Month: September 2012

Regresa una vez ms el pestilente olor al valle de Coachella y tras la tormenta de ayer domingo residentes del rea de los ngeles reportan que el desagradable aroma esta presente en dicha zona. Las quejas de los habitantes ha sido tal que la autoridad encargada de la Calidad del Aire del Sur de California

Three people were injured, one killed, Sunday night when a motorist crossed into the eastbound lanes of Avenue 50 in La Quinta causing a collision. Police were called to the area of Avenue 50 and Park at approximately 10:40 p.m. Two vehicles collided in the east bound lanes of Avenue 50. Investigators say 28 year

A strong odor first noticed throughout Riverside County on Sunday night hung in the air today, but authorities were at a loss to explain it. The Coachella Valley has been experiencing the smell for the past few weeks, and the explanation given, was due to massive fish die offs and the algae blooms that have

Hoy lunes por la maana una camioneta se impact con el lado del pasajero de una ambulancia que circulaba sobre Cook Street al norte de Fred Waring Drive en Palm Desert. Dentro de la ambulancia iba un pasajero de que inmediato fue transportado al hospital en otra ambulancia. Por fortuna ninguno de los tripulantes de

Tres personas lesionadas y una mujer muerta es el resultado de un choque ocurrido ayer domingo a las 10:40 p.m. Segn el informe, la conductora de un Kia Spectra circulaba con rumbo al oeste sobre la Ave 50, cuando a la altura de Park Ave en La Quinta perdi el control, cruz el camelln central,

Investigators say a Southern California couple has been jailed for shackling their teenage son to a chair in the living room each night for about six months. San Bernardino County sheriff’s investigators say the 17-year-old boy is in good health and he’s in the custody of a family member. Sgt. Jason Radeleff tells KCDZ radio

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will close for annual maintenance today and is tentatively scheduled to reopen Sept. 24. “We will be replacing the Tram car’s rotating floors, repositioning the track cables over the towers as required by the manufacturer every 12 years,” said Tram general manager Rob Parkins. Workers will also install two new

A motorist is hospitalized after colliding with the passenger side of an ambulance on Cook street just north of Fred Warning drive. There was a patient inside the ambulance at the time of the accident but was quickly transported to the hospital via another ambulance unity. Nobody inside the ambulance was injured during the crash.

Monsoonal moisture and daytime heating will bring scattered thunderstorms to Riverside County and the Coachella Valley Monday, posing a threat of flash flooding, forecasters said. A flash flood watch will be in effect from 10 a.m. through this evening for the Inland Empire, the mountains and the Coachella Valley, according to the National Weather Service.

Julius Torrevillas is behind the wheel of a Santa Barbara MTD bus five days a week. A full-time jobs that pays $19 an hour. But when his work day’s over, he moves from his bus to another vehicle; his van where he lives. He and his wife live in this van because he makes too

A new study released in the Los Angeles times describes a scenario simulating a 6.6 earthquake on the Santa Monica fault estimated that 54,000 buildings could be damaged, including 85 beyond repair. Under the scenario, a quake on the fault could kill as many as 30 people and force the hospitalization of more than 200

A hiker has died and another one suffered severe dehydration after they were found in a rugged canyon south of Palm Springs. Authorities said rangers with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla found the two on a trail around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The Riverside County Sheriff’s department said one hiker was unresponsive, and was pronounced

Jurors deliberated for a third day today and have decided the fate of two Northern California men accused in the financially motivated killing of a Palm Springs retiree. Just after 2:00pm Friday, the jury came back into the courtroom and handed down their verdicts against Kaushal Niroula, 31, and Daniel Carlos Garcia, 30, both found

A statue of a dog and two kids reading grandma’s letter beside the mailbox stood at the front of the Indio Senior Center since it opened in 2009.Now all that’s left is cement, filling in the holes of the bolts that once held it up. “It’s so nice. But I don’t see it anymore,” said

The remains of a soldier killed in the Korean War and recently identified through DNA testing will be escorted from Palm Springs to Riverside National Cemetery today (September 8, 2012). U.S. Army Master Sgt. Clifford L. Ryan was killed at age 28 on Nov. 1,1950, in an engagement with Chinese forces while guarding a bridge

Fast-draw contests, steer roping and lots of outdoor music and food will be part of this year’s Banning Stagecoach Days festival, which gets under way this afternoon and continues through the weekend. The annual event is being held at A.C. Dysart Park, located at VictoryAvenue and 22nd Street. An Old West town mockup will serve