Month: February 2013

New details have emerged about the final hours of the six-day manhunt for a fired Los Angeles police officer believed to have died after engaging in a deadly gun battle with law enforcement in Big Bear. A couple said Wednesday they are the ones who discovered a man matching 33-year-old fugitive Christopher Jordan Dorner’s description

Dovetailing with a statewide trend, Riverside County’s foreclosure activity dropped last month to levels not seen in years, a real estate tracking firm reported today. A total 1,718 mortgage default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions were recorded countywide in January, translating to 1 in 462 households in some stage of foreclosure, according to

The second annual Palm Springs Fine Art Fair will kick off tonight at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Opening Night Reception, which starts at 6 p.m., will benefit the Palm Springs Art Museum. Local artist Lisa Provenza-Bebar’s edible art installation “Cookie, Be My Valentine,” will feature a 6-foot vanilla sugar cookie on an easel

San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon says he “cannot absolutely, positively confirm” that the remains found in a burned-out Big Bear cabin after a shootout with deputies were those of fugitive ex-LAPD cop Christopher Jordan Dorner. He says coroner’s officials are still working to make a positive identification. McMahon notes, however, “We believe that this

Riverside Police Officer Michael Crain was laid to rest Wednesday. Police say he was killed last Thursday when ex-cop Christopher Dorner ambushed him and his 27 year-old partner, who survived the shooting. Thousands of police officers from around the Southland, including many from the Coachella Valley, attended the services. He was remembered as an outstanding

President Obama called for the federal minimum wage to be increased to $9 per hour during his State of the Union Address Tuesday night. The President said no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty. In California, the minimum wage is $8 per hour,exceeding the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per

Ms de 6 mil personas se dieron cita hoy para darle el ltimo adis a oficial de la polica de Riverside quien falleci tras ser baleado. Michael Crain de Anaheim California, fallecio el mircoles 7 de febrero. Luego de ser acribillado mortalmente supuestamente por Christopher Dorner ex policia del departamento de Los ngeles. Adems se

Mientras la polica recorra montaas durante das, valindose de sabuesos y helicpteros ultramodernos, el ex polica al que buscaban estaba oculto en una cabaa de vacaciones frente al puesto de comando. Fue ah que Christopher Dorner al parecer se refugi el jueves pasado, cuatro das tras iniciar un mortfero tiroteo que dej cuatro muertos. La

A Riverside police officer ambushed and killed while on patrol was honored today by friends and family, who remembered him as an accomplished law enforcement officer and former Marine devoted to his family, leaving an indelible impression on everyone he knew. “My first thought was because he was taken from us way too early, he

A string of events that ended with the death of the man believed to be a wanted ex-Los Angeles police officer started when he encountered a mother and daughter pair of housekeepers at a cabin in the mountains east of Los Angeles. Family member Jay Hylton told KABC-TV the pair wasn’t hurt. The Los Angeles

Gov. Rick Perry is wrapping up his high-profile recruiting trip to California without having convinced any businesses to relocate to his state – at least not yet. The Republican said Wednesday that he met with “entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the Golden State.” He also held a reception for more than 200 California companies

Netflix Inc. and DreamWorks have announced they are teaming to create the first-ever Netflix original series for kids. Based on the DreamWorks Animation movie “Turbo,” slated to premiere intheaters in mid-July, “Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Fast Action Stunt Team)” will debutexclusively this December in the United States and across the globe in the 40countries where Netflix offers

Eyes in the Coachella Valley were glued to television screens, smartphones, and computers for the latest. Many were captivated by the trail of events leading to Tuesday’s shootout with the manhunt suspect and ex-cop Christopher Dorner. “Every minute could be something new,” said Nicholas Uschyk, of Palm Springs. Uschyk, who we met at the Beer

Surgen nuevo detalles sobre el caso del ex oficial Christopher Dorner. Segun el Departamento de Polica de Los ngeles, aun no se recupera ningun cuerpo. Oficiales aun no han podido ingresar al interior de la cabaa porque las llamas aun continuan ardiendo. Esta nota fue redactada previo al ltimo informe: Hayan supuesto cuerpo sin vida

El ex oficial de la polica de Los ngeles se atrinchera en una cabaa de Big Bear sobre las montaas de San Bernardino despus de un tiroteo contra oficiales. Previamente al medio da de hoy se haba reportado el robo de un vehculo en la zona de Big Bear. Una pareja que se alojaban en

Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey will speak at the Rancho Mirage Public Library tonight. The free 7 p.m. talk is part of the “Hollywood Behind the Scenes” series the library organizes with the Palm Springs International Film Society. Sharkey has been a film critic for The Times since 2008. She joined the paper

A 19-year-old Palm Springs man accused of using a friend’s Facebook account a few days after the Connecticut school massacre to post a message about killing people at Palm Springs High School is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday. David Guadalupe Torres, who is charged with one count of making criminal threats, is free on a

The driver of a tractor-trailor is dead after his truck jack-knifed on the I-10 just west of the Cactus City Rest Stop around 1:50 Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Police say the driver’s truck rolled off the roadway, killing him instantly. On scene, driver Albert Recendz had significant rear-end damage to his

The 67th Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival will offer admission specials over the next two weeks, a fair spokeswoman said Monday. Admission will be free on Friday, which is opening day, from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. Other specials include Canada Day on Feb. 19, when Canadian residentswith proof of residency get in free,