Month: February 2013

On Sunday, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will honor the best in the music industry with a Grammy. But, before the best artists in the country get their hands on the golden gramophone, it passes through the skillful hands of one Colorado man. It’s considered the highest honor in the recording industry

A city in shock lit candles and bowed their heads in prayer at Thursday’s vigil at Riverside City Hall, grieving the death of the 34-year-old Riverside police officer and dad of two who didn’t make it home from work. “Our hearts break for them and their family. Our hearts break,” said Tess Graham, a family

For the bighorn sheep in the mountains surrounding the valley, lambing season can be sporadic. So far, no sightings. But, biologists spotted them in early January last year. Aimee Byard is a biologist and assistant director at the Bighorn Institute. She explains, “We don’t know why it was early last year. It was actually early

Se realiza casera humana en todo el estado de California y Nevada de un ex polica de Los ngeles, sospechoso de balear mortalmente y herir a dos oficiales ms al oeste del valle de Coachella. Se trata de Christopher Jordan Dorner, quien baleo a un oficial en el poblado de Corona y a otros dos

Mientras que contina la bsqueda del presunto asesino Christopher Dorner, la ciudad de Riverside honrar al agente muerto el jueves por la maana. El Supervisor del Condado de Riverside John Benoit dijo en una declaracin a los medios de comunicacin “Hoy perdimos a un oficial que contaba con mucha valenta”. Agrego que era miembro del

A Riverside police officer was shot to death today and another was wounded in an ambush that police believe was committed by Christopher Jordan Dorner, the fired Los Angeles Police Department officer wanted for the revenge slayings of a college basketball coach and her fiance in Irvine, authorities said. The gunman, who fled after shooting,

Here are some key events involving Christopher Dorner, the fired Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing at least three people including a police officer in Southern California and posting a manifesto on Facebook outlining plans to kill the families of those he felt wronged him: – Sunday, Feb. 3: Monica Quan, 28, and Keith

The city of Rancho Mirage has won it’s latest court battle against a marijuana dispensary that hoped to set up shop in the desert city. City Attorney Steve Quintenilla says a judge reaffirmed a ruling against Desert Heart Collective Thursday and its claim for 700-thousand dollars in attorney fees. The court said the pot shop

A College of the Desert student is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for his role in a Palm Desert break-in that ended with the fatal shooting of a COD football player by a sheriff’s deputy. Dyrenell Kardia Robinson, 21, pleaded guilty last month to a felony robbery charge in connection with a robbery at an

A La Verne man being held at the county jail in Indio is suspected of involvement in the burglary of a Louis Vuitton store in Palm Desert. His alleged accomplice was still at large. It happened at about 12:40 a.m. Friday at 73515 El Paseo, when two suspects used a vehicle to smash the front

Students may soon be able to receive college credit for the free online classes that are reshaping higher education. The American Council on Education says it’s recommending degree credit for five courses offered by Coursera, a company based in Palo Alto, Calif., that offers so-called massive open online courses. The five courses include algebra, calculus,

Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Edward Markey alleged Wednesday the operator of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station knew steam generators were flawed before they were installed at the plant. The plant on the northern San Diego County coastline has been inoperative for more than a year since a small leak was discovered in

The 15th annual Tour de Palm Springs will start Friday with a downtown vendor expo. The expo will be open Saturday, the day of the rides. About 10,000 cyclists of all experience levels are expected to ride five routes to raise money for local charities, Tour de Palm Springs officials say. The expo, replicating the

Philanthropist Annette Bloch will receive the 351st star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars today. The star at 110 N. Palm Canyon Drive will be unveiled at 3 p.m. Bloch, widow of H&R Block founder Richard Bloch, is a breast cancer survivor, president of the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation and oversees the Bloch Cancer

Police held a late news conference to alert the media that they still have not located alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner, after finding his truck burning in the Big Bear area Thursday afternoon. Thursday afternoon police shut down Bear Mountain Ski Resort and placed all the schools in the area in lock down while they

With Desert Fashion Plaza having lost its luster more than a decade ago, Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet is looking forward to seeing the south entrance to the plaza demolished on Thursday. The mayor and John Wessman of Wessman Development will get to do the honors, launching the revitalization project for the property. “We’ll be

Two different stomach bugs are dueling it out in the Coachella Valley right now. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. The flu may be rampant around many areas, but in Palm Springs Dr. Michael Jardula says he hasn’t seen the true

Spring will be here soon, meaning busy days at the home depot. Rancho Mirage Home Depot manager Juan Carlos Fernandez explains, “Well, this is the biggest season of the year for us. I mean this is when people start to do their spring planning, there are more projects coming in.” To help the chain keep

There are Hard Rock Hotels around the world, from Bali to Cancun, Singapore to Chicago and now Palm Springs. “I know that through the years, they’ve done so much for different cities,” Sherman’s Deli manager Jesse Moreno said. Setting up shop right next to Sherman’s Deli in Palm Springs, the hotel hot spot promises excitement.

A Feb. 20 preliminary hearing date was set for a Palm Springs man accused of shooting his neighbor’s cat, which had to be euthanized. Ron Lee Conyne, 59, has pleaded not guilty to a felony animal crueltycharge. The preliminary hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio willdetermine if there is enough evidence to proceed