Month: August 2012

A fire that broke out Monday near Winchester blackened about 500 acres and left 2 firefighters with minor injuries, but no homes or other structures were threatened. Full control of the fire was expected by Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. The blaze was reported around noon at Vista and Rawson roads, accordingto the Riverside County

Albert Einstein once said “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” On that premise emerges WEU, World Education University. “By having us go out there and offer free high quality education, we’re able to actually bring people that never thought they’d be able to get an education, to get an education,”

A Cathedral City soldier was named as one of the seven Americans killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash last week. U.S. Army officials say four soldiers based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii were killed last week when a Black Hawk helicopter was reportedly shot down by the Taliban leading to the crash. Army officials

Letal fin de semana en la autopista del valle de Coachella, el accidente sucedi a las 3:34 de la madrugada de hoy lunes sobre la Interestal diez a la altura de Whitewater al oeste de Palm Springs. Un auto tipo S-U-V se impacto contra la parte trasera de un tracto camin que viaja a unas

El fin de semana sobre la autopista diez un motociclista perdi la vida tras impactarse contra un Volkswagen Jetta. Ocurri el sbado a las 8 de la noche, en direccin oeste a la altura de la rampa de salida North Palm Canyon Drive en Palm Springs. La autopista fue cerrada por 90 minutos mientras se

One man is dead and another is in critical condition after an SUV rear-ended a big rig early Monday, according to California Highway Patrol. The accident happened just before 4 a.m. on the westbound I10 at Whitewater. Police say the SUV driver, Samuel Felix, a 33 year old resident of Calipatria, failed to stop, ramming

Fire commanders expect to declare full control Monday of the seven-day-old 2,700-acre Buck fire as officials investigate the death of an inmate who had been serving as a firefighter. A 2,700-acre wildfire near Sage that sent smoke over the Coachella valley last week was fully contained Friday morning as of 6 a.m. A Fenner Canyon

Firefighters made quick work of a garage fire at a house in Coachella Monday morning, a county fire department spokeswoman said. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which was reported about 7:40 a.m. in an unoccupied residence in the 50100 block of Paseo Cordova, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said. The cause

A Twentynine Palms man killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 10 was identified by the Riverside County coroner’s office Sunday. Joshua Vielstich died after his motorcycle slammed into a car on the westbound side of Interstate around 8:15 p.m Saturday, according to the coroner’s office. The 21-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, about

The Nation Weather Service in San Diego issued a Flash Flood Warning for the area around Santa Rosa Mountain until 6:45 p.m. Sunday. Areas impacted include the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation, Nightingale, Palm Canyon Creek, Deep Creek, and State Road 74. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flash flooding of small creeks, streams, and

Power was restored to nearly 100 Southern California Edison customers Sunday, after spending a night without power. The outage began around 5:15 p.m. near Desert Horizons Drive and Guadalupe, according to Edison’s website. Phyllis Connelly, who lives in Indian Wells, believes the problem is all too familiar. “A year ago, we had this same problem

The mobile home located on Avenue 70 in Thermal, was first reported just after 11:00pm Saturday night. Crews found the mobile home fully engulfed in flames. Authorities say it took crews about half an hour to contain the fire and put it out. No word if anyone was injured. Authorities also aren’t saying how many

A Desert Hot Springs man is behind bars after police say he left an infant inside a hot car in 100 degree heat. Police arrested Narcisco Mercado on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child with possible injury or death. Authorities say, a little after 6 last night, several 911 calls came into the Palm

A 31-year-old man was arrested Friday, after he allegedly sicced a dog on police and armed himself with an semiautomatic rifle before eventually surrendered at the urging of an uncle. Jacob Lee Mitchell allegedly threatened a neighbor in the 33600 block of Whispering Palms Trail about 3:30 p.m. Friday with a SKS rifle that fires

Indiana melons linked to US salmonella outbreak UNDATED (AP) – Health officials in Indiana and Kentucky say they are investigating farms, distributors and retailers after an outbreak of salmonella that has killed two and sickened at least 141 people nationwide was linked to cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana. Officials Friday advised all Indiana residents to

Back in June, a Riverside County Superior Court judge granted an injunction, to prevent the city of Indio from re-organizing its police department. The union that represents police management filed suit against the city, charging unfair labor practices. Now four members of the union are formally requesting to be removed from the court injunction. They

52 year-old Caleb Hesse of Joshua Tree is accused of committing sex crimes with young boys. He was a first grade teacher at Friendly Hills Elementary in Joshua Tree. But San Bernardino County Sheriff’s investigators believe most victims were involved with a youth group at the Evangelical Free Church in Yucca Valley, where Hesse worked