Month: December 2012

When the ball drops at midnight, most will be celebrating, but come New Year’s Day, the new year could bring new problems. “I think they ought to get their buns in gear and get something down on paper,” Nancy Hobley said. “It’s something that should have been addressed three four years ago when the budget

Police say 40 year old Samuel David Lawson Jr. is responsible for several robberies and burglaries dating back to 2011. Nearly 50 felony charges were filed against Lawson, including one misdemeanor battery count for alleged crimes stretching back to August 2011. He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.

Fans planning to attend Tuesday’s Rose Bowl are urged to arrive at the stadium by 11 a.m. to avoid delays, or carpool, use public transportation or park in the Parsons Corp. parking lot and take a free shuttle bus to the stadium. The stadium parking lots will open at 4 a.m. The price to park

Investigators say nearly two dozen dogs and cats seized at a Southern California pet store may have been exposed to parvovirus, which can be deadly if untreated. The Humane Society of Ventura says Penny Dulaff was selling the animals at a Simi Valley storefront called Healing Hearts Animal Rescue. The animals were likely sick when

Flights were delayed and operations at Palm Springs International Airport were put on hold for an hour yesterday after a man went past security without being screened. The airport’s executive director, Tom Nolan, said the man was detained and questioned after security breach occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Nolan said he was not arrested because

California’s alcohol sales enforcers have gotten $70,000 worth of bullet-resistant vests, helmets and gas masks to protect them during undercover stings at bars, restaurants and retail establishments. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says the equipment is essential for the safety of its 142 sworn agents. Most agency arrests involve selling or giving alcoholic beverages

A fire broke out today in the attic of a Palm Desert fourplex, causing no injuries but displacing four people, authorities said. The fire in the 78500 block of Avenue 42 was reported at 12:10 a.m. and knocked down at 12:34 a.m. by 20 firefighters, said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson. Two adults

A cross of candles marked the entry way to the Coachella Valley Boxing Club, and local boxing star Randy Caballero stood proudly before his supporters. “December 14th, 2012 was not only a very sad day for the families who lost their loved ones in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. It hit not only myself,

“The holidays were nice but touched with a very sad note, the loss of students and staff at Sandy Hook,” Kate Pierattoni of Palm Desert. For Pierattoni, a retired school teacher who was raised in Connecticut, the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre hit close to home. Marking two weeks since the tragic shooting, she and

A two year-old is dead after a major traffic accident on the 86 Expressway, this afternoon. Just before 12:45, the driver of a big rig, headed southbound, slammed into a Honda Accord, killing a two-year old boy and injuring two of his family members. Witnesses say the truck was going approximately 65 to 70 miles

In addition to the “fiscal cliff,” there is another deadline looming, the so-called “dairy cliff.” If we go over it, the price of milk could double. Congress has yet to pass the farm bill, the primary agricultural and food policy legislation for the federal government, and the deadline is now just days away. Right now

A Palm Desert man is accused of driving drunk and leaving the scene of a collision he caused. Two others were treated for minor injuries. Police arrested Nathan Taylor, 39, Thursday night after they say he caused a two vehicle traffic collision near Highway 111 and Monterey Avenue in Palm Desert at 9:24 p.m. Witnesses

Coachella Valley law enforcement agencies are planning DUI and driver’s license checkpoints at undisclosed locations over the next few days. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies will conduct a checkpoint in Coachella from 7 p.m. today until 3 a.m. Saturday; in Palm Desert from 9 p.m. today until 3 a.m. Saturday; and in Indian Wells from 9

Police have arrested a fourth man in connection with a jewelry store robbery and shooting in Moreno Valley that led to a police pursuit and forced the lockdown of the Cal State Fullerton campus earlier this month. The Orange County Register reports that 26-year-old Roosevelt Fernandez was booked Wednesday for investigation of attempted murder, robbery

“My wife and I, we wanted a healthy baby boy or a healthy baby girl,” said Joshua Stratton of Desert Hot Springs. On November 9, a 6-pound, 15-ounce baby boy was born in Riverside. Eleven days later, Stratton, one of our Gulf California Broadcast employees, and his wife Laurie met their new son, Logan Guy

A U.S. official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He was 78. The official tells The Associated Press that Schwarzkopf died Thursday in Tampa, Fla. The official wasn’t authorized to release the information publicly and spoke on

A Palm Desert man was convicted today of murdering a 36-year-old woman who planned to buy marijuana from him. Sean Michael Mihajson, 24, was found guilty of the Oct. 12, 2007, slaying of North Palm Springs resident Shalonda Morris. Jurors deliberated about two days before reaching a verdict, and sentencing is scheduled for February 1st.

Officials in the southeast Coachella Valley reminded the public Wednesday that discharging firearms into the air is dangerous and illegal. The Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District, which funds increased patrols in the southern end of the Coachella Valley, posted the reminder to coincide with holiday celebrations. Willfully discharging a firearm “in a grossly negligent

Gloomy skies and rain didn’t stop deal-seeking shoppers from dashing from store to store with gift cards and holiday cash in hand at the Desert Premium Outlets in Cabazon on Wednesday. “We came to shop, return some things and buy more things,” said Lana Frausto, of Redlands. “I usually do all of my shopping the