Month: December 2010

A full-body scanner is up and running at Palm Springs International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration is trying to get 500 scanners in place nationwide by the end of the year, said Nico Melendez of the TSA’s Pacific region office in Ontario. He said the new-generation scanner in Palm Springs, an L3 ProVision model, has

With the strongest in a series of storms expected to batter the Southland with rain overnight, county public safety officials ordered the evacuations of more than 200 homes in La Canada Flintridge and La Crescenta today to protect them from possible mud and debris flows. The Foothills Unified Incident Command, which includes county public works,

Desert roads were pounded by a late Fall storm Monday and Tuesday that caused mudslides and several major traffic accidents. The wash at Cathedral Canyon Drive in Cathedral City was closed due to flooding. The river flowing through the street was several feet deep in some areas, making it easy for anyone to possibly get

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors meet in a special meeting on Wednesday to discuss a lawsuit filed by outgoing District Attorney Rod Pacheco. Pacheco is seeking to force the county to “unfreeze” a dozen positions not included in his 2010-11 fiscal year budget. He said he needed the positions to streamline the office. During

Crews working on the new overpass at Indian Canyon Drive and Interstate 10 in Palm Springs were forced to delay a key part of the process by rain. As part of the $16.5 million reconfiguration work on the over-crossing there, motorists will be taken off westbound Interstate 10. Westbound drivers will simply go down the

Hollywood star ben Affleck and director Danny Boyle were added to the list of celebrities being honored for their silver screen work at the Palm Springs International Film Festival gala in January. Ben Affleck and Danny Boyle win the Chairman’s Award and the Sonny Bono Visionary Award, respectively, according to film festival media crew.. “If

A partir de las 7:00 p.m. del prximo viernes 24 y por todo el fin de semana, la Patrulla de Carreteras de California intensificar su esfuerzo de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios con el fin de evitar accidentes. Aumentar el nmero de agentes patrullando los caminos de su jurisdiccin en el Valle

Con el objetivo de mantener fuera de las calles a conductores ebrios sin licencia de manejar, la polica de Coachella llevar a cabo otro retn el jueves 23 de Diciembre de 7:00 p.m. a 2:00 a.m. del viernes. Como es costumbre el punto exacto no fue revelado. Si toma no maneje, si no tiene licencia

Debido a las fuertes lluvias importantes arterias vales del Valle de Coachella han sido cerradas al trnsito como Indian Canyon, Gene Autrey Trail, Araby Cove y Vista Chino en Palm Springs. En Indio la Avenida 44 entre Jackson y Golf Center Parkway. En Cathedral City, Cathedral Canyon Drive.

Many of the tabloid entertainment TV shows report actress Lindsay Lohan got into a fight with a staff member at the Betty Ford Clinic, where she is now living. Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela said the alleged Dec. 12 dustup involved Lohan and a staff member at a building on the 7400 block of Daisy Lane, reportedly

Ayer alrededor de las 8:00 p.m. son una de las alarmas del Westfield Shopping Mall de Palm Desert. El incidente provoc la evacuacin de cientos de clientes y el cierre de los negocios por temor a que se tratara de un incendio. Despus de investigar encontraron que en una de las tiendas que est siendo

Autoridades federales investigan en torno a una avioneta que se estrell ayer lunes. La aeronave despeg del Aeropuerto Internacional de Palm Springs a las 9:30 a.m. con rumbo a Chino y nunca lleg. Cuatro horas ms tarde la avioneta fue encontrada en el rea recreativa de Lake Perris. El piloto muri en la escena, se

Two days into a fierce December storm, and the California Highway Patrol already has their work cut out for them. From midnight, December 20, 2010 through 8:00 a.m. December 21, 2010 CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters responded to 495 calls for service including: 63 traffic collisions 24 residential flooding calls 8 water rescues (total of 13

La precipitacin en el Valle de Coachella ha forzado al Distrito de Agua lanzar una alerta de posibles zonas inundadas debido al desbordamiento del Lago Whitewater. As lo dio a conocer el Sargento del Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs. El lago comenz a desbordrse el domingo. Ahora se teme que todas las calles que

Despite the economic uncertainty in the Coachella Valley as 2010 comes to a close, a survey indicates businesses are ready to make new hires in the year ahead. More than 90 percent of business owners contacted — some 1,600 businesses in all nine desert cities — during the four-month Coachella Valley Business Visitation Survey said

The California Highway Patrol was working to help clean up a accident on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 at the Date Palm exit on Monday morning that may have involved as many as four vehicles. The call came in at around 9:30 a.m. reporting the accident. CHP officers shut down the slow lane of

It looks like the Palm Springs International Film Festival ?likes? The Social Network. The Festival Awards Gala will present the Ensemble Performance Award to the film?s cast, including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer and Rooney Mara, who are all expected to attend. The film?s director, David Fincher, will present the award. ?Every

California Highway Patrol officers re-opened a stretch of Highway 86 in Indio on Monday morning that had been shut down after a big rig rolled over, spilling its contents. The accident happened at 4:46 a.m. near the intersection of Avenue 50. The CHP’s website said two big rigs collided, sending one affiliated with Food For

Due to the winter weather around the country most airline passengers flying into Palm Springs International Airport have a story regarding their travel day. Colin Jeffares of Edmonton, Canada, he and his family were delayed an hour and half from leaving Denver because the plane taking them to Palm Springs was stuck in Canada. Better

Palm Springs City Manager David Ready is close to releasing his report detailing what exactly happened during the Warm Sands gay sex sting in 2009. “It’s going to talk about the overall findings about what occurred and what didn’t occur and then recommendations going forward,” said Ready. The report will be released on Tuesday or