Month: August 2012

California health officials are warning consumers not to eat black licorice twist candies made by Red Vines because they contain too much lead. California Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ron Chapman says tests found that packages with a best before Feb. 4, 2013 date have lead levels that exceed state standards. Chapman says analysis

Un empleado de Construction Electric con base en Riverside falleci ayer martes en el hospital despus de sufrir una “emergencia mdica” mientras trabajaba en el proyecto de la entrada al College of the Desert que se ubica sobre Monterey Ave en Palm Desert. David Ward Jones de 33 aos residente de Riverside se colaps a

A kitten stuck in the engine compartment of a minivan who survived a 25-mile drive to Palm Springs and a pit bull attack was safe at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter and will be put up for adoption, a police sergeant said Tuesday. Someone reported the trapped kitten shortly after 9 a.m. Monday in the

A quick moving storm hit Palm Springs leaving behind damage and flooded roadways. Just after 10:30 Wednesday morning a storm cell packing a punch moved over Palm Springs. Several roadways near the downtown area flooded causing dangerous conditions for drivers. Palm Springs Police Department confirms there have been several lightning strikes sparking palm tree fires

A Northern California man accused in the financiallymotivated murder of a Palm Springs retiree is expected to rest his caseThursday. Kaushal Niroula, 31, who is representing himself, is charged with 10felony counts, including murder and conspiracy, in the Dec. 5, 2008, stabbingdeath of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Co-defendant Daniel Carlos Garcia, 30, is representing himself againstthe

People in Desert Hot Springs are cleaning up Wednesday after a quick summer storm left several inches of water in their homes. Alejandra Serrano’s home was one of the hardest hit, “Its really sad. I really don’t want to cry, but its sad.” After 20 minutes of rain, the Serrano family has quite a mess

The Palm Desert Library will move from one temporary site to another in the Westfield Mall next week while the permanent site is being renovated, a county commissioner said today. The library temporarily relocated to the mall in May due to the renovation project, which is scheduled to be complete in early fall. The latest

Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack is running for re-election in the newly drawn 36th congressional district. Her opponent will be Dr. Raul Ruiz, a democrat. We’re hearing from both candidates this week as the election approaches starting with Congresswoman Bono Mack. She says, “This election will be about the economy, jobs and the way

Alrededor de las 8:45 a.m. al menos dos chubascos haban caido al este del Valle de Coachella y haban causado encharcamientos. Los rayos fueron esuchados desde las 3:00 a.m. En Desert Hot Springs preveen encharcamientos a lo largo de Dillon road al este de Little Morongo ya que siempre que llueve se experimentan problemas. Los

Three words can help you prevent a painful illness. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Heat related illnesses are the topic de jour at the Mecca Clinic. Dr. Randolph Gibbs stresses these are preventable, and range from mild forms, like heat

A new HBO movie about the life of Palm Springs resident Liberace wrapped filming in the desert Tuesday. Film crews for “Behind the Candelabra”, a film starring Academy Award winning actors Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, were stationed outside “Our Lady of Solitude” Catholic Church and Palm Springs City Hall Tuesday filming key scenes. Hundreds

Esta maa al menos media docena de agentes incubiertos tuvieron que ser rescatados del telefrico de Palm Springs. La razn segn Servicio Forestal de los Estados Unidos es porque los oficiales sufrieron de insolacin mientras se encontraban en el trayecto de la montaa San Jacinto a unos 5 mil pies de altura, la temperatura antes

Enfrenta cargos de felona un hombre registrado como un ofensor sexual por acosar sexualmente de una adolescente que se encontraba inconciente. Se trata de David Joseph Schneider quien ayer lunes fue acusado de copulacin o acto sexual oral con una menor de edad mientras estaba desmayada, dos cargos por otorgar marihuana una menor de 14

Residente de Cathedral City enfrentara tres aos bajo probatoria tras declararse culpable de poseer pornografa infantil. Se trata de John Fernando Botellos de 62 aos de edad y residente de Cathedral City. Segn las autoridades este sujeto haba recolectado ms de dos mil imajenes pornogrficas.Originalmente fue acusado con 8 felonas, pero el juez desestimo 7

A registered sex offender accused of molesting an unconscious teenager is facing felony charges. David Joseph Schneider was charged Monday with oral copulation of an unconscious victim, two counts of furnishing a minor under 14 with marijuana, and annoying a child, all felonies. He pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment Monday. Schneider

El incendio que estall ayer cerca de Winchester, California devor 500 acres de maleza rpidamente y dej a dos bomberos con heridas menores, por fortuna las llamas no alcanzaron ninguna estructura. El Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Riverside inform que el fuego fue reportado ayer lunes a las 12:10 p.m. en el rea de

Araceli McDougall of Palm Desert, a former Desert Hot Springs Police Department dispatcher, claims police officer Jason Hunter “sexted” her explicit photos of himself.She told him to stop, but she says he kept sending her messages and photos and her teenage daughter saw some of them. “It’s been overwhelming and devastating because my daughter is

A California lawsuit claims online travel agencies like Travelocity conspired with hotels to fix room prices nationwide. The suit filed Monday in San Francisco federal court claims the Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International and others fixed prices with Expedia, Travelocity and other online sites. Although travel websites say they buy blocks of