Month: March 2013

“The window of the building was smashed in. The corner of the building has some structural damage to it. We’re unable to use the lobby at this time,” John Roe of THC said. It all started about two weeks ago. Police say someone intentionally backed a stolen car into Desert Valley Treatment on Williams Road.

Today, family and friends remember Cathedral City police officer Jermaine Gibson. He died two years ago today and is survived by his wife and son, who is now two years old. Gibson had been chasing a black Ford Mustang that had been reported stolen, and the driver refused to stop. He was killed on March

La funcin del coln es absorber liquidos del contenido intestinal y guardarlo hasta que es oportuno eliminar. Para la comunidad hispana tratar de disminuir las carnes asadas, y todo tipo de carnes que se usan en una parrillada, en donde se utiliza carbn para prepararlas es de gran ayuda.Ya que el proceso de coccin genera

Choferes que transitan por las calles y carreteras del Valle de Coachella son advertidos que la Patrulla de Caminos de nuestra localidad estar buscando a aquellos choferes que no obedescan la ley.Agentes del sector Indio y El Centro se unen a los esfuerzos de la agencia Desert Hills Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility en busca de

El Centro Border Patrol agents in Indio arrest a 21-year-old man yesterday evening after they found 3.1 pounds of methamphetamine strapped to his inner thighs. At 8:00 p.m. last night, while searching a travel bus at the Highway 86 checkpoint, agents questioned a 21-year-old passenger and discovered two vacuum sealed packages strapped to his inner

Reversing an earlier vote, the Riverside Countysupervisors today authorized the county to continue competing for a contractthat would import tons of Los Angeles County trash to two landfills east ofRiverside. “If our bid wins, this could create more jobs and revenue for ourcounty,” Supervisor Jeff Stone said. “We need to keep our options open. Wecould

To protect jobs at March Air Reserve Base, the Boardof Supervisors today directed Riverside County’s federal and state lobbyists tourge support for a congressional resolution that calls for military reservepersonnel in technical positions to be exempt from “sequestration” furloughsthat go into effect next month. “This is all about saving jobs at March and nationwide,” saidSupervisor

Yesterday, a stolen Honda Accord crashed into the front of a Palm Springs medical marijuanadispensaryfor the third time this month. Here’s a rundown of what’s happened: Sunday, March 3rd, 5:05 A.M.: A stolen white Honda Accord intentionally backed into Desert Valley Treatments near the corner of Ramon and S Gene Autry, causing major damage to

Commercial drivers passing through the Coachella Valleytoday should be aware that California Highway Patrol officers are looking forscofflaws. Officers from the Indio and El Centro CHP offices and the Desert HillsCommercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility will look for commercial driversviolating traffic laws on Interstate 10 and state Route 86, watching forspeeding, tailgating and not using “hands

Former U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack announced Tuesday she had accepted a consulting job with a Washington D.C.-based firm where she will work on entertainment, media and information technology policy. The former U.S. representative was set to become a senior vice president for FaegreBD Consulting using her experience from positions on several House committees to

California has spent billions of dollars and endured years of federal lawsuits to improve conditions in its state prisons. But the problems it has been trying to correct are now trickling down to local governments as county jails deal with thousands of additional inmates. Law firms advocating for inmates’ rights sued or threatened lawsuits against

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff today will ask the Board of Supervisors to approve an electronic monitoring program designed to remove dozens of inmates from the jail system to relieve overcrowding. Around 100 inmates may qualify to participate in the Secured Electronic Confinement Program, according to the sheriff’s department. A state law that went into

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell Tuesday for the 19th consecutive day, dropping a half-cent to $4.144 The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 6.5 cents less than one week ago, 10.9 cents lower than one month ago and 22.5 cents below what

California Highway Patrol Officer Joe Zagorski doesn’t sugarcoat his presentation at the CHP’s Start Smart teen driving class held every month at the Indio CHP office. Zagorski uses tools like the graphic film “Red Asphalt” to drive home the point. “I have pictures of local crashes here that show people who have died. I mean

Two people found dead in a Cathedral City trash enclosure on Sunday have been identified by police as Diana and Roger James.Originally from Arkansas, Diana, 52, and Roger, 53, had been living in the area for at least five years. The couple was married and had been living off and on in the Coachella Valley

Rescue crews responded to a crash on HWY 74, north of Shadow Mountain Drive, where people were trapped inside a car after it crashed and caught fire around 1:30 this afternoon. At least one person has been confirmed dead. Highway 74 has been shut down between Shadow Mountain and Pitahaya until the scene can be

Carly Rae Jepsen, whose 2012 hit single “Call MeMaybe” put her on the music map, will headline the White Party’s T-Dance onMarch 31 in Palm Springs, event producer Jeffrey Sanker announced today. The annual gay dance and music festival will run from March 29-April 1.Carmen Electra, Alexis Jordan and Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters

Sheriff deputies continue to surround a house in Rancho Mirage after they got a report of a man with a gun. They got the call around 3:30 this afternoon from the area of Biskra Rd and Magnesia Falls Rd in Rancho Mirage. Sheriff’s Department says when they got on scene they tried to make contact

The 2013 BNP Paribas Open made history this year both on and off the court and is poised to do the same next year. Crews have already started work on a brand new stadium that promises to bring in thousands more fans to the Valley. Over 382,000 fans watched some of the best players of

Socorristas fueron llamados a un accidente de trnsito a lo largo de la Carretera 74, al norte de Shadow Mountain Drive, donde personas estaban atrapadas en el interior de su vehculo despus de que el conductor perdiera el control del volante y la unidad estallara en llamas al filo de la 1:30 esta tarde. La