Month: May 2013

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says the nation is heading into a tough wildfire season made even more challenging because budget cuts mean fewer firefighters to battle blazes. Jewell said Monday that a dry year is creating the potential for another extreme summer of forest and range fires. Jewell spent the past two days touring the

Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you’ll pay. To try to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a hefty share of the cost for expensive medications

The Tour of California, the nation’s largestcycling event, will roll through Riverside County for the first time in itseight-year history today. After stage one, Dutch rider LieuweWestra holds a four second led overFrancisco Mancebo Perez of Spain and a twelve second lead over Peter Sagan of Slovakia. U.S. riders Carter Jones and James Stemper trail

Representative Raul Ruiz will be in the Coachella Valley today for two public appearances. At noon, Ruiz will speak to the Navy League of Palm Springs at 1111 Desert Falls Parkway in Palm Desert. At 5:45 p.m., Ruiz will make a jersey presentation at the finish line for the second stage of the Amgen Tour

The cause of a small garage fire in Indio is under investigation this morning. It happened at the intersection of Avenue 50 and Monroe Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Flames scorched a portion of wood piled in the 800 square-foot garage that also housed a wood shop, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody

Up Tramway Road, workers quickly pieced together the nuts and bolts of festival tents, awaiting for cyclists and enthusiasts of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California to make their way to the Coachella Valley. On Monday, riders will begin Stage 2 of the 750-mile route race in Murrieta at 10:20 a.m. More than 115 of

A man from the United Kingdom collapsed and died Saturday during a hike near the Palm Springs Art Museum, the coroner’s office reported. The 55-year-old man has not been identified. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office says he fell Saturday while hiking 300 yards up the Palm Springs Museum Trail west of the museum. The victim

Winners from KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Mother”s Day Getaway have been announced. All winners will be treated to lunch at the Blu Ember next week with Brooke Beare and Karen Devine. Transportation provided by Cardiff Limousine. The Grand Prize winner is Caroline Doran. She wins a full day spa at Spa Las Palmas, $1,000

Palm Desert Police say a motorcycle crashed at the intersection of Gerald Ford Dr. and Pacific Dr. Saturday night just after 10:00. Police say the motorcycle drove up onto the center median, collided with a large rock and the rider was ejected off the motorcycle. Jesus Salinas, age 33 from Corona, suffered moderate injuries and

People gathered in Palm Springs Saturday to hear music from Cyndi Lauper, enjoy the stars and raise money for the Aids Assistance Program. “It’s fantastic. One, for a good cause. Two, setting and great entertainment,” guest Ed Winter said. About fifteen hundred people perused artwork and other silent auction items at the 20th Annual ‘Evening

Student teams from 39 high schools across SouthernCalifornia are getting ready for the nation’s largest solar-powered boatcompetition next weekend near Winchester, organizers said today. The Metropolitan Water District is sponsoring the 11th annual Solar Cupstarting next Friday at its Lake Skinner, just north of Temecula in RiversideCounty. High school teams are working on identical 16-foot-long

A burglary suspect remains in police custody because of the brave actions of a Palm Springs homeowner. Ryan Berit chased down the intruder and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. It happened at the 600 block of North Belardo Road in Palm Springs. The suspect is 37 year-old Ronald Bryant from Long Beach. Berit

With the dry winter, protecting your home from wildfires is more important that ever. Not only clearing brush around your home, but also making sure you have fire insurance. However, getting coverage may not be that easy. We are hearing some insurance companies are no longer offering it. It’s become a risk insurance companies are

The Desert Chiefs will soon bring a new era of Semi-Pro Football to the Coachella Valley. “We are going to have a home field that’s being built off 44th and Golf Center Parkway. we can’t start until September, so that puts us off another year until 2014, but the guys are hungry they want to

Attorneys, professors, student activists and otherstomorrow will drill into the federal immigration reform proposals recentlyintroduced in Congress, examining the legislation’s positives and negativesduring an open forum at UC Riverside. The Forum on Comprehensive Humane Immigration Reform is a continuationof a summit held in March in response to the so-called Gang of Eight’s plans tomodify federal

Un anlisis de la Administracin del Seguro Social dice que un proyecto bipartidista sobre inmigracin pendiente en el Senado enriquecera el fondo del programa de retiro, al aadir millones de contribuyentes a la economa. La conclusin figura en una carta al senador republicano Marco Rubio, que solicit el anlisis. La misiva fue remitida por el

Do you have food in your cupboards? Many people don’t. In fact, for more than 50 million Americans, being seriously hungry is a very scary reality. You can help! On Saturday, May 11, your Desert cities letter carriers will pick up food donations for a one-dayStamp Out Hunger food drive. Simply place a bag of

The rumor spread like wildfire via phone calls, text messages and social media postings and has persisted now for more than three weeks: Immigration agents are rounding up unauthorized workers in Central California farming communities. In Madera, Dinuba, Reedley and parts of Fresno, streets emptied out, soccer games were cancelled and usually bustling businesses saw

A Las Vegas man who fled from California Highway Patrolofficers trying to stop him for drunken driving, leading to a high-speedpursuit that ended with the defendant crashing his SUV, was sentenced today to16 months behind bars. James Ryan Hoffman, 28, pleaded guilty last month to felony evading andmisdemeanor DUI in connection with a September chase

The California Highway Patrol will operate a sobrietycheckpoint on Saturday night in the Coachella Valley. The checkpoint is scheduled to be in operation from 8:00 p.m. until 1:00a.m. at an undisclosed location. It is aimed at reducing the number ofalcohol-related accidents, according to CHP Officer Joe Zagorski. He said the CHP believes that checkpoints tend