Month: August 2012

Federal health officials are investigating a food borne illness outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in 16 states and has been linked to salmonella-tainted mangoes. Today, Authorities said they are still probing what caused an outbreak of 103 cases of salmonella infections since July, and they are trying to identify which mango brands

Authorities say about 170 tons of hay caught fire in Blythe today. The blaze was first reported around 6:30 a.m. in the 16500 block of Lovekin Boulevard. Firefighters expected to be at the scene for a few hours, RiversideCounty Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said. No injuries were reported, but the blaze caused an estimated

Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. Spokesperson, Angel Ramos, confirms that 60 year old John Ruiz Ureste, was arrested after allegedly having continual sex with a child under 14. Ureste was arrested Tuesday in Indio, according to court records, and he bailed out of the Indio jail shortly after making his 75,000 bail. According to the family

Hoy a las 9:00 a.m. tom media hora a los bomberos sofocar el incendio de una casa que inici por un desperfecto en un abanico en el bao de la vivienda y que rpidamente se expandi al tico de la casa. Dicha casa se ubica en la cuadra 83600 de Palomar Court en Coachella y

Las autoridades arrestaron a un sujeto que ayer a las 5:00 p.m. conduca ebrio por el rea de Cook Street y Gerald Ford en Palm Desert, donde se impact con una SUV que respetaba el sealamiento de trfico. Poco despus del incidente, los agentes se dieron cuenta de que Reynaldo Dominguez de 35 aos, residente

Authorities say 35 year old Reynaldo Dominguez of Coachella crashed into an SUV stopped a signal at Cook Street and Gerald Ford in Palm Desert, just before 5:00 pm Tuesday night. Authorities shortly discovered after the crash that Dominguez was intoxicated. He is now being held at the Riverside County jail in Indio.

Riverside County supervisors voted today to back a proposal to establish daily Amtrak service in the Coachella Valley. In a 4-0 vote — with Supervisor Jeff Stone absent — the board rallied behind a Coachella Valley Association of Governments’ resolution urging Amtrak to move ahead with its Sunset Limited expansion plan. Under the plan, Amtrak

Four men are facing commercial burglary and conspiracy charges, accused in the burglarizing of the Dolce & Gabbana outlet store located within the Desert Hills Premium Outlets at 48650 Seminole Drive in Cabazon. Store employees related to a Sheriff’s 9-1-1 dispatcher at 8:10 p.m. Sunday, that three black male adults had just burglarized the outlet

Eight months ago, huge flames engulfed the famous Gigi’s Island Restaurant, destroying the Coachella Valley landmark. For months, it stood quiet and charred.Now, it’s fate is finally decided. “We’ve been told that Mr. (John) Wessman will be coming in this week to pull demolition permits and that the demolition of the old restaurant is eminent,”

Officials at the Los Angeles Fire Department may cancel the bills for paramedic services for the families of two good Samaritans who were electrocuted at a traffic crash in Valley Village in Los Angeles last Wednesday. Still other Good Samaritans who were injured helping with that accident are left with major medical expenses to pay

Democrats who control the California Senate say they are trying to tighten controls over hundreds of state special funds. The Senate passed AB1487 on Tuesday, expanding reporting requirements for more than 500 special funds that are generated from fees. They did so over Republican objections that they are whitewashing a scandal at the state Department

Allergy season may be checking in a little early this year. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. At the Mecca Clinic, doctors are on the lookout for a variant of the swine flu. There’s been an increase in human cases in

Four Orange County men in their 20s suspected of stealing $10,000 worth of purses from the Dolce & Gabbana outlet store in Cabazon were free on bail today. The men — 25-year-old Paul Hayes of Anaheim, 26-year-old Ackeem Ramsay of Anaheim, 22-year-old Nquenzeni Moyo of Garden Grove and 21-year-old Anthony Smith of Buena Park —

Riverside County supervisors set aside $250,000 today to cover the initial costs associated with relocating Indio court facilities that will need to be vacated to accommodate jail expansion. In the next two years, the county plans to begin work on the East County Detention Center project, erecting a structure at the site of the County

The coolest new backpack may top your child’s school shopping to-dolist, but sending your kids off with a healthy lunch probably tops yours. Healthy lunch packing 101 starts with choosing a time when you really have time. Experts say the night before is best. “It gives me more time to think about things, instead of

The latest quake to hit south of the Valley struck just after 1pm Tuesday. The USGS says a 3.4 quake hit about 7 miles SSE of Ocotillo. Meanwhile, There were two more measurable quakes centered in Brawley. A 3.5 quake struck early this morning and a 4.2 quake was reported just after 7pm Monday night.

Este entrenamiento es patrocinado por el Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside – Oficina de los Servicios de Emergencia. CERT es un programa acerca la preparacin sobre emergencias, las personas que ayudan a personas, la seguridad de rescatador, y hacen el ms grande bien para el nmero ms grande. CERT es un enfoque positivo