Month: March 2012

El sbado a las 2:50 a.m. la polica respondi al reporte de un accidente automovilstico en el rea de Monroe Street e Indio Blvd. en Indio. Uno de los cinco ocupantes del vehculo tena una herida producida con arma blanca y a otro lo haban golpeado con un objeto contundente. Las personas dijeron a las

Hoy lunes de 9:00 p.m. a 5:00 a.m. de maana jueves sern cerrados todos los carriles en ambas direcciones sobre la I-10 entre Monroe Street y Jefferson Street en Indio, ya que se estar trabajando en la instalacin de un poste de los servicios pblicos en el rea norte de la autopista y estarn atravezando

Singer Chaka Khan will headline the Palm Springs Dinah Shore Weekend, organizers announced today. Pop singers Nina Sky, Wynter Gordon, Dev and Neon Hitch, Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta and comedians Suzanne Westenhoefer and Jessica Kirson are also lined up to perform at events scheduled for March 28-April 1, to be emceed by Fortune Feimster, a

A strong Pacific storm could bring heavy rain and snow to Riverside County this weekend, the National Weather Service announced Monday. The storm will move inland through California late in the week through early next week, with the main impacts on southwest California occurring Friday night through early Monday, according to the NWS. The agency

A stretch of Interstate 10 through Indio will be closed in both directions Monday night and early Tuesday to accommodate crews installing a utility pole and power lines. Starting about 11 p.m. Monday, the freeway will be closed between Jefferson and Monroe streets, and all lanes are expected to reopen about 5 a.m. Tuesday. “We’re

The 30th annual La Quinta Arts Festival will conclude today at the La Quinta Civic Center, with glass sculptor Randy Strong as the featured artist. Strong is a leader in the American Studio Art Glass Movement, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. To commemorate the dual milestones, the La Quinta Arts Foundation and the Art

Richard Milanovich — the longtime leader of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians — died at Eisenhower Medical Center on Sunday after a long fight with cancer. He was 69 years old. “My father really was a great man and leader. This is a very trying time for us all including the countless lives

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Indio police were called to the scene of an accident around 9:00 p.m. Saturday night. Investigators said two men were crossing Fred Waring Drive, just east of Clinton Street, when one of the men was hit by a Ford F-150 pick-up truck. The driver was headed westbound on Fred Waring Drive. The victim, who was

It’s being called the modern-day version of the Star-Spangled Banner. The National 9-11 flag is on display at the BNP Paribas Open, for tennis fans to reflect on the strength of our country, since that fateful day. The remains of the once tattered American flag, were left waving on 90 West Street, just south of

A 340-ton hunk of granite arrived its new home today at the Los Angeles County of Museum of Art, where it will be suspended above a trench walkway as part of a permanent exhibit called “Levitated Mass.” The boulder, suspended from a 200-foot-plus-long cargo-handling rig with cables, steel tangs and chain come-alongs, made its way

Firefighters responded to a house fire in Indio Friday night. Crews were called to the 80 thousand 300 block of Corte El Dorado at 9:16 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they found the second floor of the two story home in flames. The fire was contained to an upstairs bedroom in about 15 minutes. The fire

Toscana Country Club in Indian Wells offers multi-million dollar estates with stunning views. But even the high-end development — which started in 2003 — hit hard times when the economy tanked. Sales got sluggish and construction stalled. Local developer Bill Bone says 2008 and 2009 were down years, but the market appears to be bouncing

The Riverside Department of Animal Services is making aggressive prevention efforts after it found two cases of a possible canine influenza at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley. Symptoms include a cough that lasts for 10-21 days despite treatment, and, in more severe cases, a high-grade fever. “It’s similar to a human

One person is confirmed dead and three others have major injuries after an accident involving two big rigs and five cars in Interstate 10, The California Highway Patrol confirms all eastbound lanes of the freeway are shut down at the Monroe Street exit. creating a major back up. The accident happened shortly before 8 a.m.,

A 3-year-old Cathedral City girl is recovering in a hospital from a Tuesday night dog bite on her face, said friends of the family. The wound required 150 stiches, said Lt. Chuck Robinson, of the Cathedral City Police Department. The Cathedral City Police and Fire Departments responded to the call just after 6:15 p.m. on

Hoy a las 8:00 a.m. se registr un fatal accidente entre cinco carros y dos semais en los carriles con rumbo al este de la I-10 al este de Jefferson Street en Indio. Segn informacin proporcionada por el CHP, uno de los vehculos pesados atraviesa todos los carriles de la autopista porque lo que est

A man from Northern California is dead and several others are injured after a crash involving two big rigs and three cars on Interstate 10. The California Highway Patrol confirms all eastbound lanes of the freeway reopened to traffic around 10:30 a.m. after the accident forced them to shut down the freeway at the Monroe