Month: May 2013

A recall effort is a step closer to gathering signatures in Yucca Valley against four of five town council members. Ron Cohen of Concerned Citizens said he delivered Proof of Publication with blank copies of two recall petitions to Yucca Valley Town Clerk, Jamie Anderson. The move takes the recall one step closer to gathering

A spell of unseasonably high temperatures in Riverside County will end today before a cooling trend sets in for the rest of the week, meteorologists said. The heat wave that began last weekend is being caused by a ridge of high pressure over the region, according to the National Weather Service. Several record-high temperatures were

A state Senate oversight report finds that at least 23 sex offenders have been approved to work as drug and alcohol counselors in California over the past eight years. A Fresno Bee investigation concludes there is nothing in state law to prevent sex offenders and others with criminal records from becoming counselors in California, even

The eighth edition of the Tour of California begins two days of racing in Los Angeles County today with a 110.3-mile stage from Palmdale to Santa Clarita. The 121 cyclists will leave from Marie Kerr Park at 11:20 a.m. for a stage that will feature racing through the hills north of Santa Clarita along San

A 17 year old male person of interest has been taken into custody, after barricading himself inside a home on the 53000 block of Avenida Madero, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s say this man was wanted in connection to a robbery at a small business in Indio. Police say a suspect, wearing

Amgen’s 8th annual Tour of California made it’s way through the Coachella Valley for the first time in the race’s history today. The scenery hopefully made a lasting impression, because the weather was something most would not desire. Norman Henderson is a local cyclist and even he knows Monday’s ride through the valley was unbearably

Under a scorching mid-afternoon sun, 128 cyclists made their way down Highway 74 and into Palm Desert during Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California professional bicycle race. Spectators lined Palm Desert’s El Paseo Drive more than an hour before the racers would arrive. Others drove up Highway 74 to be the first to

Police Officers put their lives on the line, every day, to serve and protect. We’re getting a look at how they prepare in part two of the three part series “training day” News Channel 3’s Chris Alvarez shows us how Cadets learn to make arrests and defend themselves at College of the Desert’s Public Safety

What does it take to get into law enforcement? News Channel 3’s Chris Alvarez received an all access pass to the College of the Desert’s Public Safety Academy. That’s where the next generation of Police Officers is training, to be prepared to serve and protect. It’s 7:30 am on a Saturday, no time for sleeping

A man tried to kidnap an Indio High School student this morning as she was making her way to school, according to Indio police. At around 8:50 a.m., as the girl walking on Aladdin Street south of Shadow Palms, a man in a beige Ford Expedition pulled up next to her and asked her if

May 13, 2003 is a day Riverside County Lt. Matt Jimenez says he will never forget. It was the night his friend and colleague Deputy Bruce Lee was killed, beaten to death by a mentally disturbed man in La Quinta. “Even though it’s been 10 years, it’s still very hurtful,” he said. Celebrating his life

Sen. Max Baucus says the Senate Finance Committee will investigate the IRS targeting conservative political groups, joining a growing list of congressional panels looking into the matter. The Finance Committee would be the first in the Democratic-controlled Senate to announce an investigation. The Montana Democrat is the panel’s chairman. In the House, the Ways and

California is enjoying a revenue surplus for a change, and that’s causing disagreement among Democrats. Gov. Jerry Brown is reaping the benefits of an economic turn-around and higher taxes as he prepares to release his update Tuesday for the coming fiscal year’s budget. The state has collected $4.5 billion more than expected from personal income

The investigative arm of the state Senate has found nearly two dozen registered sex offenders serving as substance-abuse counselors in California, which lacks procedures to screen them out. The Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes said in a report Monday that California and Pennsylvania are the only two large states that conduct no criminal background

The Board of Supervisors tomorrow is expected toauthorize Riverside County fire Chief John Hawkins to close access to sevenhiking and off-road sites where fire danger is high in the summer months. Since 2007, Hawkins has sought and received authorization to close thegrounds — located mainly in the central and southwest portions of the county –for

A Palm Springs police officer is nursing mildinjuries he sustained when a vehicle crashed into his patrol car, a policesergeant said today. The crash was reported about 10 p.m. Friday on Avenida Caballeros andTachevah Drive. The officer, who was in uniform and accompanied by a policedog, was going north on Avenida Caballeros when a southbound

A former Marine has testified in his murder trial that he did not order the killings of a Marine sergeant and his wife in their Southern California home nearly five years ago. Tyrone Miller took the stand Monday in a Riverside County courtroom and said there was never an intent to rob or murder Sgt.

Free outdoor movies start in Rancho Miragetomorrow night as part of the city’s 40th anniversary. All the movies feature entertainers who “lived, played, and shapedRancho Mirage,” including the Marx brothers, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, DesiArnaz, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Each movie will be hosted by a surprisecelebrity guests and a City Council member. Here’s

Border Patrol agents seized $144,000 worth of heroin Saturday after a man tried to take the drug through the Highway 86 checkpoint while riding a tour bus. At around 11 a.m., agentsmovedthe tour bus to a secondary search area where they questioned an 18-year-old passenger. During questioning, agents discovered 4.5 pounds of the drug in

Across the country, budget cuts make it increasingly difficult for public defenders to do their jobs. In many places, they’re severely overworked and understaffed, leading some to question the quality of the services they provide to defendants who can’t afford their own attorneys. We spoke with the newly appointed Riverside County Public Defender” to see