Month: February 2013

Opening ceremonies officially kicked off the USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 at Palm Springs Stadium. Earlier this month the event was at risk of being cancelled because of a lack of sponsorship. 140 athletes from 30 different countries will be competing in Palm Springs as they prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games. The modern Pentathlon

Carlos Contreras, 34, and Daniel Cervantes, 35, were both found guilty of first degree murder and robbery in the May 7, 2008 killing of Daniel Kuzawa. Jurors found true special circumstance allegations of murder in commission of arobbery, kidnapping, and carjacking, making both men eligible for the death penalty. Cervantes’ panel reached a decision on

Twenty two year desert resident and eight year Elvis Presley Estate owner Reno Fontana has a much different view of the home he loves. “I’m on the outside looking in,” Fontana said. Chains and a no trespassing sign show what’s left after the sheriff’s department evicted him last month. “It’s terribly frustrating, inconvenient beyond terms,

Un voraz incendio dejo sin hogar a ms de una decenas de personas que vivan en el parque de casas mviles Carefree Mobile Home Park, al norte de la ciudad de Palm Springs. El fuego comenzo al rededor de las 12:30 de la tarde del martes. Al llegar a le escena los bomberos reportaron enormes

We are learning more about the declining conditions at the condemned east Valley trailer park — known as Duroville. The people who still call the place home are forced to live among trash, because no one’s picked it up for three weeks, yet the residents are still paying for trash service. The people in charge

Agentes de La Patrulla Fronteriza en Indio arrestaron a un sospechoso traficante de drogas en el punto de revisin sobre la Carretera 86 hoy, dnde descubrieron aproximadamente 30 libras de metanfetaminas en un vehiculo. Al filo de las 7 a.m. uniformados detuvieron a el conductor de 26 aos entre Westmorland y Salton City. Unos perros

El Centro Border Patrol agents in Indio arrested a suspected narcotics smuggler at the Highway 86 checkpoint today when they discovered approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle. At 7 a.m. this morning Border Patrol agents stopped a 26-year-old male driver at a checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City. When canine dogs began

Three mobile homes were destroyed and one was partially damaged after a fire broke out at the Carefree Mobile Home Park today in North Palm Springs. Cal Fire says the fire began at 12:36 p.m. When firefighters arrived one mobile home was on fire and another was threatened by flames. The fire was contained at

Just after 9:30 a.m. this morning CHPreceiveda report of an overturned big rig on Highway 111 near the I-10 freeway at Windy Point. The driver of the big rig was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries are not known at this time. The CHP reports the truck was leaking fuel following the

Six people were shot today in Tustin, Ladera Ranch and Orange this morning, four of them fatally, including the suspected shooter, law enforcement officials said. The shooter was identified as 20-year-old part-time student Ali Syed. A preliminary investigation indicates the suspect who shot the others died in the city of Orange, said Tustin police Lt.

A man robbed a Circle K store in La Quinta early thismorning. No injuries were reported. The robbery was reported around 1:15 a.m. at the Circle K at 78110 CalleTampico. A man carrying a firearm entered, demanded money from the clerk andleft with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the Riverside CountySheriff’s Department. The

Another winter storm is approaching California, where it’s expected to bring freezing temperature, thunder, rain and snow as low as 1500 feet. The National Weather Service says the storm from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to reach the state late Monday. News Channel 3 meteorologist Jerry Steffen said, “There’s a chance of showers tonight

Verdicts will be read Tuesday afternoon in the trial of two men charged in the robbery-motivated slaying of a 55-year-old Indio resident. Carlos Contreras, 34, and Daniel Cervantes, 35, could face the death penalty if convicted of the May 7, 2008, murder of Daniel Kuzawa, and jurors find true special circumstance allegations of murder in

The opening ceremony for the USA Pentathlon World Cup #1 will be held Tuesday at Palm Springs Stadium, with Helen Patton, a granddaughter of the the late U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton, serving as the keynote speaker. George Patton finished fifth in the modern pentathlon in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Proceeds from the ticket

The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce will host a “Goodbye to Desert Fashion Plaza” event today before the shopping center is demolished to make way for redevelopment. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the mall; guests can enter through the next-door Hyatt Regency, 285 N. Palm Canyon Drive. Attendees will be able to

When a woman wants to have a child, it seems like the smiling, cooing faces of babies are everywhere, and everyone around her is pregnant. “I’m 34. (I’ll be) 35 this year,” says Kristine Luong. “(My husband and I ) have been married for almost five years, and we’ve been trying for three and a

The 13th Prestige at PGA West boasts one of the best playing field’s in tournament history. Some of the top players and teams in the world are here from host schools Stanford and UC Davis, to Stirling University, a top golf program based out of Scotland. Stirling University traveled more than 24 hours on various

It’s been three months since families began moving out of the condemned trailer park commonly known as Duroville, but many families still live there, waiting for a new home. And we’ve learned they’re living in deplorable conditions. This was just brought to our attention Monday, but people living there say there’s been no trash pickup