Month: August 2011

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Moreno Valley that broke out just after 4:00 p.m. Saturday. It’s burning in dry grass and brush in the hills along Gilman Springs Road, just east of Highway 60. It forced a complete closure of the freeway. As of 9:00 p.m., the California Highway Patrol had reopened one

(CNS) – A distant Pacific hurricane will deliver surf up to 8 feet in Huntington Beach for the Nike U.S. Open of Surfing Saturday today, and it’ll be a big day in the BMX park and skate stadium, capped with a concert by MGMT. Men’s quarterfinal surfing gets under way about 8 a.m. at the

More than 20 Navy SEALs from the unit that killed Osama bin Laden were among those lost in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. The operators from SEAL Team Six were flown by a crew of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. That’s according to one current and one former U.S. official. Both spoke on condition

The San Diego Chargers’ already stellar receiving corps just got stronger. San Diego reached an agreement on a two-year contract with wide receiver Malcom Floyd Friday. Floyd is entering his eighth season with the Chargers. In 11 games last season, he averaged 19.4 yards on 37 receptions and scored six touchdowns.

One ticket with all six numbers in Friday night’s multi- state Mega Millions draw was sold in Ohio and its owner must decide whether to accept the estimated cash value of $22.7 million or receive 26 annual payments of approximately $1.346 million each before taxes. Six tickets — one each in California, Arizona, Missouri, New

Deputies are warning residents in the high desert to lock their cars after 20 break-ins in a three-week span. The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office describes the crew of burglars as methodical and brazen. Most of the 20 break-ins have occurred during the day. Jeff Jenson found his truck broken into by the burglars a week

They’re known as the “Canadian 7”: Biscuit, Puck, Hat Trick, Carom, Zamboni, Laser and Chirp. On Monday, these seven canines are flying to Calgary, Canada. They are the latest animals at the Riverside County Animal Shelter to be spared from being put down. It’s a program known as the Adoption Alliance. No-kill shelters are asked

So it’s happened — right or wrong: a downgrade of Uncle Sam’s credit for the first time in history. As the world waits for the Tokyo market to open at 8 p.m. on Sunday night, lots of people will be wondering what this means for the real economy and stock market. Here’s a quick primer

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire recorded its largest daily decrease since July 8 today, falling seven-tenths of a cent to $3.786, the lowest since July 17. Track the 10 least-expensive places to buy gas in the Coachella Valley with KESQ.com’s Gas Tracker The average price in

Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that burned a bedroom in an an apartment building, a county fire spokeswoman said today. No one was hurt in the fire, and firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, reported about 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Casa del Sol apartments in the 66500 block of Fourth Street, Riverside County

The 512 point stock market plunge on Thursday brought back painful memories for desert residents who lived through the wall street crash of 1929. Martha Patterson, 93, was 9 years old when the bull market shattered on “Black Thursday,” Oct. 24, 1929. “I remember my mother being so upset,” said Patterson., who was upper middle

Sucedio en un almacenamiento ubicado en la interseccin de Dillon Road y Tamarisk justo al Oeste de Palm Drive. Al parecer, era de dos unidades. Se cree que en una de las unidades se llevaba acabo una venta con posibles compradores en el interior cuando una persona reporto el incendio. Horas despus, no fue localizada

A fire engulfed four units at a Desert Hot Springs storage facility before being extinguished today, a county fire spokeswoman said. The blaze was reported around 11:50 a.m. at Desert Self Storage, 66251 Dillon Road, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said. No one was injured, she said. A worker at the facility told

El Desert Sands Unified School District nombra asistentes de director de high school a planteles pertenecientes a dicho distrito. Se trata de Todd Bigert para La Quinta High, Carol Daiberl para Palm Desert high y David Gustafson para Shadow Hills high.

The Senate majority leader announced an agreement Thursday to end a partial Federal Aviation Administration shutdown, which stalled construction of an air-traffic control tower at Palm Springs International Airport. “I am pleased to announce that we have been able to broker a bipartisan compromise between the House and the Senate to put 74,000 transportation and

Sanos y salvos se encuentran tres nios de 9 aos de edad que fueron rescatados en el rea de La Quinta Cove donde se extraviaron mientras excursionaban en las montanas. Un helicptero del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside auxili al escuadrn de rescate durante la bsqueda.

Project Manager Lance Robutz can’t wait to get back to work on an abandoned housing development at the corner of San Lorenzo and Random Roads. Construction stopped in November, 2008. “That’s something you never want to do,” he said. “As everyone saw in the [housing] market, lenders started going belly up.” For nearly three years,

La polica revel nuevos detalles del fatal accidente en el que perdi la vida una mujer en el rea de Jackson Street y Ave 54 en Thermal. Segn el informe la mujer que manejaba realiz una vuelta en “U” y fue impactada por otro vehculo. La residente de Desert Shores muri al instante, se trata

One person died on Wednesday after a two vehicle crash in Thermal which forced authorities to close the area down to allow authorities to land a helicopter and airlift an injured driver to a local hospital, according to Officer Joe Zagorski with the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened at around 6:45 p.m. on Jackson