What started out as a Halloween party two years ago ended with the deaths of two men. “My son and his friend were killed two years ago on Halloween and we have not heard anything from the detectives,” Emma Fernandez said. Police found Isable Morales Jr. dead just after 1 a.m. Victor Padilla died later
Continue ReadingA Riverside County sheriff’s deputy facing a number of criminal charges, including DUI, was arraigned in Indio today. 43 year old Omar Gomez pleaded not guilty and is expected back in court on November 27th. Gomez was arrested in Palm Springs on September 5th. He is charged with a felony count of being under the
Continue ReadingBoth the Morongo Casino and the Spa and Agua Caliente casinos have declined to comment on a theft ring that stole more than a million dollars from Citibank using cash advance kiosks at casinos in Southern California and Nevada. Both tribes referred News Channel 3 to the Federal Bureau of Investigation while stating the ongoing
Continue ReadingU.S. Treasury officials say they still expect the government will hit the current debt borrowing limit at the end of this year. But they say they can employ “extraordinary” measures that they have used in the past to keep the government functioning until sometime early next year. In a statement, Treasury Assistant Secretary Matthew Rutherford
Continue ReadingRiverside County Registrar of Voters Kari Verjil said today she anticipates a “busy election” day and night in the face of a record-breaking number of voter registrations and requests for vote-by-mail ballots. “Everything we can do will be done to process returns … as quickly as possible,” Verjil told City News Service. “We’re fully staffed
Continue ReadingThe wide spread destruction of Super Storm Sandy can be felt beyond the eastern seaboard, all the way to the Coachella Valley. People with friends and family in Sandy’s path can only watch and hope for the best. Desert resident Catherine Tucker lived in Long Island for more than sixty years before moving to Palm
Continue ReadingThey may not be able to vote next Tuesday, but Indio High School students had a say at their school’s mock election. “There are so many kids in our community who didn’t feel they were in touch with what is going on, didn’t understand some of the process of electing a president,” U.S. History teacher
Continue ReadingSheriff detectives are still trying to determine what caused the death of a motorcycle rider early Tuesday morning. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office says 40 year old Jesus Fernandez of Coachella was riding his motorcycle on Harrison Street in Coachella when he lost control of his bike, leaving the roadway, traveling over a berm, striking
Continue ReadingA woman dies after losing control of her car on Interstate 10 Tuesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 9:20 AM, a 79 year old female, a resident of Alta Loma was involved in a deadly traffic collision. The victim was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Cobalt eastbound on I-10 west of Haugen
Continue ReadingFourteen people were charged for taking part in an alleged high-tech scheme to steal more than $1 million from Citibank accounts using ATM kiosks at casinos in California and Nevada. According to an indictment unsealed Tuesday, the defendants stole the money by exploiting a gap, which required multiple withdrawals all within 60 seconds, in Citibank’s
Continue ReadingHoy a las 9:20 a.m. el conductor de un auto que circulaba sobre la I-10 perdi el control al oeste de Haugen Lehmann Way cerca de Cabazon y se volc, de acuerdo con la informacin del Oficial Joe Zagorski vocero de la Patrulla de Carreteras de California. El conductor muri en la escena y su
Continue ReadingThe University of Southern California received a $25 million endowment from a former CEO of one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, the university announced Thursday. The endowment from Leonard Schaeffer is aimed at helping researchers at the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics study how to reduce the rising
Continue ReadingWe found some shoppers like Joe Mendoza, of San Diego, getting a quick a fix of retail therapy at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon. While shoppers like him are busy hitting the stores. Thieves are cashing in in the parking lot. A rash of Cabazon outlet mall thefts prompt the Riverside County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingJust like glass milk bottles, plastic shopping bags will become a thing of the past. Los Angeles County has banned them, and some countries banned them, too. It’s a big change, but is it change for the better? We’ve uncovered some startling evidence: Reusable bags may be hazardous to your health and the health of
Continue ReadingSuperstorm Sandy is is taking a toll on air travel. Flight operations at the major airports in the Northeast have come to a standstill, and it’s having a ripple effect across the country and elsewhere. Flights have been running on schedule at Palm Springs International Airport, since there is currently no nonstop service to and
Continue ReadingA judge today ordered a psychological examination for a Palm Desert man accused of stabbing a woman at the Rancho Mirage frozen yogurt shop where they both worked, inflicting non-life-threatening wounds. Shimon Silberfenig, 55, allegedly attacked the woman on Aug. 27 at SwirlCup Self Serve Yogurt in the 34100 block of Monterey Avenue. He is
Continue ReadingWhat one teacher considered helpful to a third grade student ended up costing the school its state ranking. “As she was monitoring the class, she may have noticed that some kids should check their answer, and she asked them to check their answer,” Coachella Valley Unified School District superintendent Darryl Adams said. That hint grouped
Continue ReadingA major announcement Monday as the Humana Challenge names a local businessman to head the tournament. Humana Challenge President and Chairman of the Board John Foster announced that long-time Coachella Valley business executive Bob Marra has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. Marra replaces Larry
Continue ReadingEmergency crews are still working to remove power lines from the roadway in North Palm Springs. The lines went down just before 11am on Palm Canyon Drive between Racquet Club Drive and San Rafael Road near the Shell Station. SCE Crews were able to move the lines to Yorba Drive and have closed it between
Continue ReadingDe acuerdo con el Servicio de Informacin del Precio del Combustible y la AAA, el precio por galn de gasolina se ubica en un promedio de $4.174, con 20 das consecutivos de descenso. El precio es 29.5 centavos menos que hace una semana pero 6.7 centavos ms que hace un mes y 33.5 centavos mas
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