Month: December 2010

The rains and snows that socked California for a week have eased for now but another storm is on its way. The National Weather Service said Monday that temperatures have risen slightly across Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego counties and showers have eased in the San Francisco Bay area. A fast-moving storm approaching from

Some holiday travelers are stranded at Southern California airports on Monday because of a blizzard on the East Coast that is causing flight delays and cancellations, and the temporary closure of some airports in the Northeast. Delta, American, Alaska and Jet Blue are among the airlines with flights from Los Angeles International Airport that were

Motorists were urged to avoid the intersection of Gerald Ford and Bob Hope drives this week due to work on a natural gas pipeline. The intersection will be shut down between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday, according to the Southern California Gas Co., which began the closures on Sunday night. Gas Co. spokeswoman

Roads are closed around the valley due to the wet weather. Below is a list of roads currently closed and heavily flooded. Stay with KESQ.com as we learn about new closures. Here are the latest updates provided at 9:40 a.m. Saturday. DESERT HOT SPRINGS AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS Cholla and La Mesa Drive THOUSAND PALMS Ramon

Beginning tonight, the California Highway Patrol will be ramping up patrols for a two-day “maximum enforcement period,” during which all available officers hit the streets looking people driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. “This holiday season is all about having good times with family and friends, and about sharing and giving,” CHP Commissioner

The North American Aerospace Command has a challenging, yet gratifying, mission — tracking Santa Claus’ location for millions of children. NORAD is in charge of the annual Christmas mission to keep children informed of Santa’s worldwide journey. Last year, NORAD’s Santa tracking center answered 94,000 calls and responded to 10,000 e-mails. About 10.6 million visitors

‘Twas the day before Christmas and all through the airport: No fuss and no troubles as passengers made the last minute dash across country. “We have to do the Santa thing tonight back home in Seattle,” said Latonya Evans. “So, the kids are excited about heading home for Christmas.” AAA of Southern California estimates more

The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership announced Thursday that Indio Councilwoman Elaine Holmes joined its board of directors. Holmes was elected to the Indio City Council last month and, as a business owner in Indio, has extensive local business experience. “We are delighted to welcome Councilwoman Holmes,” said Thomas Flavin, the partnership’s president and chief executive

Dozens of Riverside County roads flooded or damaged in the series of rain storms remained closed today, but the county’s transportation chief said many will be reopened by day’s end. “We’re trying to open all of them as quickly as possible,” county Department of Transportation Director Juan Perez told City News Service. “Some will have

A man was killed today in a hit-and-run crash in Coachella, according to the sheriff’s department. The man, in his 30s or 40s, was killed around 6 a.m. on the northbound Highway 86 Expressway, just south of Airport Boulevard, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Melissa Nieburger. The man was involved in a car accident with another driver,

Palm Springs Police said they had two men in custody late Wednesday after what started out a a simple report of shots bring fired turned into a police hunt for two men. Police responded at 11 p.m. in the area of East Ramon Road and South El Cielo and got a call from a woman

The holiday music echoing throughout the Westfield Shoppingtown kept shoppers in the buying spirit. “I was all done and caught up and home ready for Christmas,” said Judy Austin. “And I decided to go shopping.” But some shoppers scrambled through the mall to get gifts under the tree. “I’m running back to JCPenney’s for another

Due to heavy over-night rains some people living on Via Eduardo Road in Thousand Palms woke up Wednesday to up to a foot of water in their homes. All toll four of the twenty-four homes on the dirt road suffered some form of flooding. It could have have been much worse had neighbors not banded

Undercover officers conducted two massage parlor investigations in the high desert only to find an alleged prostitution business being run inside. A spokesperson with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said the investigation began on Dec. 8. During their investigation, officers confirmed that customers had been receiving sexual acts in exchange for money and officers

Debido a la lluvia ayer a las 10:00 a.m. dos vehculos que circulaban por el rea de Washington Street y la Ave 41 en Bermuda Dunes chocaron de frente. Ambas conductores resultaron lesionados.

En Desert Hot Springs un complejo de apartamentos ubicado sobre 4th Street se inund con tres pulgadas de agua, daando severamente las pertenencias de sus moradores que son ayudados por la Cruz Roja Americana. Adems que varios automviles quedaron atrapados en sus vehculos en reas inundadas. En el Cabbot Museum sus empleados desaguaron cinco pulgadas

En Thousand Palm cuatro casas se inundaron ya que el rea en que se sitan es ms baja que el resto de la ciudad. Residentes y vecinos de las viviendas afectadas trabajaron arduamente para sacar el agua que da sus pertenencias.

El prximo lunes cuadrillas de Southern California Edison estarn llevando a cabo trabajos de instalacin y mantenimiento en Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City. Por lo que el norte de la I-10 estar cerrado al trnsito de 9:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m.

Un total de 30 agencias del orden efectan su campaa de fin de ao que terminar el 3 de Enero intensificando patrullaje y llevando a cabo retenes de sobriedad. El fin de semana pasado se arrestaron a 146 conductores ebrio. La polica de Coachella realizar hoy un retn de sobriedad en un ligar no especificado.