Month: April 2013

More than 1,450 marijuana plants were discovered duringsearches of two unoccupied Eastvale homes, but no arrests were made, asheriff’s sergeant said today. Members of a sheriff’s task force received a tip about the homes duringan investigation into pot-growing operations in Eastvale, Riverside Countysheriff’s Sgt. Justin Rowan said. At 4 p.m. Wednesday, deputies served a search

A magnitude-3.1 earthquake has struck six miles south-southwest ofIdyllwild and 17 miles southwest of Palm Springs, according to the U.S.Geological Survey. The quake struck just before noon. There have been no initial reports of injuries or damage.

A Desert Hot Springs man suspected of stealing amotorcycle, stripping it and putting the parts on his own motorcycle was behindbars today, police said. John Thomas Faile, 43, was arrested shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday inthe 31800 block of Shelter Drive in Thousand Palms, sheriff’s Sgt. BradFarwell said. After a short foot pursuit, Faile was

Jens Mueller, a 20-year resident of Cathedral City, was shocked to see Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Vasquez sitting behind his name tag and beside the city council at Wednesday’s meeting. “Why he’s still sitting there? I don’t know,” said Mueller. Mueller says the public trust was violated after the 57-year-old council member was arrested earlier

Gene Autry Trail was reopened Thursday morning at around 7:45 after policeclosedthe roadsouth of Interstate 10 late Wednesday night because of strong winds and blowing sand that reduced visibility along the road through the White Water wash. Motorists were warned to plan for a longer drive in and out of Palm Springs early Thursday morning

A traveling team of Budweiser Clydesdales willparade down El Paseo today before heading to Indio for the Stagecoach countrymusic festival. The world-famous horses, which stand six feet at the shoulder and weighan average of 2,000 pounds apiece, are scheduled to be at the Palm Desertshopping district from 2 to 4 p.m., event spokesman Clay Seddon

Get your popcorn and grab your seat. Photojournalist Josh Jenkins takes us inside the oldest community circus in the country dating back to 1929. The Great Y Circus is a unique family experience. Children of all ages and some of their parents get into the act and train for months to put on this years

You might think the coughing and sneezing is over for this season, but the flu isn’t leaving just yet. “It is getting a little late, but flu season generally carries over until May, and it’s not uncommon to still see cases through April and May,” Eisenhower Urgent Care medical director Russell Grant said. Grant said

El sentir nacional en el tema de la inmigracin ha cambiado en forma radical desde que Arizona aprob una histrica ley sobre el tema, la cual desat intensa controversia en todo Estados Unidos sobre la seguridad fronteriza y el tratamiento que el pas da a los inmigrantes. Apenas tres aos despus, el presidente Barack Obama

Riverside County supervisors today signed off on an application to the state seeking to have the entire county designated a “Recycling Market Development Zone,” enabling area businesses to apply for state-backed loans that support businesses’ efforts to increase their recycling capacity. The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery — or CalRecycle — is responsible

Memorial plans were announced Tuesday for a retired Riverside County Sheriff, Larry D. Smith. Smith, sheriff from 1994-2002, died Friday at his home in La Quinta at the age of 68. “Larry D. Smith was a bright man,” said Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff. “Bright enough and humble enough to surround himself with other smart

Riverside County supervisors have approved a sheriff’s department request to send jail inmates to work on California. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection hand crews as a means of reducing the burden on the county’s correctional system. Riverside County will be the first in the state to take advantage of the program, which was established

Glenda Collins shared memories of her son Jahi, who at 17 was shot and killed in Desert Hot Springs in 1994. “He just always had a big smile. Always,” she said as she held up an old photo of him that she keeps in her wallet. As part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Collins,

A divided Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday to remove foul waste from a Thermal composting site that has been the source of community complaints and the target of multiple citations for state regulatory violations. In a 3-2 vote, the board authorized the county to enter into an agreement with Cal Bio-Mass

Children are getting the brunt of a bad stomach bug that’s going around. That’s just one thing local doctors are talking about when looking at “What’s Going Around” the area where you live. “Last week was a carbon copy of the week before in Palm Springs,” reports Dr. Frank Arian. A bad stomach bug is

The familiar music of the ice cream truck now sounds like a warning for some parents. The concern comes after officers arrested 40-year-old Israel Ayala in Coachella on Monday. Ayala faces charges for exposing himself to children twice in the last week while serving out of an ice cream truck. The situation drew many questions

Like any other 17-year-old, Danny Corti loves sports, and learning from his dad, Randy. Like any other father, Randy lives for his children. “With the shock and awe and resentment, and getting through all that. But, man, when you break through all that, life’s just really great. I wouldn’t want it any different,” Randy Corti,

A Palm Springs woman stabbed her handyman to death intentionally, and was not acting in self-defense, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, but the woman’s attorney argued that his client was fighting for her life. Candace Rochelle Duran, 24, is accused of killing Howard Villanueva on Sept. 23, 2007, at her home in the 29000 block