Month: July 2013

Border Patrol arrested a man near the Salton Sea Wednesday after discovering over 39 pounds of meth hidden in his truck. The 41-year-old man was passing through the Highway 86 checkpoint between Westmorland and Salton City at around 5 a.m. when a canine team alerted agents to search his vehicle. During the inspection, agents discovered

The U.S. Forest Service is using a communityinformation board in Palm Springs to post updates on the so-called MountainFire, a city spokeswoman said today. The board is at the Forest Service’s satellite information center atSouth Palm Canyon Drive and Bogert Trail, city spokeswoman Amy Blaisdell said.The Mountain Fire started Monday in Mountain Center and has

A man who operated two Palm Desert jewelry businesses is under orders to pay more than $184,000 in restitution for tax-related crimes, court documents obtained Wednesday show. Atulkumar Bhogilal Mehta, 58, of Walnut was also sentenced to three years probation and 120 days in custody on July 10 after pleading guilty to one felony count

A wildfire in Southern California’s rugged San Jacinto Mountains has grown to more than 22 square miles. The U.S. Forest Service says despite the expansion to 14,200 acres, the fire southwest of Palm Springs has not destroyed any more structures, as of Wednesday morning. The blaze earlier destroyed three houses, three mobile homes and damaged

A Desert Hot Springs man convicted of taking part in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old boy and wounded the teen’s friend in 1994 is scheduled to be sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ian Davis Hudgins, 36, was found guilty on May 30 of one count each offirst-degree murder

Flames continue to flare up in spots on the valley side of the mountains near South Palm Springs, leaving many people worried. Cal Fire officials say they don’t expect flames to reach the valley floor, but there are 10 Type 3 wild land engines on stand by in the Indian Canyon area, just in case.

Indio Police have a man in custody, charged with the murder of a teen following a fight at a house party last month. Police say that 25-year old Ernesto Acuno got into a fight out on the street of the 83-100 block of Sonora Avenue in Indio on June 20th. Police were called to the

A man who operated two Palm Desert jewelry businesses is under orders to pay more than $184,000 in restitution for tax-related crimes, court documents obtained today show. Atulkumar Bhogilal Mehta, 58, of Walnut was also sentenced to three years probation and 120 days in custody on July 10 after pleading guilty to one felony count

Family, friends and the Southland’s firefighting community said their final farewells today to 21-year-old Seal Beach native Kevin Woyjeck, who was killed along with 18 fellow firefighters in a wildfire in Arizona last month. The late-morning service for Woyjeck, who was the son of Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Joe Woyjeck, was held at

Parked at Fobes Ranch Road with binoculars in hand, long time Mountain Center residents Tom Firth and Mike Thomas monitored the flames that burned through Mike’s former neighborhood in May Valley. “My kids grew up back there,” Thomas said. “It’s a beautiful beautiful place. My son said it’s gone.” Tom watched the fire scorch his

El humo y las llamaradas del incendio denominado Mountian que inicio ayer a eso de las 2:00pm de la tarde se podan apreciar a travz del Valle de Coachella. Autoridades ordenaron evacuacin obligatoria para decenas de residentes al sur de las montaas de Palm Springs. Mientras tanto, partculas de ceniza siguen cayendo a lo largo

Karen Piper spent more than an hour hosing down her driveway. “The ash, it looked like someone dumped a thousand cigarette ashtrays. It was just heavy,” Piper said. Her backyard looks no different. “I’m an asthmatic, so probably the smartest thing wouldn’t be to be out here. I stayed in yesterday, but today I had

El infernal sigue consumiendo todo a su paso 8000 mil acres son los que ya lleva consumido este boraz incendio, que tiene trabajando por lo menos a 650 bomberos el incendio se desato ,en las montaas de San Jacinto al sur de Idyllwild. Ante el peligro de las llamas, autoridades ordenaron la evacuacin obligatoria de

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department thanks all those involved in the search for Luisa Reyes Sanchez. Police said Reyes Sanchez returned home safely Tuesday after her family reported her missing over the weekend. Officers said Reyes Sanchez was last seen Sunday morning near the intersection of Dinah Shore and Date Palm in Cathedral City

Desert Hot Springs City Manager Rick Daniels may be close to landing a new job in the middle of an investigation costing DHS taxpayers nearly $80,000. We first broke the story on Saturday, now we’ve learned it isn’t coming as a surprise. One concerned citizen says he’s trying to leave because of the City’s financial

La polica de Desert Hot Springs pide la ayuda de la comunidad para dar con el paradero de una mujer que fue reportada como desaparecida. Luisa Reyes Snchez fue vista por ltima vez el domingo por la maana en la interseccin de Dinah Shore y Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City cuando se diriga a

El incendio se desato el da de ayer en el Highway 243 a la altura de Mountain Center, en donde ya hay evacuados debido a la magnitud del siniestro, que ya consumio aproximadamente 4700 acres y slo un 10% esta contenido, en el lugar del siniestro se encuentra 650 bomberos tratando de apagar las llamaradas,

Palm Springs Fire crews remain on alert after flames were spotted cresting the hillsides south of the city limits. Earlier in the day, Palm Springs Fire reported that 24 vacant rock homes, built in the mountain side of South Palm Springs were checked out as a precaution. Those 1,000 square foot dwellings were found to

A La Quinta man is in custody part of a nationwide federal sting targeting alleged child sexual predators. Police arrested 26 year old Jarrett Wayne Martindale two weeks ago. They say he distributed and possessed child porn. He pleaded not guilty and is being held on 50 thousand dollars bail. His trial is set for

A 27-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed a speeding sports car on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage is facing possible criminal charges today. Jaime Perez of Palm Desert was driving a BMW Z4 at a high rate of speedeastbound on Highway 111 near Paxton Road just after 11