Month: June 2013

A wildfire burning northeast of Colorado Springs has destroyed at least 360 homes, making it the most destructive in state history. El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa said Thursday that deputies still haven’t been able to verify the condition of 79 homes as the wildfire continues to burn. So it’s possible the figure could rise

Weekly tickets for the 2014 Humana Challenge golftournament are still available. Tickets are being sold at a discount for Hope’s birthday — $55 — viawww.humanachallenge.com. The Humana Challenge, scheduled for Jan. 16-19, willcelebrate its 55th anniversary next year, according to tournament officials. Grounds tickets are good Wednesday through Sunday and will be sold for$55 through

Animal control officers say renters evicted from a Riverside County home left behind at least 30 dogs. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the dogs, mostly Chihuahua mixes, were found Wednesday at a urine- and feces-littered home in Jurupa Valley. One dog was giving birth in a closet. The renters already had left but the owners have

The city of Riverside has shut down its medical marijuana clinics. Now, it’s going after home delivery. The city announced last week that all brick-and-mortar pot stores in town had closed in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that gave Riverside and other communities the right to ban them. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says

Firefighters battling the 3,130-acre Hathaway Fire inthe San Gorgonio Wilderness east of Banning will face cooler temperatures butdrier air today, forecasters said. The fire was 40 percent contained late Wednesday as firefighterscontinued the construction of fire lines around the blaze, said Don Garwood,commander of Southern California Interagency Incident Management Team 2. Fullcontainment is expected by

A day after the presidents of China and the United States ended their first summit, pledges of cooperation by the two leaders faced an early test from an unexpected quarter — an American intelligence contractor has leaked highly sensitive U.S. surveillance programs from his hiding place in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong. China, which

A local high school will be sending every graduating senior to college next year. The senior class at Marywood Palm Valley School is sending all 24 students of the 2013 graduating class to a four-year university this fall. Students will be attending colleges across the United States from USC to Vassar College in New York.

Commissioned by the California Institute for Rural Studies and assembled by the UC Davis Center for Regional Change, the first of its kind study titled, ‘Revealing the Invisible Coachella Valley,’ puts in writing what has been hiding in plain sight for years; The inequalities between the affluence of the Western Coachella Valley and the poverty

The official start of summer is a little more than a week away and the heat is already on here in the Coachella Valley. People cooling their homes puts a strain on the state’s power grid, which may be taxed this summer, now that Southern California Edison has announced the permanent closure of the San

Palm Springs police arrested a man Tuesday afternoon responsible for around $1,900 in fraudulent charges to the city’s bank account. Apparently, the city recently sent a $10 check to57-year-old Ricky James Ducusinto reimburse Ducusin for money that was placed into safekeeping when he was arrested for fraud in 2012. Shortly after Ducusin deposited the check,

Pete Voggenthaler remembers his friend, swimming and Hollywood star Esther Williams who died last week at the age of 91. “Hollywood and Palm Springs are missing a great star,” said Voggenthaler. She is credited as one of the originators of synchronized swimming. To help the star shine forever in the city where she swam and

Time and place, set. “It’s gonna be 6:00 PM at the Forever Marilyn statue on Tahquitz and North Palm Canyon,” George Zander of Equality California said. The date is anyone’s guess. “It could be tomorrow, or any Monday or Thursday. There’s even some talk that the Supreme Court is so busy right now that it

“It was a totally different thing. It was emotionally amazing,” gay rights activist Ron Wallen said. Ron remembers his wedding day to his late husband, Tom. The pair exchanged vows in 2008 before Proposition 8. “We thought, ‘Okay, lets do this thing.’ And we both blubbered. It was ridiculous! After 55 years. ‘What are you

Omni Hotels announced today that it bought theRancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage and four other properties. The Irving, Texas-based company said in a statement that it will takeover the five facilities from KSL Capital Partners at the beginning of nextmonth. No financial terms were disclosed. “Each of these properties is unique

Para apoyar la creacin de capacitacin comunitaria y la movilizacin en asuntos de justicia ambiental y de salud pblica al este del Valle de Coachella, la fundacin The California Endowment invit a los autores de este estudio a asociarse con defensores locales para documentar los patrones frecuentemente invisibles de las vulnerabilidades ambientales acumulativas en esta

California schools will receive an infusion of more than $3.6 billion in extra money this year, much of it targeted to the neediest students as part of a redistribution plan pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The governor hopes that dramatically reshaping how state aid is handed out will correct decades of inequality between districts. Whether

A Northern California produce company says it’s recalling its chicken salad because the product label fails to disclose one of the dressing’s ingredients. Tracy-based Taylor Farms Pacific said Wednesday it’s recalling approximately 678 pounds of its 12.25-oz. Signature Cafe BBQ Flavored Ranch Salad with Chicken, because the dressing packaged with it contains egg, a product

Tickets to Coachella Valley resident TimothyBradley’s world welterweight championship boxing match against Juan ManuelMarquez will go sale June 21, promoters announced today. The fight is scheduled for Oct. 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center at theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, and will be shown live on HBO, according tofight promoter Top Rank. Bradley, a

Riverside police say they’ve killed a gunman following a hit-and-run freeway crash. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says two cars collided on Highway 91 at about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Sgt. David Amador says there were no reports of injuries but the car that caused the crash fled. Witnesses followed it off the freeway and reported seeing a

A dramatic drop in the price of solar power technology last year helped the continued growth of renewable energy. A U.N.-backed report published Wednesday shows the energy-generating capacity from renewable sources worldwide rose by 115 gigawatts in 2012, compared with 105 gigawatts the previous year. The installed renewable energy capacity exceeded 1,470 gigawatts, equivalent to