Month: October 2012

Alaska Airline travelers across the country including the desert felt the effects of a wide spread computer glitch. The computer problem stemmed from a data outage in the Midwest. UPDATE TUESDAY MORNING: Alaska Airlines says flights are running close to normal after a fiber-optic outage temporarily shut down its ticketing system, causing the airline and

Three people were taken into custody in Thousand Palms Monday after authorities served a search warrant in connection with a burglary, a sheriff’ sergeant said. Thousand Palms residents Misty Camargo, 35, Sergio Galvan, 37, and Araya Bouvia, 35, were arrested when authorities served the warrant in the 30200 block of Monte Vista Way, sheriff’s Sgt.

Betsy Chavez is a parent of three American Youth Soccer Organization players. She also the safety director for the organization and says it’s all fun and games for the kids until a parent takes things too far. Rafael Delfin Sequeda, 38, of Cathedral City, is accused of doing just that. He’s accused of running onto

Withthe average price for a gallon of regular gas in California reachinga record high $4.67 onMonday, Tony Hernandez, who drives a cab forYellow Cab of the Deserthas had to change his strategy on finding fares. He doesn’t make a penny until he covers his gas costs, which have gone up about $10a day. “I don’t

A Palm Springs man who was involved in a confrontation with police last week has died. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office released the details Monday, stating that 27 year old Joshua Sznaider died Sunday at Desert Regional Medical Center. Police believe Sznaider, may have been under the influence of drugs, when he was seen last

John Glenn Middle School sixth grader Sierra Murrell makes an impact on her school, one ticket at a time. “We were selling them to raise money for ASB, and I started selling them at the soccer games and stuff,” Murrell said. “At the beginning, I was given ten, then I just kept selling more and

Agentes del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside arrestaron a un hombre que agredi, empuj y tumb a un nio de nueve aos y pate al rbitro despues de una decisin hecha por este ltimo que no le gust al agresor. Los hechos ocurrieron el sbado a las 11:30 a.m. en el parque Thousand

Gov. Jerry Brown is taking action in an effort to drive down the cost of gasoline as California drivers cope with record-breaking prices at the pump. For the third straight day Monday, the statewide average price for a gallon of regular rose to an all-time high, hitting $4.668, according to AAA. That topped Sunday’s price

UC Riverside officials, students and community leaders today will celebrate the UCR School of Medicine as officially open to prospective students. The campus received word Tuesday that the Liaison Committee on Medical Education — the national accrediting body for programs geared to medical degrees in North America — had given preliminary approval to UCR’s proposedcourses.

Saturday (October 6) around 10:30 pm Sheriffs deputies responded to a report of taggers in an alley near the intersection of Highway 111 and San Pablo Avenue in Palm Desert. That’s where they found and arrested Canyon Touchstone (22) and Anthony Tyers (22) both from Palm Desert. And, Matthew Chronister (20) of Garden Grove. Investigators

The Riveside county sheriffs department said it arrested a Cathedral city man Saturday at Thousand Palms Community Park. Deputies say Rafael Delfin, 38, ran onto a soccer field, pushed a 9-year-old player to the ground and kicked the referee in the leg because he disagreed with a call he made. Deputies arrested Delfin at about

The first Festival of Cultures in Palm Springs featured tastes of a little bit of everywhere. “Filipinos, Americans, Indonesians, people from Sri Lanka, Vietnamese, and of course your hispanic community,” Festival of Cultures chairman Marco Cazares said. Families from Our Lady of Solitude and Our Lady of Guadalupe paired with the city of Palm Springs

The number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has grown. There are now 47 cases in seven states. Five people have died. This outbreak has been traced back to steroid shots used to treat back pain. Some of the tainted shots were sent to California, but we’ve found out none of them have

Analysts expect gas prices in California to sail past a record set in 2008 before pain at the pump ebbs. Triple A says prices eked out a record Saturday by a fraction of a cent, with the average high reaching $4.61. But GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan predicts the average price could peak as

Two people are out of their home after a fire in the east valley. The flames started just before noon today on 5th and Lincoln Streets in Mecca. 24 firefighters were sent to the scene.First arriving units saw flames coming from the back of a single story home. They had the flames knocked down in

Authorities today identified a Culver City man who died while climbing a rock formation in Joshua Tree National Park. Mojica Antonio Coronel, 42, died about 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the sceneof his injury, which occurred about an hour earlier at the “Hall of Horrors”rock formation, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau. According to the

With recent reports of of West Nile virus, what appears to be an obvious source for mosquito breeding in Palm Desert, has been raising some concerns. The area of green sludge is actually a percolation pond, found between the Palm Desert Aquatic Center and Civic Center Park. It was created to collect back-flow from the

A Northern California man convicted of murder, conspiracy and other charges stemming from the 2008 killing of a Palm Springs retiree was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in an Indio court today. Daniel Carlos Garcia was convicted on Sept. 7 with co-defendant Kaushal Niroula of the stabbing death of 74-year-old

There was plenty of sticker shock at the gas pump for drivers across California and in the Coachella Valley. Prices in Cathedral City left some stations nearly empty. “It’s crazy. Gas is $4.83 and with no job, I don’t know how we’re going to survive,” said George Gathoni, before heading back to San Bernardino after

A man has suffered 2nd and 3rd burns on his legs and feet at an apartment complex in Rancho Mirage. Fire trucks were called to the Desert Island Country Club around 4 pm Friday. An 89 year old man, lit a match and accidentally caught some papers and clothes on fire. The man tried to