Month: March 2013

A Riverside County mom is literally standing up for her daughter. The Press-Enterprise says Linda Smith of Menifee spent last Friday holding up a sidewalk sign promising $500 to anyone who would get her daughter a job. The sign urged drivers to take her daughter’s resume to their bosses. The 61-year-old Smith suffered brain damage

Three people are now confirmed dead after a crash in Palm Springs. Emergency crews were called to Gene Autry Trail, just south of I-10 after 10 p.m. last night. That’s where a Chevy was traveling north when it drifted into southbound lanes and collided with a minivan. Officials say two men in the Chevy died

A man wanted in connection with two carjackings was arrested in an abandoned gated community in La Quinta following a foot pursuit, a Riverside County sheriff’s sergeant said Monday. The suspect is Armando Verdugo, 22, of Thermal, said sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Campbell. The first carjacking was reported at 3:11 p.m. Sunday, when deputies from the

Two people are dead after a Palm Desert crash involving two vehicles Saturday night, according to Cal Fire. It happened on Washington Street and Avenue 38 just after 9:30pm. California Highway Patrol says a possibly-drunk motorist drove his pickup truckinto opposing traffic and rammed another pickup head-on, killing him and his female passenger. The second

In its simplest form, a yo-yo consists of an axle, two disks, and some twine to tie it all together. To Diego Zamora, an 11th-grader at Coachella Valley High School, it’s a lifestyle. “Yo-yo is a great way to relieve stress for me. It gets me away from my place of mind,” he said. It’s

California Republicans have elected a former state lawmaker as party chairman and charged him with leading a major turnaround effort. More than 1,000 delegates on Sunday elected Jim Brulte to take over after sweeping losses in the November election, and the room erupted in applause when his election was announced. He has promised to focus

One woman was airlifted to the hospital after a her car rolled over on I-10. It happened on eastbound I-10, east of Frontage road just after noon on Sunday. Cal Fire says one adult female sustained moderate injuries. She had to be extricated before she was flown by air ambulance to an area hospital. No

Drivers, putters, and woods – check, check, check. Actor Patrick Warburton and his band of loyal celebrity friends teamed up for the 3rd Annual Patrick Warburton Golf For Kids Celebrity Golf Tournament. “What’s special about this is getting together with old friends. I’ve known Luke (Perry) since we were in acting classes together 30 years

A series of armed robberies and attempted robberies last month in Indio has prompted police to ask the public’s help in catching the man. Indio Police detectives believe the same man is responsible for the three hold-ups and two attempted armed robberies of markets and other businesses in Indio that started Feb. 9, Indio police

Police find a woman dead in her Beaumont home and are now looking for her roommate. Beaumont Police received a call at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday from a friend who said the 44-year-old woman hasn’t been seen or heard from in several days, Beaumont spokeswoman Darci Mulvihill said. Officers went to a home in the

An expanded Violence Against Women Act won bipartisan approval on Thursday from the U.S. House after Republicans failed to pass their own proposal. The measure now goes to President Barack Obama. If he signs the bill into law, it could allot up to $660 million every year for the next five years to help stop

Brace yourself for more pain at the pump, California will soon be paying the highest gasoline taxes in the nation. The State Board of Equalization approved raising the excise tax for gasoline to 39.5 cents a gallon, a 3.5-cent increase that takes effect July 1. The per gallon increase will make California one of the

Preprese! En California, muy pronto estaremos pagando los impuestos ms altos sobre la gasolina en la nacin. La Junta Estatal de Ecualizacin aprob el incremento de impuesto en 39.5 centavos por galn, es un aumento de 3.5 centavos que entrar en vigor el primero de julio. El aumento por galn convertira a California en el

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg at an Indio markettoday and a nearby elementary school was temporarily locked down as authoritiessought two suspects, a police spokesman said. The shooting at K & A Market at Avenue 44 and Towne Street was reportedat 12:12 p.m. The boy had been involved in a confrontation with

Producer Jeffrey Sanker announced today that CarmenElectra, Alexis Jordan and Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters will headlinethe 2013 White Party in Palm Springs. The annual gay dance and music festival will run from March 29-April 1.Electra will appear at the outdoor Sunday T-Dance, and Jordan and Ana Matronicwill perform at the White Party’s signature

California Gov. Jerry Brown has denied parole for a former Charles Manson follower who has served more than 40 years in prison. Brown on Friday told The Associated Press he has refused to approve the release of 70-year-old Bruce Davis, who a month earlier was found suitable for parole by a state board that left

The Palm Desert Police Department is planning a DUIand driver’s license checkpoint at an undisclosed location tonight and tomorrownight. The checkpoint will operate from Friday night to Saturday morning andSaturday night to Sunday morning, 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. It’s aimed at reducing the number of people killed or injured on localroads by people driving

Seven cars were involved in an accident around 10:30 this morning that shut down the eastbound side of Highway 111. Four people were transported to the hospital, their injuries are unknown. Four of the cars were able to drive away. The other three were towed. The road was opened once the remaining were towed and

Bomberos del Condado de Riverside pelean en un incendio que estall en Rancho Jurupa Regional Park y que hasta el momento ha devorado 150 acres de maleza, rboles y dos viviendas. A pesar de que las llamas estn cercanas a casas y edificios las evacuaciones son voluntarias. El fuego ha sido contenido en un 30%

Riverside County firefighters are taking on a 150-acre blaze in Rancho Jurupa Regional Park that is burning near a number of homes and buildings. Two homes were damaged. Voluntary evacuations were ordered for two residential streets: Greenbrier Drive and Grassy Trail in Riverside. The fire was 30% contained early Friday morning. Winds were calm. No