Month: February 2011

The annual Presidents’ Day Parade will take to the streets of Indio today. New District Attorney Paul Zellerbach will serve as the Grand Marshal as the annual event heads down the streets of Indio. The parade begins at Miles Avenue Park at 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Deglet Noor Street and Miles Avenue. The

A man suffering a gunshot wound walked into JFK Hospital in Indio on Monday seeking treatment, according to Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron. The man told investigators he was shot around 3 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Avenue 52 and Tripoli in Coachella. He said he got into an argument with a 20-year-old

A group returning from an outing the San Bernardino Mountains in a bus hit an icy patch along Highway 189, collided head- on with an off-duty firefighter in his own vehicle and plunged off the road, hitting a tree and killing one person inside today. The bus was emblazoned with “Light of Love Mission Church,”

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A Redondo Beach man who survived two nights in the snowy Mount San Jacinto wilderness was airlifted to safety today, sheriff’s deputies said. Brian Carrico, 57, was brought to the Palm Springs tramway’s upper station this afternoon. He did not have any visible injuries but was taken to a hospital to be evaluated, sheriff’s Investigator

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As crews were preparing to bring a down a missing Southern California man off Mt. San Jacinto, another hiker was rescued on Monday morning. Palm Springs police spokesman Mitch Spike said crews rescued another hiker who suffered from minor injuries, and couldn’t climb down. Just before noon, crews that were helping find the Brian Carrico

La polica recibi el reporte de una mujer que dijo que un amiga indigente haba desaparecido despus de haber hecho un refugio debajo de la tierra en el rea de Varner Road y Monterrey en Thousand Palms, el cual se colaps y lo enterr. Cuadrillas de rescate auxiliados por un perro polica encontraron sepultado 15

El pasado viernes alrededor de la 1:00 p.m. un vehculo que circulaba sobre Cook Street y Ave 42 en Palm Desert se pas el semforo en rojo y provoc una carambola de cuatro carros. Una persona result herida. El rea se vio afectada por congestionamiento de trfico mientras se realizaba una investigacin.

El pasado viernes a las 5:30 p.m. dos hombres armados entraron al Saln de Belleza Venus ubicado sobre el Hwy 111 en La Quinta demandaron dinero al cajero con el cual huyeron al igual que con el bolsa de una clienta. Una hora despus en un negocio ubicado en Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City

Dos personas en condicin crtica es el resultado del choque de dos vehculos registrado en la interseccin de Washington Street y Calle Tampico en La Quinta el pasado sbado a las 7:32 a.m. Segn el informe uno de los vehculos se pas el semforo en rojo provocando el percance.

Ayer a las 3:00 a.m. la polica recibi una llamada que reportaba un tiroteo en el rea de Hacienda Height Drive en Desert Hot Springs. Cuando los oficiales llegaron al lugar una persona herida de bala haba sido transportada al hospital. Ah arrestaron a Joe Alexander Hernndez de 18 aos como sospechoso de la balacera.

The search for a hiker who went missing in Mount San Jacinto State Park will continue overnight, a sheriff’s detective said. Brian Carrico, 57, a chiropractor from Redondo Beach, went hiking above the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Saturday morning, and when he didn’t return when he said he would, family members contacted the State Parks

Police in Rancho Mirage arrested two motorists Saturday night for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Another 7 drivers were arrested for driving while unlicensed or with no license at all. Police impounded 8 vehicles in the checkpoint operation that started at 8:00 p.m., and shut down early before midnight because of rain.

Riverside County mountains got a fresh blanket of snow, thanks to the series of storms that swept through the Southern California area over the weekend. The National Weather Service reports Pinyon Pines received 3.09 inches of snow, Anza got 1.39 inches, and Idyllwild got 1.88 inches. A final report from the top of the tramway

All roads that were closed in the Coachella Valley were open on Sunday morning after two days of torrential rain. Some businesses along Palm Canyon Drive were drying out after the storms. The rain that pelted Palm SpPings was enough to cause some major damage at the Desert Fashion Plaza. “This wasn’t even a hard

An armed robber is on the run after holding up a store in Cathedral City. The robbery took place Saturday evening about 6:45 p.m. at the Radio Shack on the 32-200 block of Date Palm Drive. A store clerk says a man, armed with a handgun, entered the store demanding cash. The clerk complied, and

Former ”American Idol” contestant Kellie Pickler will be featured tonight at the 65th annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival. Pickler, a country singer launched into fame by the television show, will perform at 8 p.m. in the Fantasy Springs Concert Pavilion. Some of her hits include “Red High Heels” and ”Don’t You Know