Month: May 2013

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire recorded its largest daily increase since Feb. 16 Wednesday, rising 2.3 cents to $3.92. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties has risen five consecutive days and is 3.7 cents more than one week ago, according to figures from

On May 21st of 2012, Zia Hoyos was struck by a vehicle on Gene Autry trail and left for dead. Almost a year later, police finally have suspects in custody, and some closure for the Hoyos family. Paul Abshire is a Sergeant with the Palm Springs Police Department. He tells us, “It doesn’t replace their

An elderly woman died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle as she crossed El Cielo Road in Palm Springs, according to police. The collision near El Cielo and Baristo roads occurred at 3:50 p.m. Iris Rice, 69, of Palm Springs was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center where she later died due to her

Riverside County Animal Services officers were able to reunite 9-year-old Dominic Cumo with his service dog Kipper early Tuesday afternoon. Kipper, a 4-year old pure bred Shih Tzu, had been missing for more than 17 hours. Dominic is one of the youngest people ever to be diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Kipper disappearedMonday night around

After five women died in a limousine fire in San Francisco on the San Mateo-Heyward bridge, local companies are reassuring people about safety standards. With proms and wedding season right around the corner, limos are in high demand. La Quinta junior Nicholas Henry plans to rent a limo for his prom this year. “That way

Riverside County is regaining some of the economicvitality that existed before the housing bubble burst a few years ago, butthere’s a way to go before growth returns to pre-2008 levels, a pair ofeconomists told the Board of Supervisors today. “We have some good news to report this time,” Cal State Fullertonprofessor Mira Farka said ahead

Las ciudades y condados de California pueden prohibir los dispensarios de marihuana, dijo el lunes la Corte Suprema estatal en un veredicto unnime que posiblemente mermar an ms la otrora robusta industria de la yerba con fines teraputicos. La corte dijo que ni la ley que aprobaron los electores del estado y que legaliz la

Riverside County government will end the 2013-14fiscal year with a balanced budget, but fiscal challenges lay ahead for severalagencies — with the county hospital ranking highest on the list, officialssaid today. “They’re looking at a deficit of $50 to $80 million next year,” countyChief Financial Officer Ed Corser told the Board of Supervisors during areport

The mayor of Moreno Valley says he’s eager to be interviewed as part of a corruption probe involving city leaders. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports that Mayor Tom Owings says he has reason to believe a grand jury will begin collecting testimony Wednesday. Owings says he will appear on the steps of the federal court building

Gov. Jerry Brown wants to revamp a California law requiring businesses to post public warnings of chemicals, saying it’s been abused by some lawyers. Proposition 65 was passed by voters nearly three decades ago and requires store owners to warn consumers of the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals. While the law has educated the public

Three hikers who vanished during a weekend hike in the San Bernardino Mountains have been found safe. A San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopter crew found the men at about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in the North Fork Meadows area, at an elevation of more than 6,000 feet. The Sheriff’s Department says Ryan Shankles, David Yoder and

State health officials are investigating a possible security breach involving 2,000 California birth records. The Contra Costa Times reports a reel containing names, addresses, Social Security numbers and some medical information was found in an unsecure location. The California Department of Public Health said the records were for people born from May through September of

California health officials are urging residents, especially pregnant women or families with new babies, to get vaccinated against whooping cough. The San Francisco Chronicle says the highly contagious respiratory illness tends to come in three- to five-year cycles, and California’s last big outbreak was in 2010. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can seem like

The rain that has been falling in Riverside County this week is expected to lessen this afternoon as a low-pressure atmospheric system moves through the state and out of the region, forecasters said. Showers continued in the Inland Empire and the Riverside County valleys and mountains this morning, and forecasters expect only a chance of

A Palm Springs resident grabbed a gun and held a home invasion robbery suspect until police could arrive Sunday. Police were called to a burglary in progress reported on the 600 block of North Belardo Road at approximately 3 a.m. Sunday. A resident there said the suspect, Ronald Bryant, 37, of Long Beach climbed onto

A Cathedral city man was killed Monday after he was struck by a driverless car. Police said an unoccupied vehicle hit Jose Monjaras, 48, yesterday afternoon when it rolled down a driveway then across the street.The vehicle came to rest in the front yard of a residence. The deadly incident happened at 2 p.m. along

State authorities say there should be adequate power in California this summer, but heat waves or wildfires that damage transmission lines could lead to potential problems. The agency that operates the state’s wholesale power system said Monday that reliability could be “marginally” more challenging in Southern California, where the San Onofre nuclear power plant has

Tens of thousands of Californians believed to be mistakenly or fraudulently receiving benefits could soon be stricken from state health care rolls. The Sacramento Bee reports the California Public Employees’ Retirement System estimated last year that removing an estimated 29,000 wrongly listed children, spouses and domestic partners of government employees would save approximately $40 million

The U.S. Forest Service is gearing up for a tough wildfire season by adding to its large air tanker fleet seven planes that fly faster and will drop a bigger payload of fire retardant than in the past. The long-anticipated contracts announced Monday total $158 million and include several models of aircraft, including one for

Desert Hot Springs police were on the look-out for two men suspected in a late afternoon home invasion robbery. It happened just before 5 o’clock Monday evening on the 66900 block of Flora Avenue. A woman told police two men were wearing bandanas when they broke into her home, robbed her, then fired shots in