Month: February 2013

Two men robbed a Pizza Hut employee outside the business at gunpoint Monday, a Palm Springs police spokesman said. The robbery was reported around 9:40 a.m. at the Pizza Hut at 1180 S. Palm Canyon Drive. The employee walked out the back door and was approached by two men, one of whom brandished a handgun

Family and friends are mourning the death of Riverside Police Officer Michael Crain as the search for Christopher Dorner continues. A Marine, Crain served two tours of duty in the Middle East.He also served 11 years with the Riverside Police Department. People who knew Officer Crain remember him having a big heart. Crain is a

Friends and family continue to search for a missing Yucca Valley woman who has not been seen for over a week. Family tell us, that 54 year old Carla Reyes was last seen at her home on Skyline Ranch Road between 7:30 am and 9am on Sunday February 3rd. She drove away in her maroon

Ayer se llev a cabo por primera vez el Princess and Police Golf tournament con la finalidad de beneficiar al Departamento de Polica instalando cmaras de vigilancia en las reas ms problemticas de la ciudad. Residentes y oficiales del Departamento de Polica de Cathedral City y Palm Springs se dieron cita en el evento que

Como parte de un proyecto de construccin que durar hasta Febrero 22, el tramo en Monroe Street y Jackson Street de la Avenida 50 estar cerrado al flujo vehcular. Solo se permitir la circulacin a resientes de las casas aledaas y a los comerciantes del lugar, as como a vehculos de emergencia. Las autoridades tambin

Pope Benedict XVI will resign due to health reasons at the end of this month, making him the first pontiff to leave the papacy in nearly 600 years. The 85-year-old Benedict announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals on this morning, saying that “my strengths due to an advanced age are

The first ever Princess and Police golf tournament was held on Sunday. The event benefited the Cathedral City Police Department. Residents and local law enforcement teed off together at the Desert Princess Country Club. More than 130 participants attended the event, including a dozen officers from Cathedral City and Palm Springs Police Departments. Organizers were

Indio construction will close Avenue 50 from Monroe Street to Jackson Street starting today. The street closure is apart of the Monroe Street Widening Project. The closures will remain for twelve days until February 22nd. Access to all homes and businesses will be maintained at all times throughout the project. Emergency vehicles, and all other

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is visiting California, and he hopes to return home with something more than a Disneyland souvenir. The former Republican presidential candidate starts meeting with business leaders Monday, trying to persuade them to move jobs to Texas. He will visit the San Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles and Orange County through Wednesday.

Two California lawmakers want to end the Legislature’s practice of jamming major bills through at the 11th hour. The practice has been used often on budget bills, forcing lawmakers to vote on spending plans without having the ability to actually read what’s in them. That would change under legislation proposed by Democratic Sen. Lois Wolk

Friends, fans and desert folks in Twentynine Palms played music and shared stories at the 29 Palms Inn about the longtime TV personality, Huell Howser, who at 67 lost his battle to cancer. A neighbor they say so many cherished. “Huell Howser didn’t want a memorial, but everybody wants to remember him so it’s called

A fire broke out inside the walls of a single-story home in Banning today, but no one was hurt, a spokeswoman said. Firefighters received a call at 7:10 a.m. and went to the 1,000-squarefoot home located at 18600 Keyes Road where light smoke was seen,Riverside County Fire spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said. The cause behind the

Police have arrested a 19 year-old Coachella man in connection with selling stolen Date Festival tickets. Noel Aguilar was arrested when deputies followed leads to the break-in, which happened last Sunday. The arrest was Friday night at 46275 Clinton Street, Riverside County sheriff’s Lt. Matthew Martello said. About $45,000 worth of tickets to the festival,

En menos de 48 horas se registro otro atraco a mano armada en la ciudad de Coachella. Este ocurri antes de las 11 de la maana del viernes en la tienda “Corner Store” ubicada sobre el Boulevard Grapefruit de mencionada ciudad. Ah el ladrn mostr una pistola al empleado y le exigi efectivo, el trabajador

Inicio la demolicin de el centro comercial conocido como Desert Fashion Plaza ubicado en el corazn de la ciudad de Palm Springs. Ah la destruccin de los edificios ya comenzaron, la primera fase de remodelacin se espera concluya el 2015. No obstante, esta parte del proyecto enfrenta algunos obstculos. Y es que un grupo se

A lawyer says two women delivering newspapers had no warning before they were mistakenly shot by Los Angeles police officers searching for triple murder suspect Christopher Dorner. Investigators say 47-year-old Maggie Carranza and her 71-year-old mother Emma Hernandez were in a Toyota Tundra pickup truck similar to Dorner’s vehicle. They were delivering newspapers in Torrance

A cold low pressure system brought gusty winds to the Coachella Valley early today as a winter storm crept into the region, threatening to saturate Riverside County with snow and rain through Saturday. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for the Coachella Valley and a winter weather advisory for the mountains from 3

Festivities for the 15th Tour de Palm Springs will start downtown Friday. The Vendor Expo will begin at noon on North Palm Canyon Drive between Tahquitz Canyon Way and Alejo Road. The expo — which also is open Saturday — includes bike gear and apparel, music, food, a beer and wine garden and information on