Month: July 2013

The Palm Springs Police Department is using a mobile app to help keep you informed and opening the lines of communication between the public and the police department like never before. If you search “Palm Springs Police Department” or “PSPD” in your mobile device’s app store you can download the free app that allows users

Fifty four year old grammy award-winning singer Randy Travis remains in critical condition in a Texas hospital with heart problems. The country singer suffers from viral cardiomyopathy. “Cardiomyopethy is the weakening of the heart muscle. Normal heart strength is about 60 percent, and when it drops below 30 percent, we consider that to be cardiomyopethy,”

The bodies of two firefighters with SouthernCalifornia roots who were killed while battling an Arizona wildfire will beflown home today for a ceremony in Los Alamitos. The “Memorial Ramp Ceremony,” which was being coordinated in part bythe California Fire Foundation’s Last Alarm Service Team, will be held at theJoint Forces Training Base for 21-year-old Kevin

State utility officials say greenhouse gas emissions have risen since the shutdown of Southern California’s San Onofre nuclear power plant last year. An official with Southern California Edison, which owns the shuttered plant, told lawmakers Wednesday that 30 percent of the utility’s electricity was from carbon-free resources last year. That’s a decline from 2011, when

A Thousand Palms man already in jail on drug and weaponscounts is also suspected of committing residential burglaries in Indian Wells,a sheriff’s sergeant said today. Authorities served a search warrant in La Quinta last month inconnection with burglaries in the 45000 block of Indian Wells Lane and thenearby Miramonte Resort, which were reported starting April

House Republicans on Wednesday confronted the politically volatile issue of immigration, their ranks divided and their way forward unclear even as national GOP leaders pressured them to act. At the White House, President Barack Obama met with members of the all-Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus, as the fate of one of his top second-term priorities rested

The problem with Fourth of July celebrations, some people who drink get behind the wheel. The California Highway Patrol reported an increase in DUI arrests and crashes across the Coachella Valley compared to in past two years. CHP officers arrested 13 drivers this past weekend compared with just four last year. “It’s not ideal we

A memorial service will be held Friday inMurrieta for Riverside County firefighter Christopher Douglas, who was struckby a pickup truck last Friday in Thousand Palms, it was announced today. The service will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at The Bridge Church, 38801Calistoga Drive, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The 41-year-old Temecula resident was

An effort to restore lower interest rates on student loans has failed in the Senate. The White House and most Senate Democrats favored restoring interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans to 3.4 percent for another year. But lawmakers on Wednesday were unable to muster the necessary 60 votes to overcome a procedural hurdle. That left

Cooler, calm weather is helping fire crews battle a Southern California wildfire that destroyed at least 100 buildings at a mountain camp. State fire spokesman Mike Mohler says the blaze is 40 percent contained Wednesday and barely moved overnight. Mohler says there’s a chance of thunderstorms later in the day that might wet down the

An original Apple computer from 1976 has sold at auction for nearly $388,000. Known as the Apple 1, it was one of the first Apple computers ever built. It sold on Monday for $387,750 at a Christie’s online-only auction. The auction house did not disclose the name of the buyer. The seller was a retired

A former Southern California teacher who allegedly gave birth to her student’s baby has pleaded not guilty to having sex with three underage boys. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says 28-year-old Laura Whitehurst entered the pleas Tuesday to 41 felony counts. She remains jailed and could face up to 29 years in prison if convicted. Whitehurst is

Authorities say a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy has shot and killed a man who refused to drop a knife. The Riverside Press-Enterprisesays it happened just before 5 p.m. Tuesday on Railroad Avenue between the communities of Cabazon and Whitewater. Sgt. Lisa McConnell says deputies were searching for the man because they had received a tip

Thousands of people could soon be experiencing increased travel times and a massive traffic headache due to a road closure in La Quinta. Officials say Washington Street between Avenida Tampico and Avenue 50 will be closed for at least several days after a water main burst late Monday night. All three lanes on the southbound

While Egypt grapples with massive political unrest following the forced military removal of President Mohamed Morsi, two Egyptian students at College of the Desert are keeping tabs on their homeland from afar. Halim Salama and Karim Hagazy agree Egypt is better off after the Arab Spring when Hosni Mubarek resigned from office. They have differing

Driving with your hands at 10 and 2 can’t be done when you’re also trying to text. “Texting and driving is probably the number one item not only on parents minds, but people who are on the road, police departments’ mind. It just takes a second to take your eyes off the road to get

The California Highway Patrol says the driver of a stolen car has died after crashing into a street sweeping machine in Riverside County. The accident happened Monday afternoon in Cherry Valley, 30 miles Northwest of Palm Springs. CHP Officer Darren Meyer says 22-year old Brentyn Mitchell of Cherry Valley was driving a stolen Honda Civic

A federal jury in Virginia has convicted three Somalis on murder, piracy and other charges stemming from a yacht hijacking that left four Americans dead. Court records show that the jury found Ahmed Muse Salad, Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar guilty on all 26 counts against them. Twenty-two counts are death-eligible offenses.

A free spay and neuter clinic for cats and dogs will be held at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on July 31. The clinic will be conducted in a trailer run by the nonprofit Animal Action League. The group provides spay and neuter services in areas of the valley with limited resources, and the mobile

Amateur boxers from around the United States and the World will compete at the “Desert Showdown” at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio starting Tuesday. More than 1,000 boxers will compete in the 12th annual Desert Showdown World amateur Boxing Championships Tuesday through Saturday. For more information call Fantasy Springs Casino.