Month: February 2013

A map featuring more than 100 farms, vegetable stands, wineries and other places throughout Riverside County where homegrown products can be bought will be unveiled Friday at receptions in Indio and Temecula. The “Ag Trail” includes stops in the Temecula Valley Wine Country, the Riverside citrus groves, Cherry Valley and the desert. “The county’s goal

A downtown Palm Springs fire is under investigation this morning. Emergency crews were called to a vacant apartment complex at the corner of Arenas Road and Indian Canyon at about 3:30 this morning. Firefighters found smoke coming from the second story of the building just above Stewart Galleries. Crews quickly put out the fire and

Chris Sharp, of Indio, got the news on Wednesday that he along with more than 20 employees at the 3-year-old business R&R Golf Cars in Rancho Mirage were being laid off. “The owner came up and said we’re closing the doors. We went bankrupt. We’re done,” said Sharp. Sharp tells us the business closed shop

If it’s not a cold, it’s the flu. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. Much of the same is making things tough for people who are sick in Palm Springs. The respiratory bug that’s been going around seems to be tapering

Opponents of the downtown Palm Springs revitalization project took the next step– to court. Two groups filed lawsuits against the city and Wessman Development, the latest in a series of delays for the multi-million dollar project. The legal actions come within three weeks of each other. One of the groups, “Advocates for Better Community Development”

A second law enforcement officer in just nine days is laid to rest. Thursday, the law enforcement community remembered and honored San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremiah MacKay. The 35-year-old was the second officer killed by ex-cop Christopher Dorner. Mackay was killed in a shootout in the mountains near Big Bear, that ultimately led to

It’s hard enough knowing some dogs call a shelter home. Knowing their “home” isn’t a no-kill shelter can be almost unbearable. To kill or not to kill? Simple question, easy answer. “It isn’t controversial. It isn’t like gun control, or abortion, or illegal immigration. Nobody really wants to kill animals,” Lindi Biggi, President of Loving

Raymond Moore, CEO of the BNP Paribas Open, today unveiled expansion plans for the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The annual event is the most-attended ATP World Tour and WTA tennis tournament in the world. The plans are targeted for the 2014 tournament. The City of Indian Wells approved the plans, which include a permanent Stadium

Around 3 p.m. today, a dump truck caught fire on Sunny Lane in Rancho Mirage just east of Da Vall Drive. The Burrtec waste truck was on normal duty when the driver noticed smoke coming from the cab. The driver called 911 and by the time firefighters arrived the cab was fully engulfed in flames

El sismo de 3.7 sucedio muy cerca del Salton Sea hoy jueves, as lo dio a conocer el Servicio Geolgico de Estados Unidos. EL epicentro se reporto a siete millas al suroeste de Salton Sea a eso de las 12:57 p.m. Hasta el momento, no se han reportado daos materiales ni humanos.

An Inland Empire lawmaker proposed legislation todayto spur action on restoring the shrinking Salton Sea by allocating $50 millionfor projects overseen by the Salton Sea Authority. Assemblyman Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, introduced Assembly Bill 709ahead of a hearing tomorrow in Mecca, during which representatives fromgovernment and private organizations will address the sea’s needs. “The issues

There was a brush fire this morning in La Quinta. It erupted around 9:30 a.m. near Jackson Street and Avenue 62. The blaze was contained to a half-acre of land. Firefighters were initially concerned it could spread up to ten acres before they got the fire under control around 10:20 a.m. Firefighters were on the

Palm Desert police arrested Cody Riddle, 19, Wednesday afternoon after Riddle allegedly attempted to ride a motorcycle inside the Westfield Shoppingtown mall. Security officers detained him before police arrived. Police officers at the scene determined Riddle was under the influence of a controlled substance. They arrested him on DUI-drug charges and violation of felony probation.

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has hit near the Salton Sea. The earthquake happened 8 miles southwest of Salton City. No immediate reports of any damage.

A throng of law enforcement officers has turned out for the funeral of a Southern California detective killed in the final standoff with fugitive ex-police officer Christopher Dorner. A long procession of police cars is following a hearse bringing the body of 35-year-old San Bernardino County sheriff’s Detective Jeremiah MacKay from a San Bernardino mortuary

Aftercompletingconstruction that closed the eastbound side last night, CALTRANS workers will move to the westbound side of the I-10 freeway tonight. The closure will be in effect from 9 p.m. until 4 a.m. The Date Palm Drive overpass will also be closed to all traffic from 5p.m. until 7 a.m. Drivers will be forced to

U.S. Border Patrol agents in Indio arrested a convicted sex offender yesterday at the Highway 86 checkpoint as he tried to re-enter the United States after being deported last year. Agents encountered the 31-year-old citizen of Mexico around 8:45 p.m. After interviewing the man they determined he was a previously convicted sex offender who was

Famed attorney Mark Geragos is known for clients like Michael Jackson and singer Chris Brown. He is now representing two students at Gerald Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells, who claim their fourth grade teacher Robert Keith Bryan molested them last school year.The allegations sparked an assault investigation and led to his arrest last August.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose Thursday for the 24th consecutive day, increasing 1.2 cents to $4.276, its highest amount since Oct. 25. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has risen 56 cents during the streak of increases, the longest since a 27-day