Month: April 2013

The Rancho Mirage city council is set to readdress a proposal to ban drones in city limits that was brought up in the beginning of the month. The proposed ordinance bans the flying of “unmanned aircraft that can fly under the control of a remote pilot or by a geographic positions system (GPS) guided autopilot

The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a court-imposed deadline. Tuesday, the FDA lowered to 15 the age at which girls and women can buy the emergency contraceptive without a prescription – and said it no longer has to be kept behind

The California Highway Patrol and other lawenforcement agencies will simulate an alcohol-related crash tomorrow, and againon Thursday, at Moreno Valley High School. The simulations are part of the CHP’s “Every 15 Minutes” program,which is designed to show teenagers the dangers of driving under the influenceof alcohol and other controlled substances. The name comes from the

Horrendous waits to enter the United States. A lack of sporting venues. Scarce hotel rooms during peak tourist season. As they mount a longshot bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, San Diego and Tijuana are playing down their shortcomings by playing up a new spirit of cross-border civic pride. San Diego Mayor Bob Filner

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 today in support of transferring control of little-used Ontario InternationalAirport, which is owned by Los Angeles World Airports, to the city of Ontario. Supervisors Don Knabe and Michael Antonovich urged their colleagues tosupport the idea, saying that it presented an opportunity for the Ontarioairport to attract

Authorities have raided the homes of Moreno Valley’s mayor and City Council members in a corruption probe. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says a task force of federal and local agents served search warrants Tuesday on the homes of Mayor Tom Owings, all four other council members and a real estate agent. They also raided a developer’s

An entertainment group affiliated with the LosAngeles Galaxy will perform and play against local coaches at the firstSoccerfest in Palm Desert next week, it was announced today. The Galaxy Futboleros will participate in the free May 7 event hosted byDesert United Soccer Club at the Palm Desert Soccer Complex. The Futboleros,who provide pre-game and halftime

Twenty years ago today, CERN (yes, the same CERN that runs the Large Hadron Collider) published the information that made the technology behind the World Wide Web free to use by anyone, anywhere. The World Wide Web was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and his push to publish the technology on a royalty-free basis transformed

The Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. “Kinky Boots” is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds new life in fetish footwear. Lauper’s songs and a story by Harvey

The parents of a boy who was arrested for selling marijuana at a Riverside County high school claim he was the victim of discrimination because he’s autistic. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the parents filed a claim for damages last week against the Temecula Valley Unified School District. They can sue if it’s rejected. Their son

Bills to halt hydraulic fracturing in California pending a review of environmental and health impacts have passed their first legislative hurdle. The Assembly Natural Resources Committee advanced three measures Monday that would prohibit fracking temporarily. The drilling technique involves blasting water, sand and chemicals into deep rock formations to release oil or natural gas. The

Food can be the safest form of medicine or the slowest form of poison. Katie Thoma picks her poison every three weeks. “I don’t want to sit in a restaurant and wait an hour. You can sometimes pick healthy choices. They have the calories up there. But, it’s not he best option, I agree,” Katie

Riverside County’s unfunded pension obligations now exceed $1 billion, but reforms to the county’s pension system are beginning to pay off, according to a report that the Board of Supervisors will review today. The Pension Advisory Review Committee’s 47-page study of county retirement IOUs highlighted what lay ahead on the financial horizon, which has improved

NBA Center Jason Collins is the first male pro athlete from one of the four major American sports leagues to announce he’s gay. Collins’ revelation came on Sports Illustrated’s website where the magazine’s cover story for the May 6 issue was posted on Monday. In a first-person account, Collins, 34, talked about the difficulty of

Monday marks two weeks since the Boston Marathon bombings. Carlos Carballo, a teacher at Desert Hot Springs High School, took 14th place at the tragic marathon and says he’s thankful to be back home and working on vertical and complementary freshman angles with his freshmen algebra class. “When I came back the following Monday, students

More than 200 desert democrats turned out Sunday for the “Activist of the Year Luncheon” at the Palm Springs Renaissance Hotel. The event awarded honorees Greg Rodriguez Activist of the Year and Betty McMillion the Lifetime Achievement Award. The crowd, looking to the future, awaited a big announcement from State Assemblyman Manuel Perez. “I’m very

After about a week of deliberations, a jury has found a tribal member accused of killing a Palm Springs man, not guilty of premeditated murder. It’s been a long road, Candace Duran was first arrested nearly six years ago. Even though she will go to jail, her family is happy it’s finally over. “I am

Businesses wereevacuatedin Cathedral City Monday afternoon after a car collided with a natural gas Burrtec garbage truck, near the corner on Highway 111 and Date Palm Drive. According to Cathedral City Fire, the accident happened just after 3:30 p.m. when a sedan reportedly hit the side of the natural gas garbage truck, while both were

For 28 years, Doraliz Rodriguez loved the view from her Indio home. “We used to see the fireworks from the fairgrounds and over there from Coachella. It was really cool growing up in a neighborhood where they had that kind of stuff,” Rodriguez said. Since 2010, the Fourth of July sky over the fairgrounds did

Bills seeking to place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in California are receiving their first public hearing in a packed committee room. The Assembly Natural Resources Committee is hearing testimony Monday on three bills that would temporarily prohibit fracking. The drilling technique involves blasting water, sand and chemicals into deep rock formations to release oil