Month: September 2012

That foul smell, which hovered over Riverside County and lingered into the Los Angeles basin, did in fact originate from the Salton Sea. Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley, chairman of the Salton Sea Authority, says the stench isn’t just a local problem, but a state issue. “This time all of Southern California got to experience

The former head of the Coachella Valley Unified School District’s transportation department testified today that a body shop owner whoclaims he and the transportation director received district money for repairsthat weren’t done was lying. Raul Portillo Lopez, 56, is accused of misappropriating more than$200,000 in funds between 2003 and 2007. He faces 27 felony counts,

Experts for the agency that operates the state’s power grid say they’re taking steps to prepare for another summer without power generation from the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant. The California Independent System Operator spokesman Steven Greenlee says the agency’s board of governors was briefed Thursday on recent analysis of the power grid needs

Steven Klein, a Hemet resident, says he consulted on the anti-Muslim film that incited violence in the Middle East. Right now, he is the only one speaking out about the controversial film and said he has received death threats. In fact, the threats prompted him to cancel his interview. Klein said after he agreed to

“We’re quite different from one another, but that doesn’t stop us from loving each other, from being brothers,” Bryce Virgin said of his older brother, Grant, who was a victim of a hit and run crash. Bryce and Grant Virgin, two different brothers, share something — their looks — which came into play Monday night.

A mysterious plume of light in the sky east of the Coachella valley was a contrail from missile testing at the White Sands, N.M., Missile Complex, according to a spokeswoman at the military base. A statement from the base said, “The test of the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 or PAC-3 missile was conducted using a

Una misteriosa pluma de luz en el cielo que apareci a las 5:30 a.m. al este del Valle de Coachella result ser la prueba de un misil en White Sands, N.M., en un complejo de misiles lo inform la vocera de la base militar Cammy Montoya y segn coment, la prctica fue todo un xito.

Con fracturas en ambas piernas, tobillos, cadera y muecas y con severos daos en el bazo y rin, adems de estado de coma, se encuentra Grant Virgin de 16 aos que fue arrollado cuando caminaba sobre Deep Canyon Road al norte de Fred Waring Ddrive en Palm Desert. Grant es estudiante de Palm Desert High

Eric Lin of San Diego has had his hands on an iPhone since the first generation launched in 2007. He says his 2-year-old iPhone 4, “Is kind of acting up on me. My little home button doesn’t work anymore so I guess it’s time to change it.” Soon it’ll be out with the old and

The storm that brought heavy rain and flooding to the Mecca and Thermal areas hasn’t made the fight against the spread of West Nile virus any easier. Due to the flooding, a lot of standing water has been left behind –a breeding ground for mosquitoes thatcarry the virus. To combat this, the Coachella Valley Mosquito

A Cathedral City man accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy who lived with him and showing him pornographic videos appeared in court today and was ordered to return in October for a settlement conference. David Hadley Pio, 53, is charged with one count of committing more than three lewd acts with a child under 14,

Flood waters are starting to recede from a mobile home park in the east valley, but health concerns continue for its community of 1,500 mostly migrant workers. County health department spokesman Jose Arballo says 11 homes remain without power and people were still relying on bottled water Wednesday at Thermal’s Desert Mobile Home Park, better

El condado de Riveside ha declarado estado de emergencia la parte este del valle de Coachella despus de las torrenciales lluvias que inundaron las calles, viviendas y escuelas en Mecca y Thermal. La declaracin permite al condado solicitar fondos estatales y federales para asistir a la poblacin, as lo anuncio John Benoit supervisor del condado

A strong arm robbery at Kohl’s in La Quinta late Tuesday night leads to a car crash in Bermuda Dunes. Two men and two women entered the store and grabbed a bunch of merchandise. They were confronted by loss prevention officers and there was a struggle. The suspects jumped into a Ford Explorer and sped

Crosstown rivals UCLA and USC were tied in 24th place along with the University of Virginia today in the latest rankings of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, which had Harvard and Princeton tied in first place for the second year in a row, followed by Yale. Tied with Dartmouth in 10th place

San Joaquin Valley farmers have told the California High-Speed Rail Authority that they are opposed to the planned transportation line. Residents have complained that the rail authority has ignored their concerns about the project’s potential disruption of farms, businesses and neighborhoods. The county and others are suing in Sacramento to halt the project. The Fresno

UCR Palm Desert will conclude its “Lit Flicks” free summer movie series tonight with the 1958 film “Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.” The films featured in the series are based on works of literature and screened at the campus auditorium. There will be a 15-minute discussion by film and literary experts before tonight’s showing

The downpour from Tuesday’s storm drenched the city of Mecca and left neighbors like Emilio Camaddo sweeping up the wet mess from their homes throughout the night. “I’m preparing the house for my family and this is what happens. There’s mud inside the house and mud in the rooms. I just remodeled everything so it’s

The dusty weather may be stirring up allergies and bringing an onslaught of other issues. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Dr. Michael Jardula has seen a resurgence of sinus infections in Palm Springs. He says seasonal allergies are the underlying