Month: June 2011

A man suspected of raping a woman in the parking lot of the Stagecoach Music Festival will stand trial. A judge ordered Darin ledale Garrett, 46, of Los Angeles, to face sexual assault charges on Thursday. Indio police arrested Garrett, who was a parking attendant for the Stagecoach Music Festival, after a woman claimed she

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. announced it will reassign two-thirds of the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement task force on Wednesday, leaving only three sworn deputies keeping the team going. The move came as part of a massive wave of budget cuts sweep through the department. The SAFE team conducts follow-up visits, monitors and investigates sex

One of the most renowned golf tournaments in Southern California will drop the name of the man who started the tournament, Bob Hope. Organizers announced the change to the Humana Challenge on Thursday after Louisville, Ky.-based Humana agreed to sign on as the primary sponsor for eight years. The William J. Clinton Foundation will serve

It may be inviting, but the Whitewater Wash can be very deadly. The Desert Water Agency and the Coachella Valley Water District are warning residents to stay away from the fast-flowing and dangerous water near Interstate 10 and Windy Point. Experts say the flow rate in the channel this summer will range from a trickle

Several new laws take effect July 1 in California. Here are a few of the more high-profile laws: State sales and use tax The statewide sales and use tax rate for California is decreasing by 1 percent from 8.25 percent to 7.25 percent. In areas with additional local taxes, that amount is added to the

The Palm Springs Unified School District is serving up Coachella Valley area students under 18 this summer. This particular program starts Tuesday, July 5th, at Agua Caliente Elementary School in Cathedral City. That’s on San Luis Rey Drive. It runs thru the end of next month. Lunches will be available at the multi-purpose room from

El Distrito de Agua del Valle de Coachella le advierte a las personas que buscan diversin en zonas acuticas que se alejen del Rio Whitewater especialmente donde existen fuertes corrientes, cerca de Windy Point. Repentinamente pueden moverse a ms de 600 pies cbicos por segundo. El verano pasado, una persona por poco se ahoga intentando

A 21-year-old man accused of leading deputies on a high-speed chase, allegedly while drunk behind the wheel of a stolen car, was behind bars today. Michael Dean Martin of Joshua Tree was arrested Wednesday after a seven- minute pursuit that stretched from Cabazon to Desert Hot Springs, sheriff’s Sgt. Anthony Williams said. Deputies began following

Indio resident Helen Bos came to Home Depot just in time Thursday. There was one day left before the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Act, also known as Senate Bill 183, became law. “The truth is: I didn’t even know it was the law,” Bos said. “I bought a new house two years ago in August, and

El Palm Springs Unified School District anunci que a partir del 5 de Julio estarn ofreciendo almuerzos gratuitamente a todos los estudiantes del Valle de Coachella menores de 18 aos. Y en las high schools de Cathedral City y Desert Hot Springs y la primaria Katherine Finchy de Palm Springs se servirn desayunos. Estos programas

Tras las rejas se encuentran dos sujetos que fueron sorprendidos atacando sexualmente a una mujer inconsciente en un parque de Palm Springs que se ubica sobre South Sunrise Way. Una llamada annima alert a las autoridades que de inmediato arrestaron a Daniel Joseph Choquette de 50 aos y a Eliseo Jimnez Rodrguez de 32.

Agentes de la Patrulla fronteriza decomisaron cocana, marihuana y metanfetaminas en dos hechos por separado. El primer decomiso fue en el punto de inspeccin del Hwy 111 cerca de Niland, dos hombres vestidos con uniformes del Departamento Correccional de California a bordo de un vehculo provocaron la alerta de perros entrenados de la Unidad K-9.

More police officers than usual will be on the lookout for drunken drivers and other motoring scofflaws in Riverside County during the July Fourth holiday weekend. The “Avoid the 30” campaign — named for the number of area police agencies involved — is planned from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Monday. The effort will

FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAYS PALM SPRINGS – Palm Springs Power Ball Park; Game, 6:05 p.m., Fireworks 9:15 p.m. PALM DESERT/ – Joint celebration in Palm Desert Civic Center Park RANCHO MIRAGE Event starts: 7:15 p.m., Fireworks, 9 p.m. BEAUMONT – Stewart Park, Noon-10 p.m.; Concert, 7:30 p.m., Fireworks 9 p.m.

A truck driver suffered moderate injuries today when his big rig overturned on Interstate 10, spilling fuel and a load of watermelons, according to authorities. The fast lane of westbound Interstate 10, just east of Dillon Road in Coachella, was closed as of 9:30 a.m. as crews cleaned up the mess, which was isolated to

For months, the City of Indio was facing a $6 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. But concessions from unions and other cuts have put projected revenues and expenditures in line, city officials said. The presentation made by the finance director to the City Council and following discussion on the budget lasted an

Un incendio da severamente un duplex de apartamentos ubicados sobre Ironwood Drive en Desert Hot Springs. En una de las viviendas muri intoxicado un perro. La Cruz Roja Americana auxilia a las dos familias que se quedaron sin hogar. El fuego inici ayer a las 11:00 a.m., en 20 minutos los bomberos sofocaron las llamas.

La ciudad de Indio aprob su presupuesto para el ao fiscal 2011-2012 sin necesidad de despedir empleados. Esto fue posible gracias a la disposicin de trabajadores que accedieron a continuar con descanso obligatorios sin goce de sueldo.

A La Quinta man suspected of robbing a bank is awaiting extradition to Riverside County today. Thomas Tischler, 44, allegedly robbed a Bank of America branch June 17. Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators tracked Tischler to Las Vegas, where he was arrested Tuesday with help from the FBI, sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Hoyt said. Tischler was locked

A baby girl nearly drowned today at a Palm Desert home, according to Cal Fire. A Cal Fire spokeswoman said the girl, rescued in the 74000 block of Columbine Drive shortly before 8 a.m., was breathing en route to a hospital. There was no word on her condition, or where in the home she was