Month: October 2012

Los padres de Grant Virgin agradecen a amigos, familiares y a la comunidad en general por sus oraciones y deseos porque el joven se recupere. Despus de permanecer en terapia intensiva desde Septiembre 10, da en que fue atropellado, Grant mostr una mejora y sali de dicha sala, ahora se encuentra en el rea de

There’s a happy ending for a Northern California girl who offered her piggy bank savings for the return of her stolen puppy. Ten-year-old Marissa Mabanag’s dog was stolen during a burglary this week at her San Jose home. The girl offered the contents of her piggy bank to boost the $6,000 in reward money gathered

Authorities identified a hiker who die in Joshua Tree National Park Thursday as a Southern California resident Mojica Antonio Coronel, 42, of Culver City. On Friday morning, the Riverside County Coronors office said Coronel collapsed and fell into a crevasse while climbing over boulders. The agency said his cause of death was still under investigation.

A Palm Springs woman and her two children are living “in-hiding”, fearing for their lives, after the man closest to them allegedly threatened to kill them, at a Palm Springs middle school. It’s been a family struggle for 18 years, but the victim is finally finding the strength to tell her story, in the hopes

Keeping friends and family updated through Facebook, JJ Virgin posted messages and photos showing her 16-year-old son’s recovery this week . “If you look on Facebook it’s like, ‘wow he looks great.’ In reality I’ve got a son who’s got three brain bleeds,” said Virgin. Grant Virgin, still hospitalized in Los Angeles, is making progress

Several patrons of an Applebee’s restaurant were being lauded as heroes today by Hemet police for chasing down a parolee suspected of stabbing the manager during an attempted robbery, a sergeant said. After hearing the commotion Wednesday night at the eatery on WestFlorida Avenue, the patrons saw Raymond Marquez bolt from the location, chased after

There’s nothing like a little ice to cool you down on a hot day. A winter sport has taken over the desert. Bauer, the world’s leading hockey equipment maker, is holding its expo in the Coachella Valley this week. This international event is a big boost to the local economy. Flip flops and hockey is

A two-day energy summit at the Palm Springs Convention Center aims to showcase Southern California as the epicenter of renewable energy. The Southern California Energy Summit includes exhibits, presentations, and panel discussions on renewable energy projects and green jobs. It’s also drawing in policy makers. Thursday, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom presented his economic development strategy

The operator of California’s troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant is proposing to restart one of the plant’s twin reactors. Southern California Edison says in a statement Thursday it’s filed the proposal with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is expected to take months to review. The plant that is a major source of power in

A Central California woman has died from West Nile virus complications. She is the second Fresno County resident to die this year from the mosquito-borne virus. The Fresno Bee says the woman died last month. At the request of her family, county health officials say no other information is being released. Sixteen county residents have

A California Highway Patrol car was damaged late Wednesday night when it was struck by an impaired driver in Cathedral City. The collision happened as officers were escorting a big rig semi truck hauling an over-sized load through the area, according to CHP Officer Joe Zagorski. A motorist hit one of the many patrol cars

The operator of California’s troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant is proposing to restart one of the plant’s twin reactors. Southern California Edison says in a statement Thursday it’s filed the proposal with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is expected to take months to review. The plant is a major source of power in Southern

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire recorded its largest daily increase since at least 2010 today, rising 9 cents to $4.298, its highest amount since May 26. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has increased 13.4 cents over the past two days and is

Dozens of Mecca families may have new homes by Thanksgiving after a court hearing Wednesday cleared the way for a replacement park to be occupied. Riverside county supervisor John Benoit’s office told News Channel 3 40 families could soon be moving out of Duroville. The announcement followed an emergency hearing in a Riverside Federal Court.

The Coachella Valley got a sneak peek at Wednesday’s special City Council meeting of what will be the new Downtown Palm Springs. “I’m just seeing it for the first time. I’m absorbing it, kind of getting a sense of it,” said J.R. Roberts, of Palm Springs, as he scoped out the virtual sketches presented. The

A woman has reported being sexually assaulted at her apartment in Palm Desert Tuesday night. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating but the suspect has not been caught. The woman lives in an apartment on Michigan Drive in Palm Desert and reported being physically and sexually assaulted around 9:30 pm Tuesday night. The suspect had

The Palm Desert high school football team has forfeited their league opener this Friday against Cathedral City as a result of suspensions handed down from the governing body of high school sports in the state, the California Interscholastic Federation. After meeting with athletic directors from Palm Desert and San Bernardino, the CIF made the decision

UPDATE: Riverside County Coroner has officially identified the victim in a Sky Valley Murder last week as 33 year old Arianna Villareal of Desert Hot Springs. ORIGINAL STORY: Murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges were filed Tuesday against a Thousand Palms man suspected of killing a woman whose body was found in a

Pueblo Unido CDC, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of farmworkers and low-income families, will hold a forum tomorrow about improving living conditions in the eastern Coachella Valley. The Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities is scheduled to begin at 5p.m. at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal, at 86-150 66th Ave. The agricultural labor force

Gov. Jerry Brown has begun airing television commercials for his November tax proposal that misstate how the billions of dollars raised by Proposition 30 could be spent. At least three of the commercials say the money would go straight to classrooms and “can’t be touched by Sacramento politicians.” According to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office,