Indian Wells banker Haddon Libby claims he was wrongfully terminated from his job for raising questions about the city’s compensation. Now Libby says he’s reached a settlement with his former employer First Foundation Bank and will be compensated $375,000. According to settlement documents sent to our newsroom from Libby himself, he was fired from the
Continue ReadingTwo inmate firefighters are being treated for minor injuries while battling a 10 acres debris fire in Thermal. The fire spread the smell of smoke across the Coachella Valley. The blaze broke out on the 67-900 block of Fillmore Street in Thermal, just before 5:30 am this morning. Cal Fire says the fire has grown
Continue ReadingSwimmer’s ear is one of the biggest complaints this time of year. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Before children head back to school, Dr. Randolph Gibbs wants to remind parents about the pertussis vaccine update. In 2010, more than 9,000
Continue ReadingSurgen ms detalles en el caso de Robert Bryan de 51 aos maestro de cuarto grado de la escuela primaria Gerald Ford en Indian Wells, actualmente enfrenta 11 cargos sexuales o lascivos con estudiantes. Bryan fue arrestado la semana pasada, pero ya esta en libertad tras pagar una fianza. Ayer lunes Kuna Noticias obtuvo la
Continue ReadingEsta maana se desato un incendio en el pobaldo de Oasis sobre la calle Filmore ubicado en en la reservacin de las tierras indgenas Torres Martinez. El incendio se registro a eso de las 5 de la maa consumiendo maleza y basura que se tira en esta zona ilegalmente, las llamas habra consumido al menos
Continue ReadingThe death of a 44-year-old bicyclist from La Quinta prompted authorities today to warn vehicle drivers to be “focused on the task of driving and (on) the road ahead of them.” Mark Ledbetter of La Quinta was killed when he was hit by a car in Bermuda Dunes on Saturday, August 7th. He was pronounced
Continue ReadingSan Jacinto High School graduate Sarah Robles finished seventhSunday in the Summer Olympics women’s super-heavyweight weightlifting competition and said she was very pleased by her performance. Robles lifted a combined total of 583 pounds, 264 pounds in the snatch,the sixth-highest total, and 319 pounds in the clean and jerk, the seventh-highest total. “The clean and
Continue ReadingJury selection began Monday for the trial of four Palm Desert residents each facing a misdemeanor charge in connection with Occupy Coachella Valley protests in Palm Desert last fall. Jack Lee Noftsger, Mary Elizabeth Walker, Dustin David Powell and Stephen Mark Finger were arrested November 1 on suspicion of camping illegally inPalm Desert’s Civic Center
Continue ReadingJohn Pomierski, the former Mayor of Upland was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. John was convicted on a federal bribery charge foraccepting a $5000 payment in exchange for a business permit. John Victor Pomierski, 58, resigned as mayor last year after he was named in a grand jury indictment. Pomierski is the first
Continue ReadingDespus de 6 aos de un triple homicidio, nuevamente se vuelve a reabrir las investigaciones, pero por parte de la familia Friedly y de diez oficiales jubilados. El atroz crimen ocurri el 17de septiembre del 2006, en el vecindario Pinyon Pines ubicado sobre las montaas al sur de Palm Desert donde bomberos acudieron a un
Continue ReadingThe Volcano Fire, which charred 355 acres west of Murrieta since it broke out Wednesday, was fully contained today. The fire was declared 100 percent contained at 6 p.m. Sunday, said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann. The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Tenaja Road and Via Volcano in unincorporated Deluz
Continue ReadingThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose today for the 24th time in 25 days, increasing nine-tenths of a cent to $3.854.The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has increased 19.9 cents over the past 25 days, including 1.1 cents on Sunday, according to figures
Continue ReadingA California Highway Patrol dispatcher has told KESQ News Channel 3 at 12:54 a.m. Sunday that the eastbound lanes on Interstate 10, from Beaumont Avenue to Hargrave Street are closed. The dispatcher also said highway workers are repaving and stripping the road. It is unknown when the roads will be reopened. Stay with News Channel
Continue ReadingVivian Valenzuela was laid off from Desert AIDS Project Friday morning, along with four others. “Just leaves me sad, to this day, to this hour I am shocked,” Vivian Valenzuela said. The facility laid off five medical assistants to make room to hire five registered nurses with more education and experience. “(I) kind of felt
Continue ReadingDozens of people strolling the walkways of the Westfield Shopping Center in Palm Desert for Saturday’s “Strong Family Walk.” The event helped raise funds for Olive Crest, a halfway house for abused or neglected children around the Coachella Valley. The event focused on crime prevention with the help of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and
Continue ReadingCathedral City Police say a man was robbed at knife-point Friday night. According to investigators, the unidentified man waswalking near Avenida Del Padre and Aliso Road at about 9:20 pm when the hold-up occurred. One of two men involved in the robbery had a knife and demanded the victim turn over his property to them,
Continue ReadingA 30-year-old man out of prison on early release was wounded in Cathedral City today in what police believe was an exchange of car-to-car gunfire with rival gang members. Officers were dispatched to the area of San Antonio Drive and San JoseRoad after police in neighboring Palm Springs heard numerous shots being fired around 2:30
Continue ReadingPoliceare seekingtwo gang members who they say shot at a man in his vehicle in Cathedral City. Officers arrivedat the 32500 block of Shifting Sands Trail about 5:30 p.m. Friday on a report of two men chasing and shooting at a vehicle. They found the victim near Indian Mission Trail and Candlewood Drive, Cathedral City
Continue ReadingCounty Planning Commissioner Jim Porras, 59, died suddenly Friday morning after he awoke early complaining of chest pains. His wife took him immediately to the emergency room but he passed away around 5 a.m. Porras was currently serving his third term on the Planning Commission and previously served three years on the now defunct East
Continue ReadingTemecula resident Sarah Hammer helped the U.S. to the second-fastest time in qualifying for the Olympic women’s team pursuit cycling race today at the Velodrome at London’s Olympic Park. The three-woman team of Hammer, Dotsie Bausch of Irvine and Jennie Reed of Seattle completed the 3,000 meters in three minutes, 19.406 seconds, setting an unofficial
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