Month: December 2010

A body found in a field near Perris was positively identified as that of a Russian tourist who jumped out of a skydiving airplane more than two months ago, the Riverside County coroner reported today. Vladimir V. Frolov, 51, went missing Sept. 25 when he jumped out of an airplane. An extensive search was unable

(KABC) – There was a large turnout for a rave in San Bernardino, but many people were turned away and couldn’t get into the Saturday event. The Winterfresh Rave was originally planned for Los Angeles but was moved to San Bernardino after the L.A. venue backed out. The San Bernardino venue was much smaller than

Three men were behind bars today in an alcohol-fueled brawl outside the Rose Bowl that left two men with knife wounds just hours before the USC-UCLA football game. Arturo Cisneros, 44, of Northridge, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder, and Steven Radu, 27, of Monrovia, and Joshua Elder, 23, of Temple City, were booked

A man lying in the middle of a Palm Springs road was hit and killed by a passing car, police said today. The accident in the 1400 block of East Ramon Road near Calle Amigos was reported about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Palm Springs police Officer Rhonda Long. The man, identified Sunday as 43-year-old

A Riverside man wanted for a string of robberies at Walmart Stores throughout Riverside County was behind bars today. Raul Roy Trujillo, Jr. was arrested without incident after arriving at the Banning Superior Court accompanied by his attorney. He was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional facility in Banning on charges of robbery, kidnapping

A driver involved in the second deadly crash along Interstate 10 Wednesday is still on the run. The victim of the hit-and run is a well-known businessman from Indio.- News Channel 3 has learned new details on what led up to that deadly wreck. The driver of a stolen catering truck was heading east on

A magnitude 3.0 aftershock struck the Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County today, according to automated seismographs and computers operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. The aftershock was centered about 29 miles south of Mexicali, or about 120 miles east of San Diego. It hit at 10:21 a.m. Thousands of similarly-sized aftershocks have rattled

A 130-acre dirt lot in Niland will soon be covered by more than 100,000 solar panels. It’s a 20-megawatt solar project from the Imperial Irrigation District that will deliver enough power during the day to distinguish Niland as one of the nation’s first solar-powered communities. The small town just southeast of the Salton Sea, with

An Alhambra man whose rented vehicle, wallet and personal property were found in Whitewater remained missing today, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Investigators determined that 48-year-old Paul Kluge parked a Hyundai Accent on Whitewater Cutoff Road, near the Whitewater River, last Sunday, said Sgt. Sean Bahash of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies found the vehicle

About 80,000 people are expected to flood downtown Palm Springs for the Festival of Lights Parade this evening. The parade, now in its 19th year, is set for 5:45 p.m. along Palm Canyon Drive, city spokeswoman Amy Blaisdell said. Click here to submit your pictures of the Festival of Lights Parade, your home decorations, or

Time Warner Cable reported that service is back to normal for most of its Southern California Internet customers. It’s still not clear how many lost Internet service on Thursday or what caused the problem to begin with. Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the United States with more than 14 million subscribers.

A suspect in the killing of movie publicist Ronni Chasen who shot himself to death in a Hollywood apartment building served two sentences in prison for weapons and drugs. The suspect — identified by several media outlets as 43-year-old Harold Martin Smith — committed suicide shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Harvey Apartments on

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Earl Ellis Green, the ex-convict accused of killing a Riverside police officer, Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco announced today. Green, 44, of Rubidoux, is accused of killing Officer Ryan Patrick Bonaminio on Nov. 7. He is charged with first-degree murder, vehicle theft, being a convicted felon in

The spirit of Christmas was celebrated a few weeks early Thursday in Cathedral City. Santa Clause joined the mayor and city council for the annual tree lighting ceremony in Town Square. Hundreds showed up to ring in the holiday season. Click here to see holiday decorations from around the Coachella Valley Click here to submit

An investigation was under way today into a crash in San Marcos in which a motorist crashed her Mercury Grand Marquis into a 7- Eleven, seriously injuring a customer inside the convenience store, authorities said. The crash at 1650 W. San Marcos Blvd. occurred about 11 p.m. Thursday, according to San Diego County sheriff’s Deputy

A seven month deployment in Afghanistan for more than 120 marines and sailors serving during Operation Enduring Freedom ended with balloons and hot chocolate Monday at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in 29 Palms. From one desert, to another, the heroes made it back home just in time for the holidays.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico inspection station reported the discovery of a large quantity of methamphetamine on Thursday. At approximately 8 a.m., a silver truck driven by a 33-year-old male drove up to the primary inspection area of the Interstate 8 checkpoint. A Border Patrol canine team’s reaction sent the vehicle to

A person was thrown from an SUV and seriously injured today in a rollover crash that injured five others on Interstate 10 in Cathedral City. The crash was reported at 2:02 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 10 near Date Palm Drive, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Donovan Rice. The driver of a Ford Expedition lost

Seven people faced charges on Friday connected to schemes that fraudulently took funds from a county child care program intended for needy families. District Attorney Rod Pacheco announced two former child care liaisons that worked for the county had been charged, as well as five others who were family members. Stephanie Luna Vega, 39, and

A 4-year-old mama cat was found injured today in a clothes drier at a Riverside apartment complex, and authorities want to know who’s responsible. The feline was discovered early this morning in a laundry room at a building in the 3000 block of Watkins Drive, near UC Riverside, according to Riverside County Department of Animal