dos televisiones de la tienda Target de Indio. Una llamada annima inform a las autoridades del paradero de Eric Roberto Meza quien fue encontrado en su casa ubicada sobre Polk Street en Thermal donde el malandrn de 29 aos fue arrestado.

Despus de una semana de estar extraviado, rescatistas abordo de un helicptero localizaron a Edward Rosenthal en Joshua Tree National Park. El hombre sobrevivi cinco das sin agua y comida. Por fortuna estaba conciente y se recupera en el hospital.

An 18-year-old woman, who was killed in a crash on eastbound Interstate 10 in Cabazon, was identified today as a Vista resident. Eunice Torres was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. Thursday on the interstate west of Apache Trail, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. Torres was the passenger in a 2007 Nissan Sentra that

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Problem Oriented Policing Team arrested four people on Thursday, including a teenager, after a search of a home near Indio. The search started at 8:30 a.m. on the 84000 Block of Lingayan Avenue in an unincorporated area outside of the city, according Sgt David Florez. Inside, investigators found

San Bernardino County authorities say a man has survived a lightning strike at a construction project. A local newspaper says it happened shortly before 10 a.m. Friday in Fontana. Fire Department dispatch Supervisor Donna Mueller says the man apparently was touching a construction crane when the lightning struck and was jolted, but he’s conscious and