Month: July 2013

The repaving of Highway 111 in Palm Desert willbegin Monday and is expected to continue for about two months, a city spokesmansaid today. All of Highway 111, a major thoroughfare, will be resurfaced in PalmDesert, along with part of Portola Avenue from Fred Waring Drive to MagnesiaFalls Drive. Work will start on the east end

A four-day search for Terry Smith Jr. ended last Wednesday when a body matching the description of the 11-year-old was recovered by authorities in the back yard of the home where he lived in Menifee. The search involved hundreds of volunteers who had been combing over more than 50 square miles looking for the boy.

El incendio Mountainha devorado ya22,800 acres de maleza y son 2985 bomberos los que luchan por combatir las llamas que crecen sin control. El incendio Mountain en lasmontanas San Jacintoinicio el lunes por razones desconocidas y amenaza con seguir expandindose, al momento slo ha sido contenido en un 15% y no se ha mencionado fecha

Southern California Edison says it is seeking to hold Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems liable for defective steam generators that forced the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The utility says in a statement Thursday that Mitsubishi should be accountable for designing and manufacturing replacement steam generators that were

Crews plan to carve containment lines around the mountain town of Idyllwild Thursday to keep a fast-moving wildfire from sweeping over it. Some 6,000 residents and visitors were evacuated Wednesday as a wind shift pushed the flames toward them in the San Jacinto Mountains just southwest of Palm Springs. The fire had destroyed at least

A 46-year-old man was stabbed to death in Moreno Valley Thursday morning and a 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with the slaying, authorities said. Deputies sent to the 2400 block of Webster Avenue around 1:35 a.m. found Joe Davila of Moreno Valley inside a residence suffering from at least one stab wound, said Riverside

Fear and fantasy led the pack today when nominations were announced for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with FX’s “American Horror Story: Asylum” garnering 17 nominations and HBO’s “Game of Thrones” close behind with 16. And for the first time, on-demand television took its place among thenominees. The political thriller “House of Cards” was

While the glow and flames can be seen from areas of Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs, fire officials say the Valley cities are not in any immediate danger from the fire. The Riverside County Sheriff did issue an evacuation notice for the Idyllwild and Fern Valley area earlier in the evening.

Paul Maynard went to see Dr. Ziad Tannous for a routine check-up, but he would have come anyway. “I’ve been having trouble breathing the last few days especially,” Maynard said. With ash falling like snow in the desert, many people are at risk. “Those who do have chronic lung problems like asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, recovering

Family and friends say a body found along the side of Interstate 10, east of Highway 62 on Monday, was 44-year-old Ken Rambo from Palm Springs. After talking with investigators a family-friend said they believe Rambo was on his way to a photo shoot in Los Angeles when he got stranded in the desert, walked

El mximo lder del cartel de las drogas de Los Zetas, Miguel ngel Trevio Morales, intent escapar antes de que marinos lograran capturarlo el lunes, en el mayor golpe del actual gobierno al narcotrfico. Un funcionario del gobierno federal revel el mircoles a The Associated Press que cuando un Black Hawk de la Marina mexicana

Los cirujanos podran tener un nuevo instrumento para detectar cncer. Un bistur experimental puede ayudar a los cirujanos a asegurarse que han retirado todo el tejido canceroso, reportaron mdicos el mircoles. Los cirujanos normalmente utilizan bisturs que calientan el tejido mientras cortan, produciendo un humo muy oloroso. El nuevo escalpelo analiza el humo y puede

La pobre calidad de aire en el valle de Coachella con motivo al incendio “Mountain” es de gran preocupacin hoy por lo quesigue vigente una alerta de humo nocivo a lo largo del valle de Coachella , sectores de Hemet , San Jacinto Valley y el Paso de san Gorgonio. La administracin de calidad de

An employee at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, and the hospital is working with county health officials to notify those who might have been exposed to the illness. The individual is being treated and is expected to make a full recovery. “The employee participated in mandatory annual tuberculosis

Police released the mugshot of model Renee Alway today, who was arrested on June 28th in Palm Springs after police found her with a gun. The arrest came after what turned into a standoff on the 600 block of Violeta Drive. It began with police responding to reports of a suspicious woman in the area.

A 21-year-old Murrieta man was charged today withmurdering his grandmother, who went missing last week, and another young manwas charged with being an accessory. Kyle Roger McLean, along with Neil Michael Erickson, 18, of Wildomar,were arrested Monday in connection with the disappearance of 71-year-oldCatherine Sutton of Murrieta, now presumed dead. McLean ,who is being held

Palm Springs will be the final destination of alucky pair of New Zealanders who will become the first same-sex couple to bemarried 30,000 feet over the country’s landscape, as part of a contestannounced today by Air New Zealand. And the primary witness for the mid-air nuptials will be “ModernFamily” actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Same-sex marriage

For the third straight day, the South Coast AirQuality Management District today issued a smoke advisory for the CoachellaValley due to ash and smoke from the 22,800-acre brush fire in the nearbymountains. The air quality could reach an unhealthy level, according to air qualityofficials, and residents should avoid vigorous outdoor activity, keep windowsand doors closed

With wildfires raging in the mountains above Palm Springs, Desert Regional Medical Center offered the following information and health tips. “People with lung conditions may be severely affected by the smoke and fine ash in the air and need to do everything they can avoid exposure as much as possible,” said respiratory therapist Tina Louise