Month: April 2013

The desert is welcoming its population-doubling influx ofmusic fans for the start of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivaltomorrow. About 80,000 people are expected at the Empire Polo Club for each day ofthe two-weekend festival, which starts Friday and runs through Sunday, thenreprises itself April 19- 21. Both weekends are sold out. During the

Miles de turistas han llegado y miles estn en camino para celebrar del primer fin de semana del Coachella Music and Arts Festival en los terrenos del Empire Polo Club de Indio. Esto significa mucho ms trfico en las reas aledaos a los terrenos del Polo, por tal motivo trabajadores de la ciudad han instalado

27-year old David Gomez Diaz posted bail Tuesday . He’s accused ofexposing himself to girls in at least two incidents near La Quinta lastweek. Police arrested Gomez during a sting operation near the schools Monday night. But many parents are now looking for help about how to talkto their children about staying safe from child

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services said Wednesday an overwhelming show of public support for an abandoned dog crashed it’s website. A statement from the organization said the official county website, http://www.rcdas.org, was receiving hits 150 times its normal average usage causing an error message to appear for many users saying the site was

Just two days until the music festival season officially kicks off in the valley. Weekend one of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival begins Friday. Tens of thousands of fans will make their way to the desert this week, which means lots of business and lots of traffic for locals. Workers put the finishing touches

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $70 million. One ticket with five numbers but missing the Powerball number was sold in Indiana and is worth $1 million, a California Lottery official announced. The

A new report shows that fewer Californians are receiving health insurance through their employers. The report was released Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It found the number of Californians receiving employer-sponsored insurance dropped 8.4 percent over the past decade. In 2000, 18.9 million people, or 62 percent of California’s non-elderly population, had employer-sponsored

Brain damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease could be the result of over-activation of an enzyme linked to obesity and insulin production, The Scripps Research Institute reported. When scientists blocked AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in mice,neurons were protected from the loss of synapses — neuron-to-neuron connection points –that are typical of the early phase of Alzheimer’s

Police are on the lookout for a man suspected of shooting to death a 55-year-old Corona woman and they were also trying to locate the woman’s daughter, who they believe may be in danger. Carlos Martin Quezada, 28, allegedly shot Katherine Aguirre multipletimes in her single-story house at 715 S. Merrill St. around 12:25 p.m.Wednesday,

A real estate tracking firm has reported that Riverside County’s foreclosure rate edged up last month, mirroring a reversal of activity throughout the state. A total 1,698 mortgage default notices, auction sale notices and bankrepossessions were recorded countywide in March, translating to 1 in 468households in some stage of foreclosure, according to Irvine-based RealtyTrac. Riverside

Driving almost an hour from the Salton Sea area to the desert cities is quite the trek. Delight Ramirez can attest to that. “It’s a long drive, a lot of dust, very sandy when it’s windy, dark very soon,” Ramirez said. Not to mention, it’s a pretty costly drive. “People that live here in North

Health care officials and activists will gather inCoachella and two other California cities tomorrow to support expansion of theMedi-Cal program. The rally will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Coachella City Hall, 1515 SixthSt., and is organized by the California Partnership and the Health and HumanServices Network of California. Gatherings will also be held in

By proposing smaller increases in Social Security and other government benefit programs, President Barack Obama says he’s “met Republicans more than halfway.” Obama today sent a budget proposal to Congress — one that seeks to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming the popular benefit programs. But House Speaker John Boehner

A 19-year-old man who allegedly stole a big rig truckin Temecula and crashed it into several cars during what he told authoritieswas an attempt to flee from “zombies” was charged today with assault with adeadly weapon and other felonies. Jeremiah Clyde Hartline was arrested Saturday after allegedly causing achain crash that seriously injured two people

Hard Rock Hotels will bring its “Hard Rock MusicLounge” to Palm Springs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Musicand Arts Festival, organizers said today. The Hard Rock Music Lounge, which will take place this Friday throughSunday at Hotel Zoso, is a three day event for artists, celebrities, media andVIPs attending the music festival

A dog that was rescued after being found tied to traintracks in the Mecca area was up for adoption today. Banjo, a 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix, was left on the tracks around5 p.m. April 2 east of Fourth Street. An engineer on an approaching train saw aman walking away from the area, spotted something on the

Un hombre de 28 aos, residente de Escondido y sospechoso de abusar sexualmente de otro hombre se presenta hoy frente al juez. Urbano Ricardo Rosas fue arrestado alrededor de las 7:50 p.m. del domingo en la manzana 2100 de Calle Papagayo en Palm Springs despus de que el asalto sexual fue reportado. Un joven de

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A 28-year-old Escondido man suspected of sexuallyassaulting a male acquaintance in Palm Springs was expected in court today. Urbano Ricardo Rosas was arrested at about 7:50 p.m. on Sunday in the2100 block of Calle Papagayo, where a sexual assault was reported. A 21-year-old Moreno Valley man told police he had been sexually assaulted by a

Cathedral City’s mayor pro tem, who allegedly used fundsfrom the city’s employee computer loan program for personal purchases, was bailedout of jail Tuesday evening. Charles Fredrick Vasquez, 57, was arrested at around 9 p.m. Monday athis Cathedral City home and was booked at the county jail in Indio, where heposted a $50,000 bond today. He