Month: July 2013

Once people find out Marilyns in town, they all have to get a picture of her. Christine Brauch is visiting from Tucson and stopped to take pictures of Marilyn on Monday, even though temperatures were close to 114 degrees. “I haven’t been here in years and years and I came for my granddaughters dance competition

The Federal Trade Commission reports credit card theft and fraud is on the rise across the country. The FTC also says 26% of all identity thefts comes from lost, stolen or skimmed credit cards. “We’ve gotten new credit cards from our companies frequently, because of potential fraud that they’ve been checking against,” said Vicki Newby.

If you ever find yourself walking on the pavement in the summer, hopping around because of the heat, you’re not alone. It’s a serious matter, just ask anyone who’s experienced it. More people than you think have heat related shoe problems. “We get about at least one person per day out here,” Palm Desert Shoe

23 others counties in the state have already detected the mosquito born illness and so far, one human case has been reported in California. But, for the valley West Nile season is getting somewhat of a delayed start this year, thanks to a very dry spring and an extremely hot couple of days. Greg White

The pre-flight safety demonstration seems all too often to be ignored by many passengers on commercial flights. The recent crash in San Francisco in which 305 of the 307 passengers used emergency exits to escape serves as a valuable reminder of why that information is worth travelers’ attention. “After what happened last Saturday,” frequent traveler

La Quinta: Tuesday, July 9, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.Senior Center, 78450 Avenida La Fonda Indian Wells: Wednesday, July 17, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Indian Wells Club, 44500 Indian Wells Desert Hot Springs: Thursday, July 18, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.Wellness Center, 11750 Cholla Drive Palm Desert: Saturday, July 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Westfield Mall,

Border Patrol agents arrested a man near the Salton Sea Monday morning after he tried to pass through a checkpoint with 25 pounds of meth. At around 5 a.m., the 54-year-old man was moving through the checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City when a canine team alerted agents to search his vehicle, a 1995

It’s the growing pains of a growing city. Construction near College of the Desert is causing traffic delays. Monterey Ave will be down to one lane in each direction for the next month while crews work to widen the street. “I will be happy when it’s over,” said driver Lisa Olson. Northbound lanes are closed

Country music star Randy Travis was in critical condition Monday in a Texas hospital, a day after he was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy. A news release from the singer’s publicist says Travis was admitted to the hospital Sunday in Dallas and is in critical condition. Kirt Webster, Travis’ publicist, said no other details about Travis’

The nation’s largest public pension fund says it will post nearly half a million pensioners’ data online in an effort to be transparent while providing retirees with better protection. California Public Employees’ Retirement System spokeswoman Amy Norris said Monday that the fund will launch a searchable pension database with information that is deemed public, such

More than 200 motorists were arrested on suspicion ofdriving under the influence throughout Riverside County during the Fourth ofJuly holiday weekend, according to final figures released today. The “Avoid the 30” task force — named for the number of area policeagencies involved — conducted saturation patrols and staffed sobrietycheckpoints from Wednesday morning to Sunday night

A “farewell” concert will be held in Septemberfor the “Forever Marilyn” statue that has been in downtown Palm Springs formore than a year, it was announced today. The free concert, which will feature Beatles and Beach Boys tributebands, is scheduled for Sept. 7 at the 26-foot-tall sculpture at Palm CanyonDrive and Tahquitz Canyon Way, according

A custodian accused of stealing guns from an evidencelocker and snatching other items belonging to personnel at the RiversideHistoric Courthouse was charged today with multiple counts of grand theft. Matthew Anthony Warrick, 26, was arrested Tuesday after a RiversideCounty sheriff’s investigation into thefts at the downtown Riversidecourthouse, located at 4050 Main St., led to the

San Diego’s regional water agency says it may build a major hydroelectric project after news that the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant is closing. The San Diego County Water Authority said Monday that San Onofre’s closing underscores the need to decide whether it makes sense to move forward on a project that has been

A man found early Sunday morning in Coachella with three gunshot wounds is expected to survive. On Sunday, and around 3:00 a.m., police responding to a shooting near Balboa St and Westerfield Way in Coachella found a man who had been shot three times by a suspect who fled the scene. The man was taken

Starting tomorrow, amateur boxers from around the UnitedStates and the world will duke it out at the “Desert Showdown” at the FantasySprings Resort Casino in Indio. More than 1,000 boxers will compete in the 12th Annual Desert ShowdownWorld Amateur Boxing Championships Tuesday through Saturday. Weigh-ins start at 7 a.m. and boxing begins at 1 p.m.

San Francisco fire officials say there is a possibility that one of the two teenage girls killed in a plane crash at San Francisco International Airport was struck by an emergency vehicle. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White and Assistant Deputy Chief Dale Carnes both raised the possibility at a news conference with first responders on Monday.

Friends and relatives were searching through the nightearly Monday for an 11-year-old autistic boy who went missing from his Menifeehome. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 10:33 a.m. Sundayto a home in the 33000 block of Helem Lane, where they were told that TerryDewayne Smith went missing around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, according to RiversideCounty

A jury is expected to be seated Monday in the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting two women — one of whom died — during break-ins at a senior apartment complex in Hemet. Kenneth Daniels, 26, of San Jacinto could face the death penalty if convicted of a dozen felony charges, including first-degree

Hundreds of firefighters today battled a roughly 2,500-acre wildfire that has forced residents from their homes southeast of Julian, authorities said. The so-called Chariot Fire broke out just before 1 p.m. Saturday east of Sunrise Highway and about 9 miles southeast of Julian, according to Cal Fire. The agency reported that as of early Sunday