Month: May 2011

A SUV carrying an 18 foot trailer overturned about 2:30 Sunday afternoon up on highway 74, near the vista point. The crash blocked both up and downbound lanes for hours, according to CHP. It’s unknown what caused the truck to flip. The driver of the truck suffered only minor injuries. Crews worked for hours clearing

Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators told News Channel 3 the body discovered in a Coachella corn field on Wednesday has been identified as a missing 19-year-old from Indio. Karina Sepulveda was last seen Thursday, April 28. Her family told News Channel 3 she left her work on Highway 111 in Indio that day with someone. He

John Ballow is a busy man these days as Mother’s Day approaches. “When I was 30, I was on it!” he said, inside his floral business. “As I’ve gotten older, it’s like ‘Oh, my God, it’s 4:30 in the morning!’” Ballow moved to the desert more than 30 years ago and eventually became the florist

High school seniors across the Coachella Valley were counting down to prom night on Friday, which for many of them was less than 24 hours away. Some were still last-minute shopping, while parents gave last-minute advice on being safe on what could be the most memorable night of their lives. Palm Springs, Cathedral City and

Jonathan Rossman, 29, of La Quinta pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to five felony charges for allegedly attempting to rape a woman inside her Bermuda Dunes apartment. When deputies arrived at the Emerald Place Apartments on Washington Street near Country Club Drive in Bermuda Dunes, deputies say they caught Rossman leaving the victim’s apartment with

Lisa Marquez setup shop at Villagefest in Palm Springs Thursday to collect funds for the disaster relief effort. One man dropped off a $1,000 check at Marquez’s table in front of the Cocky Cactus on Palm Canyon drive. “It’s not going to be solved in a month, two months (or) a year,” said Marquez. “It’s

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose a half-cent Friday to $4.265, the highest since July 30, 2008, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The eighth increase in nine days pushed the average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties 4.8 cents

Unos trabajadores encontraron su cuerpo el mircoles en una parcela de maz, dentro del rancho Prime Time cerca de la Avenida 50. Agentes del Departamento de Homicidios se encargan ahora de la investigacin. Su familia dice que la ltima vez que se le vi con vida fue el jueves de la semana pasada, luego de

Two men were sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the financially motivated slaying of a Palm Springs retiree. Miguel Bustamante, 28, and David Replogle, 62, were both convicted in January for the 2008 death of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Their sentencing came after a judge denied their request for a

Palm Springs and Cal Fire crews managed to quickly gain control of a brush fire that erupted south of Interstate 10 on Highway 111 Friday afternoon. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. when crews warned the California Highway Patrol the fire was approaching the freeway. CHP officers reported flames shooting into their air on

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Former All-Star player and current Riverside County resident Lenny Kyle Dykstra was named in a 13-count indictment returned Friday afternoon. The indictment accused Dykstra, 48, of Murietta, of one count of bankruptcy fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, four counts of concealing property from the bankruptcy estate, three counts of embezzlement from the bankruptcy

A man’s night of casino hopping with a friend ended in a way many only dream of on Thursday night. George Hayes, of Hemet, came to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Cinco de Mayo with his friend as their last stop of the night. “George simply walked up to a one-cent Super Spin Wheel Of

Desde el pasado mircoles despus de un choque, los semforos de la interseccin de Fred Waring Drive y Cook Street en Palm Desert-Indian Wells estn sin funcionar. Las autoridades alertan a conductores para que utilicen rutas alternas para evitar congestionamientos de trnsito.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) urged the Environmental Protection Agency to complete its investigation into a strange smell in the eastern Coachella Valley that has sickened hundreds of people over the last six months. The odor comes on suddenly, according to some teachers at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca. READ: Sen. Barbara Boxer’s Letter To

Cargos de asesinato podra enfrentar el sospechoso de golpear brutalmente y violar a una mujer hace un mes en Cabazon. Mary Snchez de 43 aos fue encontrada con una gran cantidad de golpes en la cabeza, pistas annimas llevaron al arresto, dos das despus de Joseph Blancart y ayer, informaron que la vctima lamentablemente muri.

Tras las rejas se encuentra un ex agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza con base en el Valle de Coachella que en 2008 fue acusado de abusar sexualmente de una mujer en Banning. Desde esa fecha Arturo Ascencio de 38 aos fue puesto en cese administrativo mientas se conduca una investigacin y posterior juicio. Ayer Ascencio

Tras las rejas se encuentra un sujeto que estaba en libertad condicional y que era buscado por las autoridades ya que el mes pasado fue acusado de un robo. Ayer por la maana fue localizado por la polica en el rea de Bucklinham Street en Indio. Al verse descubierto intent huir, despus de una breve

Oficiales del Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de Riverside dieron a conocer la identidad de la joven encontrada sin vida en un campo de cultivo al este de nuestra regin. Se trata de Karina Sepulveda, de 19 aos y residente de Indio quien haba sido reportada como desaparecida el jueves 28 de Abril. Segn sus

A gunman who robbed an Indio gas station remained at large today. The man robbed the Desert Shell Gas Station, 43411 Monroe St., about 9:45 p.m. Thursday, according to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department. “The suspect pointed a handgun at the employee demanding the money from the cash register,” Guitron said. “The employee