Month: March 2012

One of two men suspected of leading police on a car chase and throwing a firearm and ammunition from the vehicle was behind bars today. The alleged driver, 33-year-old Fredrico Garza of Cathedral City, and his passenger, 30-year-old Ramon Ulloa of Palm Springs, were arrested on suspicion of several felony violations in the 3000 block

More than 10,000 people are without power and snow has closed several school districts Monday as a weekend storm blamed for one death rolls out of California. The Record of Stockton says a storm-weakened tree fell onto a house in the Calaveras County town of Arnold on Sunday, killing an 8-year-old girl who was sleeping

Palm Springs police identified a man suspected in a weekend stabbing and home invasion robbery as Justin Scarff, on Monday, who could have possibly lived in the Indio area. Spokesman Mike Kovaleff said the Scarff walked into a neighborhood garage around 5 p.m. on Saturday on the 1800 block of La Paloma, which is just

California Highway Patrol officers re-opened all eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 on Monday after a shut down caused by an accident east of Indio. Officer Joe Zagorski said the accident involved several vehicles, including a moving truck and a van around 1:45 p.m. Monday, just east of the Cactus City rest area. Crews working on

Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., will speak at Wednesday’s funeral service for Agua Caliente tribal leader Richard Milanovich, his office announced on Monday. Brown will be among a list of government leaders who will be in Palm Springs to honor the man who many credit with re-shaping the skyline and attractions of the city. On Monday,

Lamentablemente, se tuvieron que utilizar las pinzas hidrulicas de la vida hoy sobre la calle Portola en Palm Desert despus de un accidente automovilistico. Este contratiempo sucedio al filo de las once y media de la maana entre las calles Frank Sinatra y Portola. Despus del choque dos personas quedaron atrapadas entre los fierros retorcidos.

La Administracin Federal de Aviacin (FAA, por sus siglas en ingls)ha establecido una regulacin para que no se produzcan vuelos a menos de 200 pies de altura dentro de dos millas alrededor del Festival de Msica y Artes del Valle de Coachella que tendr lugar prximamente en Indio. La medida obedece a un incidente ocurrido

Un nuevo estudio dado a conocer este lunes muestra a California con cifras desalentadoras en el nmero de graduados de Preparatoria. La Coalicin de Apoyo a la Infancia, liderada por el ex-secretario de estado Collin Powell dijo que el estado dorado se encuentra en la lista de otros diez que decrecieron el nivel de graduaciones

Starting Monday, friends, family and well-wishers will gather to honor Richard Milanovich, the chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, who died earlier this month at the age of 69 after a two- year battle with cancer. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and from 7 a.m.

Wild wind blows through the desert, but it doesn’t move prepared people. The taste of La Quinta was cancelled early in the day. “The wind was blowing very heavily, and we met with the team members and the board members and decided that probably the most prudent thing to do was cancel it, for public

Palm Springs police credit their public alert system for the quick capture of a man who they believe assaulted a couple before robbing their home on Saturday afternoon. Police spokesman Mike Kovaleff said the man walked into someone’s garage around 5 p.m. on the 1800 block of La Paloma, which is just south of S.

Nineteen people were transported to an area hospital on Saturday night after 19 cars collided on an ice and slush-covered Interstate 10. Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said first learned about the crashes just after 9 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find several cars involved in a chain-reaction accident and the roadway covered with

A popular mexican restaurant in Cathedral City re-opened Sunday. The Taqueria Tortilla Factory and Bakery was one of several businesses damaged in an arson fire back on Dec. 6, some of those businesses were destroyed. The taqueria was the first business that was damaged by the fire to reopen. The owner, Eloy Velasquez, told us

Starting tomorrow, friends, family and well-wishers will gather to remember and honor Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Chairman Richard Milanovich, who died March 11 after a two-year battle with cancer. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. tomorrow and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. A public remembrance ceremony

Heavy snow was reported on Interstate 10 and Highway 60 between Moreno Valley and Beaumont today. Caltrans snowplows were called out of the mountains to remove snow and slush from both freeways in the San Gorgonio Pass, the only road links between the Los Angeles and Riverside areas and the desert resort cities. In the

A total of 19 patients were transported to hospitals, one with moderate injuries and 18 with minor injuries, after a multi-vehicle collision on an icy Interstate 10 Freeway Saturday night, a Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman said. The crash was reported at 9:07 p.m. on the eastbound 10 Freeway at 22nd Street, said fire department

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell three-tenths of a cent today to $4.371, the fourth slight decline in five days. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is two-tenths of a cent less than one week ago, but 37 cents more than one month

State investigators from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control worked with officers from more than 90 law enforcement agencies Friday in the largest Shoulder Tap Operation ever assembled in California. Authorities arrested three people in Palm Springs. They were cited for providing minors with alcohol, according to Palm Springs police. Under the program, law enforcement

Hundreds of people were out for a common cause Saturday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage to learn more about diabetes and how to prevent it at the 17th annual “Jim Cook Day of Hope for Diabetes.” Diabetes is a disease that affects nearly 300 million people around the world. The World Health Organization