Month: October 2012

Several recent traffic jams on Interstate 10 have tied up traffic through the San Gorgonio Pass and left motorists stranded for hours. In order to alleviate the problem, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to partner with state agencies and local cities to alleviate the problem. One of the incidents occurred back

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors — with two members abstaining — voted today to oppose Proposition 30, an initiative introduced by Gov. Jerry Brown to hike sales and income taxes to support deficit reduction and state programs. Supervisor Jeff Stone asked for board discussion on the matter. He andSupervisors Marion Ashley and John Tavaglione

Tanya Petrovna doesn’t mind when friends call her the crazy cat lady. She loves cats. She doesn’t love what could happen if they’re not taken care of. “There is almost 100 percent kill rate for feral cats in all shelters across the country. Usually they’re just brought in and killed. We’re trying to make killing

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside investiga porque uno de sus agentes dispar su arma de manera accidental durante el arresto de dos adolescentes sosprechos de robar un Vehculo en Coachella. Ayer a las 2:40 p.m. los agentes recibieron el reporte del robo de un carro en el parque Bagdouma, segn informacin del

California lawmakers will begin hearings this week into how the state will end a health program serving more than 860,000 children without disrupting care. The state budget enacted this year eliminates Healthy Families to save $73 million a year. Its participants will be moved to Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid program for the poor.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department today was investigating an accidental deputy-involved shooting that occurred during the arrest of two 16-year-old stolen-vehicle suspects in Coachella and caused no injuries. Deputies responded around 2:40 p.m. Monday to a stolen vehicle call at Bagdouma Park, said sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Tapp. They found the stolen pickup truck abandoned in

Deon Hammond is homeless in Palm Springs. It’s the only life she’s known for the past six years and she’s not alone. “We’re here, we’re everywhere,” she said. Making her voice heard at Monday’s community forum that addressed the current homeless issues in the city, many neighbors did the same. They asked questions and voiced

The median price of a single-family home in Riverside County edged up nearly 1 percent last month, following a pattern of general price increases throughout the state, the California Association of Realtors reported today. The median home price countywide was $228,900 in September, compared to $227,740 in August, according to CAR. On a year-to-year level,

Get out the New Yorker in you, and get ready to cab it for a cure. “We wanted to raise money, but we also wanted to do something just for awareness,” American Cab spokesperson Andrea Carter said. You can’t get much bolder than a fuchsia pink cab — a mobile reminder of breast cancer awareness.

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the evening. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 96. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Wednesday

If you planned to party in your R.V. at Stagecoach, today was the deadline for applications. And not everyone will be able to take a break between sets in their tents and R.V.’s during the next country music festival. New camping restrictions are in place in 2013, meant to control an increasingly rowdy crowd. The

A hiker with heat-related injuries was airlifted to safety near Palm Desert Monday, a county fire department spokeswoman said. The incident was reported at 11:25 a.m. about two miles up the Bump and Grind Trail. Firefighters were initially going to hike down with the woman then called for a helicopter, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman

A plan by Riverside County to move migrant farm workers out of a substandard trailer park in Thermal could soon be moving forward. Supervisor John Benoit’s office says the California Department of Finance has approved the use of nearly $10 million dollars in bond proceeds, from former redevelopment agency funding, for the completion of the

Por sptimo da consecutivo se registr un descenso en el precio por galn de gasolina en los Condados de San Bernardino y Riverside, ubicandolo en un promedio de $4.63. En los ltimos seis das ha bajado 5.8 centavos por galn, despus de haber subido 52.4 centavos en los seis das anteriores, de acuerdo con el

Palm Springs police Chief Al Franz and the police advisory board will hold a forum tonight on homelessness in the city. The 6 p.m. forum will be held at the Mizell Senior Center, 480 S. Sunrise Way, and residents are encouraged to attend, Sgt. Mike Kovaleff said. The forum will include a panel discussion and

http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/CORENetwork/ucm320413.htm#recalled The link above will take you to the FDA website where the most up to date expanded list is provided. The Food and Drug Administration says Sunland Incorporated is recalling raw, roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts sold in quantities from 2 ounces to 50 pounds. FDA inspectors have found salmonella in raw peanuts from

Three people in ski masks broke into a Cathedral City home on Anza Court Friday night. A 19-year-old girl, who wishes to remain anonymous, and her ten-month-old baby were home alone. The victim’s older sister, who also wished to remain off camera, told us the gripping story. “I got a call from my mother, a

http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Exhibits/AirAndSpace/endeavour/endeavour.php Endeavour arrives at the Science Center Sunday, October 14 and can be viewed when the exibit opens October 30, 2012. The Science Center is building Endeavour’s permanent home, which they say is a new addition to the Science Center call the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, Endeavour will be on display in the

“There is no greater American tradition than wanting to have difference of opinion. That is the beauty of democracy,” 36th Congressional Candidate Dr. Raul Ruiz said. Then quite a beautiful democracy took center stage in the Coachella Valley Saturday afternoon. In palm desert, democrats gathered in full force trying to turn the valley blue. Dr.